Tribune’s final baseball rankings
Team (Record, previous ranking) 1. Prairie Ridge (32-8, 1): After 6-6 start, talented 4A champions played their best ball at the most important time. Pitchers Michael Heesch and T.J. Swank...
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Rockies tap Loyola grad Friedrich in 1st
Christian Friedrich's curveball boosted him into the first round of baseball's amateur draft Thursday. The Rockies used the 25th pick to make him the second left-handed pitcher selected. "It's incredible,...
Tribune rankings
BASEBALL TOP 10 %% TEAM REC PR 1. Prairie Ridge 5-0 1 2. Carmel 1-0 5 3. Schaumburg 1-0 9 4. Lincoln-Way East 4-1 NR 5. Brother Rice 6-1 4...
Diver Dyson puts pain in the back of his mind
A freshman finishing second at the state diving meet is impressive. That Hinsdale South diver Jordan Dyson likely did it with a broken back last season moves it off the...
Defining sportsmanship
My favorite story Joliet had the choice to walk off the field with the WJOL-AM baseball title last March. The Steelmen held the tiebreaker over Providence and could have had...
Iowa City West rides star to title
Iowa City West rode its star power to capture the Dvorak Memorial Saturday at Harlan High School. The Trojans, ranked fourth in the country in W.I.N. Magazine, put five state...
Upstate Eight wrestlers pull off upsets
Two Upstate Eight wrestlers upset Dvorak Memorial out-of-state guests during the first day of the 32-team meet. A pair of No. 7 seeds, Waubonsie Valley's Kyle Rasmussen (135 pounds) and...
Williams’ bucket gives Farragut the win
It was a simple case of give and take for Farragut guard Isiah Williams on Sunday at the Chicago Public Schools Holiday Shootout at Chicago State. The senior guard took...
Maine South’s Tourtillott toughs it out
Michelle Tourtillott made sure she didn't ice herself in No. 11 Maine South's 58-44 non-conference victory Wednesday at Prospect . Despite popping a finger in the first quarter and spending...
Naperville North takes 8A
Naperville North tried to keep an even keel before the Huskies met DuPage Valley Conference foe Glenbard North on Saturday night. "We tried to act like it was just any...