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Libertyville's Brenden Max waits for a pitch during a game against Carmel in Libertyville on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

Libertyville’s Brenden Max has played 3 sports that involve ‘hitting something with a stick.’ He’s sticking with baseball.

March 23, 2022 at 2:45 p.m.

Libertyville senior outfielder Brenden Max's other sports have at least one thing in common with baseball. He also has played hockey and golf for the Wildcats. "I feel like golf...

Mundelein's Drew Wellington runs out a double during a Class 4A sectional semifinal at Huntley on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

Bobby Narang’s top 10 teams and 25 players to watch in Lake County for the 2022 high school baseball season

March 23, 2022 at 2:11 p.m.

TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Mundelein: Hitting and pitching will be strengths. Senior infielder Daniel Pacella (Illinois State), the North Suburban Conference co-player of the year last season, had nine home...

Libertyville's Avery Gleason, left, challenges Lakes' Sophie Walker for the ball during a game in Libertyville on Saturday, March 19, 2022.

Jenna Krakowski is ‘more established’ in 2nd season with Libertyville, which looks entrenched as a top team

March 21, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

Libertyville's Jenna Krakowski feels right at home these days. Or "more established," as she put it. The junior midfielder had a goal and three assists in the Wildcats' season-opening 8-0...

No pinning Demos down: Warren’s Adriana Demos is a wrestler, Miss Teen Illinois International and advocate for girls sports

March 17, 2022 at 3:41 p.m.

Two of Warren senior Adriana Demos' worlds collided in Bloomington last month. Before her weigh-in at the Illinois High School Association's inaugural state meet for girls wrestling, the 2022 Miss...

Nick Flynn was a goalkeeper just 3 years ago. The Lake Forest lineman could play Power Five football next.

March 16, 2022 at 12:13 p.m.

Lake Forest boys soccer coach Robert Parry might forever lament the player who got away. When Nick Flynn was younger, he displayed next-level talent as a goalkeeper. But his body...

Deerfield's Riley Schimanski speeds past a Rolling Meadows player during a game in Deerfield on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Katie Morgan gets her 4th season started by helping Deerfield open with a shutout: ‘She makes everyone else around her better.’

March 15, 2022 at 1:42 p.m.

Deerfield's Katie Morgan couldn't help but entertain thoughts about the future Monday night. The senior defender said the Warriors' 2-0 victory against visiting Rolling Meadows was the ideal way to...

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Libertyville’s Brenden Max has played 3 sports that involve ‘hitting something with a stick.’ He’s sticking with baseball.

Bobby Narang’s top 10 teams and 25 players to watch in Lake County for the 2022 high school baseball season

Jenna Krakowski is ‘more established’ in 2nd season with Libertyville, which looks entrenched as a top team

No pinning Demos down: Warren’s Adriana Demos is a wrestler, Miss Teen Illinois International and advocate for girls sports

Nick Flynn was a goalkeeper just 3 years ago. The Lake Forest lineman could play Power Five football next.

Katie Morgan gets her 4th season started by helping Deerfield open with a shutout: ‘She makes everyone else around her better.’

Simone Sawyer is the 2021-22 News-Sun Girls Basketball Player of the Year: ‘She is Stevenson history.’

Introducing the 2021-22 News-Sun Girls Basketball All-Area Team

Recruiting notes: Warren’s Jailen Duffie is racking up Division I offers. Are Power Five programs next?

Simone Sawyer bounces back in state championship game to lead No. 1 Stevenson to 4A title: ‘She’s a warrior.’