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Boys Basketball: Lyons edges out Downers North

Downers North dictated the pace but Lyons won the race. Forced to play a slowdown game that wasn’t to their liking, the hosts Lions stayed …

  • Feb 10, 2012

Boys Basketball: Balanced Downers South rips Downers North

In the first half of the season, Downers South would rely on one or two people to make the big plays. On Saturday, all five …

  • Mar 1, 2012

Boys Basketball: Hinsdale Central survives slow start

Hinsdale Central made just one shot in the second quarter Saturday night and visiting Downers Grove North successfully kept the score and the pace “ugly” …

  • Feb 4, 2012

Boys Basketball: Downers North puts away Nazareth

Downers Grove North coach James Thomas doesn’t know where to begin when accessing the importance of senior Rob Mahlke to the team. “He’s a great …

  • Jan 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: West Suburban Silver preview capsules

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER Outlook: Oak Park-River Forest rates an edge with Bradley-bound Ka’Darryl Bell and 6-foot-6 forward Gabe Levin. York and Proviso West could challenge. …

  • Dec 6, 2011

Boys Basketball: Oak Park downs Downers North behind Gabe Levin

Gabe Levin thought he had a bad night. “Fortunately, it’s a team game, and everybody else did well,“ the Oak Park-River Forest junior forward said. …

  • Dec 7, 2011

Lang's free throws lift Oak Park

Oak Park's Josh Lang had missed three of his first four free-throw attempts Friday night against Downers Grove North, but the senior made them when …

  • Jan 29, 2011

Krieger takes over for Plainfield North

BOLINGBROOK – The Plainfield North High School boys basketball team battled Downers Grove North through three-and-a-half quarters in a Class 3A Bolingbrook regional feed-in game …

  • Mar 1, 2011

Downers North gets past WW South

WEST CHICAGO-Downers Grove North didn't start out the way coach Jim Thomas would draw it up but the Trojans sure finished strong in a 47-32 …

  • Nov 23, 2010

Downers North tops Larkin

Downers North 61, Larkin 44: Rob Mahlke had 12 points and eight boards and Tom Wengren finished with 15 points for Downers North (4-3). …

  • Dec 8, 2010

Downers North tops Willowbrook

Downers North 58, Willowbrook 45: Rob Mahlkey had 15 points and seven boards for Downers North (5-4). …

  • Dec 15, 2010

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