Coach Lou Adams talks to his players during a timeout against North Lawndale College Prep High School at Orr Academy High School, Jan. 13, 2017.

A season under the gun with Chicago’s Orr Academy High School

By Sun-Times staff | February 26, 2017 at 6:07 PM

Rick Telander’s powerful look behind the scenes at the Orr High School basketball team and the challenges its players faced in a community struggling with poverty and violence.

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April 26, 2018 11:49 AM

‘A season under the gun’ and Orr high school basketball update

By Sun-Times staff

In a bonus podcast episode, Rick Telander discusses his award-winning series behind the scenes with the 2017 Orr High School basketball team.
February 26, 2017 11:00 AM

Part 5: A place where playgrounds have little to do with play

By Rick Telander

Safety, if it exists at all around Orr, can only be found indoors.
February 24, 2017 11:00 AM

Part 4: Amid violence, a hope basketball leads to better things

By Rick Telander

The resilience of Orr’s students, and basketball team, is remarkable.
February 23, 2017 11:00 AM

Part 3: First there’s gunfire, then there’s tipoff

By Rick Telander

Within the walls of Orr lies a blurry kind of safety.
February 22, 2017 11:00 AM

Part 2: Orr sits at the center of the storm

By Rick Telander

Watching friends get gunned down takes an emotional toll on Spartans hoops squad.
February 21, 2017 02:23 PM

Part 1: At Orr, basketball — and the bleeding of a U.S. city

By Rick Telander

The violence really never ends around Orr High School, and its basketball team is often caught in the crossfire. Part 1 of 5 from Rick Telander.