Carmel pulled away from Notre Dame and won a Class 3A boys basketball regional title 65-48 Friday night in Niles.

Notre Dame’s Stefan Cicic is a 6-foot-10 sophomore center who, for all practical purposes, is still getting his feet wet at the varsity level. Friday night in Niles, Cicic keyed the Dons’ third-quarter run. The result was a Notre Dame 43-32 win over St. Viator in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.

Basketball and COVID took more strange turns together at the 43rd annual Wheeling Hardwood Classic Tuesday in Wheeling.Prospect beat Notre Dame 57-39 in a quarterfinal game that was clearly affected by COVID protocols.