A Duke winner
His Duke football team finished 0-12 this year, but for Zach Maurides the season has not been a total loss. The redshirt junior from Glenbrook South is on a personal...
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This team’s message is hope
They are a band of brothers now, joined in tragedy, determination and a will to help anyone else who joins their team. It is not a team you choose. It's...
Web master gets early start
Daniel Poneman always wanted to be a player in the world of basketball. He just figured he would do it with a ball, not a pen, in his hands. Tuesday...
Adding hoops to its mission
The first thing Alan Huss wanted you to know is that Decatur Christian is not a prep school. Well, he acknowledged a moment later, it is a prep school, as...
No speed limit
Any way you look at it, Timmy Megenbier is on the fast track. The 15-year-old Walther Lutheran sophomore is among the top young racecar drivers in the country. Depending on...
Circus gone, life goes on
It doesn't take long to realize this is a whole new era of Glenbrook North basketball. The first change you notice is the bleachers. The last couple of years, you...
Ghost’s spirit just won’t die
I've never believed in ghosts, but I'm beginning to wonder. Something almost supernatural had to be at work Saturday when Wheaton Warrenville South met Mt. Carmel in the Class 8A...
Missing voice in playoff irony
No one knows exactly how Mark Strimel would have handled this Lake Zurich-vs.-St. Rita thing. His wife, Donna, believes he'd want Lake Zurich to win Saturday when it meets St....
Coach’s legacy bonds generations
It seemed simple enough. They would get together, many of them for the first time in decades, to relive the good old days of Morgan Park football. They would tell...
Lacking size but nothing else
A.J. Rompza and D'Frantz Smart are point guards out to make a point. The juniors, who run the show for Young's basketball teams, are determined to prove that size is...