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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)

Niles North gymnasts want to end their time in CSL North on high note

June 9, 2018 at 3:56 a.m.

One of the Niles North girls gymnastics team's end-of-season goals, junior all-arounder Kaylie VanDoren said, is to beat Glenbrook North at the Central Suburban North conference meet on Friday, Jan....

Niles North's Alyssa Aragon (2) drives past Glenbrook North's Ilana Malman (2) during the fourth quarter of Friday evening's game, January 15. Niles North won the game, 53-51. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Olivia Schaps’ late-game heroics lead Niles North past Glenbrook North

June 12, 2018 at 2:52 a.m.

Olivia Schaps was the hero this week. The Niles North girls basketball team trailed Hoffman Estates by 16 points in the first half on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The Vikings stormed...

USA's Louie Belpedio skates away after scoring the game-winning goal against Canada at the World Junior Championship on Saturday, Dec. 26, in Helsinki, Finland.

Skokie’s Louie Belpedio reflects on winning bronze at world juniors

June 9, 2018 at 4:16 a.m.

When Skokie native Louie Belpedio reflects on the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship and how he helped the United States capture the bronze medal, two games stand out....

Maine East's Jordan Irving dishes the ball while defended by Glenbrook North's Zach Hoffman on Friday, Jan. 8, in Park Ridge.

Maine East’s Jordan Irving showcases shooting skills in tough loss

June 11, 2018 at 6:42 a.m.

The Glenbrook North boys basketball team stormed out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter against Maine East, but Blue Demons coach Dave Genis was confident his team would...

Maine East's Lauryn Alba Garner (1) drives through Glenbrook North players.

Maine East plays smart fourth quarter, but falls to Glenbrook North

June 11, 2018 at 6:53 a.m.

The Maine East girls basketball team trailed Glenbrook North by 14 points with 4:46 remaining on Friday, Jan. 8, when the game turned suddenly. The Blue Demons played inspired, high-pressure...

Glenbrook North's Zach Hoffman (24) looks to drive on Maine East's Jordan Irving (2) and around teammate Michael Stachnik (40).

James Karis’ ‘wild 3’ at buzzer leads Glenbrook North past Maine East

June 9, 2018 at 2:18 a.m.

The Glenbrook North boys basketball team called a timeout immediately after Maine East's Jordan Irving banked in an improbable 3-pointer from the top of the key on Friday, Jan. 8....

Niles West assistant coach Ben Rosen yells instructions to wrestler Bruce Blumenthal during his 145 pound match against St. Charles East's Jake Martino.

As losses mount, Niles West wrestlers focus on individual improvement

June 11, 2018 at 7:46 a.m.

Entering the week, the Niles West wrestling team had won just one of its 19 dual meets. The Wolves went 0-3 at the Waubonsie Valley Quad on Saturday, Jan. 2,...

Jake and Josh Barzowski push each other on Notre Dame wrestling team

June 11, 2018 at 7:48 a.m.

Wrestling is an individual sport by nature, but it's one brothers Jake and Josh Barzowski have done together for the better part of the last decade. The Barzowskis began wrestling...

Evanston's Malik Jenkins drives past New Trier's Colin Winchester on Wednesday, Dec. 16, in Evanston.

Sorting out the area’s boys basketball teams as 2016 begins

June 11, 2018 at 8:12 a.m.

Now that the holiday tournaments have wrapped up, Pioneer Press freelance sports reporter Eric Van Dril looks at the area's boys basketball teams as they near the midway point of...

Glenbrook South's Bebe Haramaras launches off the vault.

Bebe Haramaras, Kylie Kruger lead shorthanded Glenbrook South in loss

June 11, 2018 at 6:57 a.m.

The thought last year, following the Glenbrook South girls gymnastics team's eighth-place finish at the state meet, was that the Titans were in a great position to return to state...

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