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Mike Clark

High school sports contributor

Mike Clark is a high school sports contributor at the Chicago Sun-Times.

In his first two high school seasons, Trey Butler established himself as one of the best players in the Public League and the state.
Like most kids, Marquise Lightfoot tried out about every sport: baseball, swimming, basketball.
Years from now, a lot of Downers Grove North basketball fans will say they saw the historic win over Kenwood.
The No. 1 Wolverines cruised past No. 4 Hillcrest 67-46 Monday in a Class 3A supersectional at UIC’s Credit Union 1 Arena.
Indiana State recruit Jailah Pelly put O’Fallon ahead to stay at 58-56 with a basket with 2:26 left in the second overtime.
Nazareth won its fourth state trophy since 2019, and — more importantly — the program’s first state title.
Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up.
Benet plays Geneva in the semifinals. The Vikings are back at state for the first time since winning back-to-back 4A titles in 2017-18.
Lyons won its second straight regional and snapped Curie’s string of regional championships at seven.