Girls swimming | Sims twins look to go out in style at Downers North
No one will accuse Downers Grove North senior twins Maddy and Gabby Sims of setting the bar too low. In their first state swimming competition three years ago, the two...
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Boys cross-country | Vernon Hills on quest to be among best
Don't get Vernon Hills boys cross-country coach Mark Whitney wrong. The Cougars are more than pleased to have come away with the team title at last weekend's 16-team J.T. Taylor...
Boys cross country | DG North has wealth of talented runners
Downers Grove North boys cross country coach John Sipple knew he had a good thing going with the return of Zack Smith for his senior season. But when Smith was...
First win of season is impressive for Titans
Common coaching philosophy says to never get too excited about a season-opening win and never get too disappointed about a loss. But even Glenbrook South coach Mike Noll was impressed...
DGN won’t surprise anyone this year
Last year was supposed difficult for Downers Grove North's football team, one that was going to include plenty of bumps, youthful mistakes and, more than likely, a fair share of...
Baseball | Spartans follow game plan in summer league
Glenbrook North baseball coach Dominic Savino handed out wooden bats to his players at the beginning of the summer season. He also handed out some sage advice — have faith...
Girls swimming | Disability does not stop Nissly from competing and winning
In Nina Nissly's world, the worst thing possible is to be cooped up inside. Her world is full of endless possibilities, not impossibilities. Born in Skupina, Russia with cerebral palsy,...
Softball | Heflin comes back strong from injury
It was Elaine Heflin's worst nightmare. The once dominant pitcher couldn't get anyone out. Her coach at Downers Grove North, Mark Magro, feared the worst. It was the end of...
Boys cross country | Bund looking forward to running at Michigan in fall
It was the kind of news Billy Bund didn't want to hear. The worst kind of news to anyone who practically lives and breathes running. Sit and do nothing. "Today's...
Baseball | Libertyville comes one win away from the top
Libertyville's baseball team wasn't buying into any talk that being at Silver Cross Field in Joliet last weekend for the Class 4A baseball state tournament was "good enough." And the...