05/18/2013, 11:00pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Neuqua Valley sophomore Maya Neal claimed a pair of medals and a quartet of Naperville Central athletes won two medals by placing in both sprint relays Saturday.
Meaghan O’Hara was determined to make the most out of her chance for Benet. O’Hara got free following a pass from Lindsy Kendrick and placed an attempt just inside the post to give Benet a 2-1 victory over Downers South in the Class 3A Downers Grove South Regional final. .
Naperville Central's mindset is all about getting ready to play on Saturday mornings for the playoffs. Playing on the final Saturday of the regular season, the No. 10 Redhawks defeated York 8-0 in Elmhurst.
Neuqua Valley scored early in each half of its Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional final matchup with Naperville Central en route to a 3-1 victory over the Redhawks for the Wildcats' 12th consecutive regional title.
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.
05/17/2013, 9:00pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Naperville Central sprint members D’Jenne Egharevba, Rachel Skinner, Lauren Erickson and Mary Beth Blank set school records in both the 400 and 800 relays at the 3A state track prelims Friday.
Naperville North's Eric Curia moved from the outside to center to start the second half of his team's quarterfinal matchup with New Trier, sparking a 6-0 scoring run that led to a 10-9 win and a berth in Saturday’s 11:30 a.m. semifinals against Fenwick.
St. Ignatius used an 8-0 run in the third and fourth quarters, as it rolled to a 15-6 win over Naperville Central in Thursday's third quarterfinal at Stevenson. The Wolfpack now faces Mother McAuley in the semifinals.
Getting to the state tournament was half the battle for Neuqua Valley’s Savannah Carson and Maya Neal. Now both believe they’re in position to make the fight all worthwhile.
Oswego's Caleb Beck did the difficult distance double in dominant fashion Thursday night at the Joliet West Class 3A Sectional track meet, while Naperville Central's Bransby did something beyond unusual in the sprints.
At Naperville Central, the list of quarterbacks who've had success piloting the Redhawks is distinguished: Tim Lavery, Owen Daniels, Phil Horvath and others. You can Jake Kolbe to the list as the junior recently committed to Illinois State.
Bolstered by Chris Whelan's five innings of one-hit, one-run relief pitching, Benet came away with a 5-3 win over Marian Catholic on Wednesday to give the Redwings at least a share of the East Suburban Catholic for the first time since 2006.
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.
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.