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Neilski's Group C Individual Watch List

The Group C CPS Indoor track championship consisted of 22 schools. Group A and B have 12 schools each. So, Group C schools account for about 50% of the school in the CPS. With Group C schools consisting almost half... »

Spotlight- Christopher Thompson(so, S/RB/LB) of Austin Academy

A name that seems to be popping up in more places is Christopher Thompson(so, S/RB/LB) of Austin ( or technically VOICE Academy which is part of Austin). The 5-8, 178lb sophomore opened more eyes by having the 39th best SPARQ... »

Winter Sports Final Results

Girls Basketball, varsity 1st- Whitney Young 2nd- Bogan semi-finals- Phillips semi-finals- Morgan Park Boys Basketball, varsity 1st- Simeon 2nd- Curie Wrestling 1. 256- Lane Tech 2. 153.5- Bowen 3. 87- Taft 4. 67- Agriculture Science 5. 64- King 6. 62-... »

New Trier Will be a Tough Match for Foreman

Foreman is the only Red-North team still alive in the state basketball playoffs. Staying alive will be a big task as they face off against the mighty New Trier Trevians tonight at the Niles West Regional finals. Pictured above is... »

CPS State Wrestling Qualifiers

Max Schneider(sr) of Lane wins at 152lbs at the DeLaSalle Sectional # indicates place at sectional Class 3A 4. Johnny McCarthy(jr)- Lane Tech 3. Nick Jankowski(sr)- Lane Tech 1. Max Schneider(sr)- Lane Tech Class 2A 3. Nate Smith(jr)- Austin 3.... »

First big indoor track meet - Niles West I

Niles West City Meet I Friday, February 03, 2012 Niles West HS, Skokie - Map Field Events Start: 5:00 PM Track Events Start: 5:00 PM Expected city schools: Mather Clemente Von Steuben Northside Marshall Roosevelt Lincoln Park Austin Brooks Lake... »

Lane-1st, Bowen-2nd, Taft-3rd at CPS Wrestling Meet

Gerardo Buscio(sr- 138lbs) was one of two city champions for Taft. Buscio is undefeated at 17-0 for the season. Going into the CPS wrestling tournament, Lane was the hands on favorite to win and Bowen was expected to take 2nd.... »

New Trier Stomps Taft

New Trier 81 Taft 52 Kevin Siudut(6-7,sr, C) and Princeton bound Steven Cook(6-4) of New Trier. Taft had a good start and actually led 15-14 in the first quarter. But after that it was all New Trier. The Trevians ended... »

Taft Eagles Soaring

Taft win sets up possible showdown with Foreman for the Red-North....New Trier this Saturday! Northside Prep transfer Taylor Kuenh(5-7, 140lbs, sr, point guard) gets some quality playing time for Taft. Taft's 61-48 win over Prosser on Tuesday put them ... »

Lance Baggett of Chicago Academy Verbally Accepts to Play Football for Army

Lance Bagett(6-1, 235lbs,sr) of Chicago Academy confirmed to me after I spoke with him that he verbally comitted to play football for the Army Military Academy in West Point. Baggett is a wide bodied LB/DL. If the Baggett name is... »

Julian Track Should Get Back on Track!

The last great Julian track runner was Willard Lewis (above). This guy was a stud and he was not even a sprinter. In 2007, Lewis was an all-state track runner, running a 1:56.78 at the state meet for class 2A... »

Final Fall 2011 CPS Football Rankings

(pre-season rank) 1. Simeon (1) - city champion 2. Hubbard (3) - state quarterfinals 3. Harper (NR)- city runner up 4. Fenger (NR) - city semi-finals 5. Dunbar (4) - city semi-finals 6. Curie (2) - played Maine South tough... »

Darius Crockwell of Linoln Park wins Chicago Conference Player of the Year in close fan vote

Darius Crockwell (RB QB WR LB S) of Lincoln Park wins in fan votes for the Chicago Conference Player of the Year. He won by only 13 votes in a close race over lineman Johnny Daniels of Foreman. Crockwell Stats:... »

First Round State Playoff Saturday- Results

updated 4:05pm 8A Maine South 35 Curie 13 6A Richards 28 Hyde Park 14 #6 Bremen (6-3) at #3 Hubbard (7-2), at Gately, 7:30 p.m. 5A #13 Rochelle (6-3) at #4 Urban Prep (8-1), at tba, 4 p.m. #12 Sycamore... »

Saturday- First Round State Playoff Schedule and Neilski's Picks

Saturday, October 29, 2011 8A #15 Curie (5-4) at #2 Maine South (9-0), at Lane, 12:30 p.m- Maine South by 40 6A #7 Richards (5-4) at #2 Hyde Park (7-2), at Eckersall, 1 p.m.-Richards by 26 #6 Bremen (6-3) at... »

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