Loyola, UIC win openers
No. 1 seed Loyola and No. 2 seed Illinois-Chicago both advanced with victories Thursday in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference softball tournament at Loyola Park. Loyola rallied from a 1-0 deficit...
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Short game clicks for Joliet Catholic
A strong wind, whipping from the outfield toward home plate, made Joliet Catholic coach Jared Voss decide that Tuesday was the ideal time to play "small ball" at St. Viator....
Scout report: Beware
When Brian Moloney needed it most Saturday, he received some unsolicited advice that he followed to trigger Lake Forest's 3-2, 8-3 doubleheader sweep over No. 7 Libertyville. Libertyville and Lake...
NEUQUA VALLEY’S WALSH IN CONTROL
Dan Walsh, the Neuqua Valley left-hander who relies more on savvy than speed, found the ideal formula Wednesday to beat No. 3 St. Charles East 6-1 on a five-hitter. Walsh...
ONE INFIELD SUCCEEDS WHILE ANOTHER FAILS
Christian Malalis of Loyola and Julian Gomez of Mt. Carmel both kept their pitches down Monday, inducing opposing batters to hit ground balls. Loyola's Ramblers won 8-6 because their infield...
COMEBACK KIDS GET LAST LAUGH
Despite all the rousing halftime pep talks--and, as Irish coach Muffet McGraw said, "all the praying going on in the stands"--there was one moment Friday night when Notre Dame's dream...
1-WOMAN SWIM TEAM STARS FOR LAKE FOREST
Jie Li, a Lake Forest junior from Gurnee, went to the NCAA Division III swimming meet in Buffalo, N.Y., as a one-woman team. She earned her school 35 points and...
DEPAUL, ILLINOIS PLAY HOST IN THE OTHER TOURNAMENT
DePaul and Illinois will be host to first-round games of the Women's National Invitation Tournament on Friday. Illinois (16-15) will face Wisconsin-Green Bay (22-8) at Assembly Hall. It's the first...
HERE’S A LITTLE HAND FOR LAKE FOREST
Two subjects rarely mentioned in the same breath are Lake Forest College and national championships. But when handball is involved, the Foresters, through the years, rank up there with giants...
ILLINI MAKE CHANGE AT RIGHT TIME
Coach Theresa Grentz said her Illinois women's basketball team underwent "a metamorphosis" last week while they were losing 101-80 at Penn State. According to Grentz, that's when her players decided...