Sophomore wingback Jeremy Bredwood scored four touchdowns and host Grant overwhelmed Lake View from the Chicago Public League 59-0 on Friday in Round 1 of the Class 6A football playoffs.
10/16/2012, 9:56pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Drew David will be back at the helm Friday when Kaneland hosts Morris in a battle of unbeatens that will decide the Northern Illinois Big 12 East title. Meanwhile, a Public League team picks up a forfeit win, while another is found to have used an ineligible player.
08/30/2012, 12:57pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
If teachers go on strike, Chicago Public Schools officials want the games to continue. CPS announced on Thursday that the state's largest school district has asked the Illinois High School Association to waive its rule prohibiting sports teams from practicing and playing during a strike.
08/23/2012, 10:54am CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
The date circled on so many calendars isn’t the season opener or the state championship but Sept. 4 — the first day of classes for most Chicago Public Schools. That also might be when teachers go on strike if their union and the Board of Education can’t agree on a new contract.