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Mount Carmel relied on a powerful offense to reach the Class 4A state semifinals last year, and with players like Sam Kint and Jerry Houston swinging away, the Caravan should be a contender again in 2012. Kint, a senior first baseman, is one of th...

Who impressed the Stock Watch committee during the first week of the new year? One hoops player came up clutch in a big-time rivalry game, while the other is proving he can lead a state-championship contender. STOCK WATCH UP - Tyler Delorey, Ho...

Hillhouse toppled then-No. 1 New London on Dec. 17, allowing the Academics to jump all the way to the top spot in the rankings, while New London dropped to No. 7. St. Joseph looks like a solid contender in the No. 2 spot, while No. 3 Northwest Cathol...

What better way to preview this weekend's Semi-State games than by playing a quick game of "Contender or Pretender (or Chicken Tender)?" There are intriguing matchups in each class, and I'll give my actual predictions tomorrow. As usual with "CPCT," ...

I previewed all the Class 5A regional contests yesterday with a game of "Contender or Pretender (or Chicken Tender)?," so you might have thought my work was done. But they pay me to make predictions (and clean the gunk out of the mouses), so here we ...

I wanted to preview Friday's regional championship games, and of course the only logical way to do that is by playing a game of "Contender or Pretender (or Chicken Tender)." CONTENDER OR PRETENDER (OR CHICKEN TENDER)? Carmel (11-1) at Ben Davis...

So... how was your weekend? Mine was thrown into chaos by the IHSA football playoffs, as the top three teams in the POWERADE state rankings all lost their second-round games. No. 1 Maine South lost to Stevenson in Class 8A, while the 7A bracket was d...

Two rounds into the IHSAA postseason, it's time to re-evaluate what we know about the 2011 season. Join me as I play the game that's taking America by storm, "Contender or Pretender (or Chicken Tender)?" CONTENDERS Winner of Friday's Warren Cen...

With the first round of the playoffs in the books, we've learned a lot about which teams are for real, and which teams are not. Let's jump into things with a feature I like to call "Contender or Pretender (or Chicken Tender)." CONTENDERS Aaron ...

Every team in the POWERADE Top 10 was victorious this weekend, which meant very little (zero, actually) movement in the rankings. No. 1 Masuk looked completely dominant, with Casey Cochran throwing five touchdown passes in a rout of New Fairfield...

Everett's non-league schedule is as challenging as any in the state, and Week 2 saw the Crimson Tide welcome Western Mass contender Springfield Central. Though Central had been upset by Putnam in Week 1, the matchup was still anticipated as a test fo...