Mike Helfgot

Last season: Providence defeated Cary-Grove 31-28. Favorite: Glenbard West. Darkhorse: Benet. Best first-round game: Glenbard North at Mount Carmel. After an 0-2 start in which it lost by a combined...

Last season: Nazareth defeated Lemont 26-7. Favorite: Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin. Darkhorse: Thornton. Best first-round game: Hinsdale South at Thornton. The Hornets are a strong No. 13 seed, with two of...

Last season: Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin defeated Montini 29-14. Favorite: Joliet Catholic. Darkhorse: Lincoln-Way West. Best first-round game: Sycamore at Nazareth. The 2014 Class 6A champs, Nazareth is as talented as...

The night called for running, but Conor Joyce threw anyway. With targets like Iowa recruit Manny Rugamba, Matt Lehmann and several other legitimate threats, Naperville Central can afford to go...

The most important thing about high school sports is the lessons they offer, the invaluable life experiences that come from being a member of a team. It's all great stuff...

No. 11 Mount Carmel at No. 2 Loyola When: 1 p.m. Saturday. Records: Mount Carmel 7-1, Loyola 8-0. On the offensive: The best Loyola offense in memory put up another...

The bracket inequity became so obvious, the IHSA was actually sufficiently motivated to step in. Increasingly, the north half of the regionalized 8A playoff bracket and the south half of...

DVC's scheduling mess Unless a partnership with another conference can be formed for crossover games, the DuPage Valley Conference's new nine-team makeup does not appear to be sustainable — and...

For as long as they can remember, Ryan Howson and the rest of the Hoffman Estates seniors were told their school couldn't win. They would hear about the inherent disadvantages...