Dan Rafter

Stevenson coach Frank Mattucci had three reasons to be worried Thursday before his top-ranked Patriots played Mother McAuley in Lincolnshire. All-Stater Katie Coleman was out with a sprained wrist, starting...

With Wheeling winning its odd midweek contest over Barrington, Palatine knew exactly what it needed to do Friday night to keep pace in the Mid-Suburban League North Division race: win....

Coach Al Biancalana came to Stagg this season hoping to resurrect a once-solid program. The Chargers took a big step toward that end Friday night with a surprising 54-52 victory...

New Trier may be ranked in the Tribune's Top 20, but Evanston is holding on to its prized possession for now--the Central Suburban League's South Division lead. Evanston (11-4, 5-0)...

In a key Mid-Suburban North matchup Friday night in Wheeling, Jason Ball and Paul Tharp had a good old-fashioned shootout. Tharp won the battle, Ball the war. Ball scored 24...

In this season's first 12 games, Dorian Williams logged more time on the bench than Judge Wapner. But after recovering from the sprained ankle that had sidelined him, Williams started...

In a huge SICA South matchup, Bradley-Bourbonnais picked the right man for the job. Brad Mann, that is. Mann hit six three-pointers en route to 29 points and also grabbed...

Aaron McGhee tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds and Tarius Dawkins added 15 points as East Aurora downed Lake Park 55-45 Friday night in an Upstate Eight matchup in Aurora....

The early beads on leads in the Mid-Suburban North and South Divisions came to a head Friday night, and Schaumburg and Wheeling were left smiling. Schaumburg (8-4, 3-0) downed Conant...

The slow start got completely overshadowed by the spectacular finish. No. 8 Fenwick (10-1), behind a huge game from tournament MVP Corey Maggette, edged No. 15 Thornwood 62-56 in overtime...