Mike Clark

About the only thing that didn’t go right for DaChaun Anderson and Leo on Saturday night were the two dunk attempts he clanged off the rim. So when Anderson finally...

I don’t get out to the Tri-Cities often, which is probably a mistake. The folks in Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles love their high school sports, and it’s hard not...

Here are the Chicago-area boys basketball rankings with records and last week's rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked). 1. Curie 14-0 (1) 2. Bloom 14-1 (2) 3. Bogan 13-1...

The underdog role is one Bogan embraces even if it seems an odd fit for a Public League power with a 13-1 record and one of the state’s premier big...

Leo and Bogan have a lot in common, from their colors of orange and black to their 79th Street addresses a few miles apart. So there was more at stake...

Leo coach Jamal Thompson knew what everyone was thinking when senior guard Fred Cleveland fouled out with 6:10 left against Uplift. “I guarantee the whole gym thought we (were) done...

This week I’m at Proviso West, where the most notable thing about today’s early session was the how hot the gym was. The action, on the other hand, didn’t really...

Here are the Chicago-area boys basketball rankings with records and last week's rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked). 1. Curie 10-0 (1) 2. Bloom 11-0 (2) 3. Bogan 9-1...

Fred Cleveland and Leo will use this as a teachable moment. The senior guard helped the Lions fight back after being down 11 points in the first quarter and hit...