John Owens

Leo 57, Brother Rice 48-Leo (6-3, 2-1) used balanced scoring and a huge halftime lead to hold off No. 17 Brother Rice and give coach Jack Fitzgerald his 300th career...

In a game full of offensive heroics, it was defense that sealed St. Martin de Porres` stunning 70-68 victory over Mt. Carmel Friday night, the second-ranked Caravan`s first loss in...

Illinois Benedictine College volleyball coach Deb DiMatteo was having problems with her team last month. It wasn`t too serious. It`s just that a few of the players cringed every time...

Before the season, Aurora University football coach Jim Scott made a bold prediction. ''There isn`t a team on our schedule that we`re not capable of beating,'' Scott said. ''I`d definitely...

Illinois Benedictine College returns only one starter from last year`s team, which finished 21-5 and won the NCAA Division III-affiliated Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference with a 9-1 record. So IBC...

Rich Luenemann has a sure-fire recruiting philosophy that has sustained him through 11 years as the women`s volleyball coach at the NAIA-affiliated College of St. Francis. ''I do a lot...

- International: The College of Du Page hockey team will go international Tuesday afternoon when it hosts the Kyung Hee University team from Seoul, South Korea, at the Franklin Park...

John Angelus, basketball coach at the University of Chicago, may be the first coach in the 17-year history of NCAA Division III who is satisfied with his team`s size. ''We...

By now, Downers Grove South officials hope the IHSA will line up another opponent-any other opponent-if the Mustangs make the Class 6A football playoffs next year. Downers South was eliminated...

Conant won a war of nerves and a first-round playoff game Wednesday at Palatine, and the key player may have been the one with the most butterflies in his stomach....