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Notre Dame coach Nelson Gord keeps an eye on his pitcher during a game against Loyola on Friday May 20, 2016.

Q&A with Harper baseball coach Nelson Gord: ‘My primary focus (is) to put a Mid-Suburban League all-star team … on the field every year.’

August 1, 2020 at 4:13 a.m.

When Harper College was in the market for a new baseball coach, it didn't have to look far. The junior college in Palatine announced on June 5 the hiring of...

New Trier's Taite Ryan (18) delivers an attack during the second game of a tournament championship match against Loyola on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018.

Lake Forest’s Kevin Lamp and New Trier’s Taite Ryan among area athletes affected by college upheaval: ‘It can happen to anybody.’

July 30, 2020 at 5:17 p.m.

Kevin Lamp recalled that when he was in third or fourth grade, his older brother gave him a Stanford volleyball T-shirt as a birthday gift. Lamp said he wore the...

St. Joseph graduate Jake Hansen is spending his summer in Bismarck, North Dakota, playing in the Northwoods League, a summer collegiate wood bat league. Photo courtesy of the Bismark Larks

Triumphant returns: Highland Park’s Zoe Redei, St. Joseph’s Jake Hansen, Hinsdale’s Caroline Dolehide get taste of competing again

July 5, 2020 at 1:35 a.m.

While the NBA, NHL and MLB have made headlines for their plans to play at the end of the month, several other leagues are already playing in the midst of...

Roundtable: Suburban ADs discuss plans to return to sports

February 1, 2024 at 12:38 a.m.

Similar to many restaurants and businesses, local high school athletic departments have cautiously waded back to work this summer. The new normal, as permitted by the IHSA, allows for schools...

Former Barrington catcher Ryan Lidge got to catch for Max Scherzer during a training session this summer, but he was soon released by the New York Yankees.

Minor league baseball players with local roots grapple with fallout of coronavirus pandemic

June 22, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

On his first day at Cressey Sports Performance in Florida, Barrington graduate Ryan Lidge squatted behind the plate and caught for Max Scherzer. Lidge, who spent last season as a...

Northwestern baseball coach Spencer Allen said he is "unsure" but optimistic about the future of college baseball after the coronavirus pandemic.

Drastically smaller MLB draft yet another obstacle for college baseball players, coaches

May 24, 2020 at 3:16 a.m.

Northwestern baseball coach Spencer Allen paused for a moment to think about the future of baseball and the collegiate game. Then he essentially said the same thing three times in...

Nazareth quarterback J.J. McCarthy, center, said he is not concerned about NCAA rules regarding endorsement deals and autograph money, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amateur sports landscape could shift as NCAA nears change on endorsement rules

May 11, 2020 at 4:18 p.m.

Nazareth boys basketball coach Sean Pearson was asked to consider an alternate reality: What would his career at Kansas have been like if athletes had been allowed to earn money...

Fenwick students receive Evans Scholarships: ‘I was just overjoyed.’

May 2, 2020 at 10:49 p.m.

Patrick Feldmeier's work as a caddie at the Chicago Highlands Club helped him earn an Evans Scholarship, which will cover the full cost of his tuition and housing at Notre...

U.S. Soccer shutters Development Academy, but elite athletes have plenty of options

April 26, 2020 at 12:50 a.m.

The FC United sporting director — whose soccer club was close to opening a new facility in Vernon Hills that would be home to its 10 Development Academy teams —...

Glenbrook South’s Nathan Gutierrez completes path to becoming an Evans Scholar

April 19, 2020 at 10:00 p.m.

When Nathan Gutierrez was a freshman at Glenbrook South, he participated in a week-long program sponsored by the Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation that is designed to help students prepare...

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