Alan Sutton

Joliet Catholic has 10 state football titles, but Allie Quigley is helping turn the school's attention to girls sports. Quigley, who averaged 28 points for the school's girls basketball team...

Caprice Smith, who led Trinity to its first Elite Eight appearance in March, said she's down to five possible colleges to attend: DePaul, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland and Arizona. "I've just...

Barrington girls cross-country coach Debbie Revolta isn't a bad golfer--and it's not hard to understand why. She's the granddaughter of Johnny Revolta, the former Evanston Golf Club pro who won...

1. Jay Haas, Belleville West At 49, Haas is having his best season. Second-place finishes in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and Players Championship have vaulted the nine-time tour winner...

Wheaton North sophomore Lauren Polock, who was 21st in the 2002 Class AA cross-country state meet when the Falcons won the title, will do her running elsewhere this fall: on...

Andrew's Matt Withrow doesn't have to sell anyone on his talent as a runner. The senior finished second in the 2002 Class AA state cross-country final. Last spring he tore...

That Candace Parker is considered one of the best high school basketball players in the nation isn't surprising. But in volleyball? The Naperville Central senior, who led the Redhawks basketball...

1) `The Babe Ruth Story' (1948) When watching William Bendix yammer his way through this classic, you couldn't help but think, "Hey, isn't this the guy who stars in `The...

Dr. Bodo Fritzen has a firm diagnosis when it comes to the evaluation of girls soccer players in Illinois. He calls it the I-80 disease. "Our feeling is that everything...

First teamFranny Iacuzzi, Evanston, Junior, forward: The engine that never stops running scored 20 goals for defending Class AA champion. Elyse Nikonchuk, Lincoln-Way C., Senior, forward: In her do-everything role...