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PEORIA, Ill. — It was less than two hours before Simeon was to face Proviso East in the Class 4A state championship game, but Wolverines coach Robert Smith had more on his mind than just the game. He wanted to make sure Bennie Lewis had a seat at Carver Arena. Lewis coached East St. Louis to state championships four times, in 1982, … ]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:43:31 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/11369850-406/not-just-another-win-for-simeons-smith.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/11369850-406/not-just-another-win-for-simeons-smith.html North Chicago is definitely not respected statewide as a basketball powerhouse. Aaron Simpson and his teammates have done a lot over the past two seasons to change that, but the town is still best known for the two stars that got away: Shawn Marion and Quincy Miller. Marion, who won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks last season, grew up in … ]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:57:57 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/11347748-406/north-chicago-aiming-for-statewide-success.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/11347748-406/north-chicago-aiming-for-statewide-success.html The wildest ideas often have the most humble beginnings. Last year at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament, there were a few delays caused by a leak in the gym roof. It led to some of the teams warming up in the adjacent field house. That got tournament director Joe Spagnolo thinking. “I started wondering what we could do if we used the … ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:06:45 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/9468082-406/wild-wild-proviso-west.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/9468082-406/wild-wild-proviso-west.html
COMMENTARY There has never been a time when prep basketball in Chicago wasn’t full of shady practices, NCAA investigations and players sabotaging their own careers with behavior issues, but we may be entering a new low period. Wednesday was signing day, and a number of local kids signed Division I letters of intent. Let’s hope their college careers are more successful than … ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 09:59:50 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/8726437-401/chicago-area-recruits-struggling-off-the-court.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/8726437-401/chicago-area-recruits-struggling-off-the-court.html
‘This is still my town—it’s still my town.” That’s what Mac Irvin was yelling back in January at Bogan, as security tried to calm a situation that had gotten a little out of control at the Morgan Park vs. Bogan basketball game. Not a lot of people noticed Irvin in all the commotion, as the soft-spoken man wasn’t actually making much noise. … ]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:51:58 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/7684426-401/chicago-still-mac-irvins-town.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/obrien/7684426-401/chicago-still-mac-irvins-town.html