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The basketball debate overshadowed other winter sports. Warren’s Dante Rinaldi was nervous. Then the IHSA delivered good news.

November 5, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.

Warren senior Dante Rinaldi had been unsure whether the Illinois High School Association and Gov. J.B. Pritzker would allow boys swimming during the winter season. With debate focused on basketball,...

Grayslake Central's Bryan Vale finishes the Class 2A Antioch Regional in first place on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

Boys cross country notes: Grayslake Central’s Bryan Vale gives it ‘my all’ to edge Grayslake North’s Armani Diaz for second in 2A sectional

November 3, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

With 400 meters to go in the Class 2A Lakes Sectional on Saturday, Grayslake Central's Bryan Vale wasn't sure he'd be able to catch Grayslake North's Armani Diaz. "But I...

Grayslake North's Armani Diaz runs in the Class 2A Antioch Regional in Lake Villa on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. He finished fourth.

He played football for a season. He tried out for soccer. Then Grayslake North’s Armani Diaz discovered cross country.

October 30, 2020 at 12:54 p.m.

Kelli Tosic knew this summer that Armani Diaz was going to have a breakout season. Tosic, a former Grayslake North standout who is a freshman at Iowa, trained with Diaz...

Lake Forest College's Eric Porter (3) looks to pass during a game against Knox in Lake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018.

Eric Porter’s ‘passion’ for basketball sneakers predates his playing days at Deerfield and Lake Forest College. Now he’s marketing his own brand.

November 1, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

Ever since he started playing basketball at 6 years old, Eric Porter has obsessed over the footwear. Porter used to attend sneaker conventions and collected all kinds of brands. He...

Lakes' Paige-Elicia Caruth, right, runs the second mile in the Class 2A Antioch Regional on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

Cross country notes: Freshman Paige-Elicia Caruth comes through as Lakes edges Vernon Hills for regional title

October 26, 2020 at 5:25 p.m.

Lakes freshman Paige-Elicia Caruth exceeded expectations at the Class 2A Antioch Regional on Saturday. But she knows she couldn't have done it without her teammates. "We all put in so...

Zion-Benton's Audrey Luell heads to the finish line during the North Suburban Conference Meet in Gurnee on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.

Sophomore runner Audrey Luell adds to family legacy at Zion-Benton as she learns to ’embrace how fast she truly is’

October 23, 2020 at 9:39 a.m.

The Luell family already had left its mark on Zion-Benton's cross country programs before Audrey Luell came along. In 2016, her brother Collin became the first Zee-Bees runner to qualify...

Warren freshman Emma Leung, left, and senior Taylor Latza run in the North Suburban Conference Meet in Gurnee on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.

Former freshman standout Taylor Latza’s evolution into senior leader for Warren has been ‘really special to watch’

October 20, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.

Think cross country is an individual sport? Taylor Latza couldn't disagree more. The team aspect is the Warren senior's favorite part of running competitively. "You have to score with your...

Barrington's Ian Bouchard watches his drive during the Ivanhoe Classic at the Ivanhoe Club on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.

Barrington’s Ian Bouchard ends golf season with playoff hole victory; Lake Forest wins third sectional in four years

October 18, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.

As he prepared for a playoff at the end of the Class 3A Rockford Auburn Sectional on Oct. 15, Barrington's Ian Bouchard couldn't help being on edge. "I was a...

Carson Kowalski takes advantage of ‘great opportunity’ and thrives in return to Mundelein’s golf team after playing soccer last year

October 16, 2020 at 11:37 a.m.

While some athletes tried a new sport this fall after the Illinois High School Association postponed boys soccer, girls volleyball and football, Mundelein junior Carson Kowalski returned to a familiar...

Lake Forest's Will Webb watches his drive during a dual meet against Waukegan at Glen Flora Country Club on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Webb carded a 4-over 75 to tie for sixth at the Class 3A Rockford Auburn Sectional on Thursday.

Will Webb and defending Class 3A state champion Lake Forest flaunt depth to win Rockford Auburn Sectional: ‘You could play any one of these guys in any spot.’

October 15, 2020 at 5:50 p.m.

Lake Forest relied on all six golfers to come away victorious in its final match of the season. Led by Will Webb, four of them finished in the top 10...

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