Steve Reaven – Page 43

Lake Forest's Hudson Scroggins (14) reaches to grab a rebound between teammate Tommie Aberle (2) and Waukegan's Nehemiah Dunn during a North Suburban Conference game in Waukegan on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

January 11, 2024 at 11:11 a.m.

Lake Forest unseats Warren at the top as Stevenson and Wauconda move up. Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Lake Forest 12-5 (2) Hudson...

Lakes' Thomas Mercure, left, and Antioch's Joel Bulka go for a rebound during a Northern Lake County Conference game in Lake Villa on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

Antioch’s Joel Bulka bulks up role, shouldering new responsibilities: ‘I don’t know where we’d be without him’

January 9, 2024 at 10:38 a.m.

Joel Bulka's days as a one-trick pony for Antioch are done. The former defensive specialist doesn't leave the court these days. "I do a lot of the dirty work," Bulka...

Carmel's Kaleb Jackson, left, takes the ball to the basket past Libertyville's Kyle Anderson during a game in Mundelein on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Kaleb Jackson steps back amid losses to step forward even further for Carmel: ‘He flipped a switch’

January 4, 2024 at 11:09 a.m.

A stepback jumper is just one of the ways senior guard Kaleb Jackson can score points for Carmel. But taking a step back off the court recently, primarily through film...

Waukegan's Joseph Worthington-White (3) shoots a jumper over Lake Forest's Efe Yardimci during a North Suburban Conference game in Waukegan on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

January 4, 2024 at 11:09 a.m.

Waukegan climbs while Vernon Hills and Antioch enter the rankings. Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Warren 15-1 (1) The Blue Devils pronounce themselves...

Grayslake Central's Xavi Granville shoots a free throw against Antioch during a Northern Lake County Conference game in Antioch on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

Grayslake Central might not need a superhero. But Xavi Granville can ‘put the cape on’ and play like one.

January 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

Grayslake Central junior Xavi Granville obviously knows the drill. Granville was the ringleader for the Rams' sophomore team last season, and he has seamlessly reprised that role on the varsity...

Libertyville's Ben Van Lyssel, top, puts up a shot against Carmel's Jacob Chajet during a game in Mundelein on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Libertyville’s Ben Van Lyssel rises to challenge amid ‘big change’ for defending sectional champion

December 21, 2023 at 11:51 a.m.

And then there was Ben Van Lyssel. The Libertyville senior forward is essentially the only player left from the team that won a sectional title last season. Heavy graduation losses...

Waukegan's Nehemiah Dunn (11) takes a jump shot during a North Suburban Conference game against Lake Forest in Waukegan on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

December 14, 2023 at 12:07 p.m.

Waukegan returns to the rankings as Warren tightens its grip on No. 1. Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Warren 9-1 (1) The Blue...

Grayslake North's Uros Mitrovic, left, looks to pass as Grant's Ayden Sheppard, center, and Joshua Cox defend during a Northern Lake County Conference game in Fox Lake on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

Grayslake North’s Uros Mitrovic ‘found people pretty fast’ through basketball after moving to US. Success too.

December 14, 2023 at 11:40 a.m.

Grayslake North sophomore Uros Mitrovic is feeling right at home. Mitrovic, a native of Serbia, was already fluent in English when he moved to the United States in spring 2022....

Warren's Donovan McNeal sees nothing but the end zone in front of him on the go-ahead touchdown run against Lake Zurich during a North Suburban Conference game in Lake Zurich on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.

Warren’s Donovan McNeal, the 2023 News-Sun Football Player of the Year, ‘always came through’

December 8, 2023 at 12:24 p.m.

Warren's Donovan McNeal knows he often gets overlooked. Maybe the 5-foot-9, 195-pounder's measurables are the reason. Maybe it's his unassuming personality. "I'm used to being underestimated," McNeal said. "It happens...

Carmel's Kyle Lynch, top, tackles Lake Forest's Martin Hippel during a game in Lake Forest on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

Introducing the 2023 News-Sun Football All-Area Team

December 8, 2023 at 11:50 a.m.

Carmel has six players on the list, and Warren and Wauconda each have five. First team offense Armand Burris, Stevenson, senior, receiver: Had 47 catches for 780 yards and 10...

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