Bob Sakamoto

Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday. Site: Thornton Field, 149th & Broadway, Harvey. Records: Both teams 4-0. Tribune rankings: Thornton is No. 15; Bolingbrook No. 18. Bolingbrook outlook: Not only is Kyle...

Dan Osterhout's assignment during the Carmel football team's volunteer community service project in May was knocking down a wall of an old church. Osterhout wielded a sledgehammer in the rehab...

Providence at Brother Rice Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday at 10001 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago. What to watch: The rushing combo of No. 2 Providence's (4-0) Jeremiah Jobe and DeAndre Nunn...

Three Chicago-area standouts made oral commitments this week in preparation for the NCAA's early-signing period in November. Lockport's three-time All-State softball player, Samantha Findlay, made a commitment to Michigan, and...

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday. Site: Dickinson Field, 55th & Madison streets, Hinsdale. Records: Both teams 3-0. Tribune rankings: Downers is 8th, Hinsdale is 20th. Hinsdale Central outlook: The Red Devils...

Perhaps the most offbeat player profile in Mt. Carmel's 164-page media guide belongs to senior running back Jason Ringo, whose hobbies are line dancing and golf, and who said he...

Elizabeth Mendez went all-out at every practice and was rewarded with a chance to carry the ball 5 yards in Steinmetz's 50-0 win over Bowen. "I want a career in...

Alex (left) and Mark Perkowski aren't identical twins, but try telling them apart. Both Hinsdale Central football stars run 40 yards in 4.35 seconds and share the same tastes in...

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday. Site: Shuey Stadium, Washington and Golf Roads, Brookfield. Records: Both teams 2-0. Tribune rankings: Morris is No. 11; Riverside-Brookfield is unranked. R-B outlook: Expect more of...

If it seems like Fremd's Mike Moffet is everywhere, it's just because he is. This high school version of Kordell "Slash" Stewart starts at quarterback and cornerback but also will...