05/18/2013, 10:54pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Lincoln-Way East senior Aaliyah Brown completed a remarkable career Saturday by winning the 100, 200 and anchoring the victorious 400- and 800-meter relay teams as the Griffins (79 points) claimed the Class 3A title at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field.
05/18/2013, 10:45pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
After winning the 100 and the 400 in Saturday's Class 2A state meet at Eastern Illinois, Shamier Little was edged out in the 300 hurdles East St. Louis' Markita Rush. But the Lindblom star came back to win the 200 in four-hundredths of a second.
05/18/2013, 10:40pm CDT, By Michael O'Brien mobrien@suntimes.com
The Public League has shifted its premier event, the boys basketball tournament, all over the city the last few years. With a potential brand-new arena near McCormick Place, the Public League might finally have a place to call home.
New Trier wrapped up the Niles West boys tennis sectional title on Saturday. The Trevians (33 points) finished ahead of second-place Loyola (26) and third-place Evanston (17) at the nine-team event.
Fenwick pulled away from state tournament host Stevenson in Saturday’s boys water polo state title game for a 10-4 win to regain the top spot in the state. The Friars have won 10 of the 12 state championships since water polo became an IHSA sport in 2002.
Chicago Christian's Wally Findysz scored the first run of the game and later smacked a three-run homer to lead the Knights to their own Class 2A regional title with an 11-1 win over Ag. Science on Saturday.
Joliet Catholic held Mount Carmel to five hits as it shut out a Catholic League Blue team for the second night in a row to win the Do It Stevie's Way tournament.
St. Ignatius pulled off the first team state championship in the school's 144-year history Saturday as the Wolfpack outlasted Stanford-bound Danijela Jackovich and Lincoln-Way Central, 12-9.
Lane won its seventh consecutive Public League title Saturday, defeating Young 6-2 at UIC. The Indians have won 14 of the last 16 Public League titles.
Elexis Fairley finished second in the 100 and sixth in the 200 and was just one of a number of runners from the south and south suburbs that had a successful weekend at the state finals.
05/18/2013, 10:40pm CDT, By Michael O'Brien mobrien@suntimes.com
The Public League has shifted its premier event, the boys basketball tournament, all over the city the last few years. With a potential brand-new arena near McCormick Place, the Public League might finally have a place to call home.
Lane won its seventh consecutive Public League title Saturday, defeating Young 6-2 at UIC. The Indians have won 14 of the last 16 Public League titles.
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.