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In this Friday, March 13, 2015, photo, Glenbrook North's Joey Day (11) skates with the puck during the Scholastic Hockey League finals in Northbrook.

Glenbrook North hockey captains help team regroup after slow start

June 11, 2018 at 4:19 a.m.

So much has been different for the Glenbrook North boys hockey team this season. The Spartans lost 18 players from last year's state championship-winning squad, including all three of their...

Montini's Joey Melendez defeats Marmion's Nathan Callaway in the 106-pound match at the Class 3A dual team state quarterfinals on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Bloomington.

Punishing practice sessions help Joey Melendez become state champion

June 8, 2018 at 11:46 p.m.

According to Joey Melendez, one of the most exciting moments of his life happened when he won a state championship. Melendez, a Norridge resident and the Montini sophomore, beat Plainfield...

York junior diver Peter Barabolak finished 11th at the state finals on Saturday, Feb. 27.

York diver Peter Barabolak achieves season-long goal

June 9, 2018 at 12:51 a.m.

York diver Peter Barabolak's goal this season was to make it to the state finals after he finished 15th in the state in 2015. Barabolak's opportunity to do so came...

North Shore Country Day's Braden Adamson-Tate, left, drives against Uplift's Demarius Jacobs during their Class 2A Guerin Regional final on Friday, Feb. 26, in River Grove.

North Shore’s Braden Adamson-Tate plans to develop his game

June 9, 2018 at 1:34 a.m.

North Shore Country Day sophomore Braden Adamson-Tate and teammate Ben Potter, a senior, had a brief conversation shortly after the Uplift boys basketball team ended the Raiders' season. Potter's high-school...

Fenwick senior Cavan Smith finished ninth in the 100-yard butterfly at the state boys swimming and diving finals on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Fenwick’s Cavan Smith jumps late into recruiting pool

June 11, 2018 at 5:19 a.m.

Cavan Smith's high-school swimming career ended with a ninth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Fenwick senior's recruiting process ended weeks earlier when he committed to...

Junior Franco Reyes won the 100-yard butterfly and helped lead Hinsdale Central to a third-place team finish at the state boys swimming and diving finals on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Strong relays fuel Hinsdale Central’s third-place finish

June 9, 2018 at 1:23 a.m.

At the end of the state finals, the Lyons boys swimming and diving team received its first-place trophy and medals. Shortly thereafter, the Lions' swimmers, divers and coaches jumped into...

Glenbrook North's James Karis (right) drives past Niles North's Crishawn Cook during a game in Northbrook on Feb. 19.

Glenbrook North starting to cash in at the free-throw line

June 9, 2018 at 1:36 a.m.

It's been common for the Glenbrook North boys basketball team to spend a lot of time practicing its free throws during coach David Weber's tenure. This year hasn't been any...

The Lyons boys swimming and diving team celebrated its first state title Saturday, Feb. 27 in Evanston.

Team effort, dramatic finish seal Lyons’ first state swimming title

June 12, 2018 at 2:29 a.m.

The ending was spectacular, but ultimately unnecessary. The Lyons boys swimming and diving team was in position to win the program's first state championship with one event remaining on Saturday,...

Evanston's Nick Lydon (66) shoots on Notre Dame's James Hall (1).

Underclassmen have Evanston hockey team moving in right direction

June 12, 2018 at 2:16 a.m.

The Evanston boys hockey team was in dire need of a goal late in the third period against Notre Dame on Monday, Feb. 22. The Wildkits hung right with the...

Ridgewood's Vinny Scaletta (left) wrestles Crystal Lake Central's Austin Parks in the Class 2A 220-pound first-place match on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Champaign.

The making of a state wrestling champion: Ridgewood’s Vinny Scaletta

June 11, 2018 at 4:50 a.m.

Vinny Scaletta marched into the State Farm Center in Champaign with the other state finalists, looking focused and angry. The Ridgewood 220-pounder was ready for his Class 2A championship match...

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