Lake Forest slams door on Evanston
Kevin Konsler shrugged off his grand slam over the center-field fence being officially scored a three-run triple because the umpire ruled he missed home plate. The important thing was Konsler's...
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Tears from a champ
The most dominant player for the last two years in Illinois high school badminton cried tears of relief, tears of pain and tears representing the end of an impeccable career....
Downers North lead a matter of singles
Nicole LaVallie would have preferred an opportunity to defend her state doubles championship. But her desire to help Downers Grove North win the state badminton title superseded any personal goals,...
Unsung heroes
They are rarely in the spotlight. Thornwood's Cordell Liggins, Downers Grove South's Kent Richard and Von Steuben's Temi Soyebo do not have gaudy statistics or fancy moves. They're what some...
Sortal, New Trier waylay Warren
Senior night at New Trier didn't exactly begin the way Brett Sortal had hoped, picking up two fouls in the first 68 seconds of the game. But the senior guard...
Conant rallies past Downers S.
Conant was on the verge of disaster, or so it appeared. The Cougars trailed 11-0 just over two minutes into the championship game of the York tournament against No. 11...
Kicker rebounds after his extra-point miss
Stevenson's Craig Giometti said he was "just doing his job." But his job had been made infinitely more difficult after the 6-foot-4-inch, 195-pound senior shanked an extra-point try in the...
Carmel defense puts clamps on N. Chicago
North Chicago entered Friday night's Class 6A second-round game fresh off a Nintendo-like offensive output. No. 6 Carmel's Corsairs wasted little time bringing North Chicago's vaunted offense back to earth,...
Well-grounded Lyons goes 5-0
The numbers were staggering for Lyons Township in its West Suburban Silver game with Glenbard West Saturday. Brian Davis rushed 22 times for 156 yards and two scores. Quarterback Chris...
Vernon Hills pulls surprise
Unhinged for the first two quarters, Glenbrook North finally got the momentum going in its favor, erasing a two-touchdown deficit to forge a tie late in the third quarter Saturday....