By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Oak Lawn coach Mark Sevedge and his staff encourage the Spartans’ players to shoot the trey. And the girls are happy to oblige. In a South Suburban Conference Red tilt ag…
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Girls Basketball: Affolter’s double-double paces Marist in win over McAuley
By Steve Millar Correspondent While she waited to see if her senior season would happen, Marist forward Sydney Affolter was fueled by the hope she would get another chance to play in a game like Mond…
Girls Basketball: Nikki Sobieszczyk’s monster second half propels Richards to victory
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Even when she is relaxing, Richards senior Nikki Sobieszczyk is working on her game. When COVID-19 concerns wiped out a lot of basketball events in 2020 and put the 2020-21…
Boys Basketball: Oak Lawn’s second-half surge buries Shepard
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Even taking COVID-19 and its implications out of the equation, this has been a weird season for Oak Lawn’s boys basketball team. Three of the Spartans’ first four wins of t…
Boys Basketball: Trelenberg catches fire in 4th, leads Nazareth over Northridge for first win of season
By Steve Metsch Correspondent Clinging to a one-point lead over Northridge Prep with 4:57 remaining in the game, Nazareth coach Sean Pearson told his players during a timeout that they must take care …
Boys Basketball: Anthony Taylor scores 27 to spark Richards over Shepard
By Steve Millar Correspondent With his team leading Shepard by just three points at halftime on Feb. 17, Richards senior forward Anthony Taylor knew the solution for his team to take over the game wa…
Boys Basketball: Shepard coach Chiuccariello emphasizing development for inexperienced Astros
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Playing a delayed and abbreviated high school basketball season during a pandemic presents challenges that are both universal across the sport and unique to each program.…
High School Basketball: Eagles boys, girls top Chargers to earn D230 bragging rights
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent When it came to deciding the winners of the 2021 District 230 showdowns between Stagg and Sandburg, look no further than the eight minutes of play after halftime. Sandburg’…
Boys Basketball: Lyons holds off Morton in return to court
By Steve Metsch Correspondent Echoing a sentiment heard often these days after the long-delayed boys’ basketball season finally started in Illinois, Lyons coach Tom Sloan said the best thing about bei…
Boys Basketball: Marist falls to Marian Catholic in return to court
By Steve Millar Correspondent Despite a close loss to Marian Catholic in his team’s season opener, Marist senior guard Alex Knight was thrilled to be back on the court playing with fellow senior Jabar…