Suburban Sprawl features a familiar late-night guest
If you can lead Stevenson to a state basketball title, you can make it anywhere. New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was a guest on The Tonight Show this week...
Brunson’s spoken-word performance of “All-star” won’t be the funniest thing you see this week, but might be worth checking out.
Feat of the week
Geneva grad Mitch Mascari knocked down 9 of 12 shots from 3-point range for a career-high 27 points as Northwest Missouri edged Washburn. He took zero 2-point shots, not that it matters.
Legendary alums
Hersey got an impressive turnout to celebrate Jackson Hupp’s 1,000 points scored...
Buzzer beaters
Lakes’ Jimmy Kania drained a corner 3 to lift the Eagles past Grayslake North on Friday.
Glenbard North’s J.J. Hernandez got the key basket in overtime to beat Wheaton North.
North Central men’s hoops won a close one against Carroll on Saturday
College achievers
St. Viator’s Trey Calvin passed the 2,000-point mark for Wright State on Friday...
St. Viator grad Connor Kochera scored his 1,000th point for Davidson this week. He began his college career at William & Mary.
Streamwood grad Keenon Cole is the top scorer at Lindenwood, averaging 19.0 ppg in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Mundelein’s Scottie Ebube had 10 point, 7 rebounds and this slam in SIU’s victory over Illinois State on Saturday
Eastern Illinois women played the longest game in school history Saturday, going 4 overtimes in a win at Morehead State. Willowbrook’s Taris Thornton had 11 points and 8 rebounds for the Panthers.
Malik Hall, who started his high school career at Metea Valley, scored 22 points in Michigan State’s win over Illinois on Saturday.
Bradley lost to Drake on Saturday, but former Bulls guard Hersey Hawkins stopped by to support his alma mater and coach Brian Wardle
Salute to champions
Stevenson won the North Suburban Conference championship in boys swimming and diving...
Rolling Meadows boys basketball is back in the MSL title game and will face Palatine on Wednesday.
Downers Grove South celebrated two West Suburban Gold basketball titles
High school milestones
Katie Hamill broke the Crystal Lake Central all-time scoring record.
Alejandro Diaz is now the all-time leading scorer at Fenton
Kaneland’s Kendra Brown passed the 1K mark...
Camden Cerese became Lake Park’s single-season scoring leader...
Never gets old
North Central wrestlers are ranked No. 4 in Division 3 and haven’t lost in a while.
Football commits
St. Charles North long-snapper Lincoln Epstein committed to Central Michigan.
St. Charles North RB Riley Sprindis to Augustana...
Montini’s Alex Marre to Wisconsin-Platteville
Aurora Christian’s Andersen McKinzie is planning to play football and baseball at Central College in Iowa.
College tracking
Here’s a cross country/track commit, Glenbard South’s Tim Jochum to Valparaiso
Rise and grind
Anyone who played a sports in high school or had a child who did surely misses events like this. Here’s to a winning team breakfast...