Barry Temkin

Don't tell Todd Farbiak running isn't a contact sport. Don't tell the Huntley senior there's no such thing as bad racing luck either. As a junior, Farbiak had all the...

All that really matters in track is how you finish. That's good news for Kristin Sutherland and Ronecia Nash because neither got off to a fast start in the sport,...

It's not a moment Nevada Morrison could ever forget, but she wants to be certain she remembers it enough. So she has attached the picture to a visor in her...

College sports is big on loyalty. Be loyal to your coaches and teammates, athletes are told. Most of all, be true to your school. It's enough to make you want...

Walt Matune finally has made it Downstate. It's not the way he or his son, Keith, wanted it to happen. Their dream was that Walt would get there by coaching...

Robert Eppinger never thought it would take this long. He never thought he would be 20 years old before he finally signed a letter of intent with an NCAA Division...

Crystal Vander Zee tries to forget about it. It's difficult, though, to put the Illinois High School Association's enrollment multiplier completely behind you when you still have a state meet...

Julian Kenner really isn't supposed to be doing this. An African-American high school athlete good enough to play basketball at an NCAA Division I college is supposed to do it....

Meelun McCray is always a team player, even when it really doesn't involve a team. So it's not enough for her simply to escape the tough West Side neighborhood where...

It's a long way from Agricultural Science High School to Harrison Park. It's 13 miles, in fact, but if you stick your head into a small gym at the Near...