Rob Valentin

Hinsdale Central second baseman Kevin Schranz turns an unassisted double play against Downers Grove North during a regional matchup on Thursday, May 28, 2015.

Hinsdale Central’s Kevin Schranz answers skeptics during final season

June 16, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.

Kevin Schranz wasn't the most intimidating figure at the plate during his first couple of years playing baseball at Hinsdale Central. Schranz said he stood 4 feet, 11 inches and...

Oak Park-River Forest right fielder Ellie Ziegler pulls in a fly ball during the Huskies' win over Maine West on Saturday, May 30, 2015.

Ziegler adapts to outfield after scary injury at short for OPRF

June 15, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Oak Park River Forest junior softball player Ellie Ziegler is certainly glad that 2014 is in her rearview mirror. Ziegler spent last spring on JV until her season was cut...

Erin Smith has lone goal in Hinsdale Central sectional win over Lyons

June 15, 2018 at 9:23 p.m.

Caitlin Smith, who graduated from Hinsdale Central in 2013, has had the opportunity to watch her younger sister, Erin Smith, develop as a soccer player over the last four years....

Ridgewood's Peter Malec competes in the 110-meter high hurdles during the Class 2A Fenwick Sectional on Thursday, May 21, at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest. He took 16th in 20.54 seconds.

Visualization helps Ridgewood’s Peter Malec reach state in high jump

June 15, 2018 at 9:28 p.m.

Ridgewood's Peter Malec said he joined the boys track and field team this spring in a quest to get faster and more agile for the other two sports he plays,...

Oak Park-River Forest batter Evan Bell follows the ball after taking a cut during the Huskies' win over Leyden in the regional semifinals on Wednesday, May 27, in Oak Park.

Evan Bell benching sounds wake-up call for OPRF baseball team

June 16, 2018 at 10:34 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest head coach Chris Ledbetter thinks the world of junior Evan Bell, and that's precisely why the skipper made an example of him against Andrean of Indiana on...

Nazareth's Kelly Renehan clears the ball away from Kennedy's Victoria Ramirez during the Roadrunners' regional championship on Friday , Mary 22, 2015.

Kelly Renehan makes Nazareth doubly dangerous in soccer postseason

June 16, 2018 at 10:20 p.m.

Nazareth junior Kelly Renehan remembers her unassuming season on varsity two years ago, but now she's a team leader and big-time goal scorer this spring. "As a freshman I was...

Guerin senior Vazquez an improved hitter since shoulder surgery

June 16, 2018 at 10:16 p.m.

Guerin senior Morris Vazquez played baseball every summer since he was 3 years old. That changed last year when the middle infielder underwent surgery on his right rotator cuff. The...

Gianna Levato, Nazareth relay team show promise at state meet

June 16, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.

After playing soccer in her freshman and sophomore years at Nazareth, junior Gianna Levato was ready for a change. A Willow Springs resident who ran cross country in the fall...

Nazareth junior Julian Love competes in the 200-meter dash during the Class 2A Fenwick Sectional on Thursday, May 21 at Concordia University.

Nazareth’s Love likes track, but football always comes first

June 15, 2018 at 9:11 p.m.

Nazareth junior Julian Love accomplished a lot this school year. The Westchester resident was an integral part of the football team's Class 6A state championship in the fall, carrying for...

Elmwood Park's Victoria Martin del Campo tracks the ball during the Class 2A Ridgewood Regional final on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

Victoria Martin del Campo gives Elmwood Park soccer everything she has

June 15, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.

Elmwood Park senior Victoria Martin del Campo did everything she could against Pritzker in the Class 2A Ridgewood Regional final on Saturday, May 23, but it simply wasn't enough. Martin...

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