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Boys Basketball: Oak Park-River Forest holds off Lyons’ comebacks

After dominating early, No. 22 Oak Park-River Forest had to hold off a couple of second-half charges to beat Lyons 60-51 Tuesday night in a …

Mar 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Leyden bounces back, beats Lyons

Four Leyden players scored in double figures Wednesday night as the host Eagles defeated Lyons 58-50 in a West Suburban Conference crossover. Teams from the …

Feb 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Hinsdale Central registers big win over rival Lyons

Hinsdale Central sophomore Chase Hamilton had extra motivation to play well in Friday’s West Suburban Conference Silver game against host Lyons Township. His father Brian …

Feb 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lyons to meet Hinsdale Central in regular-season finale

Now that the West Suburban Conference Silver race has come down to either Oak Park-River Forest or York, two teams that couldn’t quite make a …

Feb 18, 2012

Boys Basketball: Gabe Levin leads Oak Park past Lyons

Gabe Levin likes to show up early for games. He showed up early and often Saturday, scoring 19 points to lead Oak Park-River Forest to …

Feb 18, 2012

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: Brock Benson stands tall as Hinsdale South tops Lyons

Hinsdale South’s offense works best when it works through Brock Benson. The 6-foot-8 senior center scored a game-high 21 points Saturday night at Lyons Township, …

Feb 10, 2012

Boys Basketball: Shutdown ‘D’ keeps Lyons’ streak alive

Tom Kleinschmidt was known as a shooter during his playing days at DePaul. But it’s the first year York coach’s emphasis on the defensive end …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Glenbard West wins, looks to Oak Park-River Forest

Glenbard West won the battle for second place in the West Suburban Silver Saturday night and set up the showdown for first place on Wednesday. …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lyons keeps rolling, blasts Hinsdale Central

Lyons won its fifth consecutive game with a 66-54 victory at Hinsdale Central Friday night. Kenneth Smith has been Lyons’ leading scorer during its four-game …

Jan 25, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lyons’ Kenneth Smith sets tone vs Oak Park

Kenneth Smith has been a big part of the reason for Lyons’ revival this season. On Friday night, the senior guard scored a career-high 28 …

Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lyons cruises past Waukegan

The visitors turned the Dog Pound into the Lions’ den on Saturday, as surging Lyons roared past host Waukegan 66-39 in a nonconference game. Though …

Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lyons nabs second ‘W’ of season vs Waubonsie Valley

Who were those guys? Lyons didn’t look like a 1-7 team as it claimed an 81-69 upset of fifth-seeded Waubonsie Valley Tuesday in the opening …

Dec 30, 2011

Boys Basketball: David Cohn, York pull away from Lyons

Junior guard David Cohn epitomized York’s ability to adjust on the fly Friday against Lyons. After a first half dominated by defense and sluggish offense …

Dec 16, 2011

Boys Basketball: Sandburg holds off Lyons

When two struggling teams square off, it’s usually not about who plays better but who makes fewer mistakes and who scores key baskets when points …

Dec 28, 2011

Boys Basketball: Maches brothers lead Glenbard West past Lyons

Good things are happening for Glenbard West, which remained undefeated Friday night behind the combination of senior twins Michael and Matthew Mache. Michael scored 13 …

Dec 9, 2011

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: R-B shakes early doldrums to top Lyons

Damonta Henry is used to seeing the ball go through the hoop. When the Riverside-Brookfield star missed his first five shots and Lyons jumped out …

Dec 8, 2011

Boys Basketball: Luke Lattner leads Fenwick past Lyons

Luke Lattner scored a career-high 33 points to lead Fenwick to its first win of the season Friday night at Lyons. Luke Lattner said he …

Dec 2, 2011

Boys Basketball: Lyons sticks with the plan

Lyons Township’s formula for winning the West Suburban Silver has become a familiar one. In each of the last two years, the Lions have relied …

Nov 23, 2011

Smith takes charge for new-look Lyons

Lyons fans will need a roster next season with a nearly complete overhaul of the boys varsity basketball team. Lyons graduated its top seven players …

Aug 3, 2011

Zeisloft leads Lyons past Waukegan

After suffering its second loss of the season in York's holiday tournament final, Lyons put any concerns to rest with impressive back-to-back victories over the …

Jan 9, 2011

Lyons rolls by Waukegan

Lyons 81, Waukegan 55: Nick Zeisloft totaled 20 points and nine rebounds and Dylan Fiedler had 14 for Lyons (12-2). …

Jan 10, 2011

Lyons avenges last-season loss

Lyons avenged last season's only regular-season loss with a rock-solid defensive effort Friday night at Oak Park. The defending West Suburban Silver champions turned a …