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Maine South's Olivia Niziolek, who is pictured at the Class 3A Loyola Sectional on May 11, finished third in the 1,600-meter run at the state meet on Saturday.

Girls track state notes: Olivia Niziolek on pace for great senior year

June 4, 2018 at 5:29 p.m.

Ahead of running in the 1,600-meter prelims at last weekend's Class 3A girls track and field state meet, Maine South junior Olivia Niziolek said she received words of encouragement from...

Carmel's Rondel Jamison (7) gets a high-five from Jake Shenderovsky (36) after scoring against Bartlett on Thursday, June 2, in Mundelein.

Carmel boys finish second in Lacrosse Cup playoffs

June 10, 2018 at 1:35 p.m.

The Carmel lacrosse program has come a long way since its inception in 2013. The Corsairs won two East Suburban Catholic Conference games and lost four that first season. They...

Mundelein's Aaron Woolford puts up a shot during a game against Fremd last month.

Mundelein’s boys basketball team can use positive vibe

June 16, 2018 at 9:21 a.m.

Mundelein boys basketball's 2015-16 season has started similar to its previous two. Heading into Friday night's league game at Warren (2-7), the Mustangs (0-7) are winless, having lost their first...

Mundelein's Madison Davis looks for a teammate to pass to during a game against Stevenson.

Girls basketball notes: For Mundelein, best offense a good defense

June 16, 2018 at 9:37 a.m.

The Mundelein girls basketball team has spent the first portion of this season in search of an identity and victories. The answer may have to come from the Mustangs' defense....

Stevenson's Rodney Herenton puts up a shot during a fall league game in Libertyville. He's a transfer from Whitney Young in Chicago.

Deep Stevenson squad looking to find its rotations

June 16, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.

If there's one thing to learn from the Stevenson boys basketball team's start to the season, it's this: Many Patriots will see minutes this year. While going 3-1 at a...

Quarterback Riley Lees has put up unbelievable numbers for Libertyville this season.

Prep football playoff spotlight shines on Riley Lees, Sam Brodner

June 16, 2018 at 10:50 a.m.

Which one will it be? An unbeaten state champion will be crowned as Glenbard West faces Libertyville at 4 p.m. Saturday at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in the Class...

Elmwood Park's Dawid Tapa, left, and Carmel's Braco Lasso chase a loose ball during their supersectional game on Nov. 3 in Park Ridge.

Elmwood Park hoping to start tradition of success

June 16, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

There was no reason to believe the 2015 boys soccer season would end this soon for the Elmwood Park Tigers. The Tigers had gone unscathed in October, winners of all...

A rewarding risk? Area players take a break from club soccer

June 16, 2018 at 12:39 p.m.

Joseph Lee has always wanted to be a professional soccer player. So when he was selected for the Chicago Fire Academy U-16 team before his freshman year at Vernon Hills...

Lake Forest (11) Quinn Julian carries the ball.

Danny Carollo nearly perfect as Lake Forest offense explodes against Mundelein

June 16, 2018 at 3:21 p.m.

Fans of offense got their money's worth at Lake Forest's Varsity Field on Friday, Sept. 25. Boosted by three first-half offensive drives with an average starting field position at the...

Danny Carollo is in his second year as starting quarterback for Lake Forest.

Danny Carollo learned from former Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees

June 16, 2018 at 3:57 p.m.

As an adolescent, Danny Carollo would ride his bike through Artesian Park, near his home in Lake Bluff. Often, he would see a teammate of his older brother, PJ, throwing...

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