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Oak Park-River Forest junior quarterback Jeremy Hunt passes downfield during the West Suburban Conference 7-on-7 on July 9 at Addison Trail.

Keegan Smith, Jeremy Hunt in the running as OPRF quarterback

June 15, 2018 at 2:08 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest football coach John Hoerster doesn't expect his new crop of quarterbacks to match the performance of Northwestern-commit Lloyd Yates. The successor to Yates, a three-year starter, will...

Hinsdale Central forward Peter Blust takes the ball to the hoop against Metea Valley in a 4A Sectional semifinal at East Aurora on March 10.

Peter Blust’s road to improvement leads to Lake Forest

June 15, 2018 at 12:59 p.m.

When Peter Blust went looking for a new AAU basketball team in the offseason, the Hinsdale Central senior forward was even willing to take the long drive to Lake Forest....

David Dever, the owner of Get Fast in Willowbrook, watches Hinsdale Central senior lacrosse player Yasmain Hamood train on a treadmill on July 2.

Local athletes Get Fast with speed, strength

June 16, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

Hinsdale Central senior lacrosse player Yasmain Hamood wants to get bigger, faster and stronger, just like many high school athletes. Hamood has high expectations as a midfielder for the state...

Hinsdale South rising senior Barret Benson decided to verbally commit to Northwestern on Monday, July 6.

Barret Benson had a ‘good feeling’ about Northwestern

June 16, 2018 at 5:07 p.m.

Hinsdale South center Barret Benson became the latest member of the Illinois Wolves to commit to Northwestern. Benson made the announcement at 8:35 p.m. Monday, July 6 on his Twitter...

Lyons sophomore Ben Bryant throws a pass during the Red Grange 7-on-7 at Wheaton Warrenville South on June 26.

Lyons using 7-on-7 events to fill holes on offense

June 15, 2018 at 1:42 p.m.

With former quarterback Tom Fiedler heading to Northern Illinois as a preferred walk-on, the Lyons football team has another reason this summer to compete in 7-on-7 sessions. The Lions need...

Charlie Netzel, of Western Springs, tracks his shot during the qualifier for the U.S. Amateur men's golf tournament Monday, July, 6, at Ruth Lake Country Club.

Charlie Netzel eliminated in tiebreaker for U.S. Amateur

June 15, 2018 at 2:08 p.m.

Charlie Netzel came within two feet of qualifying for next month's U.S. Amateur Championship. Competing in a qualifier at Ruth Lake Country Club in Hinsdale on Monday, July 6, Netzel...

Cyclists enjoy the 8-foot-wide multi-use trails that circle the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve and surrounds the Argonne National Laboratory near Darien.

Staying local: Cyclists challenged by hilly, 9.5-mile trail at Waterfall Glen

June 15, 2018 at 2:03 p.m.

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of stories about things for sports fans to do and see in and around the Pioneer Press coverage area. For Oswaldo...

Oak Park-River Forest sophomore Alan Griffin drives on a St. Laurence player during the Riverside-Brookfield summer league on June 18.

OPRF hopes Alan Griffin has long hoops career with Huskies

June 16, 2018 at 5:08 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest rising sophomore Alan Griffin estimates that he has moved 28 times in his short life. When asked at a Riverside-Brookfield summer league game last month for a...

Nazareth quarterback Carson Bartels carries the ball against Benet on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 at Benedictine.

Bartels gets nod as only QB for Nazareth offense

June 15, 2018 at 2:36 p.m.

As Nazareth prepares for defense of its Class 6A football state championship, only one quarterback is taking snaps for the Roadrunners this summer. Senior Carson Bartels has taken over as...

Hinsdale South center Barret Benson, right, harasses Hinsdale Central 's Matt Rafferty during the 4A Downers Grove South Regional on March 3.

Barret Benson hopes to become another Wolves’ success story

June 15, 2018 at 2:21 p.m.

After Hinsdale South senior Josh King verbally committed to play football at Michigan State, recruiting attention on the school's Class of 2016 now focuses squarely on another coveted star. Barret...

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