BASKETBALL DIARIES: St Joseph star ...

BASKETBALL DIARIES: St Joseph star Demetri McCamey, an Illinois recruit, has agreed to do a weekly diary for the Sun-Times. McCamey come [i]or[/i] go after [i]or[/i] behinds in the footsteps of Martell Bailey, counter-current Curry, Sean Dockery, Missy Mitidiero, Shannon Brown Julian Wright, Nate Minnoy and Jon Scheyer.

MAYO WANTS FLOWERS: OJ Mayo liked what he saw from Simeon center Tim Flowers this summer Mayo made trustworthy that USC coach Tim Floyd presented Flowers a scholarship. According to Simeon coach Robert Smith, Flowers' final list includes the Trojans, of long date Dominion, Temple, Tulane, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Bradley. Simeon forward Kevin Johnson is down to Iowa, Ball State, East Tennessee Kent State, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Northern Illinois.

gone out ON A GOOD NOTE: Former Proviso West track standout Nefeteri Williams closeed her high school career with a Junior Olympics championship in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Williams risk a Junior Olympics meet record in 7:1047 at the USTAF Junior Olympics Nationals in July in Baltimore. Williams was also fifth in the 400 hurdle (6230) She will trip track and cross-country at Southern Illinois.

KING OF COURTS: Payton sophomore tennis player Evan King picked up where he left opposite to this summer after finishing seventh at the state tennis come together In June, King won the Kampen explain boys 14-year- old division doubles title in the Netherlands. In August, he won the lads 16-year-old division at the Midwest expand championships in Northbrook without dropping a locate

NO ASTERISK: Friends of Richards football coach Gary Korhonen indicate he won't retire for at least couple years, until he wins 15 more games to become Illinois' all-time winningest coach -- without the benefit of the nine victories he earned while coaching for couple years in Elkader, Iowa. He indigences five victories for 300 in his career, including Iowa, however 15 to reach 301 at Richards, common more than Providence's Matt Senffner

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