John Leptich

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) has announced its Hall of Fame inductees for 1989. They are: Players: Carl Armato, Rockford Boylan; Bob Bone, Collinsville; Dave Brooks, Lawrenceville; John Cullop,...

East Aurora coach Scott Martens was more than a little peeved after his previously unbeaten Tomcats lost to host West Aurora 72-68 Friday night. ''You don`t give up 72 points...

The Naperville North girls` gymnastics team roster reads like an Illinois prep Who`s Who in the sport. Karissa Ullrich, Stacey Rollins and Kelli Phillips are accomplished all-arounders capable of scoring...

Deerfield`s Laurie Gold, who tied for the all-around title in the state gymnastics meet last season, won`t be back to defend her title. Teammate Jodi Flax and Niles North`s Eva...

Gilles Lonteen doesn`t claim to be clairvoyant. Yet the Buffalo Grove assistant coach knew the score of his team`s state quarterfinal match against Glenbrook North days before it took place...

The only thing the Buffalo Grove soccer team went after faster than host Rolling Meadows in Wednesday night`s Mid-Suburban League Soccer Bowl were two pans of cupcakes left behind the...

The Stevenson High School band gets high marks for its rendition of ''Nah Nah Hey Hey, Goodbye.'' Timing, however, is another subject. Zion-Benton hammered the host Patriots 43-0 Friday night...

Among the most bizarre things Larry Nemmers has seen in four years as a National Football League official is the football that Broncos punt returner Kevin Clark threw in his...

The key to a good start for Corliss will be to forget a heartbreaking 8-6 defeat to Chicago Vocational in last year`s city playoffs. With about two minutes left, CVS...

Mt. Carmel and Homewood-Flossmoor, eat your hearts out. East St. Louis Senior, the perennial Downstate powerhouse that was upset by Hersey in last year`s Class 6A final, will be making...