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New Trier hires Augustino Fontanetta to be athletic director

June 11, 2018 at 6:33 a.m.

Following a national search, New Trier announced the hiring of Augustino Fontanetta as the school's new athletic director on Wednesday, Jan. 20. He will replace the retiring Randy Oberembt. A...

Mental toughness helps Glenbrook South wrestler Diego Montesinos excel

June 11, 2018 at 7:44 a.m.

Soon after the start of the 160-pound match on Saturday, Jan. 16, Glenbrook South senior wrestler Diego Montesinos was in control. He quickly took down Waukegan's Kayle Wynn and pinned...

Glenbrook South's Carie Weinman brings the ball up the court against Evanston on Friday, Jan. 8, in Evanston.

Glenbrook South’s Carie Weinman an all-around player who loves defense

June 11, 2018 at 7:44 a.m.

Glenbrook South girls basketball coach Steve Weissenstein pointed to Carie Weinman's versatility as her best asset on the court. The junior point guard showed it in the closing minutes of...

Glenbrook South tennis coach Larry Faulkner lauded for inclusivity

June 11, 2018 at 6:31 a.m.

A few years ago, Glenbrook South boys tennis coach Larry Faulkner persuaded the school's athletic director to make boys tennis a no-cut sport. At the time, Titans athletic director Steve...

Motivated by time at GBN, Lon Gerrish becomes HOF wrestling coach

June 11, 2018 at 4:23 a.m.

Lon Gerrish said he wasn't satisfied with what he accomplished as a wrestler at Glenbrook North. Although he won 107 matches, the 1976 graduate never captured a state championship with...

Evanston guard Nojel Eastern (20) puts up a shot against Maine South center Brad Perry (42).

In Elyjah Williams’ absence, Dylan Mulvihill helps Evanston win

June 11, 2018 at 6:37 a.m.

Ever since junior Elyjah Williams went down with a foot injury, the Evanston boys basketball team has had to adapt. The Wildkits, ranked No. 7 by the baiduhai, did...

Jake Bess sets an example for Maine South on, off wrestling mat

June 11, 2018 at 6:40 a.m.

Jake Bess is a model student-athlete, according to Maine South wrestling coach Kevin Hansen. Bess is a four-year varsity wrestler, a three-year starter and a two-time sectional qualifier. Next month,...

Notre Dame's Ammar Becar shoots a 3-pointer against Fenwick on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in Oak Park.

Undersized Ammar Becar hopes to impress colleges with perimeter skills

June 11, 2018 at 5:31 a.m.

Ammar Becar isn't a prototypical basketball player. The Notre Dame senior, who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 225 pounds, looks more like someone who can rush a quarterback than someone...

Evanston's Krystal Forrester (left) and her teammate Savannah Norfleet, who did not play, talk during halftime.

Tough defense helps Evanston slip past Glenbrook South

June 9, 2018 at 4:46 a.m.

Defense has been the calling card for Elliot Whitefield's Evanston girls basketball teams. That trademark defense was on display on Friday, Jan. 8, as the Wildkits, the baiduhai's No....

Fenwick's Jamal Nixon scores in the paint as Notre Dame's Anthony D'Avanzo defends.

Versatile Jamal Nixon fills stat sheet, helps Fenwick beat Notre Dame

June 12, 2018 at 3:08 a.m.

If the Fenwick boys basketball team is to make a run at the Class 3A state championship this season, it will likely need Jamal Nixon to play like he did...

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