Naperville’s Colin Barczi may not hit umpires with line drives at Vanderbilt. But the drives keep coming.
Barczi had 11 doubles, eight home runs and 39 RBIs in his first season as Vanderbilt's starting catcher.
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Indiana recruit Trey Meyers is a tall order for opponents. But the 6-6 New Trier star ‘has all the makings.’
With the 2025 MLB draft a possibility, Meyers prefers to focus on the Trevians and hopes to win a state title.
Naperville North’s Matt Sonnenschein rules out college baseball. Then a coach invites him to campus.
Sonnenschein has shown he has the talent to play in college.
Merrick Sullivan hardly played on Benet’s freshman team. Now he’s a senior leader. ‘He paid his dues.’
Sullivan leads the Redwings in total hits, doubles and triples.
‘Rebuilding himself,’ Neuqua Valley’s Kiet Truong makes a comeback to become a 2-sport stalwart
Truong. who requested a demotion last year, bounced back to start at QB and then start at second base.
Naperville Central’s Casey Cooperkawa sets tone in 2 sports. ‘He’s all about winning, and that’s contagious.’
As the fourth of five children who all are athletes, Cooperkawa has competitiveness seared into him.
Neuqua Valley’s Krista Waldusky ‘isn’t the quietest one out of the bunch.’ They wouldn’t have it any other way.
Waldusky showed signs of being a leader early in her varsity career.
Wauconda’s Emma Wisniewski might take a page from her 4 older sisters. But she’s ready to steal the show.
Wisniewski, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, averaged 2.4 steals last season.
Adversity pushes New Trier’s Ariane Lesterhuis and Keri Rothenberg at state. ‘It’s about how you handle it.’
Lesterhuis and Rothenberg didn't lose a set all season until the Class 2A state final.
Martha Kuwahara and Illinois commit Alexis Myers are dynamic duo for Glenbrook North, which makes history
Kuwahara and Myers finished first and second, respectively, at the Class 2A state meet.