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Lake Forest's Grant Levine takes his mark in the 800m race.

Notre Dame soph. John Apel gains valuable experience at sectional meet

June 10, 2018 at 10:56 a.m.

Though the Notre Dame track and field team did not have any of its athletes qualify for the Class 3A state meet, there appears to be some young talent in...

Niles North's Martin Barr hopes to earn all-state honors in the 3,200-meter race this season. Barr is pictured on May 30, 2015, competing in the 3,200 at the Class 3A state meet. He took 29th last year.

Niles North boys track team honors its seniors, coach Paul Swanson

June 10, 2018 at 1:14 p.m.

At the end of the Class 3A Loyola boys track and field sectional, Niles North conducted its annual Senior Curve Ceremony. The ceremony involves each of the seniors getting a...

In this Oct. 31, 2015, photo, Niles West's Frankie Santa (406) competes at the Class 3A Lake Park Sectional in Roselle.

Long-time Niles West track coach Ron Campbell dies on day of sectional

June 10, 2018 at 1:41 p.m.

A moment of silence was held at the end of the Class 3A Loyola boys track and field sectional to honor former Niles West coach Ron Campbell, who died earlier...

In this Oct. 31, 2015, photo, Maine South's Reese Jordan runs at the Class 3A Lake Park cross country sectional in Roselle.

Running coach helps Reese Jordan overcome injury, make state

June 10, 2018 at 12:52 p.m.

After qualifying for this weekend's Class 3A boys track and field state meet, Maine South junior Reese Jordan credited his Maine South coaches and Bill Leach, a private running coach....

Homewood-Flossmoor's Jaimie Robinson competing in the finals of the Class 3A 4x200 meter relay.

Girls track and field state meet: Notes on New Trier, Niles West, more

June 10, 2018 at 12:54 p.m.

New Trier seniors Tara Smart and Oona Jung-Beeman ended their careers at the Class 3A girls track and field state meet, but not before leaving their mark on the school...

Torrain Haughton, Tim Gurdzibeev come to love track in new home

June 11, 2018 at 10:38 p.m.

Maine East's Torrain Haughton emigrated from Montego Bay, Jamaica, just before high school, and he considered himself a soccer player and a gymnast before finding his true calling on the...

Glenbrook South goalkeeper Carolyn Levi tries to make a save against Maine West during the Glenbrook South Sectional quarterfinal on Thursday, May 12.

Glenbrook South’s Carolyn Levi doubles as team leader, top-tier goalie

June 10, 2018 at 3:02 p.m.

After the Glenbrook South girls water polo team's 9-7 win over Mundelein on Monday, May 2, Titans coach Mike Stancik delivered a simple postgame message to his team. "I said,...

New Trier's Leah Caywood (21) defends against Glenbrook North's Patti Grod (19).

New Trier’s Sarah Caywood shows fervent commitment to water polo

June 11, 2018 at 10:27 p.m.

New Trier girls water polo coach Matt Wendt said he first used the word fervor in a pregame speech before the team's 2015 senior night game versus Naperville North. Just...

Evanston's Tauja Foreman, right, hits the last hurdle while running the 300-meter hurdles at the Class 3A Niles West Sectional on Thursday, May 12, in Skokie. She is running next to Lake Forest's Haley Click, left, and Deerfield's Michela Emmerich.

Class 3A girls track and field state meet preview

June 10, 2018 at 2:26 p.m.

During the 4x200-meter race at the Class 3A Niles West girls track and field sectional, New Trier coach Bob Spagnoli stood on top of a pair of pallets to get...

Charlie Dowdle thinks he might be year away from catching on in NFL

June 10, 2018 at 2:24 p.m.

For now, Loyola graduate Charlie Dowdle's NFL dream has been deferred. Dowdle — a tight end who played at St. Thomas, a Division III school in St. Paul, Minn. —...

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