George M. Wilcox

Nazareth shortstop Brandon Bossard (left, throwing) and second baseman Carson Bartels (right) will remain teammates next season in college.

Carson Bartels, Brandon Bossard form potent infield combo for Nazareth

June 12, 2018 at 7:17 a.m.

Nazareth senior baseball players Carson Bartels and Brandon Bossard didn't intend to play for the same college program next season. It just worked out that way. Bartels and Bossard, who...

The pommel horse is among the limited events Lyons junior Alex Janicki can perform while he recovers from an elbow injury.

Lyons gymnast Alex Janicki still hampered by elbow injury

June 11, 2018 at 10:24 a.m.

Alex Janicki, the area's top returning boys gymnast, has already missed Lyons' season-opening meet and there appears to be no definitive timetable for his return. In 2015, Janicki became the...

Fenwick's Quinn Fisher (2) scores ahead of Farragut's Rashawn Hayslett (2).

Mike Ballard’s shooting stretches the floor as Fenwick advances

June 11, 2018 at 10:12 a.m.

Fenwick senior Mike Ballard said his right ankle is still not 100 percent, but Ballard looked 100 percent Tuesday night. The leading 3-point shooter for the Catholic League champions made...

Patrick Grabowski, York basketball face big test in Glenbard West

June 11, 2018 at 9:13 a.m.

Patrick Grabowski couldn't do much from his seat on the bench when York's boys basketball team lost to Glenbard West for the first time this season. The senior forward played...

Hinsdale South's Diamond Anderson goes up for a shot.

Hinsdale South’s Barret Benson comes up big again in regional final

June 11, 2018 at 9:13 a.m.

Downers Grove South boys basketball coach Kris Olson has faced Hinsdale South's 6-foot-10 Barret Benson eight times over the last two years, but watching Benson make a simple gesture for...

Concordia women’s lacrosse debuts with roster of newcomers to sport

June 12, 2018 at 8:18 a.m.

A soccer player and cross country runner at Leyden, Cynthia Garcia missed playing sports once she reached her sophomore year at Concordia University in River Forest. Now Garcia has joined...

Zachary Duffy brings defense for Hinsdale South hoops

June 11, 2018 at 9:17 a.m.

Zachary Duffy still can't grip a baseball bat, but the senior guard is helping the Hinsdale South basketball team any way he can. Duffy dislocated his left index finger during...

Longtime OPRF coach and current assistant Mike Powell saw his program win another state title on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Little Huskies program continues to develop OPRF’s wrestling talent

June 12, 2018 at 7:26 a.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Bud Powell may not have known what he started when he signed up his son for the Little Huskies wrestling club at age 5. Powell recalled how...

Oak Park-River Forest junior Deundre Garner wrestled at the dual team state finals Saturday, Feb. 27, still mourning the death of his brother Diamond.

Deundre Garner wrestles with heavy heart at state for OPRF

June 11, 2018 at 9:37 a.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Deundre Garner knows more about loss than most people, let alone most teenagers. Garner, an Oak Park-River Forest junior, wrestled in the Class 3A dual team state...

Former Hinsdale Central and Michigan State offensive lineman Jack Allen partipated at the NFL scouting combine Friday, Feb. 26, in Indianapolis.

Jack Allen gets timed, measured, interviewed at NFL draft combine

June 15, 2018 at 9:46 a.m.

The parents of former Hinsdale Central offensive lineman Jack Allen watched their son's performance at the NFL draft combine Friday, Feb. 26, from the comfort of their Hinsdale home. John...

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