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Lyons goalkeeper Lidia Breen corrals a kick in front of her goal during the Lions' 0-0 tie with Waubonsie Valley in the Lions' season opener on March 17 in Western Springs.

Girls soccer preview: Lyons needs Lidia Breen to remain solid in nets

June 15, 2018 at 9:58 p.m.

When Lidia Breen isn't making saves for Lyons' girls soccer team, the senior is usually spending her extracurricular time as a member of the school newspaper staff. Breen's interest in...

St. Joseph senior Joffery Brown grabs a loose ball from Belleville Althoff sophomore C.J. Coldon in the Class 3A boys basketball championship game at Carver Arena in Peoria on Saturday.

Three senior guards lead St. Joseph to boys basketball state title

May 23, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

St. Joseph's starting senior guards came from three different places, but now they have one thing in common — a Class 3A boys basketball state championship. Thanks to AAU basketball,...

St. Joseph senior Glynn Watson carries the Class 3A state championship trophy off the court after a 67-63 win over Belleville Althoff on Saturday.

Glynn Watson’s family watches him lead St. Joseph to state title

May 23, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

The last of Sabrina Watson's three sons to play boys basketball at St. Joseph ended his career with a Class 3A state championship Saturday. Watson was able to watch from...

St. Joseph junior Nick Rakocevic dunks the ball against Rockford Lutheran in the second half of the Class 3A semifinals at Carver Arena on Friday.

Class 3A state final a rematch between St. Joseph, Belleville Althoff

May 23, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

St. Joseph held Rockford Lutheran to three points in the first quarter and led by 22 points at the half, but Chargers coach Gene Pingatore wasn't satisfied after his team's...

St. Joseph's Jarviss Sutton shoots over St. Patrick's Sean Ek. St. Joseph defeated St. Patrick 39-38 to win the Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Tuesday.

Jarviss Sutton stepped up in spot start, helped St. Joe’s reach state

May 23, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

After more than four decades at St. Joseph, Gene Pingatore still coaches from his gut. Pingatore decided to make a switch to his starting lineup for Tuesday's Class 3A Hoffman...

St. Joseph guard Jordan Ash gets a pat on the chest after sinking a buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter. St. Joseph defeated St. Patrick 39-38 to win the 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

St. Joseph heads to state for the first time since 1999

June 16, 2018 at 6:52 p.m.

On Tuesday night, Jordan Ash experienced the highs and lows of being a high school basketball player. But he can forget the low feelings now that the St. Joseph senior...

St. Joseph senior Glynn Watson pulls up for a 3-pointer during the Chargers' win over Orr in the 3A Westinghouse Sectional semifinals

Forfeit victory in hand, St. Joe seniors would rather play

June 15, 2018 at 10:13 p.m.

It's rare during the season for high school boys basketball players to have off Friday night, but St. Joseph senior guards Jordan Ash and Glynn Watson were looking last week...

Lyons' Stephanie Lin last year won her second state singles championship as a junior and returns this year for a chance at winning three in a row.

Season preview: Lyons’ senior Stephanie Lin could be one of a kind

June 15, 2018 at 9:42 p.m.

Stephanie Lin is not a badminton machine who plays year-round at national tournaments like many of her opponents, but the Lyons senior still has a chance to make history at...

Maine South scheduled to play in 2015 Hinsdale Central holiday tourney

June 15, 2018 at 10:39 p.m.

When Hinsdale Central athletic director Dan Jones worked at DeKalb, he was the director of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic, which in December conducted its 87th annual boys basketball tournament....

St. Joseph head coach Gene Pingatore shouts insturctions during the Chargers' 3A Westinghous Sectional semifinal win over Orr on March 10, 2015.

St. Joseph no stranger to boys basketball playoff controversies

June 15, 2018 at 9:46 p.m.

Gene Pingatore has seen just about everything in his 45 years as St. Joseph boys basketball coach. On Thursday, he witnessed a new twist when the Chargers won the Class...

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