Not long after Oswego’s memorable boys basketball season came to an end with a 61-60 loss to West Aurora at the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional in March, reality was setting in for the Panthers.
06/19/2013, 11:15am CDT, By Dick Goss dgoss@stmedianetwork.com
With injuries a major reason, Joliet Catholic did not have its most successful football season in 2012 despite surviving until the Class 5A semifinals.
06/15/2013, 2:30pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Corey Ray reached base four times Friday, scored twice and threw out a runner at the plate from center field to end the game and years of frustration for the Public League.
06/13/2013, 11:30am CDT, By George M. Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
After 15 years, the Stevenson Showcase has moved. The event, which is known as the premier exhibition for Chicago-area high school baseball talent each June. will be held at St. Charles North this Friday and Saturday.
Downers Grove North transfer and current Benet player Rowan McGuire spent a lot of time on the bench this spring. It wasn’t because she wasn’t a good player; it was because she was ruled ineligible to play after transferring from a public to private school in the fall.
Family members on the same team are common, with many stories told of brothers, sisters, moms and dads strengthening their relationships though sport. That bond is true for Elmwood Park assistant coach Jim Kelley and sophomore Ariana Kelley, the team’s slugging first baseman
North Chicago, Waukegan, Round Lake, Antioch and New Trier participated in a round-robin competition that honored the memory of one of this area’s legendary referees.
The moment was enough to hot wire the pulse of any Chicago high school basketball junkie. In the third game of the just launched Nike-backed Chi-League Pro-Am at Young on Saturday, Jabari Parker delivered a perfect pass to a trailing Cliff Alexander.
06/18/2013, 10:30am CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Mike Kornacker had a season that will be difficult to duplicate. On the mound the St. Laurence right-hander was 7-1 — including two perfect games — with a 0.97 ERA. Five of his seven wins were shutouts.
06/17/2013, 2:30pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Youth will be served on the basketball court this winter on the west side of Aurora, where the Blackhawks lost five of their top seven players to graduation.