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Glenbrook North's Miranda Weber puts up a shot during the game against Niles Nort on Friday, Jan. 15, in Northbrook.

Hard work over summer helps Miranda Weber extend her shooting range

June 11, 2018 at 6:15 a.m.

One of Miranda Weber's best skill on the basketball court isn't flashy. It can even go unnoticed, if you're not looking for it. But Glenbrook North senior guard Ilana Malman...

Niles West's Jalynn Estrada dribbles the ball up the court on Friday, Jan. 22, at Maine South in Park Ridge. Estrada finished with 21 points.

Niles West girls basketball team shows progress in loss to Maine South

June 11, 2018 at 6:21 a.m.

The Niles West girls basketball team is both young and inexperienced, but it's grown this season. That development is evident when the Wolves' first and second games against Maine South...

Niles West's Jalynn Estrada, center, drives around Maine South's Kate Nedza.

Julia Sirvinskas leads short-handed Maine South past Niles West

June 12, 2018 at 3:07 a.m.

The Niles West girls basketball team just wouldn't go away. Maine South led the young, inexperienced Wolves by double digits in the second and third quarters on Friday, Jan. 22....

Ridgewood's Lexie Crotty (23) goes up for a basket against Chicago Christian.

Lexie Crotty plays through sprained ankle, but Ridgewood loses

June 11, 2018 at 4:03 a.m.

Lexie Crotty has never missed a high school basketball game due to injury or illness. Crotty is a senior now. She's in her fourth year as a varsity starter for...

In this Jan. 22, 2015, photo Ridgewood's Vinny Scaletta (top) wrestles Elmwood Park's Jaime Galo.

Ridgewood wrestler Vinny Scaletta chasing Tony Marti’s school records

June 11, 2018 at 6:37 a.m.

One of Vinny Scaletta's goals for his senior season has been to carry on the tradition of Ridgewood's great wrestlers, he said, and there's still no Ridgewood wrestler greater than...

Eighteen-year-old, Eric Stinehart of Wilmette will be competing in the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The New Trier senior is also the school's principal violist and is a two-time Illinois Music Education Association festival Honors Orchestra violist.

U.S. Championships figure skater Eric Stinehart a noteworthy violist

June 12, 2018 at 3:11 a.m.

When Wilmette figure skater Eric Stinehart steps onto the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday, Jan. 22, he will be performing his short program in front of...

Niles West's Jasmine Dirks gets a hug from head coach Sue Arcus after she performed on the uneven bars at the Niles North Invite on Saturday, Jan. 16, in Skokie.

After 2 years off, gymnast Jasmine Dirks becomes Niles West’s leader

June 12, 2018 at 7:42 a.m.

The torn meniscus Jasmine Dirks suffered in her left knee two years ago made a difficult decision much easier. Dirks was a club gymnast at Viking Gymnastics in Niles when...

Maine East's Giselle Mendoza performs on the uneven bars on Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Niles North Invite in Skokie. She led the way for the Blue Demons on the event by scoring a 6.15 and tying for 24th.

Maine East gymnasts ‘surpassed all expectations’ in rebuilding year

June 11, 2018 at 6:36 a.m.

The Maine East girls gymnastics team is almost completely new this season. Seven of its eight athletes are first-year varsity gymnasts, yet there hasn't been a significant drop off from...

Maine South's Sara Ignoffo performs on the floor exercise at the Niles North Invite on Saturday, Jan. 16, in Skokie. She finished third in the all-around.

Coach: If healthy, Maine South girls gymnastics team could reach state

June 11, 2018 at 7:55 a.m.

The Maine South girls gymnastics team is in position to win the Central Suburban South outright, which coach Tessa Robinson said the Hawks have never done before. If Maine South...

Niles West's Jasmine Dirks gets a hug from head coach Susan Arcus after she performed on the uneven bars Saturday at the Viking Gymnastics Invitational at Niles North High School, January 16, 2016. (Michael Schmidt/For Pioneer Press)

Inexperienced Evanston gymnasts work on new tricks at Niles North

June 11, 2018 at 5:50 a.m.

Meghan Koons described her first season as the Evanston girls gymnastics head coach as a building year. Evanston has just one senior on its varsity team. It also had double-digit...

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