Gene Chamberlain

South Elgin coach Jim Kating earlier this season paid junior pitcher Nate Gomez a huge compliment. "He's one cool customer," Kating said. "He could probably be in the middle of...

St. Charles East's Delaney Devor is in it for the long haul. Two puny runs allowed in the first inning Tuesday against Batavia failed to faze the senior pitcher. And...

Parents everywhere who put children through college can appreciate Hampshire's Delaney Rummell. What Rummell does on the softball field also can be appreciated by anyone who ever saw a bat...

Replacing All-State caliber players is never a simple matter, and doing it with young players in girls soccer can be especially difficult. But behind sophomores Avery Fitzgerald and Hannah Scholer,...

Jacobs already faced a difficult task with a young batting order during a season when pitching rules in the Fox Valley Conference. The Golden Eagles look even less experienced this...

Westminster Christian reliever JT Stoll proved less adept Tuesday at escaping trouble unscathed than teammate Nathen Martinez. In the end, all that mattered to Stoll and the Warriors was the...

Pitching to contact in tight games is never easy. For starter Joseph Tomazin and reliever Ryan Sharko, flawless infield defense Monday by Bartlett made it a breeze. Tomazin, Sharko and...

Senior outfielder Jack Watkins is making the most of batting ninth in South Elgin's order. Considering Watkins owns a .632 batting average, it only underscores the Storm's hitting depth. Watkins...

Senior left-hander Adam Smylie normally pitches to contact and lets Huntley's fielders do their jobs. With a gusting wind hitting 30 mph or more Thursday, chasing the ball became a...