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Joe Henricksen

High school sports contributor

Joe Henricksen is a high school sports contributor.

Ben Oosterbaan has been released from his Michigan letter of intent for baseball and will pursue his love for basketball. He’s already heard from several schools from all levels of Division I and is poised to hear from a whole lot more.
Marist’s Stephen Brown stakes a claim as the area’s top sophomore and several freshmen break out.
Tyler is among a host of young players who are in the midst of making a name for themselves in the Class of 2025.
Following an upheaval at St. Rita this spring where teammates left and the head coach departed, Morez Johnson is headed to Thornton.
Illinois high school basketball is in the midst of witnessing perhaps the biggest barrage of sibling stars the state has ever seen.
While it went a little under the radar last week, the commitment of Joliet West’s Justus McNair to Valparaiso was significant.
It took some time and a couple of college stops but RayJ Dennis, the former Oswego East star, has emerged as one of the hottest names in college basketball.
What’s going on at St. Rita? How did a burgeoning program with what appeared to be an unlimited ceiling at the high school level dissolve overnight?