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Sophia Haleas of Hinsdale Central hits a return during the West Suburban Silver meet on Saturday, Oct. 10.

WSC Silver girls tennis notebook: Practice prepares friends for WSC Silver championship singles match

June 16, 2018 at 2:17 p.m.

Hinsdale Central's Sophia Haleas and Lyons' Jelly Bozovic have been friends since the seventh grade and usually hit the tennis ball around for fun at a local court. On Saturday,...

Hinsdale South senior linebacker Gregory Schmidt, left, watches as an interpreter uses sign language to relay instructions from the coaches prior to kickoff against Addison Trail on Friday, Oct. 2.

Deaf program at Hinsdale South attracts Hornets’ linebacker

June 16, 2018 at 2:05 p.m.

Sometime after his junior year at Lemont, Gregory Schmidt approached his father about transferring high schools. Schmidt wanted to attend Hinsdale South and as a result the Hornets gained a...

York senior linebacker Rob Hanrahan, 1, is looking at playing football next year at the Division III level.

York linebacker Rob Hanrahan looking to play at high academic level

June 16, 2018 at 2:23 p.m.

Rob Hanrahan wants to play football after graduating from York, although the colleges he hopes to attend are better known for off-the-field merits. With a 4.2 grade-point average on a...

Oak Park-River Forest's ball carrier Jamarri Watson slips past York's John (Jack) Julian.

OPRF baseball players take a swing at fall sports

June 15, 2018 at 7:01 a.m.

Three Division I recruits from Oak Park-River Forest's baseball team are also new to other sports this fall for the Huskies. Outfielder Evan Bell (Memphis) and second baseman Jeremy Gaines...

Fenwick junior wide receiver Sherman Martin catches a pass for a touchdown against Phillips on Friday, Aug. 28.

Sherman Martin develops into game-breaking wide receiver for Fenwick

June 16, 2018 at 3:04 p.m.

Sherman Martin is turning into the game-breaker that Fenwick coach Gene Nudo imagined the junior could be before the season started. "He's the real deal," Nudo said after Martin scored...

Nazareth's Connor O'Neill, right, and Benet's Daniel Morefield track down the ball during ESCC action on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Sweeper Connor O’Neill hustles on Nazareth backline

June 16, 2018 at 2:53 p.m.

When asked to describe his style of play in one word, Nazareth soccer player Connor O'Neill came up with "scrappy." It's an appropriate label for the 5-foot-9, 155-pound senior, the...

Lyons' Patrick Akaniroj qualified for the state meet last year as a freshman and finished tied for 62nd with a 162.

Sophomore Patrick Akaniroj trying to measure up to WSC’s best golfers

June 16, 2018 at 2:51 p.m.

Patrick Akaniroj was not happy after tabulating his score at the West Suburban Silver boys golf meet Sept. 29 at Prairie Bluffs in Lockport. The Lyons sophomore missed two putts...

Hinsdale Central junior Jessica Lee won the West Suburban girls golf tournament.

Jessica Lee maintains long-distance relationship with golf instructor

February 1, 2024 at 12:39 a.m.

Many elite high school golfers around the Chicago area have their own instructors to help analyze swings. For Hinsdale Central junior Jessica Lee, her instructor happens to live nearly 2,000...

Senior Greg Labedz shot a 4-over-par 76 to tie for third on first-place Hinsdale Central at the West Suburban Silver meet.

Hinsdale Central’s Grant and Madison Labedz develop during family outings

June 16, 2018 at 2:51 p.m.

Some of Grant Labedz's favorite golfing memories while growing up were the family outings at Ruth Lake Country Club in Hinsdale. The family, encouraged by parents Michael and Deanna Labedz,...

York's Charlie Kern, far right, runs with Oak Park-River Forest's Irwin Loud and York's Matthew Plowman in the 3,200-meter run during the WSC bots track indoor meet on March 21.

York sophomore star Charlie Kern grew up running paths of Elmhurst

June 16, 2018 at 3:15 p.m.

Charlie Kern Jr. was born one year after York senior Donald Sage won the 1999 Class AA boys cross country championship. Growing up as a runner in Elmhurst, the York...

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