Boys Basketball: Waukegan is developing chemistry
When Akeem Springs graduated from Waukegan High School last June (he’s going to play at NIU), that meant no Bulldog remained from the glory days …
- Nov 8, 2012
Boys Basketball: Glenbrook North captures Central Suburban crown
Glenbrook North rode hot first-half shooting to an 88-49 rout of visiting Waukegan Wednesday in the Central Suburban League championship game. The Spartans (19-6) hit …
- Feb 28, 2012
Boys Basketball: Rocco Belcaster, Morton snap Waukegan’s streak
Morton went on an 11-0 run that wrapped around the third-quarter break to take command, then survived a late rally to beat Waukegan 77-73 on …
- Feb 23, 2012
Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report
City Remember Marist? The RedHawks were ranked in the preseason but quickly fell off the map after dropping December games to St. Viator and Niles …
- Feb 15, 2012
Boys Basketball: Batavia Night of Hoops roundup
Benet 39, Wheaton North 35 When Benet’s boys basketball team jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead in Saturday’s matchup with Wheaton North at Batavia’s …
- Feb 10, 2012
Boys Basketball: Jerome Davis’ ‘D’ leads Waukegan past New Trier
Waukegan senior Akeem Springs made sure he was out of ear shot of the locker room before he said it. He didn’t know that Bulldogs …
- Feb 10, 2012
Boys Basketball: Waukegan weathers East Aurora rally
Waukegan’s boys basketball team used its defensive pressure to race out to an early 16-point lead against the host Tomcats at East Aurora’s second annual …
- Feb 3, 2012
Boys Basketball: Waukegan drives past Evanston late
Junior guard Jordan Johnson scored on three consecutive driving layups as host Waukegan erased a 44-43 deficit and went on to beat Evanston 54-49 on …
- Jan 27, 2012
Boys Basketball: Waukegan stays hot, takes down Milwaukee Vincent
Jordan Johnson scored 19 points and Waukegan rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Vincent from Milwaukee 64-58 on Sunday in the final game …
- Jan 27, 2012
Boys Basketball: Strange sequence helps tip game in Waukegan’s favor
NILES — Visiting Waukegan outscored Niles West 12-3 in the final 4:36 of the game to knock off the Wolves 62-53 on Friday in a …
- Jan 13, 2012
Boys Basketball: Lyons cruises past Waukegan
The visitors turned the Dog Pound into the Lions’ den on Saturday, as surging Lyons roared past host Waukegan 66-39 in a nonconference game. Though …
- Jan 13, 2012
Boys Basketball: Joliet West’s fast start sinks Waukegan
PONTIAC, Ill. — Joliet West senior Marlon Johnson is the kind of player that fans buy a ticket to see – he wants to dunk …
- Jan 6, 2012
Boys Basketball: Late New Trier free throws drop Waukegan
New Trier hit five free throws in the final 38 seconds of the game to hold off host Waukegan 54-53 on Friday in a battle …
- Dec 20, 2011
Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central takes down Waukegan
Most certainly they are the best Class 3A team in Lake County that’s located west of the tollway. And given that they will have the …
- Dec 19, 2011
Boys Basketball: Waukegan rolls past Evanston
Waukegan shot the lights out in the first half and found other ways to score once the jumpers stopped dropping in the second as it …
- Dec 15, 2011
Boys Basketball: Dijon Ross’ three enough as Waukegan tops Glenbrook South
Senior guard Dijon Ross hit a three-pointer from the corner with 3.8 seconds left to give visiting Waukegan a 52-49 victory over host Glenbrook South …
- Dec 10, 2011
Boys Basketball: Central Suburban South preview capsules
CENTRAL SUB. SOUTH Outlook: New Trier figures to be the favorite this season as the Trevians return four starters from last year’s 15-win club. Top …
- Dec 5, 2011
Boys Basketball: Mark Johnson leads Glenbrook North past Waukegan in OT
Two teams known for plenty of offensive firepower over the years played a solid defensive game as visiting Glenbrook North held off Waukegan 46-40 in …
- Dec 7, 2011
Boys Basketball: Warren puts Waukegan away in second half
Warren completed a three-game sweep at the Waukegan holiday basketball tournament with a 57-43 win Saturday night over the host Bulldogs. But despite going 3-0, …
- Dec 5, 2011
Boys Basketball: Jordan Johnson delivers for Waukegan vs Lake Forest Academy
Junior point guard Jordan Johnson scored six of his game-high 23 points in overtime as host Waukegan (1-1) slipped past Lake Forest Academy 51-47 on …
- Nov 25, 2011
Boys Basketball: Aaron Simpson-led North Chicago tops Waukegan
It was a wild, emotional game played at a breakneck pace, and it ended with North Chicago senior Aaron Simpson standing at center court, telling …
- Jan 9, 2012
Big things ahead for Waukegan’s tiny guard
Spend a Sunday afternoon watching this group of Waukegan High School basketball players compete in the fall prep league at the Joy of the Game …
- Nov 23, 2011
Springs, youngsters lead way for Waukegan
For the past four seasons, much of the focus of high-school basketball in Lake County has been on the Waukegan Bulldogs. Thanks to stars like …
- Jul 28, 2011
Richmond worth watching in 2010
The whole world may not have been watching Chicago-area prep sports in 2010, but a good chunk of America was paying attention. ESPN cameras were …
- Jan 3, 2011
Niles West pulls upset vs. Waukegan
This prep basketball season, the difference between the top of the Central Suburban League South Division and the bottom is negligible. That old saying about …
- Jan 15, 2011
