Mike Helfgot

The Public League rivals managed to meet four times last season, which is noteworthy in and of itself. All four came down to the final possession, with each team winning...

Like many of his coaching peers, Phil Ralston put Geneva's nonconference schedule together with sectionals in mind. It's why the Vikings opened the season against four Fox Valley teams at...

Lucas Williamson had his run of the YMCA. His mother worked there, his father coached him, and the current Young senior was all of 3 years old. "His mom quit...

It's possible that nobody on Joliet Central's roster would crack the starting lineup on the other side of town. The Division I talent belongs to Joliet West, along with the...

Justin Smith usually is the most athletic player on the court. That was true when he was a sophomore on Stevenson's state championship team, again when he made the transition...

Nojel Eastern and his Evanston teammates arrived at their school at 3:30 a.m. last Monday for a bus ride to O'Hare. They had a three-hour layover in Atlanta and arrived...

Morgan Park produces more quality point guards than just about anybody. Four of them are currently playing major college basketball, and the Mustangs' current floor general could be the top...

Young was young. That's what Lucas Williamson kept hearing every time the Dolphins fell short in a big game the past two winters, and he was tired of the convenient...