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Be ready to pitch when you come to the ballpark, retired major leaguer Buzz Capra says. It was advice he learned from playing ball at Lane Tech.

Clemente and Lane have among the best rivalries in Chicago high school baseball. Their contests often determine the Public League championship or a sectional title. Lane has won the Public League title 24 times. Clemente has won it 11 times. In 2012, Lane beat Clemente 6-3 in semifinals. Clemente came back in the title...

This was a heartbreaking loss for Gordon first-year head basketball coach Tom Kleinschmidt. Uplift (17-9) beat the Rams (17-10) 47-44 to win the Senn Regional in the Class 3A state playoffs on Friday night. The Titans advanced to the Antioch Sectional with 22 free throws and 16 offensive rebounds while Gordon missed 13 free...

The Indians were stunned on Monday night in the Class 4A regional at St. Patrick by Schurz (9-18) 65-58 in overtime. The Bulldogs rallied from a 17-point deficit to earn a matchup against New Trier (24-5). “It was a fortunate win because we were down the whole game,” Schurz head coach James Shelton said...

Whitney Young High School won its first Chicago Public League basketball championship since 1998 with a 60-56 overtime win over Morgan Park

Loyola Academy pulled a 49-40 Catholic League win from the revived Gordon Tech Rams.

Gordon Tech ended a 35 game losing streak, defeating St Joseph High School 65-35 Friday.

Gordon (9-5) won the Luther North tournament in impressive fashion with a 51-29 victory over Jones College Prep (9-7) on Sunday night. The Rams made 17-of-34 shots while limiting the Eagles to 13-of-32 on offense while forcing 17 turnovers. “It feels good to start winning again.” Gordon first-year head coach and former star Tom...

Gordon has some unfinished business at the Luther North basketball tournament. The Rams are hoping to win the title this season after losing in the finals to Taft last year. Gordon (8-5) advanced to the championship game at Luther North with a 73-28 win over Chicago Academy (0-9) on Saturday afternoon. The Rams will...

In a night of memories, Nazareth (6-1) beat Gordon Tech (4-3) 48-32 in a game played at Northwest Middle School. Northwest, the home of a now closed Catholic school named Archbishop Weber,  was a rival to current Gordon coach Tom Kleinschmidt and a home to Nazareth head basketball coach John Bonk. Gordon decided to hold...