St. Patrick basketball players celebrate with the championship trophy and state qualifier plaque after winning the supersectional championship against Mount Carmel at UIC’s Credit One Arena.

Mike Bailey has 31 seasons under his belt as head basketball coach at Saint Patrick, and he got a lot of messages sent to his phone after St. Patrick beat Mount Carmel High School in supersectionals.

People come to Oaklawn, the state basketball tournament, to see the blooms at Garvin Gardens, experience the bathhouses and national park, the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and even for spring break ...

They all cropped up in the key fourth-quarter run that sealed Brother Rice’s 48-33 win against St. Patrick in the Class 3A semifinals. “During this playoff run we’ve really taken defense to ...