Bob Sakamoto

Two top basketball players at Bloom High School in Chicago Heights were ordered held Wednesday in lieu of $100,000 bail on charges they robbed a couple at gunpoint this week...

In a lot of ways, Matt Rossi symbolizes the resurgence of Palatine football. Two years ago, he was the slender sophomore quarterback who persevered when the Pirates went 2-7 for...

This weekend's big games 1. Brother Rice at St. Rita, 7:30 p.m. Friday: These neighborhood rivals -- both 6-1, 2-1 -- clash with the Catholic Blue title on the line....

1. They're playing "Big D" in Bolingbrook: When 303- pound Roosevelt Holliday rambles 68 yards for a TD after a takeaway, you know the Raiders are clicking. Bolingbrook has forced...

DeMarcus Calvin quite literally was running for his life. The Bolingbrook linebacker, a self-described "gangbanger" his first three years of high school, was walking home from school as a sophomore...

This weekend's big games 1. Lincoln-Way East at Bolingbrook, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Bolingbrook has held opponents to 10 total points in the last three games. Lincoln-Way East is averaging nearly...

*HIGH SCHOOLS: Young 6-foot-3-inch guard Anthony Johnson, rated No. 3 in the state's junior class by chicagohoops.com, made an oral commitment to Purdue. ... Lake Forest's 6-4 Matt Vogrich committed...

1. The Catholic Blue is up for grabs: Loyola, St. Rita and Brother Rice all are 2-1, with Loyola facing Mt. Carmel on Friday and Rita taking on Rice on...

Can't-miss games this weekend 1. St. Rita at Loyola, 1:30 p.m. Saturday: Watch for a duel of dual-threat quarterbacks in St. Rita's Larry Garrett and Loyola's Lucas Ruske. Pick: St....

Chris Watt was about to live out every lineman's dream. The 6-foot-4-inch, 290-pound senior lined up in Glenbard West's backfield Saturday after the Hilltoppers had recovered a fumble on Addison...