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Sophomore Franco Reyes leaps off the starting block during the Red Devils' second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the state meet.

Hinsdale Central sophomore Franco Reyes wins butterfly at state meet

June 15, 2018 at 11:40 p.m.

Franco Reyes didn't begin Hinsdale Cental's swimming season with visions of a state title. Even after placing fifth in the 100-yard butterfly at last year's state meet, the Hinsdale Central...

Lyons' Kelsy Kurfirst salutes the judges, who gave her a 9.5 for her beam routine at the state finals.

Lyons’ gymnasts enjoy challenge of balance beam

June 16, 2018 at 6:59 p.m.

PALATINE — Gymnasts agree that performing routines on a narrow piece of lumber that's shoulder-high off the ground can be as intimidating as it looks. Lyons advanced three gymnasts —...

Oak Park-River Forest 195-pounderBen Bergen wrestles York's Steven Berg. during the Leyden Regional.

Wrestling state preview: OPRF plenty motivated for another title

June 15, 2018 at 10:49 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest didn't sit back and relax after winning the Class 3A dual-team wrestling state title last year. Instead, the Huskies have remained committed to the program and it's...

Oak Park-River Forest students celebrate Thomas Wolfe's win in the 200-yard individual medley during the Fenwick Sectional.

Huskies full of surprises at Fenwick sectional meet

June 15, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.

OAK PARK — For the past 11 years, Oak Park-River Forest has swam in Fenwick's wake at the sectional meet hosted by the Friars. Fenwick won 10 sectional titles and...

Evanston's Izzy Fox, left, gets knotted up with Oak Park-River Forest's Ben Avis during their 160-pound match at the Niles West Dual-Team Sectional.

OPRF understudies put on sterling performance against Evanston

June 16, 2018 at 6:58 p.m.

SKOKIE — Defending Class 3A state wrestling champion Oak Park-River Forest put its depth on display Tuesday night while easily dispatching Evanston 57-13 in the Niles West Dual-Team Sectional. The...

Hinsdale South's Maddie Nowak performs on the flloor exercise, where she placed seventh at the girls gymnastics state meet at Palatine.

Enjoying all-around success

June 15, 2018 at 11:46 p.m.

PALATINE — Hinsdale South coach Mia Tritch picked the perfect words to describe junior Maddie Nowak's perfect performance at the IHSA state finals at Palatine. "She had the meet of...

Leyden's Alondra Chavarria pushes the ball in front of Niles North's Alyssa Aragon during the Niles North Regional semifinals.

Leaving a big impression

June 16, 2018 at 7:10 p.m.

SKOKIE — The work needed to replace senior Alondra Chavarria will not be easy for Leyden head coach Stephanie Kuzmanic. The 5-foot-7 senior guard was valuable to the Eagles in...

Fenwick's Cavan Smith pulls away to win the 100-yard butterfly at the Fenwick Sectional.

Smith, Hill cash in their chances at state berths

June 15, 2018 at 11:29 p.m.

OAK PARK — Fenwick's Cavan Smith went into Saturday's sectional meet hosted by the Friars with a risky plan — and he executed it to perfection. The junior had a...

Hinsdale Central senior Brigid Cultra taking fresh approach to gymnastics

June 15, 2018 at 11:50 p.m.

PALATINE — In some ways, Hinsdale Central senior Brigid Cultra is acting like a freshman this school year. She has competed in club gymnastics all her life but decided to...

Hinsdale Central's Gabrielle Rush looks to go up for a bucket while drawing a double team in the Red Devils' 77-63 win over Proviso East in the Morton Regional championship on Saturday.

Rush drops career-high 40 to lift Hinsdale Central past Proviso East

June 16, 2018 at 12:12 a.m.

BERWYN — Hinsdale Central senior Gabrielle Rush was not going to let her storied high school career come to an end Saturday against Proviso East in the Morton Regional championship....

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