Gene Chamberlain

As a sophomore, Marcus Gonzalez's athletic perspective changed while participating in Elgin's boys volleyball summer camp. "I'd been playing volleyball since seventh grade, but for the first time I was...

Even while Jacobs' celebration continued after winning Friday's Class 4A Elgin Sectional championship, junior guard Ryan Phillips turned his thoughts to the next step. Phillips has displayed a knack for...

The Elgin Community College men's basketball season has been built on second chances. In a sense, all junior college players are getting second chances to continue after high school. So...

It wasn't a perfect game Friday for Jacobs center Cameron Krutwig. After all, in the third quarter, the 6-foot-9 Krutwig did get called for traveling. And then there was that...

At 6-foot-9, senior center Cameron Krutwig intimidates Jacobs' opponents with his size. Krutwig's versatility can be their real problem. The Loyola recruit contributed 23 points and 14 rebounds Wednesday, effectively...

Guard Kindrel Morris equates Larkin's defense with putting a crowd around the ball. Rockford Boylan's offense had to play in a crowd on Tuesday, while Larkin's offense played in the...

Mason Materna finally caught a break by not catching a break for Jacobs. The 6-foot-4 guard suffered a broken wrist in his sophomore season when he had a chance to...

Before 5:30 a.m. on most weekdays, Larkin guard Anthony Lynch and his father Wallace can be found at the Elgin Rec Center, working on shooting and dribbling. The early morning...