Marlen Garcia

1. York The Dukes have plenty of motivation. First, there is last year's devastating second-place finish to Lockport at the state meet. Early results showed York was the state champion,...

1. St. Charles The Saints won their first cross-country state title last year with 75 points--compared to runner-up Sandburg's 157--and had all seven runners place in the top 75. Six...

Richards football coach Gary Korhonen notched his 200th career victory in a career spanning 25 years. Providence's Matt Senffner and Morris' Dan Darlington also earned their 200th career victories in...

Athletes who became stars early were household names by the time they finished their high school careers: gymnast MaryAnne Kelley of Fremd, golfer Emily Gilley of Homewood-Flossmoor, quarterback Cory Paus...

Two words sum up the reaction to the sexual-abuse allegations against Stephen Decatur basketball coach Tom Crews: shock and surprise. Crews was released Friday on $15,000 bond after being arrested...

1. Wheeling The Wildcats have three All-State runners back from last year's team that finished eighth at the Class AA state finals, including defending champion Jorge Torres. Torres, his twin...

It was a year worth remembering--and repeating. In fact, many Chicago-area teams did repeat their feats of the 1995-96 season by defending state championships. The year in review, sport by...

In its first varsity football game since 1970, Hales Franciscan defeated Corliss 18-0. Palatine football coach Joe Petricca, who retired at the end of the '96 season, claimed his 100th...

Bill Barry began his basketball coaching career in 1957 at Downstate Bethany High School. Forty years and 705 victories later, the 63-year-old coach retires from Marengo tied for seventh on...

Marshall coach Dorothy Gaters would like to see a little more consistency out of her second-ranked Lady Commandos. That could mean trouble for the rest of the state if Wednesday's...