Heading to GBS-LA gbb regional title game tonight at Niles West. Good thing I bought a canoe last night.

Girls bb: Loyola tops GBS 55-43 in 2 OTs for Niles West Reg. title. Maggie Nick's 24 pts and mk Herion's 23 pts (7 treys) pace victors.

Boys hoops: barnburner and silo burner at LFHS. Stevenson 95, LF 93 in 2 OTs. Brunson scored 56 for SHS, and Boudreaux tallied 43 for LF.

Boys hoops correction: Jalen Brunson scored 57, not 56, in Stevenson's 95-93 double-OT defeat of LFHS on Friday night.

Pet peeve No. 2,134: People who say "obviously", especially on sports radio shows. Whatever they say next need not be said b/c it's obvious.

Congrats to NT's Matt McCaffrey and Abigail Boyd for making the IHSA all-academic team. GBS's David O'Gara: H-M honors. 450+ nominated.

4A GBB super sectional at HEHS: RM 30, New Trier 17 @ half. RM's Glasgow (7 pts) out w broken nose at 3:27 of 2Q.

4A GBB super sectional final @ HEHS: RM 60, NT 43. RM's Kemph dominant, scoring 25. Welch led NT w 13. RM 10-3 run @ start of 3Q.

4A boys bb @ Lib-ville @ half: HP 24, LF 16. HP's Sachs has 9 pts; Boudreaux w 8 for LF. HP playing patient, confident b-ball.

Boys hoops: New Trier tops GBS 51-45 in regional final.

New Trier was led by Jordon Thomas (18 points), David Hammes (13 pts) & Robbie Abuls (12pts).

GBS was led by Conor McCarthy (17 points) and Danny Nikitas (14 points).

4A BBB final @ Lib-ville: HP 48, LF 39. 3rd seed eliminated. Sachs led HP w 16 pts; LF's Boudreaux had 15. HP's Norcia: big 3 @ 1:21 of 4Q.

Those Zs smack in the center of Arizona and Gonzaga are amazing.

Former LFHS star pole vaulter Carly Schmidt has transferred from Auburn to two-time reigning NAIA champ Indiana Tech. CS won state in '13.

Highland Park High School's football team beat visiting LFA 41-10, striking for 28 unanswered pts after an hour-long lightning delay in 3Q.

CC not so average. NT OLB Colin Casas got 2 INTs, including a pick-6, in 14-7 win over Warren Fri night. CC also a state lax champ.

Prep football: NT socked Niles North 34-6 in soggy Northfield Fri nite. NT QB Clay Czyzynski hit WR Michael Miller for a 39 yd TD.

Prep football: Cam-do kid. Stevenson WR Cameron Green caught 2 TD passes in 34-17 defeat of LF Fri nite. LF's Virgil Young, TD on fmbl ret.

HS fb: HP QB Sam Nevers hit Luke Norcia on a 36 yd TD for clinching pts in HP's 17-14 def. of Deerfield Fri nite. HP now 5-0.