Morris legend to coach football at new Plainfield school
After 31 years as one of the state's most successful football coaches, Dan Darlington, the man who built Morris into a perennial state contender, has been hired as the new...
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Bob Sakamoto’s Top 20 boys basketball teams
%% %% %% RANK, TEAM REC MOMENTUM PRE 1. Thornton 23-1 Up 2 Narrowly avoided upset to dangerous Evanston. 2. St. Joseph 22-1 Down 1 Falls to Brother Rice, which...
Julian player’s eligibility at risk
Public League sports administrator Calvin Davis is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Monday with Julian standout Nyal "Mac" Koshwal and his parents about an eligibility issue that could affect...
Bob Sakamoto’s Top 20 boys basketball teams
%% %% %% RANK TEAM REC MOMENTUM PRE 1. St. Joseph 20-0 Side-by-side 1 Who loses first,No. 1 Illinois or the Chargers? 2. Thornton 21-1 Side-by-side 2 Ranked No. 15...
Seeds planted for a great city tourney
If only the state football playoffs would copy the Public League. Basketball coordinator Cyrus McGinnis has gone to a straight seeding of teams from No. 1 to No. 32 in...
Boys basketballTEAM, SYNOPSIS7 HALES 72 Fenwick 64Catholic…
Boys basketball TEAM, SYNOPSIS 7 HALES 72 Fenwick 64 Catholic League Nate Minnoy was 11 of 12 from FT line and led Hales (17-4, 10-0) with 21 points. Mike Robinson...
Big-time games on tap this weekend
Two major events highlight this weekend's calendar: At Willowbrook, some of the state's best girls teams will face some of the best Missouri, Indiana and Ohio players in the 15th...
Hillcrest’s McNeal back after penalty
Hillcrest's Jerel McNeal, one of the top boys basketball players in the state, will return for Friday's game at Thornton Fractional South after serving a one-game suspension for a Dec....
Main ingredient to ’04 titles: Defense
There were times this season when Libertyville's defensive players gathered in the locker room to rehash an ongoing lament. "The guys would look at a newspaper and talk about how...
2004 All-State football team
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback Jake Christensen, Lockport, 6-1, 200, sr. Iowa recruit passed for 2,874 yards and accounted for 41 total TDs. Running backs John Dergo, Morris, 5-11, 195, jr. Led...