Jim Owczarski

The highly anticipated matchup between No. 1 Marian Catholic and No. 9 Hillcrest was almost thwarted by upset-minded Homewood-Flossmoor at the Class AA Thornridge sectional semifinals Tuesday night. The outcome...

Tim Brasic almost single-handedly pulled off a miracle comeback for No. 20 Riverside-Brookfield on Friday night. But even with Brasic scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter--including 13 in the...

Young needed a win in the Red West in the worst way. And, according to coach Lamont Bryant, that's how the host Dolphins got a 65-55 win over No. 8...

Lincoln-Way Central converted one field goal in the fourth quarter. It just so happened Bobby Olson's tip-in basket came at the most opportune time: right before the final buzzer sounded...

Without star forward Lauren Levine, No. 7 Mother McAuley struggled in a loss to 10th-ranked Lake Zurich on Thursday. Levine sat out Saturday's GCAC Red road game at Maria, and...

West Aurora reserve center Thurston Hill made the most of his first varsity start. Hill, a 6-foot-3-inch senior, stepped in for the flu-ridden Danny Real and helped the No. 4...

It was Joey Paul's game to win. Or lose, which was what Highland Park and Paul came perilously close to doing during the final seconds of regulation against Downers Grove...

The way forward Florentino Valencia saw it, No. 7 Crane's 92-80 victory over Marshall on Thursday was divided neatly into halves. "The first half it was the shooters," said Valencia,...

Troy Watson said he does it every game: The Homewood-Flossmoor guard wears a headband in the first half and goes without it in the second half. Perhaps Watson should consider...

As far as Regina's 5-foot-2-inch sophomore guard Jenny Stoner is concerned, standing at the free-throw line in a tied game with 2 seconds remaining and a chance to knock off...