Pat Rooney

Lincoln-Way's Laura Severson was apprehensive Friday as she walked toward the mound. The freshman started her team's softball game against No. 5 Sandburg at third base but stepped in for...

Dunbar coach Ollie Jackson repeated the instructions to her players throughout the Public League quarterfinal against Lane Tech on Wednesday. "I wanted them to force the ball down into the...

It would have been easy for Lake Forest to get distracted from the task at hand Saturday as the Scouts played host to the North Suburban Conference swim meet. Besides...

Facing the full-court pressure of No. 9 Carver is a daunting prospect anytime. Facing the Challengers in their gym without your best ballhandler would make most coaches consider staying on...

Carver coach Willie Simpson said he never considered benching Aaron Wright, even though the senior guard made two critical mistakes late in Wednesday's game against 10th-ranked Simeon. In a span...

Conant claimed its eighth Mid-Suburban League bowling title Saturday, but the league's top individual will remain a mystery until later this week. The Cougars, second in the league's regular season,...

Two straight losses in the Chicagoland Prep Classic last weekend was bad enough for coach Tanya Johnson's weary Loyola squad. Then Loyola's bitter North Shore rival Evanston handed the defending...

Coal City 53, Seneca 41: The Coalers (14-1, 5-1) prevailed in the Interstate Eight as Nick Cardone scored 14 points. Grant Park 81, Donovan 51: Jon Ekhoff's 17 points, eight...

Lake Forest 45, Stevenson 42: Lake Forest (9-6, 4-2) prevailed in the North Suburban despite shooting just 14 of 32 from the free-throw line. Matt Lerner led the Scouts with...

Wells 64, Juarez 50: Troy Carwell's 16 points helped Wells (1-7, 1-3) win in the Public Blue West.