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Deerfield's Orly Hirsch performs on the balance beam during the girls gymnastics state meet Friday at Palatine High School.

Deerfield gymnast Orly Hirsch achieves goal, competes at state meet

December 14, 2018 at 9:57 p.m.

Deerfield's Orly Hirsch remembers sitting at the 2017 girls gymnastics state tournament wondering what could have been. Then a junior, Hirsch had entered that year's sectional with a solid chance...

Glenbrook South's Jenna Hartley tied for fifth on the vault at the girls gymnastics state meet Saturday at Palatine.

Glenbrook South gymnasts earn state trophy in back-to-back years

December 14, 2018 at 10:00 p.m.

For the past year, Glenbrook South gymnast Jenna Hartley has walked past the trophy cabinet near the school's main gym and admired the third-place trophy she helped the Titans win...

New Trier's Darcy Barkal performs on the floor exercise during the state tournament Friday at Palatine High School.

Refusing to miss state, Darcy Barkal performs on badly injured ankle

December 14, 2018 at 9:51 p.m.

The New Trier girls gymnastics team's fourth-place finish at the state tournament was the program's best since it occupied the same spot in 2013. But equaling that success seemed like...

Evanston's Van Rutter (left) and Schaumburg's Joe Cunha wrestle at 195 pounds in the Class 3A Larkin Sectional on Saturday.

Evanston’s Van Rutter overcomes early loss, makes state wrestling meet

December 14, 2018 at 8:28 p.m.

In just about every other season, Evanston senior 195-pounder Van Rutter's loss in the opening round of the sectional would have come on a Friday, affording Rutter a chance to...

York's Zach Armstrong (left) and Bartlett's Trent Johnson wrestle at 170 pounds during the Class 3A Larkin Sectional on Saturday in Elgin.

York wrestling program optimistic about the future

December 14, 2018 at 8:28 p.m.

After none of the six York wrestlers at the Class 3A Larkin Sectional advanced to state, Dukes coach Mike DiNovo said conversations soon turned to the future. With good reason....

Maine South's Caleigh Pistorius finished first in the vault, uneven bars and all-around to help the Hawks win the Hoffman Estates Sectional on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Brian O'Mahoney / Pioneer Press

Guide to 2018 girls gymnastics state meet

December 14, 2018 at 8:29 p.m.

Maine South will make its first appearance as a team at the girls gymnastics state meet this weekend in Palatine, and the Hawks ended the drought in emphatic fashion. The...

In this Jan. 20 photo, Maine South's Sean Kelly (left) wrestles Nile North's Zyia Biram at the Central Suburban League tournament.

Wrestling notes: Maine South, Maine East, Leyden, Niles West

December 14, 2018 at 8:28 p.m.

Maine South junior Sean Kelly has a fan in Hawks coach Kevin Hansen. Kelly, who wrestles at 220 pounds, came up one win shy of reaching this week's Class 3A...

New Trier girls gymnastics coach Jen Pistorius, who is pictured in 2016, guided the Trevians to a program-best score of 148.525 at the Central Suburban South meet on Jan. 27.

Hard-working gymnast Rachel Zun becomes key contributor for New Trier

December 14, 2018 at 7:33 p.m.

New Trier sophomore Rachel Zun's contributions to the Trevians girls gymnastics team may be felt long after her high school career ends. Throughout the year, Zun serves as a youth...

Maine South's Brittany Argaez performs on the balance beam during the Hoffman Estates Sectional on Wednesday.

Newcomer Brittany Argaez gives Maine South gymnastics team a boost

December 14, 2018 at 7:33 p.m.

When the Maine South girls gymnastic team nearly qualified for the state tournament for the first time last season, a gymnast capable of helping the Hawks reach state was walking...

Gymnast Sheena Graham makes instant impact for Glenbrook South

December 14, 2018 at 6:28 p.m.

A year after taking third in the state, the program's best finish since the 1978-79 school year, the Glenbrook South girls gymnastics team once again appears ready for a postseason...

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