Photos, videos, & stories by Vincent D. Johnson
Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Lemont H.S. and Oak Forest H.S., on Sept. 22, 2023. Photos that didn’t get published in the paper are available for download. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.
Chicago Public High Schools have some amazing gyms and sometimes oddly impressive drapes in those gyms.
The reason I stared going around the state looking for some of the best high school gyms, had almost nothing to do with the construction of new state-of-the-art athletic facilities, but more to do with the passing of awkward, antiquated, … Continued
Tonight I photographed a group of football players from DuSable High School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. You may have heard of them. Recently the team, along with Fenger High, was featured on every TV news cast in Chicago, and surprise … Continued
The 3 biggest female centered high school football stories I’ve covered
it’s not hard to see why my dresser is filled with high school tees.
From 820, down to 150 Gyms. Here are some of the finalists and what it might make take to make it into the book. There are over 800 high schools in the state of Illinois and with every school year … Continued
What do 3 basketball gyms & a church have in common? A unique look from the 1950s & 60s.
Morgan Park Academy, The Nation’s First & Oldest High School Basketball Team What does a place called “Horse Thief Hollows”, one of football’s greatest coaches, a college known for its brains not brawn, the YMCA, and a military academy have … Continued
Help Me Find The Best High School Gyms in Illinois The high school basketball season is coming to and end. By this time next month schools and towns will be throwing parades and rallies for the state champions across girls … Continued