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The New Trier girls soccer team, which is pictured on Tuesday, May 24, won the Class 3A Maine South Sectional and advanced to play St. Charles North in the New Trier Supersectional.

Motivated by regular-season loss to Evanston, New Trier wins sectional

June 11, 2018 at 9:59 p.m.

Evanston girls soccer coach Maurizio Grillo stood near the sideline after the Class 3A Maine South Sectional final on Friday, May 27, practically in awe of what just happened to...

Maine East's Boon Carreon returns a shot.

Maine East’s Don Carreon optimistic he can make state in coming years

June 10, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Maine East freshman Don Carreon was in the midst of far and away the most competitive Niles West Sectional quarterfinal singles match when his left calf cramped up. Carreon and...

Evanston's Keara Kerr (26) sends the ball downfield.

Glenbrook South girls soccer team pushes New Trier once again

June 10, 2018 at 1:08 p.m.

The Glenbrook South girls soccer team has entered all three of its games against New Trier over the last two years as a large underdog. In each instance, however, the...

Evanston's Alec Avery hits a backhand during his doubles match at the Niles West boys tennis sectional on Friday, May 20, in Skokie.

Evanston boys tennis team appears to be on upswing

June 10, 2018 at 1:24 p.m.

The Evanston boys tennis team didn't have anybody qualify for this week's state tournament, but that's far from the only measure of success for the Wildkits. "This was my favorite...

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

Glenbrook South’s Bobby Wos hopes to achieve another PR at state

June 10, 2018 at 12:59 p.m.

Bobby Wos achieved three different milestones within the last month. The Glenbrook South senior pole vaulter cleared a career-best height of 14-1 at the John Davis Titan Invitational on Friday,...

Strong senior class bolsters Glenbrook North track team

June 10, 2018 at 1:18 p.m.

Glenbrook North had 10 different athletes qualify for the Class 3A boys track and field state meet — a number that was fitting, given how strong and deep Glenbrook North...

Evanston's Roland Amarteifio (center) runs in the 110-meter hurdles at the Class 3A Loyola track and field sectional on Thursday, May 19, in Wilmette.

Evanston’s Roland Amarteifio out to prove he’s among top U.S. hurdlers

June 11, 2018 at 10:01 p.m.

This season, Evanston senior hurdler Roland Amarteifio has set sky-high goals for himself. "I've been saying all year to my coaches that I believe I can win the hurdles at...

Loyola’s Ritzenthaler brothers have extensive experience in pole vault

June 11, 2018 at 10:24 p.m.

Loyola pole vaulters Aidan Ritzenthaler and Declan Ritzenthaler will be the only brothers competing in the event at the Class 3A boys track and field state meet this weekend, but...

Now healthy, New Trier’s Warren Blood proves he’s among best in state

June 10, 2018 at 1:47 p.m.

The gun sounded to start the 3,200-meter run at the Class 3A Loyola boys track and field sectional. Seconds later, Highland Park senior Brett Davidson and Niles North senior Martin...

In this May 21, 2015, photo, Niles West's Dan Weiss hits a shot during the New Trier Sectional tournament in Winnetka.

Aleksa Tubic, Dan Weiss are well-suited to be doubles partners

June 11, 2018 at 10:14 p.m.

The high school tennis careers of Niles West's Aleksa Tubic and Dan Weiss ended on a Saturday, May 21, when they lost 6-1, 6-2 to New Trier seniors Wyatt Mayer...

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