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Orland Senior Softball League searching for 65-year-old rookies

May 21, 2019 at 11:47 p.m.

Major League Baseball pitcher Bartolo Colon won’t turn 46 until late May. While the 5-foot-11, 285 pounder (depending on whose scale he’s standing on) has been a fan favorite because...

Jacob Pavey delays trip to Bahamas to pitch Kirhofer’s Sports to Aurora Legion baseball title

August 5, 2018 at 4:20 p.m.

Jacob Pavey was packed and ready to go to the Bahamas but he still had a game to pitch. As excited as he was to head to the islands to...

Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort isn't open for education, but the Frankfort Square Park District offers memberships to area residents to use the school's athletic facilities for exercise.

Aside from tracks, high school exercise facilities remain largely off limits to Southland community in summer

May 21, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

Southland residents hoping to spend a few hours getting active by going back to school are mostly being welcomed at community educational facilities this summer, as long as their exercise...

Burlington Central's Jordan King (21) plays the ball in front of Lemont's Katrina Retzke (11) during the second half of the Class 2A third-place game on Saturday, June 3, 2017.

Introducing the 2018 Courier-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team

July 3, 2018 at 3:04 p.m.

First Team Jenna Dombrowski School: Bartlett. Year: Senior. Position: Midfielder. Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional. Committed to Ball State. Key stats: 13 goals, 10 assists. Grace Griffin School: St. Charles...

St. Charles North's Hailey Rydberg (2) moves the ball ahead past Wheaton Warrenville South's Sam Buol during a game on Sunday, April 22, 2018.

Carrying the torch: St. Charles North’s Hailey Rydberg named the 2018 Courier-News Girls Soccer Player of the Year

December 12, 2018 at 8:31 p.m.

St. Charles North’s Hailey Rydberg has all the attributes of a great midfielder. Speed, vision, endurance, technique, mindset, game IQ and a track record of delivering goals and setting her...

A referee awaits the start of a high school basketball game. With many youth sports facing a shortage of officials, one area high school has started a class to train new referees, umpires and more.

Lockport high school class to address ‘worst shortage of officials’ for youth sports

May 21, 2019 at 10:34 p.m.

As the girls soccer coach at Lockport Township High School, Todd Elkei has generally seen the same group of officials every year. There seldom are any new faces. Youth league...

Huntley pitcher Nick Laxner follows a Barrington pop-up during the Class 4A McHenry Sectional championship game on Saturday, June 2, 2018.

Way too much Laxner: Nick Laxner settles in as Huntley shuts down Barrington for sectional title

December 13, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

Pitching in a sectional championship game wasn’t anything new for Huntley’s Nick Laxner. Getting past a shaky start was the unfamiliar part. But a wobbly beginning Saturday seemed like ancient...

Elgin's Brittany Dazzo, right, controls the ball during last year's Class 3A Streamwood Regional on Friday, May 19, 2017. Dazzo scored in regulation and in penalty kicks on Wednesday against Huntley.

Dazzling Dazzo: Brittany Dazzo scores tying goal and penalty kick in shootout as Elgin edges Huntley

December 13, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.

Senior midfielder Brittany Dazzo knew Elgin was running out of time Wednesday night and that she needed to do something about it. With the Maroons trailing host Huntley 1-0 with...

Burlington Central's Erin Rafferty goes up for a save during a Class 2A state semifinal game at North Central College on Friday, Jun. 2, 2017.

Rafferty a key: Senior goalkeeper Erin Rafferty lets very little get past her for Burlington Central

December 13, 2018 at 9:32 a.m.

A year from now, Erin Rafferty will be protecting her skin from the Arizona sun instead of defending the net, but the Burlington Central senior isn't thinking that far ahead....

Freshman newcomer Michael Baren makes strong bid to be state champion in gymnastics for Neuqua Valley

December 13, 2018 at 9:26 a.m.

Freshman Michael Baren didn't know any of the gymnasts he was competing against last Wednesday in the Wheaton Warrenville South Sectional. Baren, who trains at Premier Gymnastics Academy West in...

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