Henry Del Valle

Great Eight tournament: No. 18 Hinsdale South (20-1) led by seven points with 31 seconds left in its game with Mother McAuley, but the Mighty Macs rallied with five straight...

Debbie Cliff might have just earned herself the nickname "Clutch" after hitting her second game-winning shot in just more than two weeks. The junior hit a 10-foot jump shot--her only...

Lake Zurich 59, Dundee-Crown 29: The fifth-ranked Bears (20-1, 11-0) forced four turnovers in Dundee's first five possessions and mounted an 18-6 first-quarter lead that put the game out of...

Since the beginning of scorekeeping, teams have used a perceived lack of recognition or respect as a motivating force. Add Argo to the list of Rodney Dangerfields. "At the beginning...

Without its leading scorer and with three starters in foul trouble in the fourth quarter, West Aurora was walking a tightrope Saturday night against Elgin. But the Blackhawks managed to...

It was just the season-opener, but Andrew already was in midseason from--from the foul line. The Thunderbolts (1-0) hit their last six free throws Tuesday to hold off Richards 47-38....

Many lines of print and arm-chair quarterback conversations are devoted to storied championship teams such as Mt. Carmel and Providence. But hidden behind the luster of those Catholic Metro powers...

A little adversity doesn't bother Cindy Haack. In fact, the Glenbard South coach prefers it. She said as much Thursday after her sixth-ranked Raiders (33-2-1) held off Batavia (10-21-1) for...

Gage Park coach Algis Hermanas told his players not to absorb any negativity about his teams' chances in the its Public Playoff opener against No. 8 seed Marshall, even if...

In 14 explosive minutes, No. 11 Sandburg and visiting Thornridge combined for 54 points Friday in Orland Park. But through most of the remaining 34 minutes, Sandburg maintained the upper...