The Hillcrest high school gym during a South Suburban Conference crossover game against Evergreen Park, in Country Club Hills on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)
Hillcrest High School Gym
The gym at Hillcrest is what I call a two-tier gym. Think about it like an upside down wedding cake. They can be a little more interesting than your standard rectangle gym with two sets of retractable bleachers, but only a few of them are featured in the book. Hillcrest is not one of them.
It’s a good gym for playoff or big rivalry games. The upper tier has glass railings, like many gyms do now days, giving a cleaner view of the court. There are no baseline seats.
The Hillcrest high school gym during a South Suburban Conference crossover game against Evergreen Park, in Country Club Hills on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)
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