Boys Basketball: Michael Orris commits to Kansas State
Not quite four weeks after decommitting from Illinois in the wake of Bruce Weber’s firing, Crete-Monee 6-3 point guard Michael Orris signed with Weber’s new …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee’s Michael Orris visits Kansas State
One day after being released from his letter of intent to Illinois, Crete-Monee senior Michael Orris flew to Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday to make an …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Michael Orris released from Illinois commitment
Crete-Monee senior Michael Orris requested and received a release from his letter of intent to Illinois on Friday and has begun his third search for …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Thornton pulls upset, ends Crete-Monee’s season
Thornton held Crete-Monee scoreless for nearly 13 minutes Tuesday and put itself in position for a big upset. All the Wildcats needed was one more …
- Mar 5, 2012
Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee threes bury Rich South
Crete-Monee coach Tom Cappel called his team dangerous when it shoots the ball well. The Warriors were downright deadly in the third quarter Friday night …
- Mar 1, 2012
Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee battles back to down TF South
LaQuon Treadwell is the rarest of athletes. Not only does he excel in two sports but he has a knack for coming up big in …
- Feb 25, 2012
Boys Basketball: Bloom holds off Crete-Monee
L.J. Johnson missed his first seven shots and was scoreless for nearly three quarters Friday night, but the Bloom junior got hot at the right …
- Feb 23, 2012
Boys Basketball: John Ruffin’s free throws lift Rich South past Crete-Monee
John Ruffin never had a doubt he would come through Tuesday night with the game on the line. The Rich South senior, who was 4-of-7 …
- Feb 13, 2012
Boys Basketball: Michael Orris’ three gives Crete-Monee ‘W’ over Rich East
Michael Orris never had a doubt. As soon as his game-winning three-point shot from the corner left his hand, he knew it was going in. …
- Jan 31, 2012
Boys Basketball: Hillcrest duo too much for Crete-Monee
Round 1 goes to the student. Jayon’e Troutman and Jalen Loving each scored 20 points Tuesday night as No. 21 Hillcrest defeated host Crete-Monee 70-60. …
- Jan 31, 2012
Boys basketball: Crete-Monee’s late push enough to topple Mount Carmel
Crete-Monee has had a tendency to start slow and finish games with a flourish. It’s a recipe that has cost it a few games in …
- Jan 20, 2012
Boys Basketball: Bloom staves off Crete-Monee
Crete-Monee guard Michael Orris could be seen clapping early in the fourth quarter Friday, trying to get his team fired up for a much-needed surge. …
- Jan 17, 2012
Boys Basketball: Michael Orris, Crete-Monee escape Thornwood in 3 OT
Darrell Combs and Michael Orris don’t quite look the part, but Tuesday in Crete the two Division I-bound guards traded potential game-winning and tying shots …
- Jan 18, 2012
Boys Basketball: Bloom finally gets the best of Crete-Monee
Bloom knew exactly what it had to do to win the championship game of the McDipper tournament. The Blazing Trojans took the air out of …
- Jan 2, 2012
Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee hands Seton first loss in OT
Marvie Keith never met a shot that he was afraid to take, including those from the foul line. The Crete-Monee point guard made two free …
- Jan 6, 2012
Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee shuts down Rich East
Crete-Monee is having a pizza party courtesy of its coach Tom Cappel. The veteran coach has promised to make good on his promise of free …
- Dec 30, 2011
Boys Basketball: Jordan Perry leads Crete-Monee past Rich Central
After garnering 27 points and seven rebounds in a 76-60 win over Rich Central on Tuesday night, Crete-Monee’s Jordan Perry wasn’t about to gloat. “There …
- Dec 19, 2011
Boys Basketball: Eddie Serrano powers Notre Dame past Crete-Monee
CHAMPAIGN — It took Notre Dame junior Eddie Serrano approximately 15 seconds to swing the momentum the Dons’ way in their 67-50 win over Crete-Monee …
- Dec 16, 2011
Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee rides third-quarter surge to win
Crete-Monee made good in its Southland Conference opener Friday, scoring the first 12 points of the third quarter to break open a tight ballgame and …
- Dec 14, 2011
Boys Basketball: Southland preview capsules
SOUTHLAND Outlook: Crete-Monee and Bloom should go to the wire for the title, with a crowd-pleasing showdown between ace guards Michael Orris and Donald Moore. …
- Dec 6, 2011
Boys Basketball: Michael Orris powers Crete-Monee to win
Michael Orris and Marvie Keith showed Tinley Park just why teams with Crete-Monee on their schedule this season should be concerned. The two guards put …
- Dec 8, 2011
Boys Basketball: City/Suburban Hoops Report notebook
City: Super soph Locke Brooks returned a grand total of 136 points from last season’s Class 3A third-place finisher, but coach Bobby Locke’s rebuilding will …
- Dec 5, 2011
Boys Basketball: Adekoya brothers power Andrew past Crete-Monee
Jubril and Jawad Adekoya’s stories don’t match up when asked which brother wins most often in one on one basketball games. “I beat him every …
- Nov 29, 2011
Crete-Monee's Orris goes with Illinois
Illinois coach Bruce Weber has one scholarship available for the 2012 class, and Crete-Monee senior Michael Orris scooped it up on Sunday. Orris gave the …
- Nov 22, 2011
Cappel a careful, but correct, pick at Crete
Tom Cappel is the new boys basketball coach at Crete-Monee. He’s also a man under a microscope. Witness how he figured out he was the …
- Sep 11, 2011










