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Mount Carmel's Noah Mis, left, wraps up Naperville Central's Elrin Esporlas during the 138-pound match in the Class 3A Sandburg Dual Team Sectional semifinals in Orland Park on Feb. 25, 2020.

IHSA ignores Gov. Pritzker’s guidelines, will start boys and girls basketball seasons on time: ‘It’s been a whirlwind the last 24 hours’

October 29, 2020 at 10:25 a.m.

It was a stunning development. The Illinois High School Association decided Wednesday the boys and girls basketball seasons are on after all. The IHSA took a stand at a special...

Disabato: Tom Mayhan is not messing around. Mount Carmel’s new hockey coach sees program ‘making some real noise’ within two years.

October 27, 2020 at 5:21 p.m.

When Tom Mayhan agreed in March to become head coach of the Mount Carmel hockey program, he knew there were plenty of challenges ahead. He never anticipated the coronavirus pandemic...

Homewood-Flossmoor coach Anthony Smith encourages his team during a game against Stagg in Flossmoor on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.

With IHSA decision looming, Chicagoland basketball coaches and players say they are willing to do ‘whatever it takes to play safely’

October 25, 2020 at 8:13 a.m.

Bloom boys basketball coach Dante Maddox is trying to maintain positive thoughts regarding the upcoming season, which is scheduled to begin Nov. 16. His eyes, however, tell a different story....

Mount Carmel baseball coach Brian Hurry looks on during a game against St. Rita on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

Disabato: Batter up for both? After IHSA decision, for high school baseball and travel to work, communication will be the key.

October 23, 2020 at 2:53 p.m.

When the Illinois High School Association announced Monday it was going to allow student-athletes in summer sports to simultaneously play for their travel or club teams, many suspicious eyebrows were...

Lincoln-Way Central's Sean Curran tees off during the Class 3A Lockport Regional at Broken Arrow Golf Course on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.

Disabato: Looking for a 3-peat? Lockport’s Ben Sluzas ‘disappointed’ about being denied chance to make IHSA history in boys golf.

October 21, 2020 at 11:13 a.m.

The three-peat. It has proven to be more elusive than a hole-in-one on a par 4 when it comes to individual state championships in boys golf. Only one player in...

Crete-Monee's Trayvon Rudolph looks for room to run against Thornton on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

Disabato: Crete-Monee’s Trayvon Rudolph came to Northern Illinois as a preferred walk-on. With one catch, he had a scholarship in his hands.

October 20, 2020 at 1:01 p.m.

The smile on the face of Northern Illinois University receiver Trayvon Rudolph said it all. Gratitude, excitement, relief. At the end of practice on Oct. 13, wide receivers coach Tony...

Disabato: A basketball journey like no other. Shepard graduate Steve Payne, one of the most skilled players of the 1990s, tells all.

October 16, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

The Southland has developed dozens of student-athletes who have made it to the top of the professional sports mountain. Steve Payne, one of the most skilled players of the 1990s,...

Sandburg's Athena Kwon hits a tee shot during the Class 2A Sandburg Sectional at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.

Jillian Cosler gives glimpse of Sandburg’s future with third-place finish in girls golf sectional: ‘Those are big, big shoes to fill.’

October 13, 2020 at 4:58 p.m.

Sandburg sophomore Jillian Cosler is well aware of the girls golf program's rich history. Frankie Saban, Hannah Kilbane and Athena Kwon have left an indelible mark in recent years. Cosler,...

Sandburg's Cole Sanders watches his shot on the first hole during the Class 3A Pekin Sectional at Lick Creek Golf Course in Pekin on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.

‘He is a generational talent’: Clemson recruit Sean Curran comes through with huge rally to lead Lincoln-Way Central to sectional title

October 12, 2020 at 6:23 p.m.

Sitting 5-over par after six holes and seven strokes off the lead, Lincoln-Way Central's Sean Curran didn't have the look of a sectional champion. But how's the old saying go?...

Lincoln-Way Central senior Sean Curran putts on the No. 1 hole during the Class 3A Lockport Regional at Broken Arrow Golf Course on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.

Disabato: Get. It. Done. IHSA needs to do everything in its power to stage a state meet in boys and girls golf

October 9, 2020 at 12:47 p.m.

Todd Allen is trying to remain hopeful. The Sandburg girls golf coach wants the Illinois High School Association to give the green light to a state meet. He's not alone....

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