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Boys Basketball: Mundelein’s Robert Knar commits to Northern Iowa

Mundelein’s Robert Knar, who used a quick release to average 22.3 points per game this winter, committed to University of Northern Iowa. Knar, who ranks …

May 22, 2012

Boys Basketball: Darius Paul powers Warren past Mundelein

By about 9 o’clock on Friday night, Brandon Paul — Mr. Illinois in basketball in 2009 — probably was wishing his brother was joining him …

Apr 12, 2012

Boys Basketball: Chino Ebube powers Mundelein past St Viator

Junior forward Chino Ebube scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Mundelein blew a 17-point lead, then recovered late to beat St. …

Mar 15, 2012

Boys Basketball: Robert Knar scores 38, Mundelein knocks off Lake Zurich for regional crown

The last thing Mundelein should have done was relax. The No. 3 seeded Mustangs (25-7) allowed their leads in the first half to slip away …

Mar 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mundelein gets past Zion-Benton

At least for the first half, it looked like prized sophomore Milik Yarbrough might just carry his underdog Zion-Benton club to a major victory in …

Feb 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mundelein falls to Milwaukee Hamilton

Milwaukee Hamilton (Wis.) rocketed out to an 11-2 lead and went wire-to-wire for a 75-68 victory over Mundelein in Game 3 of the Conference Challenge …

Feb 23, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mundelein gets by Libertyville in overtime

On Mundelein’s Senior Night the Mustangs’ underclassmen propelled the team to 71-63 overtime win over rival Libertyville in the North Suburban Lake. In a back-and-forth …

Feb 10, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mundelein ‘D’ secures win over Zion-Benton

Junior guard Robert Knar scored a game-high 29 points and Mundelein’s high-octane offense was humming along, per usual. But it was a defensive play that …

Feb 11, 2012

Boys Basketball: Milik Yarbrough leads Zion-Benton past Mundelein

Sophomore Milik Yarbrough scored 33 points and Zion-Benton never trailed in stunning host Mundelein 69-66 on Tuesday in a North Suburban Conference Lake Division game. …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Warren’s second-half run sinks Mundelein

Trailing by a point midway through the third quarter, host Warren outscored Mundelein 25-7 in an 8:47 stretch around the third-quarter break and went on …

Feb 4, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mundelein’s Chino Ebube beats buzzer, Lake Forest

Chino Ebube tipped in Sean O’Brien’s missed shot at the buzzer to give visiting Mundelein a 70-69 victory in overtime over Lake Forest on Thursday …

Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Hard work paying off as Cliff Dunigan carries Mundelein by Stevenson

The additional practice hours certainly paid off for Mundelein junior forward Cliff Dunigan, who helped lead his Mustangs (16-3, 4-1) to a 59-51 home win …

Jan 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: Mundelein holds off Libertyville rally

Despite a third quarter Libertyville rally, Mundelein held on for a 76-65 win at Libertyville Friday night. A huge third quarter by Libertyville senior Griffin …

Jan 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Shorthanded Warren overpowers Mundelein

Warren proved on Friday that while there are substitutes for suspended players, there is no substitute for aggressive defense. It was that defense that enabled …

Dec 15, 2011

Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Mundelein wins sixth straight

Mundelein improved to 6-0 on the season, racing past visiting Lake Forest 67-56 on Friday in a North Suburban Lake opener. Junior guard Robert Knar …

Dec 2, 2011

Boys Basketball: Numbers add up for Mundelein’s Robert Knar

True story about the night back in the 1990s when Mundelein basketball star Kyle Kessel topped the point total of Grant’s Lee Oler and became …

Dec 4, 2011

Boys Basketball: Mundelein too much for Uplift

Mundelein made it through its own six-team, round-robin event with a clean sheet, while Lakes and Grayslake Central lost Monday on the final day of …

Dec 3, 2011

Boys Basketball: Mundelein jumper at the buzzer downs Barrington

Jordan Wiegold hit a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to give host Mundelein a 61-59 victory over Barrington in Round 3 of the Mustangs’ six-team, …

Dec 2, 2011

Boys Basketball: Robert Knar, Chino Ebube ignite Mundelein win

Host Mundelein went on a 14-3 run over a four-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to break away from a 48-48 tie and go on …

Nov 25, 2011

Knar, O’Brien shine brightly at nationals

Unlike the current Dow Jones, they’re stock is trending higher and higher. Where’s the cap? Hard to say. Playing for the Rising Stars 16 Gold …

Aug 13, 2011

Mundelein edges Libertyville

Mundelein 82, Libertyville 75: Robert Kanar registered 27 points and 10 rebounds for Mundelein (18-2, 4-1) and Ryan Sawvell totaled 22 points and 11 rebounds. …