It’s easy to understand why their Lockport teammates might sometimes struggle to differentiate junior guard Nedas Venckus from his twin brother, Nojus. Aside from looking extremely alike, the Venckus twins have very similar games. But senior forward Owen Nemecek sees something that makes Nedas stand out. “Nedas is a little more bouncy,” Nemecek said. “It’s just the way he … [Read more...] about Nedas Venckus develops way to set himself apart from twin brother Nojus for Lockport. ‘A little more bouncy.’
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Jayden McDonald goes on the attack and makes shot after shot to spark Homewood-Flossmoor. ‘My full potential.’
Junior guard Jayden McDonald took Homewood-Flossmoor’s brutal shooting start personally. In a way, it was perfect timing Tuesday night for the Vikings as McDonald has emerged this season as a shooting specialist and offensive spark plug as a first-year starter on the varsity. “I knew I had to pick it up a notch because I wasn’t going at my full potential,” he said. “We were in … [Read more...] about Jayden McDonald goes on the attack and makes shot after shot to spark Homewood-Flossmoor. ‘My full potential.’
Jeff Vorva’s high school girls basketball rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown
Providence takes over top spot, while Mother McAuley moves up and Oak Lawn enters rankings. Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Providence 16-2 (3) Taylor Healy grabs 17 rebounds in 69-48 win over Lincoln-Way East for Sandburg tourney title. 2. Mother McAuley 6-3 (6) Quinn Arundel and Mighty Macs hold high-octane Bloom to 12 second-half … [Read more...] about Jeff Vorva’s high school girls basketball rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown
Date and time are set for Chicago Bears’ 1st-round playoff game vs. Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field
The Chicago Bears are the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs and will host the Green Bay Packers at 7 p.m. Saturday in the wild-card round. The game will be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video. In the Chicago area, the game also will be broadcast on Fox-32. It will be the first Bears playoff game since the 2020 season and the first playoff game at Soldier Field since the 2018 season, … [Read more...] about Date and time are set for Chicago Bears’ 1st-round playoff game vs. Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field
Asking Eric: Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion?
Dear Eric: Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion? I received a phone call from a former classmate who wouldn’t give me the time of day when we were in school together. “You need to go!” No, thank you. The cost is outrageous. Plus, most of the people I would like to see are either not going or are deceased. During my high school years, I was not treated well by some of … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion?