Phil English

With Pittsburgh-bound McKenzie Krueger out with a sprained ankle, No. 16 Glenbrook South needed some help inside Tuesday against No. 10 New Trier. Sophomore forward Susan McCreery provided it. McCreery...

Much has been written about Buffalo Grove star Cherise Compobasso's offensive skills, but it was her defense that came up big Tuesday night. And Diana Wendell took care of the...

Maine South's Joy Pavichevich has a knack for involving fellow players in the team's offensive scheme. In a 52-45 victory over No. 12 Glenbrook South Saturday, Pavichevich (12 points) saw...

It's not as if third-ranked Resurrection didn't give No. 6 Fremd a chance to win the non-conference battle that took place Thursday night in Palatine. By late in the fourth...

The fifth-ranked Westinghouse Warriors ran red-hot at the end of the first quarter of their Public League crossover contest with Taft, and ran ice-cold in the first five minutes of...

Perhaps it was post-holiday lethargy that hit Westinghouse in the first half of its Lyons Township Classic matchup with Mt. Carmel, or maybe it was just a strong defense. But...

Schaumburg tournament: No. 1 Thornton's dynamic duo of Erik Herring (19 points) and Melvin Ely (11 points, seven rebounds, three blocks) led the Wildcats (3-0) on a 20-3 run midway...

St. Patrick tournament: Corey Maggette scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds and tournament MVP Mark Treadwell had 13 points and eight rebounds as No. 10 Fenwick (2-1) denied host...

Schaumburg tournament: Thornton's press created 27 turnovers and Erik Harring scored 18 points and grabbed six boards as the top-ranked Wildcats dominated Weber 73-36. Melvin Ely was a force inside,...

Joliet tournament: No. 2 Joliet rebounded from Wednesday's loss to Joliet Catholic with a 76-54 victory over Hillcrest (1-1). Dwayne Edmon's 18 points, Adrice Edwards' 12 and John Ford's 10...