Sports
By staff reports
Wed Nov 25, 2009, 06:00 PM CST
Glenbard West and Wheaton Warrenville South are taking the battle for bragging rights to the big stage in Saturday's Class 7A state championship game. The seniors from both teams have a unique history against one another, but the rivalry goes back much further than that.
Also, quarterback Brandon Pechloff of Glen Ellyn leads Montini's Cinderella run to the Class 5A title game against Joliet Catholic.
Check out championship weekend coverage at FNL.MYSUBURBANLIFE.COM.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 25, 2009, 01:12 PM CST
There was a bit of trash talking going on between Lyons Township junior Jocelynn Birks and some of her volleyball teammates during downtime two weekends ago as the Lions prepared for their first state championship match in 20 years.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 23, 2009, 07:08 PM CST
Lyons Township coach Scott Walker prepared to leave Saturday’s Illinois girls state swimming and diving meet at New Trier when a gentleman approached him and, in passing, said, “Nice try.” The comment caught Walker off guard.
By Staff report
Sat Nov 21, 2009, 02:47 PM CST
Tip-off for the 2009-10 boys basketball season is next week. Meet your team's veteran stars and promising new talent as they begin their march toward postseason glory. Find team previews here.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 20, 2009, 12:06 PM CST
The Riverside Brookfield boys basketball team has an experienced backcourt in seniors Ryan Jackson, Sean McGonagill and Billy VandeMerkt, a trio that will be the face of the Bulldogs this season. Fortunately for RB, its a trio Coach Tom McCloskey thinks is one of the best around.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 20, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
The goals for this year’s Lyons Township boys basketball team are the same as they were last year under now second-year coach Tom Sloan.
By staff reports
Mon Nov 16, 2009, 12:03 PM CST
Big-time college recruits and state title contenders take the court next week when the high school girls basketball season tips off. Check out your team's prospects here.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Sat Nov 14, 2009, 11:11 PM CST
Lyons Township's volleyball team proved it deserved to be playing for the Class 4A state title Saturday at Redbird Arena in Normal.
By Jason Rossi, jrossi@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 12, 2009, 04:47 PM CST
Jacki Gulczynski leads optimistic Hawks after controversial end to last season.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 12, 2009, 02:42 PM CST
Riverside Brookfield is coming off one of the best years in school history, a season that featured a school-record 17-game winning streak to start the season and ended with a 73-51 loss to St. Joseph in the regional finals.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 12, 2009, 02:40 PM CST
Lyons Township was a young team last season with three sophomores on the varsity squad. That didn’t stop the LT sophomore team from posting an undefeated 21-0 record for the season, a mark that has Lions coach Dawn Schabacker excited about the potential for this year’s varsity.
By Ryan Long, rlong@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 11, 2009, 02:14 PM CST
At the Mother McAuley Invite on Sept. 19, Nazareth edged then-undefeated St. Ignatius.
By staff reports
Wed Nov 11, 2009, 01:56 PM CST
Basketball previews for area girls teams.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 09, 2009, 01:39 PM CST
Twelve minutes into the second half of a scoreless Class 3A championship soccer game Saturday, Lyons Township junior Horacio Sanchez locked in on his target — a tiny window of space 30 yards away only he seemed to see — let loose and fired.
By staff reports
Mon Nov 09, 2009, 12:14 PM CST
Sam Telfer’s all-state finish boosted Lyons Township’s boys cross country team into fifth place Saturday in Peoria.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Sat Nov 07, 2009, 10:24 PM CST
Zach Pearsall, Chris Meingast and Billy McGuinness joined the Lyons Township varsity soccer team in 2006 as naive freshmen with lofty dreams of a state title. Four years later, that naivety turned into reality.
By staff reports
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 10:51 PM CST
As the Western Sun sets, Glenbard South looks to the east. The Raiders will be the newest member of the Metro Suburban Conference when the 2010-11 season kicks off.
By Marc Zarefsky, mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 10:03 PM CST
The Lyons Township boys soccer team did something Tuesday no other team could do all year: Beat top-ranked Neuqua Valley. The Lions avenged two regular season losses to the Wildcats and earned a berth in the state tournament.
By Ryan Long, rlong@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 08:34 PM CST
A late first half goal from Robert Rodriguez followed by a remarkable save from goal keeper Jovani Castanon provided the St. Joseph boy's soccer team with a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime.
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 05:47 PM CST
Aaron Nagel was a linebacker at Notre Dame, one of college football’s Holy Grails, but he wasn’t happy. The Lemont graduate did not like the Fighting Irish’s coaches. They weren’t the kind of people he thought they would be back when he committed to play football there. He wanted something different. That’s when he rediscovered his youth.
By staff reports
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 02:44 PM CDT
Due to field conditions, Saturday's Class 3A Hinsdale Central soccer sectional final has been moved to Naperville North High School.