SPORT, post season hoops [D209]

ChicagoSports.com (Alan Sutton):

NORMAL, Ill. -- In the final year of two-class basketball in Illinois, Fenwick showed Saturday night why the Friars are in a class by themselves.

They outdefended Bolingbrook, a team known for its pressure defense, and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 35-27 victory to win their second Class AA state championship at Redbird Arena.

Congrats to Fenwick.

Sun-Times (Craig Lynch):

After losing twice to Oak Park during the regular season, No. 20 Proviso West (21-6) broke through when it really counted Friday night. The Panthers topped the No. 13 Huskies 64-58 in Hillside.

With the win, Proviso West moves on to face top-seeded St. Joseph in the sectional semifinals Tuesday at Lyons.

The game was interrupted for pushing and shoving for seven minutes.

SPORT, two significant local hoops games tonight and tomorrow [D208, D209]

In regional girls hoops playoff action Proviso East will be at Riverside-Brookfield tonight at 7:30 PM. See Riverside/Brookfield Landmark (Brad Spencer).

And tomorrow Proviso West goes to Oak Park and River Forest (boys hoops). Both the Pirates and the Huskies have one conference loss. The Huskies won the first encounter at Proviso West. See Wednesday Journal (Marty Farmer).