Bloom bowls over Wildcats

HARVEY | Lejavius Johnson and the Bloom Township boys basketball team wanted to jump all over Thornton Township early and once they had them down, they wanted to keep them down.

Blazing Trojans girls hoops overcome Rebels slowdown

LANSING | Though it was a girls basketball game Monday at T.F. South, the pace was closer to that of a baseball game with a score a football game.

Bloom Twp. falls in OT at MLK Day of Hoops

JOLIET | No lead is safe when Times No. 1 Bloom Township holds it.

Bloom Twp., Marian Catholic to meet for bragging rights

RICHTON PARK | Bloom Township boys basketball coach Jasper Williams said it does not matter who his Blazing Trojans were to face tonight, they simply had to play better than they did in Monday's 70-47 blowout of Chicago Corliss to advance to the quarterfinals of the 39th Annual McDipper tour…

Senior scores late goal to lift Homewood-Flossmoor

HOMEWOOD | Homewood-Flossmoor and Bloom Township battled evenly Tuesday for a berth in the 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional final for almost the entire 80 minutes before someone finally scored a goal.

Wondaal wins Rich Dust Invitational in stifling heat

LANSING | Illiana Christian's Tony Wondaal summed up Saturday's Rich Dust Invitational nicely.

Highland's Davalos takes ninth at Rich Dust cross country invitational

LANSING | For Highland's Fanny Davalos, Saturday's Rich Dust Invitational was all business and no pleasure.

Trojans win lightning-shortened SAC track title

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | After a track season full of cold weather and rain, Crete-Monee's Lexus Jackson was just worried about having to deal with the heat for once.

Crete-Monee dominates on the track to top Bloom Twp.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | As Tayler Whittler came from behind Wednesday night, so too did her Crete-Monee team.

Crete-Monee improves to 3-0 in the Southland Athletic conference

CRETE | If this game was a tale of two halves, A.J. Rodas authored the first half for Crete-Monee.

Lexus drives Warriors at Hawk Classic

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS | The fastest sprint at Thursday's Hillcrest Hawk Classic may have been from the stands to the parking lot.

Crete beats Bloom Twp. for outright SAC crown

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | This time, there was no need to share.

Thornton cashes in at line to defeat Bloom Twp.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The best things in Thornton's life Tuesday night were free -- free throws, that is.

Bloom Twp. girls lose Southland title bout in overtime

CHICAGO HEIGHTS| With the Southland Conference title on the line Tuesday night, the Bloom Township girls basketball team did not trail for the 32 minutes of regulation.