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.
Jessica Ackerman and sister Courtney took part in the 3,200-meter relay during Saturday's Class 3A state finals, helping lead New Trier to the Trevians' first team title in any track event.
Host Stevenson captured sectional titles in both singles and doubles Saturday en route to 27 points, more than double that of runner-up Libertyville (12).
05/18/2013, 6:45pm CDT, By George Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
Second-seeded Lyons beat seventh-seeded Glenbard East 3-0 for the Lyons Regional championship in Western Springs after a loss in last year's regional final ended a nine-year run of regional titles.
Trinity scored seven times in the first half and Heather Baran notched her first career hat trick as Trinity rolled to an easy 11-1 regional title game win over Lake View.
Mother McAuley’s five senior starters — who were all part of three state-qualifying teams — all pitched in as the Mighty Macs earned their best finish since 2008 with an 11-9 win over Mundelein at Stevenson in Lincolnshire.
Crosstown rivals Hinsdale Central and Lyons battled it out for the Western Suburban Championship Saturday afternoon in Western Springs and the Red Devils prevailed, 9-8, in double overtime.
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.