Gene Chamberlain

Much like they'd done most of the season, Bartlett's David Jaske and Martin Moreno found ways to rally Thursday. When the Hawks ran out of creative ways to score in...

Things happened at times when junior outfielder Dayne Frederick batted Wednesday for Harvest Christian against Aurora Christian. When they didn't, he made them happen. However, a young Lions team needed...

The lopsided margin of defeat removed the season-ending shock for Elgin Community College first baseman Tyler Lowe. It still failed to soften the sting. Despite another strong hitting performance by...

Michael Phelps takes partial blame if people doubt he truly retired from swimming with 23 gold medals. Asked Monday how often he gets questioned whether he's really through, the 31-year-old...

For the better part of two seasons, pitcher Kobe Mounivong and his young Larkin teammates battled and learned through losses. The Royals came of age Monday with a team comprised...

Junior defender Kylie Graves has witnessed enough growth for Elgin in girls soccer to recognize the program taking another huge step. It didn't, however, make coming up one step short...

It never hurts if someone has your back. Huntley's Adam Smylie plans to go to Alabama next year to study engineering, but the senior left-hander isn't sure if he'll walk...

Elgin Community College sophomore Dan Lenz calls it a case of peaking at the right time. Reaching this peak has been anything but an easy climb for Lenz and the...

Jacobs' Karissa Gottardo plays the long throw-in like a free safety. Gottardo is also better than a weather vane or wind sock when it comes to judging wind. The senior...