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Boys Basketball: New Trier staves off Niles West upset bid

Top-seeded New Trier came out flat, but avoided being the victim of a major upset by pulling out a 39-35 win over No. 15-seed Niles …

  • Mar 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Niles West tops Glenbrook South in dramatic fashion

It was going to take a furious comeback for Niles West to erase a 16-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter against Glenbrook …

  • Feb 10, 2012

Boys Basketball: Rich Wehman leads Loyola past Niles West

Loyola junior Richie Wehman scored a team-high 19 points, 12 above his average, and filled in admirably at point guard as the Ramblers held off …

  • Feb 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Josh Irving helps lead Evanston past Niles West

Evanston dominated the middle two quarters Friday, outscoring Niles West 29-14 during the second and third en route to a 51-39 win in Evanston. The …

  • Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Buffalo Grove cruises to win over Niles West

Buffalo Grove struggled for most of the first half Saturday night in a nonconference contest against Niles West, but once the Bisons got rolling, they …

  • Jan 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Niles West snaps 10-game slide, beats Maine South

When Niles West saw an eight-point second-half lead evaporate in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter against Maine South Friday night, it would have …

  • Jan 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: New Trier gets by Niles West

The snowstorm canceled dozens of games across Chicago and made the crosstown trek a mess. New Trier had won 10 of 11 games, most of …

  • Jan 26, 2012

Boys Basketball: Fast start helps St. Patrick knock off Niles West

St. Patrick came out firing Saturday and the Shamrocks blasted Niles West 62-45. St. Patrick (7-7), which has had an up and down season thus …

  • Jan 19, 2012

Boys Basketball: Strange sequence helps tip game in Waukegan’s favor

NILES — Visiting Waukegan outscored Niles West 12-3 in the final 4:36 of the game to knock off the Wolves 62-53 on Friday in a …

  • Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Justin Busiel’s strong play pays dividends as Glenbrook South topples Wolves

Glenbrook South junior forward Justin Busiel had a breakout game, scoring 21 points and grabbing six rebounds in a 57-36 win over Niles West in …

  • Jan 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston cleans the glass in win over Niles West

Evanston got 23 points from its bench and dominated the glass in Friday’s 48-42 win over Niles West in Skokie. Despite holding a 44-24 edge …

  • Dec 29, 2011

Boys Basketball: Notre Dame surges past Niles West

Notre Dame was trailing by one point after the first quarter Tuesday night against Niles West, but a number of solid contributions from the bench …

  • Dec 18, 2011

Boys Basketball: Maine South earns a hard-fought win vs Niles West

It appeared that Maine South might cruise to its first CSL South victory of the season when senior center Louis Tsichlis hit a pair of …

  • Dec 9, 2011

Boys Basketball: Central Suburban South preview capsules

CENTRAL SUB. SOUTH Outlook: New Trier figures to be the favorite this season as the Trevians return four starters from last year’s 15-win club. Top …

  • Dec 5, 2011

Boys Basketball: Niles West tops crosstown-rival Niles North

When Niles West and Niles North entered the fourth quarter tied at 35-35 Saturday night in a battle of crosstown teams, neither team could have …

  • Dec 5, 2011

Boys Basketball: Lake Forest takes down Niles West

Lake Forest improved to 2-0 in the 38th annual Billy Schnurr Basketball Tournament by dominating the host Niles West Wolves 58-43 here Wednesday night. The …

  • Dec 1, 2011

Niles West regroups, topples Titans

Niles West squandered an 11-point, second-half lead, but hit the big shots down the stretch in a 50-46 win over Glenbrook South Friday in Glenview. …

  • Feb 12, 2011

Wolves gets past Maine East

Wins are not a given and Niles West learned that lesson. The 11th seeded Wolves (16-11) defeated 22nd seeded Maine East (3-24) 54-44 in Monday's …

  • Mar 1, 2011

Speedy Niles West edges past Loyola

Height versus speed was on tap Wednesday night. In an instant classic, 11th-seeded Niles West upended sixth seeded Loyola 45-42 in the Class 4A Maine …

  • Mar 3, 2011

Schaumburg starts fast, holds off Niles West

The slipper still fits. Schaumburg continued its captivating run through the state tournament Wednesday by beating Niles West 56-48 at New Trier to earn a …

  • Mar 10, 2011

Loyola's post play too much for Niles West

Loyola should have charged Niles West rent Saturday as the Ramblers owned the paint in a 64-52 victory over Niles West in Niles on Saturday. …

  • Dec 12, 2010

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