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Boys Basketball: Rebels rally for big win over Elmwood Park

Feb 17, 2012

Leave it to a junior to bring his team to life on Senior Night. Ridgewood’s Igor Cirkovic connected on three three-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Rebels overcome a deficit and go on to beat Metro Suburban Conference rival Elmwood Park 61-51 Friday night in Norridge. The victory …

Boys Basketball: Tanner Blain hot hand leads Lakes by Ridgewood

Tanner Blain hit six straight three-point shots and had a game-high 20 points as the Lakes Eagles blew out Ridgewood 75-60 on Wednesday in the …

Mar 15, 2012

Boys Basketball: Ridgewood topples Vernon Hills for regional title

Ridgewood was able to hold off Vernon Hills’ third quarter push to win its second consecutive regional championship with a 66-56 victory in the Class …

Mar 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: Riverside-Brookfield gets past Ridgewood despite Andy Mazurczak's effort

It took the return of the big man and every second of the clock for host Riverside-Brookfield to overcome a tremendous effort by Andy Mazurczak …

Mar 1, 2012

Boys Basketball: Riverside-Brookfield’s Miki Ljuboja overpowers Ridgewood

Riverside-Brookfield junior Miki Ljuboja doesn’t exactly pass the look test. The 6-7, 220 pound center seems a bit lumbering and unathletic-until he gets the basketball. …

Feb 4, 2012

Boys Basketball: Ridgewood’s quick start downs Elmwood Park

In a big neighborhood conference battle, Ridgewood came out fast and furious to knock off Elmwood Park 67-51 on Friday night on the road. Senior …

Jan 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Willie Conner leads Crane past Ridgewood

Willie Conner scored 10 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, including two free throws in the final seconds, to lead No. 15 …

Dec 27, 2011

Boys Basketball: Morgan Park survives Ridgewood

To the list of gifted and talented young sophomores, the name of Joshua Cunningham belongs front and center. The 6-6 Morgan Park forward scored 13 …

Dec 22, 2011

Boys Basketball: Andy Mazurczak leads Ridgewood past Illiana Christian

Before the season began, Ridgewood senior guard Andy Mazurczak was considered one of the top players in the Metro Suburban Conference. He showed a large …

Dec 18, 2011

Boys Basketball: Ridgewood takes down Fenton

After falling to Notre Dame last week, the Ridgewood boys’ basketball team looked to bounce back and start the Metro Suburban Conference schedule on the …

Dec 18, 2011

Boys Basketball: Metro Suburban preview capsules

METRO SUBURBAN Outlook: Riverside-Brookfield lost every starter to graduation, but you can’t discount winning 10 conference titles in a row and the sophomores going 22-2 …

Dec 18, 2011

Saints hire Woods as hoops coach

Patrick Woods is the new boys basketball coach at St. Charles East. Woods comes to St. Charles East from Ridgewood, where he most recently served …

Dec 18, 2011

Ridgewood starts slow, but stuns Friars

What term do you use to describe the team that defeats a giant-killer? One day after Fenwick dropped De La Salle from the unbeaten ranks, …

Jan 9, 2011

Ridgewood has no trouble with Elmwood Park

John Caravia and Anthony Mroz scored 10 points each as Ridgewood rolled by Elmwood Park 75-51 Friday night in the Metro Suburban. Ridgwood led 15-13 …

Jan 22, 2011

Riverside-Brookfield breezes by Ridgewood

While the recent additions of Glenbard South, Illiana Christian and Timothy Christian have unequivocally strengthened the Metro Suburban, the road to a conference championship still …

Jan 29, 2011

Ridgewood holds off pesky Elmwood Park

Ridgewood and Elmwood Park met far away from their nearby home bases for a chance to get to a regional final on Friday. The Rebels …

Mar 2, 2011

Ridgewood captures regional title

Despite playing on the opponent's home floor, Ridgewood looked right at home winning the program's first regional title since 1998 as the Rebels took the …