College notes: Julian Love helps Notre Dame win Citrus Bowl
The college football bowl season brought an end to another stellar year for graduates of high schools in the Pioneer Press coverage area. Here are some of the top local...
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Grand Theft Austin: Carmel’s Ehren robs homer with amazing catch
At the plate was Cole Kmet, a Notre Dame football recruit who helped St. Viator place fourth at the Class 3A baseball state tournament last spring. In center field was...
From Northbrook to Colorado, J.T. Compher completes journey to NHL
One after another, the dominoes fell as J.T. Compher inched his way toward the NHL. His hockey career began in Northbrook, then weaved through Chicago's northwest suburbs and eventually to...
Q&A: Nash Pirie, Pioneer Press boys soccer player of the year
Nash Pirie is a senior defender on the Barrington boys soccer team, though that description is slightly reductive. As a left back, Pirie showed the poise of a midfielder and...
Dylan Meyer’s short game paves way to Western Amateur championship
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect refers to the notion that a simple action — such as the flapping of a butterfly's wings — can have vast consequences, such as...
Strong putting helps Dylan Meyer capture Western Amateur title
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect refers to the notion that a simple action can have vast consequences. Perhaps it was a butterfly that changed the course of the Western...
Q&A: Jay Danzi, Jordan Spieth’s agent and Western Amateur participant
Many of the younger golfers playing in the Western Amateur Championship at Knollwood Club have their eyes on a lengthy pro career. Through two rounds, Fort Worth resident Jay Danzi...
Lake Bluff’s Andrew Price 2-over after second round at Western Amateur
The second day of the Western Amateur Championship at Knollwood Club in Lake Forest began with minimal fanfare. The first pairing teed off at 7 a.m. Wednesday, with no one...
Max Homa wins Rust-Oleum Championship at Ivanhoe Club
Max Homa arrived at Ivanhoe Club on the morning of Sunday, June 12, with a seven-shot deficit entering the final round of the Rust-Oleum Championship. He left Ivanhoe with a...
Olivia Smoliga still has her sights set on swimming in Olympics
Back when Mitt Romney was the Republican presidential nominee and Donald Trump was just a reality show host, Olivia Smoliga had her eye on this summer's Olympics in Rio de...