Barry Temkin

It was just five points. That's no big deal in the Class AA girls state track meet. All it got Harper last spring was a tie for 53rd place. No...

It was never about perfection. The goal for Simeon this season never was 35-0. The only numbers that really mattered were one and two. The only tasks that mattered were...

It was never about perfection. The goal for Simeon this season never was 35-0. The only numbers that really mattered were one and two. The only tasks that mattered were...

It's an Elite Eight with one seemingly sure thing, so it made an odd sort of sense that the Class AA state finals began with a couple of big surprises....

He's big, he's strong and he's playing for Simeon on Friday and Saturday. No, he's not All-American guard Derrick Rose or rebounding machine Tim Flowers, who should lead Simeon to...

You'll hear a lot about tradition this week in the Class AA state basketball tournament. It's the 100th edition of March Madness, and the Illinois High School Association is marking...

Mike Colbrese says he has been misunderstood. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, its executive director said this week, is not really out to ban booing at sports events. This left...

It always figured to end this way. From the moment they arrived at Fenwick touted as the Fab Five, the gifted freshman quintet seemed destined to end up performing in...

It always figured to end this way. From the moment they arrived at Fenwick touted as the Fab Five, the gifted freshman quintet seemed destined to end up performing in...

Marian Catholic is an improbable afterthought. The Spartans arrived Friday at Illinois State's Redbird Arena with a 27-3 record, not to mention their fifth Girls Class AA Elite Eight berth...