Jim Rohrlack

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...

In the last two weeks, it had been the Maggie Fontana-Lynell Davis show for No. 3 Fremd. But Friday night in Palatine, Davis decided to take center stage in the...

The scenario Barrington's girls basketball team faced Tuesday night was about as appealing as a root canal. The Fillies went on the road to play a top-10 team with their...

York's Laura Milkert took it personally when her team's victory over then-No. 7 Maine West last week was called an upset. On Tuesday, the senior responded with 24 points as...

What started out as just another Stevenson rout of Mundelein turned into an actual scare for the 13th-ranked Patriots on Friday night at Mundelein. And Stevenson coach Frank Mattucci wasn't...

Simeon football coach Al Scott said he didn't get a chance to look at the Rock Island offense on video prior to Friday afternoon's Class 5A second-round playoff game. Before...

Senior running back Joe Gallelli wanted to make sure the Friday's trip to Edwardsville was time well spent for No. 17 Naperville Central (7-3). "We traveled 4 1/2 hours to...

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...

Naperville North's girls cross-country team had some unusual company at a practice this week. The Huskies were training in what they believed was a secluded area in Blackwell Forest Preserve...

Volleyball Herscher d. Bishop McNamara 15-2, 15-7: Sue Webber had 10 kills and four blocks to lift the Tigers (33-2). Seneca d. Dwight 15-2, 15-9: Seneca (26-3, 12-2), the Interstate...