Patrick Z. McGavin

Bloom's Jonathan Magana is used to being the leader of the pack. That said, the senior forward sometimes relishes the role as the comeback kid. "It's kind of strangely refreshing...

Things are back to being beautiful on the field for Mount Carmel's Americo Castaneda. The senior forward is scoring goals again and playing the game at a high level, something...

Reavis, Lincoln-Way West and Brother Rice enter the rankings topped by Bloom, while Reavis' Ahmed Dhalai is the player of the week. Top 10 With records through Monday and previous...

Senior forward Ahmed Dhalai typically runs six or seven miles every game. That's roughly the distance of his move to Reavis in Burbank from Richards in Oak Lawn. Dhalai, the...

Is the waiting the hardest part? Israel Orozco, a senior forward/defender for Thornton co-op, would definitely say yes. He spent most of his first two years in high school unable...

Junior linebacker James Kingsbury doesn't lack confidence for St. Rita. As the youngest of five siblings from an athletically gifted family, Kingsbury found his voice early — and his playing...

Top 10 Teams 1. Bloom (21-6-2): Blazing Trojans return 10 starters from Class 3A sectional finalist. Junior forward Omar Ortiz and senior forward Jonathan Magana (35 goals, 10 assists) power...

Bloom's Omar Ortiz is the rare soccer player who upends the positional stereotype. The junior forward alters the perceptions about the selfish striker at the top of the formation. Rather,...