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Nazareth's Alex Gamboa, right, will be a go-to scoring threat for the Roadrunners this fall.

Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference

August 16, 2019 at 1:28 p.m.

Must-see: Nazareth sophomore forward Alex Gamboa. As a freshman, Gamboa burst onto the scene and became the Roadrunners' leading scorer with five goals. Nazareth will continue to rely on Gamboa...

Libertyville's Mickey Reilly will be a player to watch this season.

Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: North Suburban Conference

August 15, 2019 at 12:45 p.m.

Must-see: Libertyville senior midfielder Mickey Reilly. If Libertyville is to continue its run of dominance in the North Suburban Conference, Reilly's performance will be critical. "Mickey could have been all-state...

Carter Gledhill (24) helped Buffalo Grove win a sectional title in 2018. Last month, he returned to campus to lead a summer baseball camp.

Buffalo Grove grads mentor the next generation of Bison at baseball camp

August 3, 2019 at 9:48 a.m.

The baseball field next to Greenbrier Elementary School in Arlington Heights is a place of many memories for Riley Rundquist and his friends. Rundquist attended Greenbrier and often gathered with...

Brendan Coburn and Kristin Hill were awarded the Jalen Brunson Patriot Pride Scholarship this season.

‘I always wanted to give back’: Jalen Brunson stays connected at Stevenson through camp, scholarship

July 25, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

The evening of June 21, 2018 was one of the most memorable moments of Jalen Brunson's life. The former Stevenson and Villanova basketball star heard his name called as the...

Lake Forest's Colin Lochiatto catches the ball during an American Legion game against Barrington on Friday, July 19, 2019.

Lake Forest enjoys summer success with American Legion baseball

July 22, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

In March, the Turelli family of Lake Forest put the plan in motion. Peter Turelli was a senior on the Lake Forest varsity baseball team. His family hosted a team...

Lake Forest Swim Club coach Laurel Whittington heads to world championships

July 14, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

Inside a meeting room at a hotel in Singapore, Laurel Whittington jotted down notes. A speaker in the front of the room talked about mental strategies and the eating habits...

Stevenson boys basketball coach Pat Ambrose said Lincolnshire remains an important place for Jalen Brunson.

Hardwood homecoming: Jalen Brunson to host basketball camp at Stevenson

July 12, 2019 at 8:29 p.m.

While watching one of his former stars play in college, Stevenson boys basketball coach Pat Ambrose learned how much it meant to call Lincolnshire home. Ambrose watched Villanova point guard...

The Loyola football team will open the 2019 season with a neutral-site game against St. Ignatius (Ohio).

Q&A: Loyola athletic director Genevieve Atwood on the state of Ramblers sports

July 9, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

When Pat Mahoney stepped down as Loyola's athletic director last August, the school named Genevieve Atwood as its interim athletic director. In February, she was awarded the permanent job, with...

Sean O'Brien said his second season playing basketball in Europe went much more smoothly than his first season.

Global baller: Mundelein grad Sean O’Brien brings his best to Europe

July 7, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

Sean O'Brien has turned a varsity sport into an international career. O'Brien, 24, was an all-state basketball player at Mundelein before starring at Southern Illinois. He graduated in 2017 after...

Jason Jung is returning to play in the Winnetka Challenger a year after reaching the singles final.

Lake Zurich grad Michael Redlicki aims to ace Winnetka Challenger test

June 30, 2019 at 7:47 p.m.

Michael Redlicki began playing tennis as a young boy growing up in Hawthorn Woods. Redlicki and his brother, Martin, would wait for their father to get home from work. Then,...

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