Public League on the rise

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

The state football playoff experience increased for schools from the Chicago Public League, with teams from the four Chicago Conference divisions joining the schools in the Illini Conference. While the results don't show it, the city game is making strides -- despite the fact the only first-round winners predictably were Morgan Park and Hubbard.

Steve Tucker biography

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 04:00 CST

High school sports editor Steve Tucker began working for the Sun-Times in the fall of 1984 and has been in charge of high school sports and writing a weekly column since 1998, He has been a beat writer for high school football, swimming, basketball and softball. He is a member of the McDonald's All-American committee for girls basketball, a consultant for the Parade All-American girls high school basketball team and a voting member of the Associated Press poll for women's basketball. He has also covered college women's basketball and softball and is a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches' Association and Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches' Association Halls of Fame.

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Public League on the rise

Steve Tucker biography