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Stalling’s no fun; hoopsters want to play ball
MACEY: No matter how you look at it, high school basketball is a “different” kind of sport. It’s the only game in which stalling is accepted. But there is no way kids are having fun scoring just 27 points in 64 minutes.
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Southlanders missing a lot of great hoops
I have heard the same excuses over and over again as to why gymnasiums in the Southland aren’t filled to capacity during boys basketball games on Friday nights. “There are too many other things to do on Friday night.” “The Bulls are on TV.” “I …Read More
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Oak Lawn sparing no energy in search of strikes
When the Oak Lawn boys bowling team boards a van early Thursday morning for its five-hour trek to the IHSA state finals in O’Fallon, senior Matt Taraba should be the lead navigator. “I’m very familiar with St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon,” Taraba said with a …Read More
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Super (Bowl) support for Cole, Randle El
High school football coaches Bill Mosel (Thornton), Dan Stell (Bremen) and Earnest Sutton (Hillcrest) grew up in the Southland and are excited about Sunday’s NFC championship game showdown between the Bears and Green Bay Packers. But their intensity level will really increase later in the …
Matt Ruettiger carrying on proud family tradition
Lincoln-Way West senior Matt Ruettiger isn’t on pace to be a four-time state high school wrestling champion like his legendary father, Mark, was at Providence Catholic. Matt isn’t planning on trying to make the Notre Dame football team and be part of a Hollywood movie …
Difference-makers abound in Southland
When you’re a little kid you don’t understand everything your parents are trying to do for you. They love you and want nothing but the best for you. They are happy when you can make new friends. One way to do that is to get …
At 20, video still full of shock and awwww
Twenty years in, our annual All-Area football team video — or, more accurately, its production process — still has the capacity to surprise. This time, the moment came Halloween morning in the theater at Lincoln-Way East High School, where football stars from across the Southland …
Hillcrest targets a return to glory
In the 2010-11 boys basketball season, Hillcrest is the reigning state champion in Class 3A. And there will be many challengers to the Hawks as they sit on that throne. "No matter who we're playing, we have to be mentally and physically ready to play," coach Don Houston said.
Stell would be right fit for Andrew
Who's the best candidate to take over the coaching reins of the Andrew High School football program- "The perfect candidate for the Andrew job is Dan Stell," Joe Kotwica said.
