Mike Helfgot

As Dannie Smith continues to shrink, his profile is starting to grow. The Orr junior is still 6-foot-5 but has lost "a lot" of weight throughout his first season playing...

No. 1 Bolingbrook and No. 9 Geneva finally lost. On the same Friday night that the Raiders and Vikings were knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten by Lincoln-Way East...

Bitter enemies are often the closest of friends in Chicago's best basketball rivalry. Not only do Morgan Park and Simeon players spend the spring and summer traveling the country as...

The performance was good enough to wonder if it was Evanston's best game of the season. From Malcolm Townsel's perspective, probably so. "I think if you ask Nojel (Eastern)," Evanston...

The high-energy style, the intimidation tactics, even the play calls, were familiar to Justin Smith and Willie Herenton. They're used to playing for, not against, the Morgan Park coaching staff...

The situation called for caution, which isn't really Morgan Park's thing. Nimari Burnett already had shot the Mustangs back into the game, and he delivered the backbreaker as well. Burnett,...

The fast start and strong finish were the stuff of Simeon's collection of championships. In the middle were the questions still surrounding this clearly capable Wolverines team. Messiah Jones dominated...