The IHSA basketball state finals begin tomorrow at State Farm Center in Champaign.
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There are certain communities where high school sports are just more important, more a part of the everyday fabric of life.
Lockport is one of those places. And younger fans may not realize that at its heart, Lockport is a basketball city.
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Davis developed his skill set at Joy of the Game in Deerfield, where his father Brian worked. He learned from some of the best...and has the family photos to prove it.
JUST IN: Warren's Jaxson Davis is the 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year.
Davis is the 67th POY. The award dates back to 1960. He's the first Lake County winner since Jalen Brunson in 2015.
Curie guard Justin Oliver is a nearly perfect representation of his school’s successful basketball program. Unknown and underrated early, he finished his career at the very top of Chicago basketball.
Curie beats Lincoln Park to win the city.
Here's the 2026 Chicago Sun-Times All-City basketball team.
The 20 best players in the city of Chicago, along with 10 honorable mention selections.
Some kids were in school this afternoon...Yorkville Christian and Joliet Catholic were playing ball at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Jayden Riley sparkled on the Milwaukee Bucks' home floor.
Riverside-Brookfield dominated for three quarters against Glenbard East and then held on desperately at the end to secure the upset.
At every key moment, it was "glue guy" Benjamin Biskupic that found a way to keep the Bulldogs in front.
Niles North's conference winning streak lasted 30 games and 1,099 days.
It ended tonight on a long, heroic, last-second three-pointer from Maine East sophomore Jayden Dozie.
Read all about it and watch the finish.
Some conferences are using it and most of the major holiday tournaments and shootouts.
Niles North's conference winning streak lasted 30 games and 1,099 days.
It ended tonight on a long, heroic, last-second three-pointer from Maine East sophomore Jayden Dozie.
Read all about it and watch the finish.
One of the state’s top 25 basketball prospects plays his games at a park district field house in Pilsen for a team almost no one has heard of.
But Cedrick Carter, a 6-8 senior, found exactly what he and his family needed at Intrinsic-Downtown.
JUST IN: The IHSA is considering allowing football practice to start five days earlier.
The new playoff/season format may result in practice starting on Aug. 5.
Rick Romeli took over a brand new group of inexperienced players this season at Brother Rice.
A transition year would have been understandable, but the Crusaders are relevant again much sooner than expected. They upset St. Laurence tonight.
JUST IN: The IHSA threw the book at Simeon and Tim Flowers for bylaw violations on a September trip to Hong Kong
“I can't help that Derrick Rose is my friend and opportunities come...if we shouldn't be around one another why can everyone else?” - Flowers
The new Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 8.
A tough week with a lot of movement. It's late in the season and time to face the truth about several public school conferences.
-Loyola hangs on
-Providence and Carmel debut
-Fenwick, Montini rise
Bogan didn't have enough players and forfeited Week 1.
But they didn't give up. Coach Ernest Bryant recruited the building...and then won the next 6 games.
It's been kind of an amazing season for the Bengals. They won a stunner tonight vs. Bowen.
Mount Carmel is living up to the preseason hype, but this is certainly a different group from the last three years.
Less swagger, more humbleness. And they sound hungry. That's a dangerous combination.
The Caravan beat rival St. Rita last night.
No. 11 St. Rita at No. 1 Mount Carmel kicks off at 7:30.
-Rivalry began in 1924.
-The Caravan leads with a record of 69-33-3.
-St. Rita last won in 2017.
-Mount Carmel coach Jordan Lynch is 7-0 vs. St. Rita
-The Caravan beat St. Rita in the regular season and playoffs last year.
It's always tough to decide on 25 teams for the preseason rankings. Several of the state's best programs missed the cut. And many other teams impressed Week 1.
Here's a look at the 10 best teams that haven't been ranked in the Super 25 yet this season:
The new Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 2:
-Maine South and York tumble but stay in
-Glenbard West vaults into the top 10
-Lyons, Glenbrook South, Hinsdale Central join
-Nazareth cracks the top 5
Downers Grove North and Morgan Park battled it out on defense until the final drive, then Owen Lansu led the Trojans downfield and Baker Glomb was the hero, nailing a game-winning field goal as time expired.
No. 5 DGN survives Morgan Park.
High school football season has arrived. I'll be at Gately tonight for two games:
Ag. Science vs. Evergreen Park at 4:15
St. Francis vs. Kenwood at 7:30
Here's the full schedule for Week 1:
