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Monday, January 9, 2023

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

North Shore at Francis Parker, 6:00

LAKE SHORE ATHLETIC

British School at Wolcott, 5:30

Christian Heritage at Roycemore, 5:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-WEST / NORTH

Young at Perspectives-MSA, at IIT, 5:00

RIVER VALLEY

Clifton Central at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00

UPSTATE EIGHT

Glenbard South at Larkin, 7:00

NON CONFERENCE

Buffalo Grove at Vernon Hills, 6:00

Comer at Collins, 3:00

Cristo Rey at Rickover, 7:00

DRW Prep at Longwood, 5:00

Elgin Academy at Schaumburg Christian, 7:30

Fieldcrest at Henry-Senachwine. 7:00

Horizon-McKinley at Kelly, 4:30

Lake View at Payton, 5:00

Little Village at Foreman, 5:00

Manley at Bowen, 5:00

MCC Prep at Hinsdale Adventist, 5:00

Midland at Earlville, 7:00

Muchin at Dyett, 5:00

Northtown at Chicago Academy, 5:00

Reed-Custer at Momence, 6:45

Rockford Christian at Pecatonica, 7:00

Round Lake at Wilmot (WI), 7:00

Steinmetz at Ogden, 5:00

Westinghouse at Curie, 5:00

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

BIG NORTHERN

North Boone at Dixon, 7:00

Oregon at Winnebago, 7:00

CATHOLIC LEAGUE – CROSSOVER

De La Salle at Mount Carmel, 7:00

Marmion at DePaul, 7:00

Montini at St. Ignatius, 7:00

Providence at Brother Rice, 7:00

Providence-St. Mel at St. Rita, 7:00

St. Laurence at Loyola, 6:30

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – NORTH

Maine East at Highland Park, 7:00

Maine West at Deerfield, 7:00

DU KANE

Wheaton-Warr. South at Glenbard North, 7:15

DU PAGE VALLEY

Neuqua Valley at DeKalb, 7:00

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC

Notre Dame at Marian Catholic, 7:00

St. Patrick at Carmel, 7:00

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Elgin Academy at Latin, 6:00

KISHWAUKEE RIVER

Johnsburg at Woodstock, 5:15

Marengo at Richmond-Burton, 7:00

Woodstock North at Harvard, 7:00

LITTLE TEN

DePue at Indian Creek, 6:45

Hiawatha at Hinckley-Big Rock, 6:45

LaMoille at Somonauk, 5:30

Leland at Serena, 6:45

METRO PREP

Hinsdale Adventist at Universal, 5:30

METRO SUBURBAN – BLUE

Aurora Christian at IC Catholic, 7:30

Timothy Christian at St. Francis, 7:00

Wheaton Academy at Riverside-Brookfield, 7:00

METRO SUBURBAN – RED

McNamara at Aurora Central, 7:30

St. Edward at Ridgewood, 7:00

Westmont at Elmwood Park, 7:30

NOBLE LEAGUE – GOLD

Johnson at ITW-Speer, 7:00

Noble Academy at Comer, 7:00

Rowe-Clark at Butler, 7:00

NORTH SUBURBAN

Mundelein at Lake Zurich, 7:00

Warren at Lake Forest, 7:00

Waukegan at Stevenson, 7:00

Zion-Benton at Libertyville, 7:00

NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC

Alden-Hebron at Westminster Christian, 7:30

South Beloit at Christian Life, 7:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-SOUTH / CENTRAL

Kenwood at Simeon, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-WEST

Douglass at Phoenix, 5:00

RIVER VALLEY

Beecher at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00

Clifton Central at Donovan, 7:00

Gardner-So. Wilmington at Momence, 7:00

St. Anne at Grace Christian, 7:00

Tri-Point at Grant Park, 7:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – BLUE

Hillcrest at Bremen, 6:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – RED

Evergreen Park at Argo, 7:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Lemont at Reavis, 6:00

Oak Lawn at Oak Forest, 6:30

Shepard at Thornton Fr. North, 6:30

Thornton Fr. South at Richards, 6:30

Tinley Park at Eisenhower, 6:30

SOUTHLAND

Crete-Monee at Kankakee, 6:30

Rich at Bloom, 6:30

Thornton at Thornwood, 6:30

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE – CROSSOVER

Joliet Central at Plainfield North, 6:30

Joliet West at Oswego, 6:30

Plainfield Central at Oswego East, 6:30

Plainfield East at West Aurora, 6:30

Plainfield South at Minooka, 6:30

Romeoville at Yorkville, 6:30

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – RED

Lincoln-Way Central at Bradley-Bourbonnais, 7:00

UPSTATE EIGHT

Bartlett at Glenbard East, 7:00

East Aurora at Fenton, 7:00

Elgin at South Elgin, 7:00

Streamwood at West Chicago, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – GOLD

Addison Trail at Proviso East, 6:00

Downers Grove South at Morton, 7:30

Hinsdale South at Leyden, 6:30

WEST SUBURBAN – SILVER

Glenbard West at Lyons, 6:30

York at Proviso West, 7:30

NON CONFERENCE

Barrington at Elk Grove, 7:30

British School at Morgan Park Academy, 6:00

Bulls Prep at Chicago Christian, 7:30

Byron at Bureau Valley, 7:00

Clemente at Niles West, 6:30

Conant at Prospect, 7:30

DRW Prep at Fenwick, 7:00

Dunlap at LaSalle-Peru, 7:00

DuSable at South Shore, 5:00

Evanston at Niles North, 7:00

Excel-Englewood at UC-Woodlawn, 5:30

Fremd at Wheeling, 7:30

Genoa-Kingston at Harvest Christian, 7:30

Harlan at Morgan Park, 5:00

Hoffman Estates at Buffalo Grove, 7:30

Holy Trinity at Southland, 7:00

Intrinsic-Belmont at Foreman, 5:00

King at Marist, 7:00

Lisle at Joliet Catholic, 7:00

Lycee Francais at Islamic Foundation, 6:00

Mooseheart at Westlake Christian, 7:30

Morris at Pontiac, 7:00

Newark at Marquette, 7:00

Palatine at Hersey, 7:00

Peotone at Dwight, 7:00

Roanoke-Benson at Fieldcrest, 7:30

Rock Falls at Orion, 7:00

Sandwich at Princeton, 7:00

Schaumburg at Rolling Meadows, 7:30

Seneca at Coal City, 6:45

St. Francis de Sales at Leo, 7:00

UIC Prep at Chicago Tech, 5:15

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

CHICAGO PREP

Hope Academy at Walther Christian, 7:30

DU KANE

Geneva at Lake Park, 7:00

St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 7:00

St. Charles North at Batavia, 7:00

DU PAGE VALLEY

Naperville North at Waubonsie Valley, 7:00

FOX VALLEY

Dundee-Crown at Cary-Grove, 7:00

Huntley at Burlington Central, 7:00

Jacobs at Crystal Lake Central, 7:00

McHenry at Crystal Lake South, 7:00

Prairie Ridge at Hampshire, 7:00

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Northridge at University High, 6:30

INTERSTATE EIGHT

Rochelle at Ottawa, 7:00

LAKE SHORE ATHLETIC

Horizon-McKinley at ACERO-Cruz, 5:30

Intrinsic-Downtown at Beacon, 6:30

Lycee Francais at British School, 6:00

NIC – 10

Auburn at Guilford, 6:30

Belvidere at Freeport, 7:00

Belvidere North at Rockford East, 7:00

Boylan at Harlem, 6:30

Jefferson at Hononegah, 6:30

NOBLE LEAGUE – BLUE

Hansberry at Baker, 7:00

Mansueto at Golder, 7:00

Noble Street at Pritzker, 5:30

Rauner at DRW Prep, 7:00

NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY

Antioch at Grant, 7:00

Lakes at Grayslake Central, 7:00

Round Lake at Grayslake North, 7:00

Wauconda at North Chicago, 7:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-WEST / NORTH

Clark at Perspectives-MSA, 5:00

Lincoln Park at Lane, 5:00

Orr at Young, 5:00

Prosser at Farragut, 5:00

Westinghouse at North Lawndale, 7:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-NORTH

Foreman at Von Steuben, 5:00

Lake View at Schurz, 5:00

Northside at Mather, 6:30

Sullivan at Senn, 5:00

Taft at Amundsen, 6:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-WEST

Austin at Collins, 5:00

Crane at Raby, 5:00

Ogden at Jones, 6:30

Payton at Legal Prep, 5:00

Wells at Marshall, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-NORTH

Alcott at Intrinsic-Belmont, 5:00

ASPIRA-Bus&Fin at Roosevelt, 5:00

Chicago Academy at Rickover, 5:00

Disney at Marine, 5:00

Steinmetz at North-Grand, 5:00

Uplift at Chicago Math & Science, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-WEST

Chicago Collegiate at Manley, 5:00

Douglass at Spry, 5:00

Kelvyn Park at Jaurez, 5:00

Little Village at Clemente, 5:00

Phoenix at Chicago Tech, 5:00

NON CONFERENCE

Dyett at Bogan, 5:00

Iroquois West at Donovan, 7:30

Johnson at Vocational, 5:00

Kaneland at Stillman Valley, 7:00

Lake Forest Academy at Francis Parker, 6:00

Larkin at Glenbard West, 7:00

Lincoln-Way East at Bloom, 6:30

Lowpoint-Washburn at LaMoille, 5:30

Metea Valley at Oswego, 6:30

Oswego East at Bolingbrook, 6:30

Plainfield North at Lincoln-Way West, 6:30

Plano at Newark, 7:00

Sandburg at Joliet Central, 6:30

Seneca at St. Bede, 7:00

Stagg at Minooka, 6:30

Thornton at Homewood-Flossmoor, 6:30

Unity Christian at Hinsdale Adventist, 5:30

Westmont at Ida Crown, 7:00

Thursday, January 12, 2023

CHICAGO PREP

Cristo Rey at Walther Christian, 7:00

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT

Streator at Reed-Custer, 6:45

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Morgan Park Academy at Northridge, 6:00

KISHWAUKEE RIVER

Harvard at Woodstock, 7:00

Johnsburg at Marengo, 7:00

Woodstock North at Richmond-Burton, 7:00

NOBLE LEAGUE – BLUE

Muchin at UIC Prep, 7:00

NOBLE LEAGUE – GOLD

Bulls Prep at Rowe-Clark, 7:00

ITW-Speer at Comer, 7:00

Johnson at Butler, 7:00

NORTH SUBURBAN

Lake Forest at Mundelein, 7:00

Lake Zurich at Waukegan, 7:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-SOUTH / CENTRAL

Curie at Kenwood, 5:00

Morgan Park at Longwood, 6:30

Perspectives-Lead at Brooks, 5:00

Phillips at Lindblom, 6:30

Simeon at Hyde Park, 6:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-CENTRAL

Bogan at Dunbar, 5:00

Catalyst-Maria at King, 5:00

DuSable at Englewood STEM, 5:00

Richards (Chgo) at Hubbard, 5:00

Urban Prep-Englewood at Kennedy, 7:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-SOUTH

Agricultural Science at Urban Prep-Bronzeville, 5:0

Harlan at Corliss, 5:00

South Shore at Dyett, 5:00

UC-Woodlawn at Fenger, 5:00

Vocational at ACE Amandla, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-CENTRAL

Back of the Yards at Kelly, 5:00

Excel-Englewood at ACERO-Soto, 5:00

Gage Park at Solorio, 5:00

Hancock at Instituto Health, 5:00

Horizon-Southwest at Tilden, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-SOUTH

Air Force at Julian, 5:00

Chicago Military at Carver, 5:00

EPIC at Excel-South Shore, 5:00

Goode at Washington, 5:00

Hirsch at Bowen, 5:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – BLUE

Thornton Fr. North at Bremen, 6:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – RED

Argo at Shepard, 6:30

SOUTH SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Oak Forest at Eisenhower, 6:30

Reavis at Hillcrest, 6:30

WEST SUBURBAN – SILVER

Lyons at Oak Park-River Forest, 6:30

NON CONFERENCE

Durand at Christian Life, 7:00

Illinois Lutheran at Grace Christian, 7:00

Latin at Carmel, 7:00

Oregon at Warren (IL), 7:00

Raby at Little Village, 5:00

Rockford Lutheran at Winnebago, 7:00, NC

Westminster Christian at Yorkville Christian, 7:00

SPRINGFIELD (MO) – MISSOURI STATE

St. Rita vs. Link Academy, 6:00

Friday, January 13, 2023

BIG NORTHERN

Genoa-Kingston at Byron, 7:00

CATHOLIC LEAGUE – BLUE

Brother Rice at Fenwick, 7:00

Leo at DePaul, 7:00

St. Ignatius at Loyola, 7:00

CATHOLIC LEAGUE – WHITE

Montini at De La Salle, 6:30

Providence-St. Mel at St. Laurence, 7:00

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – NORTH

Deerfield at Vernon Hills, 7:00

Highland Park at Maine West, 7:00

Maine East at Niles North, 7:00

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – SOUTH

Evanston at Glenbrook South, 7:00

New Trier at Maine South, 7:00

Niles West at Glenbrook North, 7:00

CHICAGO PREP

Christ the King at Hope Academy, 7:30

Ellison at Northtown, 7:00

DU PAGE VALLEY

Metea Valley at Naperville Central, 7:00

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC

Benet at Joliet Catholic, 7:00

Marian Catholic at Marist, 7:00

Nazareth at Notre Dame, 7:00

St. Patrick at St. Viator, 7:00

FOX VALLEY

Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake Central, 7:30

Crystal Lake South at Hampshire, 7:30

Dundee-Crown at Huntley, 7:30

Jacobs at Prairie Ridge, 7:30

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT

Herscher at Manteno, 7:00

Lisle at Coal City, 6:45

Wilmington at Peotone, 7:00

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Latin at North Shore, 6:00

University High at Elgin Academy, 6:00

INTERSTATE EIGHT

Kaneland at Sandwich, 6:45

Morris at LaSalle-Peru, 7:00

Ottawa at Plano, 7:00

Sycamore at Rochelle, 7:00

LAKE SHORE ATHLETIC

ACERO-Cruz at Lycee Francais

Roycemore at Intrinsic-Downtown, 5:30

Wolcott at Horizon-McKinley, 7:00

LITTLE TEN

Earlville at Hinckley-Big Rock, 6:45

Newark at Leland, 5:30

Serena at LaMoille, 5:30

Somonauk at Indian Creek, 6:45

METRO PREP

Islamic Foundation at Universal, 5:00

METRO SUBURBAN – BLUE

Chicago Christian at Aurora Christian, 7:30

IC Catholic at Wheaton Academy, 7:30

Riverside-Brookfield at Timothy Christian, 7:30

METRO SUBURBAN – RED

McNamara at Ridgewood, 7:00

Westmont at St. Edward, 7:00

MID-SUBURBAN – EAST

Elk Grove at Hersey, 7:30

Prospect at Buffalo Grove, 7:30

Rolling Meadows at Wheeling, 7:30

MID-SUBURBAN – WEST

Barrington at Palatine, 7:30

Conant at Fremd, 7:30

Schaumburg at Hoffman Estates, 7:30

NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC

Mooseheart at Harvest Christian, 6:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-WEST / NORTH

Farragut at Clark, 5:00

Lane at Westinghouse, 5:00

North Lawndale at Orr, 5:00

Perspectives-MSA at Lincoln Park, 5:00

Young at Prosser, 6:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-NORTH

Amundsen at Foreman, 5:00

Mather at Sullivan, 5:00

Schurz at Northside, 5:00

Senn at Taft, 7:00

Von Steuben at Lake View, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-WEST

Austin at Raby, 5:00

Collins at Jones, 6:30

Crane at Wells, 5:00

Legal Prep at Ogden, 7:00

Marshall at Payton, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-NORTH

Chicago Academy at Chicago Math & Science, 5:00

Disney at Steinmetz, 5:00

Intrinsic-Belmont at Uplift, 5:00

North-Grand at ASPIRA-Bus&Fin

Rickover at Alcott, 5:00

Roosevelt at Marine, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-WEST

Chicago Collegiate at Juarez, 5:00

Chicago Tech at Douglass, 5:00

Clemente at Kelvyn Park, 5:00

Manley at Phoenix, 5:00

Spry at Little Village, 5:00

RIVER VALLEY

Donovan at St. Anne, 7:00

Grant Park at Clifton Central, 7:00

Momence at Beecher, 7:00

Tri-Point at Gardner-So. Wilmington, 6:45

SOUTH SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Evergreen Park at Thornton Fr. South, 5:30

Lemont at Oak Lawn, 6:30

Tinley Park at Richards, 6:30

SOUTHLAND

Bloom at Thornridge, 6:00

Crete-Monee at Thornton, 6:30

Kankakee at Rich, 6:30

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE – CROSSOVER

Minooka at Plainfield East, 6:30

Oswego at Plainfield South, 6:30

Oswego East at Joliet West, 6:30

Plainfield North at Romeoville, 6:30

West Aurora at Joliet Central, 6:30

Yorkville at Plainfield Central, 6:30

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – BLUE

Bolingbrook at Homewood-Flossmoor, 6:30

Lincoln-Way East at Sandburg, 6:00

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – RED

Lincoln-Way Central at Andrew, 6:00

Stagg at Lincoln-Way West, 6:30

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lockport, 6:30

TRI-COUNTY

Dwight at Woodland, 7:15

Lowpoint-Washburn at Putnam County, 7:30

Marquette at Seneca, 7:00

Roanoke-Benson at Midland, 7:00

UPSTATE EIGHT

Bartlett at South Elgin, 7:00

East Aurora at West Chicago, 7:00

Elgin at Larkin, 7:00

Fenton at Streamwood, 7:00

Glenbard East at Glenbard South, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – GOLD

Addison Trail at Morton, 7:30

Leyden at Downers Grove South, 7:30

Proviso East at Willowbrook, 7:30

WEST SUBURBAN – SILVER

Glenbard West at Downers Grove North, 7:30

Proviso West at Hinsdale Central, 7:30

NON CONFERENCE

Belvidere North at Geneva, 7:00

Dixon at Sherrard, 7:00

EPIC at Southland, 5:00

Horizon-Southwest at Holy Trinity, 6:30

Johnson at St. Francis de Sales, 7:00

LaLumiere (IN) at St. Francis, 6:00

Marengo at McHenry, 7:00

Portage Christian (IN) at Grace Christian, 7:00

Providence at Oak Forest, 7:30

Rock Falls at Mendota, 7:00

Schaumburg Christian at Cornerstone Christian, 7:

South Shore at Mansueto, 5:00

Thornwood at Harlan, 5:00

Unity Christian at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00

Westlake Christian at Christian Life, 7:00

SPRINGFIELD (MO) – MISSOURI STATE

St. Rita vs. TBA

Saturday, January 14, 2023

CATHOLIC LEAGUE – CROSSOVER

Brother Rice at Marmion, 6:00

METRO SUBURBAN – RED

Aurora Central at Elmwood Park, 1:00

NORTH SUBURBAN

Libertyville at Stevenson, 5:30

WEST SUBURBAN – SILVER

Oak Park-River Forest at York, 5:30

NON CONFERENCE

Alden-Hebron at Westlake Christian, 7:30

Barrington at Grant, 3:30

Bremen at Sandburg, 4:00

Chicago Tech at North Chicago, 3:30

Christian Life at Elgin Academy, 3:00

Crystal Lake South at Wheeling, 3:30

Downers Grove North at Notre Dame, 6:30

Dundee-Crown at Conant, 6:00

Evanston at Rolling Meadows, 5:30

Evergreen Park at Plainfield Central, 12:30

Grant Park at Watseka, 7:30

Hall at Serena, 5:30

Jacobs at St. Charles East, 3:30

Kaneland at Yorkville, 6:00

Lake Park at Glenbard West, 6:00

LaMoille at Midland, 10:00

Lane at Padua (OH), 6:00

Leyden at Fenton, 4:30

Mendota at Ottawa, 6:00

Morgan Park at Hammond (IN), 6:00

Morris at Streator, 5:30

Naperville North at Oswego, 7:30

Niles North at Zion-Benton, 5:30

Palatine at Lake Zurich, 3:30

Pearl City at Hinckley-Big Rock, 3:30

Princeville at Roanoke-Benson, 7:30

Sandwich at Providence, 2:30

Schaumburg Christian at Calvary Christian, TBA

St. Anne at Cissna Park, 1:00

St. Charles North at Hinsdale Central, 3:00

Streamwood at Wheaton North, 3:00

Taft at DePaul, 3:00

Thornridge at Richards, 4:00

Tri-Point at Cornerstone Christian, 7:00

Vernon Hills at Cary-Grove, 3:00

West Aurora at Glenbard East, 4:30

Westmont at Peotone, 3:00

Winnebago at Princeton, 6:30

Woodstock at Harlem, 3:00

Yorkville Christian at Christ the King, 2:30

DETROIT (MI)

Hyde Park vs. Northview (MI), 4:30E

FREEPORT

Rockford Christian vs. Fulton, 2:30

Rockford Christian vs. Freeport, 5:30

MAINE EAST / MAINE SOUTH

Amundsen vs. Maine South, 11:30

Schurz vs. Maine South, 1:00

Amundsen vs. Maine East, 2:30

Schurz vs. Maine East

MARSHALL

Auburn vs. TBA

Curie vs. TBA

Longwood vs. TBA

Riverside-Brookfield vs. TBA

Von Steuben vs. TBA

PECATONICA

Pecatonica vs. Polo, 9:00

Galena vs. Eastland, 10:30

Scales Mound vs. Durand, 12:00

Johnsburg vs. Richmond-Burton, 1:30

Consolation Semi-Final, 6:00

Consolation Semi-Final, 7:30

Semi-Final, 3:00

Semi-Final, 4:30

ROMEOVILLE

Andrew vs. Romeoville

SOUTH BELOIT

Forrsrton vs. Harvest Christian, 9:00a

South Beloit vs. Harvard, 10:30

North Boone vs. Forreston, 12:00

Harvard vs. Oregon, 1:30

East Dubuque vs. North Boone, 3:00

Oregon vs. Stillman Valley, 4:30

Harvest Christian vs. East Dubuque, 6:00

South Beloit vs. Stillman Valley, 7:30

SPRINGFIELD (MO) – MISSOURI STATE

St. Rita vs. TBA

THORNTON FR. NORTH

Perspectives-Lead vs. TBA

Proviso East vs. TBA

Rich vs. TBA

St. Francis de Sales vs. TBA

Thornton Fr. North vs. TBA

TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN

Chicago Christian vs. Lisle, 3:00

Northridge vs. Westinghouse, 4:30

Rockford Lutheran vs. Timothy Christian

WHEATON-WARR. SOUTH

Metea Valley vs. Joliet Central, 9:30

Glenbard North vs. Morton, 9:30

Lake Forest Academy vs. Wheaton-Warr. South, 11

St. Francis vs. Rockford East, 11:00

Joliet Central vs. Normal, 1:00

Morton vs. Lindblom, 1:00

Plainfield South vs. Lake Forest Academy, 2:30

Rockford East vs. Warren, 2:30

Normal vs. Metea Valley, 4:30

Lindblom vs. Glenbard North, 4:30

Wheaton-Warr. South vs. Plainfield South, 6:00

Warren vs. St. Francis, 6:00

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A Chicago Bears rookie’s status was revealed Sunday morning

The Chicago Bears will play the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18 with an empty cupboard. Head coach Matt Eberflus announced early this week that Justin Fields would not play Sunday. The Bears sent three more players to the injured reserve this week. A Chicago Bears rookie’s status was revealed Sunday morning after being listed as questionable on Friday afternoon.

According to a statement by the Bears, Kyler Gordon will be inactive against the Vikings. Gordon was questionable with a groin injury. The Bears rookie showed signs of improvement in the latter half of the season after a slow start. But Gordon backslid against the Detroit Lions last week. He’ll have an offseason to think about that. According to Pro Football Focus, Gordon earned a 49.9 overall grade for his rookie season.

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The Bears will play their season finale without their top draft pick after the team ruled rookie cornerback Kyler Gordon inactive Sunday at Soldier Field.

Gordon turned up on the Bears’ injury report with a groin injury Thursday. Saturday, the Bears said he was also ill. He was ruled questionable because of both maladies.

Defensive lineman Angelo Blackson, who was also questionable because of an illness, won’t play. Other inactives include running back Darrynton Evans and defensive lineman Terrell Lewis.

The Bears ruled out three players Friday: quarterback Justin Fields (hip), cornerback Jaylon Jones (concussion) and linebacker Sterling Weatherford (illness).

The Bears aren’t incentivized to win Sunday. As long as they lose to the playoff-bound Vikings, the Bears can draft no lower than second. If they lose and the Texans beat the Colts, the Bears will draft first. They last picked first overall in 1947.

The Vikings can improve their seeding from No. 3 to No. 2 with a win and a long-shot Cardinals win against the 49ers later Sunday.

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Prolific stadium builder Bob Dunn, advising the Lightfoot administration on how to fix Soldier Field to keep the Bears in Chicago, released detailed plans Sunday for transforming the isolated stadium into a year-round commercial and entertainment hub, served by a transit station that would underpin his goal of residential expansion on the Near South Side.

Dunn estimated that his proposal to dome Soldier Field, working within its existing footprint, would save the Bears at least $1 billion over the cost of building from the ground up in Arlington Heights, where the team has a contract to purchase land.

Dunn, president of Landmark Development, said the proposed new Soldier Field and surrounding activity would fatten city tax coffers while giving the Bears and the team’s fans a facility that would be among the tops for NFL teams.

His credentials include involvement in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and every stadium for the Bears’ rivals in the NFC North Division.

In an interview, he offered images that promise that Soldier Field’s design, which has been likened to a crashed spaceship, could become something thrilling.

“Having built a number of NFL stadiums, having built other sports venues … having built Lambeau Field, which is consistently ranked as one of the top buildings in all of sports by fans, taking that building and then transforming it to become what it’s become, there is not an opportunity in the sports industry in the United States, I would argue, that matches the opportunity here,” Dunn said.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot brought in Dunn last July to help in her effort to keep the Bears in Chicago. He said he’s unpaid for the role, that he has developed the plans at Landmark Development’s expense. He timed the release of his plan to the Bears’ final game of the season.

He spells out his vision with a website, reimaginesoldierfield.com, that includes a video narrated by former TV news anchor Bill Kurtis.

Dunn said he hasn’t reviewed the plan with the Bears.

Team officials have they they are sticking to a contractual obligation and talking only with Arlington Heights officials about what they can build on the former site of Arlington Park racetrack. The Bears have a contract to buy the 326 acres for $197.2 million but could back out of the deal.

The Lightfoot administration has estimated that a Soldier Field redevelopment, dome and all, could cost $2.2 billion.

Dunn’s plan includes a glassy north wall he said could be opened depending on the weather. Stadium capacity could be in the “high-60s,” he said, compared with the current 61,500 seats.

City officials promised a feasibility study of public financing options last year but have provided no updates.

Funding would surely be controversial because of the likely hit on taxpayers and the amount still unpaid on debt from Soldier Field’s 2003 renovation. The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which handles the debt, said the amount owed is $631.5 million on notes due by 2032.

Dunn said the city’s $2.2 billion cost estimate was reasonable but that inflation and rising interest rates inevitably would affect the project. He wouldn’t discuss taxpayer funding.

He predicted that Arlington Heights would cost far more and deliver less for the team and taxpayers.

Soldier Field draws from a central area that gets 50 million visitors a year, with 100 million vehicles a year zipping by on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive.

“Those are Disney-like numbers,” Dunn said.

Arlington Heights, he said, might draw eight to 12 million annual visitors.

Dunn said the city and the Bears could strike new revenue-sharing deals covering parking, concessions, corporate sponsorships and other income sources.

“You have to have a different revenue mix,” he said. “It can be solved. It’s been solved in a lot of markets across the country.”

The Lightfoot administration responded to questions about Dunn’s plan with a written statement that offered no new details of public funding options.

“Mayor Lightfoot has been vocal about the need to reimagine the experience at Soldier Field,” the statement said. “The city still believes that Soldier Field is the best home for the Chicago Bears and continues to . . . explore the future of the stadium.”

With less than two months before the mayoral election, Dunn’s expanded presentation could be seen as a move to boost Lightfoot’s chances by showcasing her commitment to the lakefront asset. Dunn said his concern is planning, not politics.

“We have to have a vision here for the future of Soldier Field” whether the Bears move or not, he said. “I think any administration would look at this very favorably.”

Scott Hagel, senior vice president of marketing and communications for the Bears, stuck with the tenor of the club’s recent statements about stadium matters, saying, “The only proposal we are exploring is in Arlington Heights.”

In Dunn’s outline, Soldier Field would keep its name and its tradition of honoring veterans, with a memorial to armed forces within the building. Its colonnades would stay in place, but the space around them would become active with shops and maybe a food hall.

His plan calls for a concert stage north of the arena near the Field Museum.

The dome would be supported by four columns added near the end zones, prime opportunities for corporate sponsors, Dunn said. Building into what’s now dead space around the stands, he said, would put an end to the current cramped concourses.

The project could take three to four years to complete, he said.

The proposal has two main assumptions.

One is that costs could be held down by using 70% of the existing stadium structure, including the seating bowls, which Dunn said provide an intimate view of games.

The other assumption is that he can change how fans get to Soldier Field. Most drive now, but Dunn said that, with a transit connection next to the stadium, 40% of the crowd could arrive by rail, comparing the game-day commuting patterns to Wrigley Field.

The transit hub is a clue to Dunn’s vested interest in helping Soldier Field. It’s a principal part of his plan for a megadevelopment of up to nine highrises built over Metra’s tracks west of the stadium. The plan is called One Central and, as previously sketched out, could cost $20 billion and include more than 9,000 residences.

One Central needs that transit station — seen as a junction for the CTA, Metra and Amtrak — to get people to the future buildings. But its cost is estimated at $6.5 billion. Dunn has promised to fund the construction, provided the state repays him from sales taxes resulting from the development.

Critics have called the public obligation risky. The state has ordered a feasibility study of the transit hub but reserved any decision for giving Dunn a go-ahead.

He still needs city zoning approval to build One Central, and his original plan has drawn fire from nearby residents and some politicians. Much of the opposition centers on density and access to the site.

Dunn said the plan could be downsized.

“I think it’s fair to say we’ve learned a lot, and I think we’ll be able to demonstrate that in what we learned, we made some very significant improvements in the plan.”

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It looked like the Bulls were set to take 10 steps back against the Jazz after taking two steps forward against two of the East’s elite teams.

It has been the story of their season, so it wouldn’t have shocked anyone.

But late-game sparks from Patrick Williams and Coby White were enough for the Bulls to retake the lead and secure a 126-118 victory against the Jazz.

“The thing I love about Coby when something negative happens where he knows he can be better, he always responds,” coach Billy Donovan said. “I appreciate him not getting off to a great offensive start and sticking with it. The same thing for Patrick. That’s the thing you need to do.”

After two impressive performances from Williams, including a season-high 22 points Wednesday against the Nets, he was held to one point through the first 39 minutes by Utah.

But with nine minutes left and the Bulls trailing by four, he and White, who was scoreless until that point, exchanged buckets. They combined for 11 points in less than two minutes to put the Bulls back on top and force a Jazz timeout.

Coming out of the timeout, Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan went to work. They combined for 27 points in the fourth quarter.

LaVine had some residual three-point magic from his 41-point game against the 76ers sprinkled over him Saturday night. He had 11 points in the first quarter and 17 by the half, going 2-for-4 from three-point range. He opened the third quarter with another three and had 36 points for the game. He shot 6-for-12 from long range. Donovan said he wants to see 10 to 15 threes from LaVine every game.

LaVine’s response was concise: “I’ll try if I can.”

DeRozan scored 35, and Nikola Vucevic had 15 points and 16 rebounds.

“We’re finding a rhythm, sharing the ball and understanding our spots,” DeRozan said. “But mainly understanding when we get stops, get out in transition to get easy possessions and easy shots. We’ve been doing that more times than not. It’s been good for us.”

The Bulls and Jazz appeared sluggish at the start. It took nearly two minutes for either to draw first blood.

After Vucevic made a five-foot hook shot, the game got going, sort of. Through much of the first quarter, only Vucevic and LaVine were able to muster much offense.

Sloppy passing was compounded by poor shot selection in the first half. Let’s just chalk up the slow start to the aftereffects of being on the back end of a back-to-back.

The Jazz outscored the Bulls 68-40 in the paint behind a dominant performance by ex-Bull Lauri Markkanen, who finished with 28 points. The Bulls also struggled to contain Jordan Clarkson, who had 18 points. Late in the third quarter, Markkanen put Vucevic on a poster, finishing with force at the rim and topping it off with a stare-down.

The Bulls are 8-3 since giving up 150 points to the Timberwolves last month and could be 10-1 if NBA officiating hadn’t blown late calls in each of their losses to the Cavaliers last week. But let’s not dredge up the past.

LaVine didn’t acknowledge that Minnesota loss as a turning point. Instead, he mentioned some advice from his dad.

“Sometimes you need a little bit of [a butt-kicking] to get you back in the right place,” LaVine said.

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For Jeremy Fears Jr. and Joliet West, this was the one that didn’t get away.

Fears hit a shot in the lane with 3.0 seconds left Saturday night to lift the No. 8 Tigers past Cam Christie and No. 5 Rolling Meadows 62-60 in the Steve Pappas Shootout at DePaul Prep.

Fears finished with a game-high 24 points in a back-and-forth showdown that featured 26 lead changes — 11 in the second quarter alone.

It was the kind of game, with high stakes and against another elite player, that the Michigan State-bound Fears came back to his hometown from La Lumiere (Ind.) to play. There have been others this season. The Tigers (15-4) beat St. Rita early, but couldn’t close the deal against Kenwood, Benet or Curie.

“We took two tough losses to end Pontiac [Benet and Curie] and we knew we had another opportunity to play a great team and just come back and get it,” Fears said. “Everybody was locked in and that’s what we did.”

The Tigers did it by playing what coach Jeremy Kreiger considers a throwback style.

“I get caught up speaking to them about Joliet basketball: the Roger Powell days, the Gary Bell days, the Michael Mines days,” Kreiger said. “Joliet was known as a hard-working city that was tough and physical.

“In recent years, we’ve been ultra-skilled and we’ve worked super hard. But I just wanted them to step on the floor and bring a level of physicality that might almost shock or stun the opponent from the beginning of the game.”

Christie was on the receiving end of some of that physical approach, including one moment in the second quarter.

“I was going up for a layup and I got clocked in the nose,” he said.

Then late in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota-bound Christie drove to the basket, was upended and landed hard, staying down for a few seconds. He got up and hit one of two free throws to tie the score at 58 with 1:40 left. Baskets by Joliet West’s Justus McNair and Rolling Meadows’ Tsvet Sotirov set the stage for Fears’ game-winner.

The Mustangs had a final shot from half-court, but it was off the mark and Joliet West had the signature win that had been so elusive. Despite those near-misses, Fears had no doubt this one would go the Tigers’ way.

“I had ultra confidence in myself,” he said. “I’ve seen a lot of shots go in and I knew this was my one opportunity, my one chance to make a big-time play for my team. And that’s what I was able to do.”

Fears’ brother Jeremiah added 14 points, while McNair and Drew King both scored seven.

Christie led Rolling Meadows with 19 points and seven rebounds, while 6-7 Mark Nikolich-Wilson did a little of everything with 16 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Sotirov had 10 points.

Nikolich-Wilson, who shot a tourney-record 77.1% as the Mustangs won the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament, continues to provide a potent offensive alternative to Christie.

“Teams can’t just stay out on me the whole time because he’s a really good post player,” Christie said. “Once he starts scoring, it causes them to sink the defense so I’ll be open for kick-outs.”

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A newly narrowed crowd of mayoral candidates sat together for the first time Saturday afternoon for a conversation on issues affecting the city’s disabled community.

The seven candidates — community activist Ja’Mal Green; Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson; State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago); former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Paul Vallas; Ald. Sophia King (4th); U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-Ill); and incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot — were seated in a row at a long table for the mostly cordial debate at the Access Living forum in River North.

Garcia said he was “running on fumes,” having flown to Chicago following days of voting that resulted in U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calf.) election as speaker of the House early Friday.

Missing from the forum were two candidates: Businessman Willie Wilson and Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) had both failed to fill out a required questionnaire to participate.

Lightfoot bore the brunt of criticism at the forum and faced it almost immediately.

“We need someone who can lead with communication and not altercation,” King said in a barb aimed at Lightfoot in her opening statement.

Responding to questions about how the city serves residents with mental health conditions, Vallas and Green both attacked Lightfoot for not reopening mental health clinics on the South and West Sides that were shuttered during Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s term in office.

Lightfoot, who as a candidate had promised to reopen the clinics, stood by her team’s strategy of providing “culturally relevant” mental healthcare, which she said her administration has made available across Chicago. Lightfoot said she had also increased funding for mental healthcare in the city’s budget, much of which was set aside for grants to local clinics.

“When I heard from the experts, and what I heard from patients, was that they didn’t want the clinician care that our clinics offer,” Lightfoot said. “What they wanted was culturally relevant mental health services in their neighborhood.”

Garcia suggested the city work with the county to combine their efforts on mental health to bring more resources to local clinics.

“We cannot continue to work in silence,” Garcia said.

Criminal justice reform proved to be a hot button issue and saw the candidates finding ways to differential themselves.

Lightfoot said there were “no resources” for formerly incarcerated people when she took office, but argued that a Reentry Council she created had made strides.

“Simply hiring someone to lead an office is not going to change [things],” Vallas shot back at Lightfoot. The former schools chief said the city needed more education and job training opportunities for people leaving prison.

Vallas said he would use police resources to combat several citywide issues, including a plan to put mental health centers at police precincts across the city and to drop the private security hired by Lighfoot’s administration to patrol the CTA, saying he’d reallocate those funds to post cops at stations and on trains instead.

Johnson called Vallas’ plan a “failed approach,” given past brutality that he said disabled Chicagoans, and the city’s residents at large, have faced at the hands of police officers.

Johnson and Vallas, along with Green and Buckner, were able to find common ground in a desire to fund a city program to clear sidewalks of snow in the winters, which the city currently calls a “shared community responsibility.” The frozen paths can be treacherous to navigate for residents with physical disabilities.

Lightfoot touted the impact of the Red and Purple Line Modernization and Red Line expansion projects on improving the transit agency’s accessibility, as well as recently securing a federal grant to help pay for more improvements.

Buckner promised to make the CTA “100% accessible” if elected.

“The [Americans with Disabilities Act] has to be our floor, not our ceiling,” Buckner said.

To close the forum, moderator Andr?s Gallagos, the chair of the National Council on Disability, urged the audience to use what was said to help make their decisions in the race next month.

“Get out and vote like your life depends on it,” Gallagos said. “Cause it very well might.”

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Jake McCabe has been the reliable, smart, effective defensive defenseman with a touch of offensive ability this season that the Blackhawks thought they were getting last season.

The ironic part is McCabe has become the right player at the wrong time.

When ex-Hawks general manager Stan Bowman signed McCabe to a four-year contract in 2021, he thought the former Sabre would play a big part in the Hawks’ defensive stabilization. But McCabe — still hampered by the shoulder that had undergone surgery the winter before — struggled mightily out of the gate, along with the rest of the team, and never really found his rhythm.

Now under GM Kyle Davidson, McCabe’s age (29) and term (2.5 years left under contract) no longer fit the organizational timeline, especially with so many prospect defensemen pushing toward the NHL.

But McCabe has nonetheless finally settled into the role Bowman imagined him filling. He has arguably been the Hawks’ best player this season.

And he produced one of his best performances in the Hawks’ 2-0 shutout win Friday over the Coyotes, even beyond his 89 mile-per-hour slapshot goal.

“Watching him in the third period, making street-hockey [style] kick saves in front of the goalie, he’s a warrior,” coach Luke Richardson said. “He’s not afraid to put his body on the line for the team. It was great to see him get rewarded on the offensive side, but [it was] just a real good complete game by him and Seth [Jones]. They were both excellent tonight.”

Putting McCabe with Jones, who may not be quite deserving of his 2023 NHL All-Star selection but is unquestionably a good player, has proven to be a wise move. Both have benefited from getting away from Jack Johnson.

“Me and Seth as of late, as a pair, have been playing pretty solid,” McCabe said. “We played really well [Friday]. We moved pucks quickly, we didn’t spend too much time in our ‘D’-zone and we were just solid throughout the game, with good gaps reading off each other. [We’ve been] getting more comfortable with each other the last couple weeks.”

McCabe mentioned his gap control again in a follow-up question about what has contributed most to his success this season, and he’s absolutely correct about that.

The Hawks are generally atrocious at defending their own blue line, but McCabe’s physicality, strong positioning and awareness of his partner’s positioning make him the lone exception. He’s the only Hawks defenseman who grades out above-average in both total zone entry targets and zone entries allowed leading to scoring chances, per data from All Three Zones.

Meanwhile, his 44.6% expected-goals ratio and 42.8% scoring-chance ratio at five-on-five may not look pretty, but he’s the best Hawks defenseman in both those categories, too. Plus, he also not only leads the Hawks but entered Saturday tied for ninth in the NHL with 83 blocked shots.

“He’s [even] blocking shots when the game is out of reach with a minute to go,” Richardson said. “And he’s doing it either way, if we’re down three goals or we’re up four.”

Offensively, McCabe’s 10 points now rank second among Hawks defensemen, behind only Jones. He’s cautious about pinching, but he typically makes a positive impact when he does. Since the Hawks’ early-December win at the Rangers, a game in which he was very active in the ‘O’-zone, he has been doing that more.

And although plus-minus is a flawed stat, the fact he sports a plus-three rating on a team with a minus-59 goal differential is so absurd that it’s worth noting.

“I try to be the leader on the back end,” he said. “Really, that’s what I’ve been focusing on all year: being steady and confident. Just keep the good things going when they’re going good.”

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What the Chicago Cubs have done on the hot stove so far

With the Chicago Cubs’ offseason being regarded as one of the more successful around the league. The team seems better on paper than they were this time last year and ready to contend for a division title in 2023. The Cubs brought in Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger, Eric Hosmer, Jameson Taillon, and Brad Boxberger and also brought back Drew Smyly on a two-year deal.

There have also been reports that the Chicago Cubs are interested in Trey Mancini as their designated hitter for the 2023 season.

What does all this mean for Ian Happ?

Ian Happ had the best year of his career in 2022. The 28-year-old slashed .271/.342/.781, got his first all-star nod, led the team in several offensive categories, and Happ even won a gold glove for his remarkable performance defensively.

With Happ’s contract set to expire after this year, the Cubs have some serious thinking to do on what to do with Happ. The thing is with Ian Happ the Cubs have to use a wait-and-see approach. Meaning they should let Happ play on his current deal and take a long look at how the team is performing and how Happ is performing when the all-star break comes around this year.

The reason they should wait before doing anything with Happ is to see if he can repeat his 2022 performance. Which is not a guarantee. In the month of September during the 2021 season, Happ had a slash line of .199/.299/.681 through 120 games.

Say the Cubs let Happ walk or trade him

If the Chicago Cubs were to trade Happ or let him walk his potential replacement would not be too far away. The Cubs are lucky enough to have several top 100 prospects some who are closer to the majors than others. Brennen Davis was set to make his debut in 22′ but injuries set him back and PCA and Kevin Alcantara are both prime candidates to debut in the 2024 season.

The Chicago Cubs current outfield situation is Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki and Cody Bellinger who was brought in on a one year deal. The Cubs could potentially extend Bellinger if he succeeds this year but beyond that the only constant in the Cubs outfield plans is Seiya Suzuki who is locked up for the next four seasons. The tricky situation here is the Cubs prospects. You don’t want to block them from potentially developing further unless the Cubs plan to deal them.

What could a potential Ian Happ extention look like?

via NJ.com

The Chicago Cubs don’t have to look far to see a good measuring stick for a potential Happ extension. If the Cubs were to extend Ian Happ long term it would probably look something like the deal Andrew Benintendi just signed with the Chicago White Sox. Benintendi’s deal is 5 years worth $75 million fully guaranteed. Remember this is all dependent on Happ repeating his 22′ performance. If he does not then Happ will most likely be traded or follow Contreras’ moves and find a new team in free agency after one last hurrah with the Cubs.

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