Sports
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen review all the holiday tournament action from around the state, including tournaments at Pontiac, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, Wheeling, York, Maine East, Effingham, Pekin, Centralia and more. The episode starts up with a huge listener mailbag and then Joe and Mike each pick five players or teams to give a post-holiday tournament stamp of approval. Things finish up with a brief look at this weekend’s games. Topics include: -Would AJ Casey be putting up the same numbers at Simeon? -Could Max Christie or Bryce Hopkins win Player of the Year this season? -Status checks on Bloom, Cary-Grove, Marian Catholic heading into January -Don’t forget about Zion-Benton’s Amar Augillard -Rich East’s rugged schedule -Joliet West and emerging star Jamere Hill -Why Curie started the season at No. 12