Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $8,974
11%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 11%!! Thank you all for your continued support!!

Keyword: thisalsoisagoodthing

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Spartans go deep (Team with all Jewish starting line up wins Illinois HS Basketball Championship)

    03/21/2005 6:07:28 AM PST · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 15 replies · 1,001+ views
    Chicago Tribune ^ | March 20, 2005 | Bob Sakamoto
    PEORIA -- The smile never left Jon Scheyer's face even as the pain from his sprained knee, cut fingers and sprained thumb was whisked away by the delirium Saturday night. "This has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid," Scheyer said after leading Glenbrook North to its first state basketball championship with a 63-51 victory over Carbondale before a crowd of 10,110 at Carver Arena. "It is unbelievable. Carbondale thought we were a one-man team, but they found out different [Saturday night]." Scheyer wound up scoring 27 points to give him 134 for the state tournament,...