Pat Rooney

Crystal Lake Central: Crystal Lake South defeated crosstown rival Crystal Lake Central 15-12, 9-15, 16-14 to advance to the Waukegan sectional. Rachel Cavanaugh, Jill Campioni and Jamie Simek each had...

Up until Thursday night, Lake Zurich's volleyball season seemed pretty forgettable--the Bears had a 10-24 record and a 2-11 conference mark that left them tied for last place in the...

Eisenhower: Fifth-ranked Mother McAuley (30-8) rolled to a 15-2, 15-0 victory over Eisenhower behind six kills from Heather Thomas and 10 assists from Angie LaPorte. Oak Lawn: No. 6 Queen...

The knock against 20-0 Rich East this season is the lack of tough competition on its schedule. But after Tuesday's 2-1 victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais in a Lincoln-Way sectional quarterfinal, the...

A defensive battle it wasn't. Nevertheless, Nazareth coach Dennis Moran had nothing but praise for his defensive squad after the Roadrunners (8-1, 6-0) escaped with a 34-33 victory over Walther...

Benet 13, St. Laurence 7: Pat Cronin rushed for 110 yards and one touchdown to lift Benet (7-2) over St. Laurence (3-6). Josh Akin added 85 rushing yards and a...

Antioch 48, Mundelein 13: Jeremy Grace and Karl Richter each rushed for two touchdowns, leading Antioch (5-4, 3-4) past Mundelein (2-7, 1-6) in the North Suburban. Carmel 19, St. Patrick...

Wheaton-Warrenville South 35, West Aurora 2: The Tigers, two-time defending Class 6A champions, will await word Saturday on whether their 6-3 record can take them into the playoffs. They were...

Barrington coach Al Kamradt was matter-of-fact in explaining his team's 27-8 Mid-Suburban North victory over visiting Hersey Friday night--a triumph that sent Barrington into the playoffs for the first time...

Bremen 55, Rich Central 6: Jesse Isom tossed four touchdown passes and ran 43 yards for another score as Bremen (9-0) routed Rich Central in the SICA Green. DeShannon Foster...