John Leptich

The term ''shaving'' covers a whole gamut of activities a swimmer may use to try to reach his peak performance for a specific meet. They range from easing up in...

Resurrection, which finished third in 1986, did the same this season. That`s not quite what coach Sue Fosco and the Bandits wanted, but it will do. ''The weekend was a...

Downers Grove South coach Kirk Mango also has a good feeling. His team finished second to Rich Central at Downers Grove North, but the Mustangs defeated tough Lincoln-Way and Homewood-Flossmoor....

The Public League quarterfinals Wednesday feature four excellent matchups. The biggest one is No. 5 Marshall versus No. 9 Harlan at 5:30 p.m. at Olive-Harvey Junior College. The first game...

One day before Kaneland played its first game in the Class A Sandwich regional, coach Dick Rink was down to four players after suspending six girls, three of them starters,...

Southern Illinois baseball coach Richard ''Itchy'' Jones, former White Sox star Minnie Minoso and high school coaches Andy Scianna (Oak Forest), Jaime Garcia (Providence) and Steve Heuerman (Addison Trail) will...

At Christmas, West Aurora was just another 5-5 team struggling to keep its head above .500. After a 65-51 victory over Elgin Saturday, the Blackhawks are 17-6 with a 10-game...

How fast time flies. While it may still be too early to be predicting the Elite Eight field, the start of Class AA regional action is less than one month...

With football signing day a month away, high school players throughout the nation are narrowing their lists of colleges. Players can begin signing letters of intent Feb. 8, and almost...

It`s not that the Conant wrestling team had won enough trophies this season, but Cougar coach Jim Cartwright was more concerned about his individuals in Saturday`s Leyden Invitational. ''We came...