05/20/2013, 10:45pm CDT, By George M. Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
McKenzee Kroeschell's success in pole vault for Oak Park-River Forest has caused a spike in the number of vaulters on the Huskies track team. Kroeschell capped her career on Saturday by placing second at the state meet.
05/20/2013, 10:15pm CDT, By George Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
Former Oak Park-River Forest state high-jump champion Carl Heinz returned to his alma mater to help current Huskies jumper Christopher Wright-Madison prepare for the state meet.
Hinsdale South is looking to defeat Lyons, which it feels it had a good chance of doing earlier this season had it not been errors that plagued them. The Hornets will have that chance, as they defeated Nazareth 25-17, 25-18 Monday at the Benet regional and advance to face Lyons tomorrow.
05/20/2013, 7:00pm CDT, By George M. Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
With so few players returning from last season's squad, Oak Park-River Forest has had to rely on juniors to do much of the heavy lifting. All they've done is helped the Huskies win their fifth conference crown in seven years and earn the top seed in the Niles West Sectional.
05/20/2013, 6:45pm CDT, By George M. Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
Nick Piker qualified in the discuss by eclipsing his season by two and a half feet at Saturday's Downers North Sectional. He is one of four Red Devil qualifiers
Stevenson's Willie Bourbon is a rare three-sport athlete. Through talent and hard work, the sophomore hasn't been forced to narrow his focus and doesn't look to be doing so any time soon.
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.
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.
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.
Lincoln-Way East's Aaliyah Brown won the 100-meter dash, the 200, anchored the winning 400 relay and led off the first-place 800 relay as the Griffins rolled to a sectional championship Thursday.
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.
Stevenson's Willie Bourbon is a rare three-sport athlete. Through talent and hard work, the sophomore hasn't been forced to narrow his focus and doesn't look to be doing so any time soon.