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Boys Basketball: Evergreen Park gets past Joliet Catholic

Evergreen Park was well aware of Joliet Catholic’s ballhandling deficiencies. So what did the Mustangs do? They turned up the defensive pressure from the start …

Mar 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: Marist pulls away from Joliet Catholic

Marist’s Matt O’Reilly knows how to ring in a successful Senior Night. The sharpshooter buried four three-pointers — including two in the first minute of …

Feb 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Carmel run dooms Joliet Catholic

Keith Craig hit a layup off nice feed from Sean Chamberlin. James Ragen took the ball to the basket, was fouled and made two free …

Feb 19, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mike Marietti, Providence down Joliet Catholic

The teams lined up to congratulate each other after visiting Providence’s 53-38 victory Tuesday night over Joliet Catholic. Hilltoppers coach Joe Gura saved an extra …

Feb 5, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lemont stings Joliet Catholic behind Juozas Balciunas

Juozas Balciunas, who spent his first two years at longtime basketball power St. Joseph, continued to lead Lemont’s resurgence this season with a team-high 20 …

Jan 21, 2012

Boys Basketball: Benet pulls away from Joliet Catholic

Friday’s East Suburban Catholic contest in Lisle featured a team expected to win in Benet against a team building from the ground up in Joliet …

Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Marian Catholic steals away from Joliet Catholic

It was clear from the start Marian Catholic’s defensive pressure would be too much for Joliet Catholic. The Marian backcourt employed thievery at its finest, …

Jan 7, 2012

BOYS BASKETBALL: Team play helps Lemont defeat Joliet Catholic

Lemont’s Mike Wisz hustled to reach the ball before it went out of bounds and deflected it off a Joliet Catholic player, saving the possession …

Dec 29, 2011

Boys Basketball: Minooka rips Joliet Catholic

Minooka finally had its home opener seven games into the season Saturday night, and it was definitely worth the wait for the Indians. Minooka jumped …

Dec 17, 2011

Boys Basketball: East Suburban Catholic preview capsules

EAST SUB. CATHOLIC Outlook: Benet has come back down to earth. Expect Marist and St. Patrick to compete for the title. Top five players: Ismar …

Dec 18, 2011

Ulis gives Marian a late boost

Marian Catholic freshman Tyler Ulis caught an earful or two from coach Mike Taylor during the third quarter of Friday night's East Suburban Catholic Conference …

Feb 12, 2011

Joliet Catholic advances past Evergreen Park

Joliet Catholic survived to see another day in the playoffs while Evergreen Park ended a disappointing season with a 63-52 loss in the class 3A …

Mar 1, 2011

Joliet Catholic coach Izzo dies at 29

Joliet Catholic boys basketball coach Jeremy Izzo died suddenly Friday, school officials said. He was 29. "Jeremy was a great guy. He was a man …

Oct 10, 2010

Tucker triplets trip up Providence

Providence defenders had triple vision playing against Joliet Catholic in the WJOL Thanksgiving Classic at Saint Francis University. They ran into the buzz saw known …

Nov 27, 2010

Notre Dame pulls past Joliet Catholic

JOLIET-The trend for Joliet Catholic Academy in recent losses has been to have a good start and then falter, andunfortunately for the Hilltoppers thatcontinued Friday …