Michael Stainbrook

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series on high school sports legends with roots in Chicago and the surrounding area. Before the Super Bowl ring, before the spot...

This was not supposed to be Marist's year. Not on paper, at least. The RedHawks faced a brutal schedule, featuring road trips to Mount Carmel, Notre Dame, Benet, Nazareth and...

All the luck at Saturday's girls swimming state meet belonged to girls named Julia. It started in the morning, when Lyons coach Kurt Johns received news that Chatham Glenwood senior...

Rosary coach Bill Schalz and his staff came to Saturday's girls swimming state finals at New Trier wearing team-issued T-shirts with prophetic lyrics from a popular Mark Ronson and Bruno...

The strength of the Rosary swim team is that it has no weakness. The weakness of the Rosary swim team is that it has no strength. The Royals, known as...

There seemed to be a "but" for everything South Elgin accomplished during the regular season. The Storm finished with a program-best 8-1 record, but they lost their toughest game to...

The first time St. Laurence football coach Harold Blackmon faced his alma mater, it didn't end well. Blackmon made his varsity coaching debut in 2012 against Leo. The Lions dismantled...

Andy Pancratz, all 6-foot-9 of him, lumbered out of the Conant High School gym wearing a blue shirt and a soft smile before a varsity volleyball match on Sept. 9....

Let's get this settled up front: This is not the reincarnation of the defending state champion Stevenson Patriots football team. In fact, this year's squad doesn't look much like last...