There’s nothing like the bond that siblings share. No matter the age or gender, having that extra someone in your familial life can make one’s life even more special.
That bond is being shown on the basketball court at North Shore Country Day’s Mac Gymnasium this winter, as Loyola Academy graduate Meghan McKeown joined coach Bruce Blair’s staff to coach the Raiders girls basketball squad, which happens to include her sister Ally. Continue reading
Athletic careers all have unique beginnings.
Whether activity initiates because of friends, peer pressure, accessibility, boredom or a combination thereof, each athlete gets a start in his or her own way.
For New Trier basketball players and siblings Griffin and Taite Ryan, it was all about family — and more poetically, a family domino effect. Continue reading
With his team’s season hanging in the balance, New Trier coach Scott Fricke knew exactly who he wanted to take control: his senior point guard Andrew Kirkpatrick.
“I was running everything through him,” the coach said. “He’s been making and taking big shots for a long time and he did it again today.” Continue reading
Coming off of wins over Simeon and Morgan Park earlier in the week, it would have been easy for Bogan to overlook St. Ignatius at the MLK Dream Classic Sunday at Young. Continue reading
For Providence-St. Mel, playing in a shootout such as the MLK Dream Classic was an honor. Continue reading
Taft was looking to win its second Luther North Holiday Classic title in the past three years. Maine East was looking to create school history by winning its first Luther North title in the five years the team has been in the tournament. Continue reading
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