John Leptich

Although his team won its first 15 games, one of the greatest concerns for first-year Carmel coach Chuck Gandolphi was facing East Suburban Catholic Conference opponents. The Corsairs have never...

High school yearbooks preserve time. That best friend, that first sweetheart, prom night and even the math teacher you never really liked. They`re all there, ready to come alive as...

Willowbrook`s Sean Henderson, one of the top all-around gymnasts in the state, will miss the rest of the season with a fractured right hand. He was injured last Friday at...

Baseballs are among the most common items autographed by major-league players. They sign dozens of balls every day. Or do they? In his book, ''The Duke of Flatbush,'' Hall-of-Famer Duke...

As part of his preseason assessment, Thornwood coach John Dunlop listed pitching as the Thunderbirds` biggest weakness. Losing graduated seniors Mike Kundrat and Brian Harris would be a big blow,...

Wade Boggs and Margo Adams are together again, but it`s not what you might think. As part of a sports memorabilia auction in Sports Collectors Digest, Rod Heffern of The...

After Dave Hiemer crossed the plate in the first inning of Andrew`s game Thursday at Hillcrest, one of the many scouts assembled made a simple comment: ''That`s all the runs...

Steve Ruppert of Bremen and Doug Sholtis of Galesburg have been added to the roster of Team Illinois, a squad of Illinois high school baseball players who will play a...

Teams from 16 states will take part in the fifth U.S. High School All-Star Hockey Tournament Wednesday through Saturday at the Franklin Park Ice Arena. The Illinois team brings together...

Libertyville was rolling along nicely until Hoffman Estates upset its apple cart with a twin killing Saturday. The Wildcats (10-4) lost 7-4 and 15-14 to the visiting Hawks (7-2). Still,...