Joe Trost

When the Class 3A brackets were first announced last month, I pointed to this Tuesday's sectional semifinal as the lone trap facing No. 1 Naperville North. That's when the Huskies...

Household bragging rights could be on the line if the pieces fall into place for Batavia and Wheaton Warrenville South during the next couple of days. Should each team win...

On a night when many people wondered whether New Trier's 19-year streak of winning at least one state tournament game was going to come to end, Sandburg was the program...

The status of Hall of Fame coach Brian Papa continues to be a talker in the soccer community. Conflicting statements from the district's community relations office have left some scratching...

Which teams will be the last ones standing in the Class 2A and 3A playoffs? In Class 2A, Deerfield, Mather and Peoria Notre Dame are the three stars. When it...

Since I first met Brian Papa as a teenage reporter in 1995, the coach has always been blunt and honest. But during the last week, Papa has been as quiet...

In early August, there were few coaches more excited about the upcoming season than Downers Grove North's Brian Gervase. With several strong players set to return from a 17-5-2 squad,...

Call Crystal Lake South's Charlie Oliver the "Mr. Do-It-All" of the area this fall. The Northern Illinois-bound senior forward has 25 goals and five assists through the team's first 16...

Morton's Joel Salmeron, a preseason candidate for boys soccer Player of the Year, gave an oral commitment to Illinois-Chicago late Wednesday. The senior selected the Flames over Marquette, which made...

After second-place finishes in the Pepsi Showdown and Class 3A state tournament in 2010, Libertyville entered 2011 determined to make it a season full of firsts. Prior to the Wildcats'...