Andy Rabinowitz

Excuses could be made: Tauja Catchings, she of the 20-points-per-game average, was visiting relatives in Texas, and fellow All-Stater Katie Coleman scored only 11 points. But in the end, all...

Bradley-Bourbonnais 38, Sandburg 37: No. 17 Bradley (7-0) trailed 28-12 at halftime in the non-conference contest, but rallied behind Eric Bush and Jason Cornelius. Bush scored 10 of his 15...

Top-ranked Thornton has garnered most of the attention during the first month of the season, but two other south suburban teams, Thornwood and Bloom, have played well enough of late...

Round Lake 56, Johnsburg 49: John Stockwell's four three-pointers accounted for all of his points, Robert Moore added a dozen more and Mike Allen dished out six assists for Round...

It's not as if third-ranked Resurrection didn't give No. 6 Fremd a chance to win the non-conference battle that took place Thursday night in Palatine. By late in the fourth...

Schaumburg tournament: Matt Hermes' 21 points and Brian Angarone's 19 led Maine South (1-0) past Addison Trail 63-49. Maine South, missing three players on the Hawks' title-bound football team, held...

Following coach's orders, ailing New Trier forward Jack Kidd decided to listen to coach Mel Sheets and take the night off Tuesday. Good thing, as far as teammate Scott Filippini...

Lincoln-Way tournament: So much for preseason rankings. No. 16 Crete-Monee dropped its second straight, losing 77-72 to Rich Central. Kedric Vaughn scored nine of his 21 points in the fourth...

Mother McAuley: Ryann Connors had nine kills, Alison Frasor 18 assists, Kathleen Fitzpatrick seven service points, Katie Schumacher three aces, two blocks and five kills and Renee Nash five service...

The fourth time turned out to be the charm for host Hersey, as it upset No. 8 Fremd 16-14, 15-12 in a Class AA regional final Thursday. Hersey (29-7-1) advances...