Bob Sakamoto

Only 48 hours before football's most celebrated drama unfolds, Miami became Payton place. St. Viator High School quarterback/tailback/receiver Jarrett Payton announced at a news conference Friday afternoon that he is...

Dave Fry, Illinois High School Association executive director, said Monday he hopes to make an eligibility ruling on Proviso East 7-footer Steven Hunter after a Tuesday telephone conference with school...

Iowa is converting to a West Coast passing offense and recruited the ideal quarterback in 6-foot-4-inch All-Stater Jon Beutjer of Class 6A champion Wheaton Warrenville South. Beutjer, who passed for...

After suffering through some recent subpar seasons, Proviso East's basketball program appears to be back on the rise. The biggest change is the return of 6-foot-10-inch Stephen Hunter, who had...

DEDICATION. Thumbing through that Webster's New World Dictionary might not have Illinois girls high school basketball defined as "Dorothy Gaters." But how else could a description read? Six state titles,...

Athletes who became stars early were household names by the time they finished their high school careers: gymnast MaryAnne Kelley of Fremd, golfer Emily Gilley of Homewood-Flossmoor, quarterback Cory Paus...

In a victory for athletes with learning disabilities, including a former champion high school swimmer from Naperville, the NCAA agreed Tuesday to make it easier for such students to play...

Homewood-Flossmoor without Gretchen Barnes is the Bulls without Michael Jordan or Thursday nights without "Seinfeld." Or, to put it another way: Suffering from mononucleosis last week, Barnes hit three home...