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Timothy Christian's Matt Owens (22) defends against Lake Forest's Stephen Young (33) on Thursday, December 26, 2019.

Matt Owens guides Timothy Christian past Rockford Lutheran to claim 2A sectional title

March 9, 2020 at 9:39 p.m.

Timothy Christian is putting together quite a postseason run, and the Trojans have been doing it with offense. Timothy Christian averaged 75 points through its first four playoff games, including...

Nazareth's Oscar Lopez, right, wrestles Bowen's Javon Smith at 138 pounds during the Class 1A IC Catholic Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.

Nazareth breaks through with first trip to wrestling state tournament: ‘Everyone is definitely coming together right now.’

February 27, 2020 at 3:35 a.m.

With a lineup packed with seven seniors, the Nazareth wrestling team took another step toward cementing its legacy when it wrestled Bowen at the Class 1A IC Catholic Sectional on...

Oak Park-River Forest's Evelyn Dellegrazie performs on the uneven parallel bars during the Hinsdale Central Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.

Oak Park gymnast Iriel Conley returns to the sport with a new perspective: ‘I take it more seriously now’

February 17, 2020 at 10:51 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest gymnast Iriel Conley is doing her best to make up for lost time — or a lost season in her case. Conley advanced to sectionals as a...

Hinsdale South's Ella Linkowski performs on the balance beam at the Hinsdale Central Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.

Girls gymnastics notes: Hinsdale Central’s Caroline Klobach ready for busy state meet

February 16, 2020 at 10:24 p.m.

Hinsdale Central gymnast Caroline Klobach will have a busy schedule when she participates at the state meet this year. Last year, Klobach only qualified on the vault. This year, the...

OPRF's Josh Ogunsanya wrestles Bolingbrook's Cameron Hargrove at 145 pounds at the Class 3A Lyons Regional on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Oak Park’s Joe Chapman moving ahead in state tournament after winning 152-pound regional title; ‘I try to remind myself I am the big dog on the mat’

February 10, 2020 at 10:08 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest senior wrestler Joe Chapman is going to draw on his previous experience at the IHSA State tournament to try and reach the top spot on the podium...

Lyons' Jimmy Ruston wrestles Hinsdale Central's Tim Song at 138 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Wrestling notebook: Lyons, Hinsdale Central prep for 3A sectional meet

February 10, 2020 at 4:48 a.m.

The Lyons wrestling team finished second at its own Class 3A regional on Saturday with 151.5 points, trailing only perennial power Oak Park-River Forest (191.5). The Lions advanced nine wrestlers...

York's Sydney Fuglsang drives against Lyons' Lindsey Hahn on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.

Sydney Fuglsang’s work as a playmaker for York is paying dividends; ‘It is tough to press us — and she is one of the reasons why’

February 4, 2020 at 3:18 a.m.

York senior guard Sydney Fuglsang leads the Dukes in assists and steals, but it might be her ability to keep the ball away from opposing defenses that has been her...

Lyons' Lindsey Hahn shoots a free throw against York on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.

Lyons’ Lindsey Hahn keeps defenses off balance with three-point shot; ‘Not many athletes in our conference can make those threes’

February 4, 2020 at 3:19 a.m.

Lyons guard Lindsey Hahn can score in a variety of ways, from behind the three-point line, and by putting the ball on the floor and getting to the basket. As...

Hinsdale Central's Charlie Herbst grabs a rebound as York's Tim Glavan (50) and Nick Hesch defend on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

York’s Tim Glavan puts himself in the right place at the right time to net a game winner at MLK Tournament

January 28, 2020 at 4:22 a.m.

When York's Tim Glavan hit a buzzer-beating putback to earn the Dukes a 40-38 victory over Benet on Jan. 20, it was much more than being in the right place...

Hinsdale Central's Mac Quast and York's Tim Glavan try to gain position for a rebound on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

Hinsdale Central relies on Mac Quast to be its ‘heart and soul’

January 28, 2020 at 4:23 a.m.

Hinsdale Central's Mac Quast moves on the court like he only knows how to play basketball at one speed, and that is maximum velocity. Even when Quast is warming up,...

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