Andrew Buchanan

- Sandburg sectional-Joliet West`s Corey Shelby dazzled the crowd while advancing in the ISHA-sponsored three-point shooting contest held before the Tigers` game against Lincoln-Way. But the senior didn`t stop there....

- York sectional-Oak Park withstood Willowbrook`s slowdown tactics and pulled away for a 66-45 victory. Willowbrook lead 19-15 after eight minutes on the strength of Lance Bettini, who had 12...

- Elgin sectional-Sycamore sprinted out to a 34-22 halftime lead and cruised to a 72-52 win over Johnsburg. Andy Thomas led all scorers with 24 points. Jon Molner led Johnsburg...

Belvidere scored 12 straight points to end the first half and went on to a 47-33 victory over Crystal Lake Central in the Woodstock Class AA girls sectional Thursday night....

Wheaton St. Francis continued on its path to Champaign with a 67-47 win over Hampshire Thursday night in the finals of the Class A sectional at Kaneland. The Spartans (29-2)...

Rich South`s girls basketball team had some obstacles on the way to a sectional title. One was having to play Shepard at Shepard. Another was overcoming Keila Flagg`s foul trouble....

Public League playoffs-Whitney Young (20-7) used a 7-2 run midway through the second quarter to start the rout, a 12-2 run to close out the first half for a 30-15...

- Marshall 61, Young 50-Fifth-ranked Marshall (17-3, 6-2) was a horrendous 7 of 23 from the free-throw line for the game (1 of 14 in the second half, 12 consecutive...

Lane Tech suffered a setback three weeks ago when Schurz dealt the Indians their only loss of the season. But Lane continued to recover Saturday, posting its third straight victory...

Rick Benedetto is trying to rebuild Wheeling`s football program. And a 2-1 start, including Saturday`s 7-3 victory in an Mid-Suburban League crossover game at Schaumburg (0-3), is evidence he is...