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Julia Cozzi of Lyons performs on the balance beam at the Hinsdale Central Regional.

Lyons sophomore Julia Cozzi works on becoming all-around gymnast

June 9, 2018 at 1:27 a.m.

Lyons girls gymnastics coach Kari Karubas has one of her youngest teams in recent years. While it's been two years since the Lions won back-to-back state championships, Karubas is careful...

Jack Allen heads from Senior Bowl to preparations for NFL Combine

June 11, 2018 at 5:49 a.m.

After appearing in the Senior Bowl, the next stop for 2012 Hinsdale Central graduate Jack Allen is a trip to the NFL Combine later this month. Life the last two...

Ezra Avery of Lyons, back, and Peter Pigatti of Hinsdale Central both work at a takedown during the Downers Grove South Regional.

Lyons’ Ezra Avery shifts gears in pursuit of first state wrestling bid

June 12, 2018 at 2:34 a.m.

Ezra Avery is trying to qualify for his first Class 3A state wrestling meet instead of attending it as a spectator. The 182-pound Lyons wrestler came up short in the...

Jessica Sprong of Hinsdale Central performs her floor exercise at the Hiinsdale Central Regional.

Hinsdale Central’s Jessica Sprong develops vault mount by accident

June 12, 2018 at 3:22 a.m.

Jessica Sprong hopes her ticket to the state girls gymnastics meet is delivered through the vault The Hinsdale Central sophomore has posted her highest scores of the season on that...

Hinsdale Central's Kenneth Li hits a tee shot during sectionals in the fall.

Hinsdale Central’s Kenneth Li finds home on Brown men’s golf team

June 12, 2018 at 2:36 a.m.

When Kenneth Li's college plans changed in the last month, the Hinsdale Central senior golfer found another home in the Ivy League. Li, a Westmont resident, verbally committed to Brown...

Cass Rufus is on the coaching staff of the York varsity, where his daughter, Caylin Rufus, is a sophomore guard.

Cass and Caylin Rufus develop strong coach-player relationship at York

June 11, 2018 at 5:17 a.m.

Cass Rufus is in his first season at York as an assistant coach to his daughter's basketball team. While he and Caylin Rufus are competitive, they have adopted a family...

Hinsdale South's Josh King, right, won the Class 3A state chamionship at 220 pounds last year.

Josh King of Hinsdale South begins march to 2A heavyweight title

June 9, 2018 at 12:52 a.m.

Because Hinsdale South wrestling has been reclassified as Class 2A for the upcoming postseason, the state's two top heavyweights won't see each other in the state tournament, even though they...

Oak Park-River Forest assistant coach Fred Arkin, with Ryan Borgdorff, posted live results on trackwrestling.com at the OPRF Invitational.

Postseason wrestling tournament results can be followed on Internet

June 12, 2018 at 3:23 a.m.

For some wrestling fans unable to attend regionals on Saturday, Feb. 6, the Illinois High School Association has good news, The state's governing body plans to once again use trackwrestling.com...

Freshmen Alyssa Hirshman (left), Maeve Prudence.

Alyssa Hirshman, Maeve Prudence break ground at OPRF wrestling invite

June 11, 2018 at 5:45 a.m.

One day before the Oak Park-River Forest Invitational, Alyssa Hirshman received good news from Oak Park-River Forest freshman wrestling coach Donie Collins. He discovered that there were enough girls entered...

Lyons' Spencer Walker swims in the 200-yard medley relay during the Lyons Invite on Saturday, Jan. 30.

Lyons’ Spencer Walker grew up on pool deck while dad, mom coached

June 12, 2018 at 2:59 a.m.

Spencer Walker grew up in a family of swimming coaches. That might explain why his father, coach Scott Walker, mentions Spencer's high IQ in the sport. "He knows his body,"...

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