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High school basketball: City/Suburban Hoops Report All-State team

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/20 4:55A Joe Henricksen
Moline’s Owen Freeman (32) controls the ball against Benet’s Parker Sulaver (14) during the state championship game at State Farm Center. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times As Editor/Publisher of the City/Suburban Hoops Report, a longtime...

High school basketball: More than 40,000 attended the State Finals in Champaign

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/15 6:05P Michael O'Brien
New Trier’s bench reacts during the state semifinal game against Benet at State Farm Center. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times The Illinois High School Association’s boys basketball State Finals moved from Peoria to Champaign last year. The...

City/Suburban Hoops Report Player of the Year: Moline’s Brock Harding

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/15 5:13A Joe Henricksen
Moline’s Brock Harding (2) hits a jumper against Simeon at the When Sides Collide Shootout. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times As Editor/Publisher of the City/Suburban Hoops Report, a longtime recruiting service for college basketball programs...

High school basketball: DePaul Prep, geographical diversity, State Finals format

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/14 3:58A Joe Henricksen
DePaul Prep’s Maurice Thomas looks on during the state championship game against Bloomington Central Catholic at State Farm Center. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times There is no team that left Champaign with a bigger upside going into next...

State Finals review: Metamora steps up; injuries make crushing impact

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/13 8:12A Joe Henricksen
Metamora celebrates its Clas 3A state championship. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times The four-class system has been around since the 2007-08 season. Since its arrival there have been years where figuring out just which team is the best in the...

State Finals notebook: Crowds, shot clocks and coaching changes

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/12 7:56A Michael O'Brien
Moline basketball players react after winning the state championship game against Benet at State Farm Center. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Two years in, the Illinois High School Association’s decision to move the State Finals back to...

High school basketball: Metamora beats Simeon for 3A title

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/11 2:27P Michael O'Brien
Simeon’s Wes Rubin (10) shoots against Metamora. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times CHAMPAIGN—Simeon is a brand name, the gold standard of Chicago high school basketball. It is Coca-Cola, Apple and the Yankees. That’s because of Robert Smith. The...

High school basketball: Benet beats New Trier to earn a spot in 4A title game

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago High School Sports 3/10 2:16P Michael O'Brien
Benet’s Andy Nash (10) reacts during the state semifinal game against New Trier at State Farm Center. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times CHAMPAIGN—Benet coach Gene Heidkamp warned that he was going to get emotional talking about senior Brady...
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