Tim Tierney

For Brett Gardner, the path to becoming a cross country runner started when he was playing hockey. "When I was in sixth grade, I got cut from a hockey team,"...

Jon Stiglic took to running long distances when he was halfway through grade school. "I ran a 5K and I thought, 'This is pretty good. I'd like to start running,'"...

Jill Borza is building on her cross country success with a simple yet challenging formula. "This year I've been training a lot harder in practice than normal," Borza said. "I've...

Danny Meza has more than one goal in mind as the Bremen senior runs cross country races this year. "I just want to help my team get to state, main...

Illiana Christian senior Austin Ohm may have put it best. "We did our time, and now we're back," he said. The IHSA success factor moved Illiana Christian, enrollment hovering near...

Mackenzie Brownrigg was born in Florida and lived in Mexico, Delaware and Missouri as her father's job changed. The family moved again last year to the Southland, and this time...

Slammers third baseman Danny Zardon raced into foul territory, stretched out over the fence and made a backhand grab of a popup. It was the next-to-last game of a disappointing...

Over the years, the graduation of an All-State girls cross country runner at Lockport didn't put the Porters in a depressed state. It's not likely to happen this season, either....

Sandburg senior Dylan Jacobs has become an elite high school distance runner because he can cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. No matter how he's...