05/18/2013, 4:45pm CDT, By Erik Jacobsen ejacobsen@stmedianetwork.com
St. Edward put up a good fight, but there was simply no stopping Aurora Central's breakthrough season Saturday as the Chargers surged into the lead with a three-run fourth inning en route to a 4-2 win over the Green Wave in the championship game of the Class 2A Westminster Christian Regional.
Immaculate Conception used an early goal in each half to win 2-0 over Queen of Peace in Saturday’s Lisle Class 1A Sectional title game. The Knights joined the school’s 2008 team to become the second in program history to reach the state’s Elite Eight.
St. Charles North scored within the first five minutes and four times prior to halftime en route to a dominating 5-1 win over West Chicago in Class 3A's DeKalb Regional championship game.
Paula Tupper led Wilmington to its first regional title sine 2003 by allowing just six hits in the Bobcats' 3-2 win over Beecher in a Class 2A Beecher regional title game.
Lake Forest scored four goals over an 11-minute span early in the second half to bury host Antioch 5-0 on Friday and win the Class 2A regional championship.
Geneva surprised everyone, including themselves, Friday night at the Class 3A Hoffman Estates Sectional. The Vikings came away with seven state berths and won the sectional title for the first time since 2010 with 103 points to Schaumburg's 88.
Lakes was dominant during Friday night's Class 2A Vernon Hills Sectional track and field meet. So dominant, in fact, that the Eagles' 144 team points were nearly twice as many as their next-closest competitors.
Freshman Paige Filipek scored on a rebound with 32:14 to play as Waubonsie Valley defeated Metea Valley 1-0 Friday to win the Class 3A Metea Valley Regional championship.
Joliet Catholic starter Sam Couch threw a five-hitter, striking out seven, as the Hilltoppers nipped St. Rita 1-0 in the semifinals of the Do It Stevie’s Way Tournament.
Hinsdale Central fell behind in the second half of Friday’s Class 3A Wheaton North Regional final but avoided the major upset by scoring two unanswered goals en route to a 2-1 win over the host Falcons Friday.
James Davison scored two runs and stole three bases to help lead Morgan Park to a 3-1 win over Clemente in a Public League semifinal at U.S. Cellular Field.
05/16/2013, 11:47pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Joe Morrow's football and track coaches at Hales have long known of his potential. Now as his track career winds down and his focus inevitably shifts to playing football at San Diego State, Morrow looks to make a name for himself.
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.
05/06/2013, 6:45pm CDT, By George M. Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
Alex Rice is a third-generation member of the Huskies baseball program and now he is hoping to add his own legacy to the program once belonging to his father and grandfather.
Bishop McNamara and New Trier vaulted into the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively, while Benet and Lincoln-Way West each fell a couple places. Find a complete list of Bill Harrison's softball rankings here.
There's a new top team in the rankings this week, while a former No. 1 has once again cracked the top 10. Find a complete list of Phil Brozynski's boys volleyball rankings here.
Mitch Schulewitz has an 0.74 earned run average while recording 45 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings for Mundelein this season. For his accomplishments Schulewitz has been named Sun-Times Athlete of the Week.