Prep Basketball

The STL on ESPN

The St. Louis area will be well represented on the ESPN network this weekend as local stars Bradley Beal, B.J. Young and Ben McLemore will be on display for the rest of the nation to see.

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Hanging out in small-town Illinois: A night in Roxana

I spent my Thursday evening in Roxana (Ill) to take in a little small-town basketball, Illinois style. It has been several years since I’ve been in Roxana for an athletic event....

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IHSA Girls State Regional Playoff Pairings are Set

The pairings for the upcoming Illinois Class 3A and 4A regional playoffs are set, with games beginning on Monday, Feb. 14. The Class 1A and 2A regional championship games are being played tonight around the state....

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Chaminade-McCluer North game a sellout

The upcoming nationally-televised game between McCluer North and Chaminade at Lindenwood University is now officially a sellout. I got word from the folks at LU today that all tickets have been sold for Saturday's game, which will be televised on ESPNU at 4 p.m.

Earl is looking for AAU team tryout dates to post on site

With the high school basketball season in the home stretch, the spring and summer club basketball season will soon be upon us. If you want inform everyone about your club's upcoming tryouts, make sure to let me know and I'll get it up on the website in our Community Calendar section....

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Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout Recap: Beal goes for 44

I enjoyed an excellent day at the Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout, which was held on Thursday night at the Chaifetz Arena. It has been a while since I’ve done a seven-game event like the Shootout and it was enjoyable to cover an all-day event like that again....

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Late –Season Tournament action heats up this weekend

We have some very exciting late-season tournament action on tap for this weekend. The highlight game is a showdown between top teams Hazelwood Central and DeSmet in the championship game of the Ameritime Classic at Parkway West....

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Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout set for today

I will be spending the entire day at the Chaifetz Arena at the Second Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout event. The shootout features seven games in what will be a long, but rewarding day of high school basketball....

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Bradley Beal selected to McDonald's All-American Game

Chaminade College Prep star Bradley Beal has been selected to play in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game. This year's game will be played on Wednesday night, March 30 at the United Center in Chicago....

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The Surge is on (Teams making late-season moves)

As the 2010 season comes into the home stretch, every coach would like to see their team playing their best basketball at this time. There have been a few teams around the area who have been surging in recent weeks and bear watching in the postseason, which begins in about a month....

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