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Michael O'Brien
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Chicago Sun-Times High School Sports Editor [email protected]
Chicago, IL
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Jun 14
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    St. Rita finally has its baseball state championship. The Mustangs won the wildest title game in state history today. “The only thing I can compare [this game] to is the Cubs’ Game 7 of the World Series [in 2016]" - St. Rita senior Colin Quinn.
    St. Rita's Sully Kazee, facing, and the rest of the Mustangs celebrate their walk-off 12-11 victory over Triad in the IHSA Class 3A state championship game.
    St. Rita wins its first baseball state title in a wild, improbable, walk-off extra-inning marathon
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Oct 18, 2021
    The first Sun-Times photos of Candace Parker (2000) and Allie Quigley (2002).
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Sep 28, 2020
    Take a bow CPS. There are three Public League players in the NBA finals. Anthony Davis, Perspectives Kendrick Nunn, Simeon Talen-Horton Tucker, Simeon
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Feb 23, 2024
    JUST IN: Former Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould is the new head football coach at Rolling Meadows.
    San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in 2018.
    Former Bears kicker Robbie Gould new head football coach at Rolling Meadows
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Oct 28, 2020
    JUST IN: This is a shocker. Sources say the IHSA board will announce today that basketball season can start on schedule, defying the guidance given from Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Health. chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/28/215…
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Nov 27, 2017
    Chicago takes high school basketball seriously. This was the scene at tip, Morgan Park vs. Findlay Prep in the Navy Pier ballroom.
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Dec 12, 2024
    Sold out here at Kenwood. Broncos hosting Simeon.
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Dec 1, 2024
    The final totals for this weekend’s IHSA football state finals: State titles Private schools: 7 Public schools: 1 Cumulative score head-to-head Private schools: 283 Public schools: 76
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Jul 13, 2018
    Probably a good time to remember a classic photo...
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Jul 29, 2020
    We should also all make note of the strange politics happening. IHSA tells media it is making a 2 p.m. announcement. Governor strolls out and drops an IHSA news bomb at noon. This should have been so much more coordinated. Students, parents, coaches, schools deserve better.
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Apr 12, 2019
    Overbearing sports parents are everywhere. Marquise Walker lived through one of the worst cases the past four years. He was hyped as a kindergarten superstar, then physically abused and left homeless. Walker decided it was time to tell his story. suntimeshighschoolsports.com/2019/04/12/mar…
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Nov 27, 2023
    JUST IN: A mom is suing Hinsdale South after her son, a two-time all-conference pick, was cut from the boys basketball team.
    Brendan Savage (right) playing in a basketball game last season.
    Hinsdale South allows Brendan Savage back on the basketball team after his mom sues
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Nov 30, 2024
    If someone WANTED to devise a system to guarantee blowouts in 8 state championship high school football games, it might be difficult to achieve this kind of success. There are several significant teams moving up in class next year, but the current IHSA system is broken.
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    Michael O'Brien
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    Nov 26, 2017
    I’ve seen Chicago stuff basketball courts into churches, shoe stores and the Chicago Theatre. Now it’s the Navy Pier Ballroom.