05/25/2013, 6:45pm CDT, By Erik Jacobsen ejacobsen@stmedianetwork.com
Burlington Central scored five runs in the final two innings as it defeated Hampshire 6-1 in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional championship game. It is the Rockets' fourth regional title in five years.
05/25/2013, 6:30pm CDT, By Dick Goss dgoss@stmedianetwork.com
Plainfield South pitcher Shane Ritter, who had never played the position prior to this season, survived a shaky first inning and when on to four-hit Joliet West on Saturday to capture the Class 4A Joliet Central Regional championship.
Vince Damato scattered four hits, walked one and struck out one as Dundee-Crown upset top-seeded Huntley 3-0 in the Class 4A DeKalb Regional final on Saturday.
05/09/2013, 11:10pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
The IHSA on Wednesday released its new Football Acclimatization Policy, which will govern how often and how long teams can work out at the start of the preseason, along with what equipment they can wear. The concept is to protect the players, but it doesn't come without some contradictions.
05/25/2013, 5:00pm CDT, By Michael O'Brien mobrien@suntimes.com
Sandburg's Malek Harris and St. Viator's Ore Arogundade, teammates on the AAU’s Illinois Wolves, have each shown tremendous upside are are intriguing prospects in the Class of 2014.
05/24/2013, 9:37pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Brother Rice named Rick Harrigan, Class 2002, its basketball coach on Friday. Harrigan was named the Catholic League’s Most Outstanding Player his senior season, as well as Lawless Award winner in 2002.
Burlington Central beat Marengo twice during the regular season, but the Indians eliminated the Rockets from the playoffs for the second straight year with a 4-2 decision in the Class 3A Sycamore Regional championship game.
Lemont got an easy goal in the fifth minute and added another later, as it defeated Marian Catholic 2-0 for the Class 2A Lincoln-Way West Sectional championship.
Fenwick won its first sectional title since 2004 with a 1-0 win over defending state champion St. Francis is the Class 2A Riverside-Brookfield sectional Saurday afternoon.
When Brother Rice roared out to a seven-point first-set victory Friday night in an Andrew Sectional semifinal, Lincoln-Way East never lost its poise, storming back to an 18-25, 25-22, 25-21 win.
05/24/2013, 7:30pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Ryan Njegovan threw the discus a 2A state final record 188 feet, 4 inches, to position himself for a state title on Friday. Njegovan leads the Knights, who are eyeing a state trophy after qualifying seven individuals for the finals.
05/25/2013, 6:30pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Seniors Carlos Varela-Hernandez of Neuqua Valley and Riley Kittridge of Waubonsie Valley carried it to an extreme Saturday when they finished second and third in the discus in the finals of Class 3A boys track state meet.
05/24/2013, 9:37pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Brother Rice named Rick Harrigan, Class 2002, its basketball coach on Friday. Harrigan was named the Catholic League’s Most Outstanding Player his senior season, as well as Lawless Award winner in 2002.
Evanston will not play in the IHSA baseball playoffs this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly “sexted” risque photos to each other.
After flying under the radar while containing a model of consistency for its program, Parker will play in the Class 1A state semifinals on Friday with hopes of obtaining the school's first state championship.
Hoffman Estates used six consecutive hits to score four runs in the top of the sixth inning and upset Batavia 5-4 in a Class 4A Bartlett Regional semifinal Thursday.