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Mount Carmel coach Jordan Lynch celebrates after the Caravan defeated Nazareth in the Class 7A state championship game at Northern Illinois University's Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.

Disabato: Get ready for some Mount Carmel football. Even though it’s six months away and he’s coaching golf, Jordan Lynch can see the light.

August 28, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.

If Jordan Lynch had his way, he would have been wearing a headset on the sideline Friday night and more than likely guiding defending Class 7A state champion Mount Carmel...

With football moving to the spring season, Eisenhower senior Tony Pacetti decided to go out for the golf team. He also plays baseball and football and wrestles.

Without football in the fall, Eisenhower senior Tony Pacetti turns fore into four as a four-sport athlete: ‘He’s a natural born leader.’

August 27, 2020 at 10:58 a.m.

When the IHSA moved the football season to the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, Eisenhower's Tony Pacetti was a kid without a sport to play this fall. That's something...

Boys golf notes: After developing love for the game at an early age, Zack Phelps ‘can do it all’ for Lincoln-Way West

August 26, 2020 at 11:27 a.m.

Lincoln-Way West senior Zack Phelps had an early introduction to golf. His father would bring him to the course when Phelps was age 3 — barely out of diapers. "I'd...

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Mark Payton, a St. Rita graduate, makes the catch during practice at Great American Ballpark on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.

Disabato: St. Rita product Mark Payton makes ’emotional’ MLB debut with Cincinnati Reds

August 25, 2020 at 10:40 a.m.

It took 566 games, 1,963 at-bats, 308 runs, 561 hits, 63 homers and 280 RBIs over six minor league seasons for St. Rita graduate Mark Payton to finally hear the...

Purdue's Chris Clopton (23), a T.F. South graduate, can't prevent Wisconsin receiver Chris Chambers from catching a touchdown pass during a game on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000.

Disabato: Rebels no more? T.F. South alumni weigh in on the possibility of retiring the high school’s longtime nickname

August 23, 2020 at 9:29 a.m.

As a Black man, Chris Clopton experienced racial strife long before the police killing of George Floyd brought race relations back to the forefront in this country. On two occasions,...

Lincoln-Way Central's Sean Curran hits out of the rough at the Class 3A state meet in Bloomington on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

Pat Disabato’s top 5 teams and top 20 players to watch in the Southland for the 2020 boys golf season

August 18, 2020 at 11:32 a.m.

Top 5 Teams 1. Lockport: Porters return four players from team that finished sixth in Class 3A. Two-time defending state champion Ben Sluzas leads a deep, skilled group. Juniors Dylan...

Lockport's Ben Sluzas, a two-time state champion, tees off at the Class 3A state meet in Bloomington on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

Two down, one to go: Lockport’s Ben Sluzas sets sights on winning third straight individual state championship in boys golf

August 18, 2020 at 11:04 a.m.

Lockport senior Ben Sluzas has a chance to achieve what only one other boys golfer has done in the state's 120-year history. Win three straight individual state championships. Massac County's...

Sandburg's Athena Kwon tees off during the Class 2A Hinsdale South Sectional on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

A-plus work ethic keeps Sandburg’s Athena Kwon among the state’s elite golfers: ‘I believe she could play in the Big Ten.’

August 17, 2020 at 11:43 a.m.

Sandburg senior Athena Kwon is proof positive that practice makes perfect. Well, maybe not perfect. It's impossible to achieve perfection on a golf course. But when it comes to exhibiting...

Lincoln-Way Central's Caitlyn Parrish watches her shot during action in the Class 2A Marian Catholic Regional on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2018.

Pat Disabato’s top 5 teams and top 20 players to watch in the Southland for the 2020 girls golf season

August 17, 2020 at 10:58 a.m.

Top 5 Teams 1. Sandburg: Coming off a seventh-place finish last season in Class 2A, not only do the Eagles boast one of the state's top players in three-time state...

Providence's Aaron Vaughn tries to avoid the tackle of Brother Rice's Jacob Sullivan during a game in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

Disabato: It’s time to fawn over Providence running back Aaron Vaughn. He still doesn’t have a college scholarship offer. That should change.

August 14, 2020 at 1:53 p.m.

There have been times during my career where I've wondered what goes through the minds of college football recruiters. Make no mistake. It can be a tough gig. Except when...

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