Henry Del Valle

As Downers Grove South struggled to a 1-2 record to start the season, Mustangs coach John Belskis had a plan for his team. And his plan came a little closer...

The Richards volleyball sectional final pitting Sandburg and Mother McAuley had all the ingredients of a 13th consecutive sectional title for defending state champion McAuley. But the Mighty Macs, despite...

Julian football coach Pete Thanos doesn't take credit for his team's recent string of success in the Public League football playoffs after the Jaguars started the season 0-7. "Well, I...

Unrelenting rain and Hanson Stadium's slick artificial turf nearly put Farragut's boys soccer squad out of its element. "We had a very slow start," Farragut coach Joe Zeilbauer said. "We...

Numbers told little about Geneva's 1-0 victory over Wheaton Academy on Thursday. Geneva outshot the Warriors 22-1. The Vikings came into the Class A boys soccer sectional semifinal with a...

Naperville North's vaunted offense sputtered for the second straight week while unranked Wheaton Warrenville South put on a scoring show of its own on the way to a 27-14 DuPage...

There's a sign that hangs in Providence Catholic's gymnasium reading: Not In Our House. Providence outside hitter Katie Freeman reminded her team of that during its 10-15, 15-12, 15-11 come-from-behind...

Homewood-Flossmoor's do-it-all Steve Oliver did almost everything Saturday against Thornton. But the Thornton defense made sure the operative word was almost after stopping Oliver on H-F's final drive as the...

Neuqua Valley coach Todd Sutton had a simple agenda for his squad's playoff run: "I don't want to be the favorite. I want to be Mr. Underdog." But with Tuesday...

Four-time defending state champion Providence found a couple of unlikely heroes in defeating Sandburg 36-27 to win the Class AA Sandburg sectional. Freshman Matt Collum didn't make weight and didn't...