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Stevenson's Maddy O'Donnell was named to the IHSA Academic All-State team this school year. She helped the Patriots win their third consecutive state championship last spring.

Stevenson’s Maddy O’Donnell is on top of her game in the pool and classroom

May 17, 2020 at 7:23 p.m.

Maddy O'Donnell had broken her finger. But in the middle of winning a state championship and then celebrating, who has time to worry about that? O'Donnell and her Stevenson teammates...

Notre Dame senior Alex Randell, bottom, will wrestle at Luther College next season.

Notre Dame wrestler Alex Randell and his family finding ways to help after his brother’s death

May 10, 2020 at 2:39 a.m.

Early one morning in January 2012, Ilyce Randell shook her youngest son awake. Her oldest son, Max Randell, just had another seizure. His seizures were fairly common because of his...

Trinity's Emily Schutt (15) has played basketball for years and recently added lacrosse as a second sport.

Emily Schutt loving lacrosse as her second sport at Trinity

April 26, 2020 at 10:41 p.m.

Emily Schutt, an accomplished basketball player at Trinity, had never picked up a lacrosse stick. Naturally, the junior went out for lacrosse tryouts prior to the 2020 season. Although the...

Maine East hires new coaches for boys swimming, girls gymnastics

April 17, 2020 at 11:30 p.m.

When the coronavirus pandemic finally ends, Maine East will have new leaders for two of its programs heading into the 2020-21 season. Robert Payne will take over the boys swimming...

Former Warren slugger Caitlyn Britton makes the most of her first — and only — start on the mound during her brief freshman season at Central Michigan

April 17, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

Central Michigan freshman Caitlyn Britton had just proved to everyone — herself included — that she belonged. On March 12, a fateful day for college sports in the United States,...

Elmwood Park's Luis Gomez qualified for state as a sophomore. He's hoping he gets a chance to have one more track season with the Tigers.

Luis Gomez pilots Elmwood Park track through time of uncertainty

April 10, 2020 at 4:24 p.m.

"Sweet" Luis Gomez knew he had to come up with some sort of plan to get his work done. Gomez, a four-year distance runner for the Elmwood Park cross country...

Regina’s Gabby Rocha earns prestigious softball honor

April 4, 2020 at 2:10 a.m.

In a time devoid of many positive results — or any games at all — Gabby Rocha still found a way to win. On March 17, the Regina junior was...

Grayslake Central graduate Coby Moe’s abbreviated freshman season at Northwestern a good introduction to Division I baseball all the same: ‘Every day is a new challenge.’

April 1, 2020 at 2:33 p.m.

Grayslake Central graduate Coby Moe's freshman season at Northwestern was an eye-opener in more ways than one. The leap to Division I baseball. A focus on the analytics of pitching....

Spring sports for Illinois high schools have been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Roundtable: Suburban ADs discuss sports-related challenges of coronavirus pandemic

March 28, 2020 at 10:45 p.m.

The spring sports season is always an interesting one for high school athletic directors. Many schools have more spring sports than fall or winter sports. Unpredictable weather causes ADs to...

Zion-Benton's Michael Edwards runs the anchor leg in the 1,600-meter relay at the Class 3A Lake Zurich Sectional on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Zion-Benton won the race.

Zion-Benton graduate Michael Edwards reaches new heights in his Loyola track career, just days before his senior season is canceled

March 25, 2020 at 6:20 p.m.

Early in Michael Edwards' collegiate track career, the valleys outnumbered the peaks. The Zion-Benton graduate hit the bottom late in his freshman season at Loyola, when a tight hamstring before...

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