Mike Helfgot – Page 13

UIC's Dikembe Dixson during a practice on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015.

UIC upset of DePaul has a cost: Dikembe Dixson out for season with torn ACL

June 8, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.

The most satisfying victory in Steve McClain's two years as UIC's coach included just three points in six minutes from his leading scorer. Now that the Flames (5-5) have proved...

Evanston's Lance Jones defends New Trier's Brian Conaghan on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 in Winnetka.

Nojel Eastern receives scoring help as No. 4 Evanston tops New Trier

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

Nojel Eastern knows he's only going to please the masses by playing a certain way. The 6-foot-6 Evanston senior became a major recruit his own way, which is much more...

Curie's Allante Pickens defends East St. Louis' Arthur Carter during the Chicago Elite Classic on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 at UIC Pavilion.

Mike Helfgot’s boys basketball Top 20

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

1. Curie Record: 7-0. Last week: 1. Pickens-Joiner backcourt getting it done. 2. Morgan Park Record: 5-0. Last week: 2. Home for Simeon on Thursday. 3. Simeon Record: 4-0. Last...

Hinsdale Central quarterback Josh Bean rushes for a touchdown against Oak Park-River Forest on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 in Hinsdale.

2016 Preps Plus All-State football: special mention

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

Quarterbacks: Josh Bean, Hinsdale Central sr.; Dino Borrelli, Brother Rice sr.; Tim Brenneisen, Sacred Heart-Griffin sr.; Ben Bryant, Lyons jr.; Clay Czyzynski, New Trier sr.; Caleb Hanson, Monticello sr.; Tommy...

Palatine's Zach Oles breaks free against Notre Dame during a Class 8A first-round playoff game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 in Palatine. Palatine won the Class 8A game, 34-0.

2016 Preps Plus All-State football: second team

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

Zach Oles, Palatine sr. QB A repeat second-team pick, Oles was playing as well as anybody when his season ended with a broken collarbone in the first quarter of the...

Height, weight: 5-11, 170.
Hometown: Plainfield.
College: Undecided.
2016 stats: 26 tackles, 22 pass break-ups, 5 interceptions.
Honors: IHSFCA 7A All-State honorable mention.
Favorite football memory: Playing against East St. Louis in the 7A title game.
Opponent I respect most: East St. Louis WR Jeff Thomas.
Favorite athlete: Patrick Peterson.
Team: Bears.
Sport besides football: Baseball.
Movie: Never Back Down.
TV show: SportsCenter.
Music artist: Kodak Black.
Food: Buffalo Wild Wings.
Class: Anatomy.
Dream job: Take over my dad's construction business.
Secret talent: I'm a beast at Madden.
You couldn't pay me to: Be close to a snake.
PHOTO: Plainfield North's Kevin Block holds the Class 7A runner-up trophy after a 26-13 loss to East St. Louis on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 in Champaign.

2016 Preps Plus football player of the year: Maine South’s Kevin Jarvis

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

One hundred twenty-five pounds, Kevin Jarvis reports, was his weight in first grade. It's hard to imagine what his baby steps looked like, and his memory did not oblige. The...

Tornton's Alonzo Verge attacks the basket against the Lincoln-Way West defense on Friday.

Local roundup: Thornton relies on Alonzo Verge to beat Lincoln-Way West

June 8, 2018 at 5:14 p.m.

During his sophomore season at Willowbrook, Alonzo Verge made his mark as a scorer. He's at Thornton now after a year in Florida, and the complete offensive arsenal he brought...

Thornton's Derron Bromfield, right, and Alonzo Verge defend Lincoln-Way West's Nolan Green on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 in New Lenox.

Alonzo Verge’s multifaceted game leads No. 18 Thornton past Lincoln-Way West

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

Alonzo Verge made his mark as a scorer as a sophomore at Willowbrook. He's at Thornton now after a year in Florida, and the complete offensive arsenal he brought back...

North Carolina State's Ted Kapita (23) fouls Loyola's Aundre Jackson (24) as he goes for a rebound during N.C. State's 79-77 victory in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 26, 2016.

Aundre Jackson coming up big for Loyola in early going

June 8, 2018 at 7:32 p.m.

Porter Moser doesn't measure his post players by height. Aundre Jackson likely wouldn't be playing for Loyola if he did, and it's hard to imagine beating a team the caliber...

Curie's Treavon Martin (25) and Tyree Martin double-team East St. Louis' Terrance Hargrove during the Chicago Elite Classic on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 at UIC Pavilion.

No. 1 Curie holds off top prospect Jeremiah Tilmon, East St. Louis

May 12, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

The state's consensus No. 1 team looked a lot more like a December work in progress than the defending Class 4A champion. The state's consensus No. 1 prospect looked the...

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