The Public League semifinals will take place Saturday at Attack Athletics. The facility is located at 2641 W. Harrison and seats only 1,000 people, so plan to show up early. Marshall faces Englewood at 2 p.m. and Farragut plays Curie at 4 p.m.
The championship game is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Sunday at UIC.
Candace Parker was not a part of the controversy at Tennessee on Monday night
She also wasn't a part of the controversy from Naperville Central's sectional "victory" against Neuqua Valley five years
But she did benefit from both wrong calls
In a 2003 sectional, an apparent game-winning basket by Neuqua that replays show clearly beat the buzzer was not allowed and Naperville Central went on to win the game in overtime and the first of their two Class AA state titles
On Monday, the clock at Tennessee mysteriously stopped and a foul was called that allowed Tennessee to make two free throws with 0.2 seconds on the clock and beat Rutgers by a point.
It wasn't a bad call, it was a wrong call.
Since Tennessee coach Pat Sunnitt has already won more games than any Division I basketball coach, mens or womens, one coach suggested that she give this one back to the Scarlet Knights
Bad calls may be part of the game
But there is no room for wrong calls.
One of the officials or timekeepers at Tennessee stopped the clock and lied about it, unless you buy the theory that the clock stopped itself.
Now women's basketball, which needs positive publicity has .2-gate
Just saying ...
As the girls state playoffs get going. it seems curious that no one seems to be talking about Fenwick.
Not only are the Friars the reigning Class AA state champion, though four starters from that team graduated, but the Fenwick resume is pretty impressive.
Fenwick won its Thanksgiving tournament, which included GCAC tournament champion Resurrection and Mid-Suburban champion Wheeling
Fenwick won the Dundee-Crown tournament beating then unbeaten and national ranked Buffalo Grove in the title game
Fenwick won the Sweet 16 tournament handing Hinsdale Central its only loss of the season. The Friars also beat Schaumburg, which played for the MSL title
Fenwick won the East Suburban Catholic knocking off Marist and Marian Catholic. both were ranked all season
And while Fenwick didn't travel coast-to-coast, I believe they are the only are team to play three games this season against teams ranked in USA Today's top 25 in the nation at the time of the games
A personal condolence to Fenwick coach Dave Power on the loss of his father Al, who passed away on Tuesday on the East Coast.
Since the early days coaching, your dad was always one of your biggest boosters.
I'm sure he was never more proud than when your 2007 team, that included his granddaughter Erin won a state championship.
With the Washington team forced to forfeit three games played last week with ineligible players, Wednesday's first-round apirings for the Public League boys basketball tournament have been revised by the Sports Administration team
Here are the new pairings with all of Wednesday's games schedules for 4 p.m.
CORRECTED PUBLIC LEAGUE
First Round (Games at 4)
(32) Brooks at (1) Simeon
(17) King at (16) Crane
(25) Dunbar at (8) Farragut
(24) Lane at (9) Hope
(28) Northside Prep at (5) Young
(21) Payton at (12) Morgan Park
(20) Bogan at (13) Foreman
(29) Corliss at (4) Curie
(30) ACT at (3) Von Steuben
(19) Washington at (14) Lincoln Park
(27) Lindblom at (6) Englewood
(22) Robeson at (11) Hyde Park
(26) Steinmetz at (7) North Lawndale
(23) Manley at (10) Senn
(18) Hubbard at (15) Fenger
(31) Jones at (2) Marshall
And there is only one place to find them...
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
First Round
(BRACKET ORDER)
32 Brooks at 1 Simeon
17 Hyde Park at 16 Crane
25 Dunbar at 8 Farragut
24 Lane at 9 Washington
28 Northside Prep at 5 Young
21 Payton at 12 Morgan Park
20 King at 13 Foreman
29 Corliss at 4 Curie
30 ACT at 3 Von Steuben
19 Bogan at 14 Lincoln Park
27 Lindblom at 6 Englewood
22 Robeson at 11 Senn
26 Steinmetz at 7 North Lawndale
23 Manley at 10 Hope
18 Hubbard at 15 Fenger
31 Jones at 2 Marshall
Standings guru Jack Gleason tracked down this story about Farragut's loss last night:
http://www.ocvarsity.com/ocvarsity/todaysregister/article_1972744.php
Doesn't sound like Mike Dunigan had a very good game.
Richards' Gary Korhonen, the winningest football coach in Illinois history, who won back-to-back state championships in the lase 1980s announced his resignation after 42 years on Friday.
Korhonen, who said he was not burned out and is in excellent health, will continue teach through May.
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