Ed Schaffer

Playing on a severely sprained ankle sustained against Kankakee three nights earlier, Homewood-Flossmoor's Excell Hardy still managed to bail out his teammates Friday when they needed him most. Hardy nailed...

No longer can you call No. 6 Bloom Township the surprise of the SICA East after its 50-47 road victory Friday night at Thornridge. Thornridge was trying to avenge an...

7. Simeon Kevin Bond scored 16 points and Ryan Brown grabbed 12 rebounds as Morgan Park (8-12, 4-3) stunned Simeon 42-40 in the Public Red South. The Mustangs led 39-30...

All signs pointed to a classic Catholic League battle Friday night between host Brother Rice and No. 13 St. Laurence. Brother Rice's small gym was packed to capacity before the...

No. 11 Westinghouse's 51-42 non-conference victory Friday night over neighborhood rival Marshall was overshadowed by an ugly incident involving a fan. During a dead ball midway through the first quarter...

North Chicago entered Friday night's Class 6A second-round game fresh off a Nintendo-like offensive output. No. 6 Carmel's Corsairs wasted little time bringing North Chicago's vaunted offense back to earth,...

Playing defense is usually a down-and-dirty task in which athletes get noticed more often for missed tackles and blown coverages than anything else. For example, watch the Bears on any...

Hersey kicker Kevin Mazur wasn't too worried with time winding down in the Huskies' Mid-Suburban East game Friday night at Prospect. Mazur kicked a 27-yard field goal with no time...

It took high-powered Lockport a little more than a half to get accustomed to the high winds and lousy field conditions of Friday's SICA Blue showdown against host Lincoln-Way Central....

Streaking West Aurora clinched at least a share of its third consecutive DuPage Valley title as it blew past host Wheaton Warrenville South 66-49 in the fourth quarter Friday. The...