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, 10:00pm 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.
Led by pitcher Elaine Heflin, who tossed a perfect game through five innings, third-seeded Downers North blanked Oswego East 2-0 in a Class 4A regional softball championship game Saturday.
Parker, which made its first state title game appearance in any sport, didn’t win the Class 1A state championship Saturday night, but the Colonels walked off the field at North Central College in Naperville feeling as though they had.
Olivia Jensen scored a goal, but it wasn't enough as Johnsburg lost to Alton Marquette 2-1 in the Class 1A third place match. The fourth-place finish earned the school its first ever trophy in any sport.
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.
05/22/2013, 10:20pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Class 3A champ Lincoln-Way East ran the rankings gamut, starting the preseason No. 1 and keeping that spot throughout the season. Find out how the final rankings shake out here.
Beecher’s Grant Nykaza added two final distance titles to his high school collection while Thornton flashed its sprinting speed Saturday in the state meet at Eastern Illinois University.
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.
05/25/2013, 10:00pm 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.
Riverside-Brookfield ace Will Kincanon threw a no-hitter and faced the minimum number of batters as he dominated the Montini lineup with a 1-0 victory in the Class 3A regional championship at Ehlert Park in Brookfield on Saturday.
A moment of magic by freshman sensation Devin Burns gave No. 1 seed Loyola a 1-0 victory over New Trier in Friday’s Class 3A New Trier Sectional final in Northfield.
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.