Scheyer’s class shows, even in loss
In the end, it just didn't seem fair. If Jon Scheyer was going to go down, he wanted it to be with all guns blazing. He wanted to go out...
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A road-tested winner
It would seem that Peoria Richwoods had Simeon right where it wanted it. That would be at the Peoria Civic Center, where local teams had been a nifty 4-0 in...
Simeon road sensation
It would seem that Peoria Richwoods had Simeon right where it wanted it. That would be at the Peoria Civic Center, where local teams had been a nifty 4-0 in...
Scheyer in class by himself even in rare defeat
In the end, it just didn't seem fair. If Jon Scheyer was going to go down, he wanted it to be with all guns blazing. He wanted to go out...
Ray Meyer
A job title usually tells what we do, not who we are, but it was different with Ray Meyer. He was a husband for 46 years and a father of...
Fun comes with a price: Pressure
Jon Scheyer is having the time of his life. While his coach's emotions turn to mashed potatoes and we media types scurry about searching for subplots, the Glenbrook North basketball...
Rebuilt H-F looks solid
What began as an episode of "24" ended up instead as "The Apprentice." This was not a complete surprise to Homewood-Flossmoor basketball coach Jim McLaughlin. By last summer he knew...
Senior year just what she needed
Kathlyn McClain sounded a trifle woozy on the phone. The flu will do that to you, and maybe she's still recovering from the shock of losing in the quarterfinals of...
Ex-Fenwick mates to meet again
Time is a precious commodity. Kristen Harper wanted more of it on the basketball court. Samantha Woods wanted less of it on the commuter train. The result is that the...
Small school nearly pulls off a big title
In the first girls Class AA basketball tournament of the multiplier age, it figured that questions of math would abound. Can, for instance, 649 equal 3,160? Can one equal four?...