Hopes are high as area girls soccer teams kick off the 2010 high school season.
They once starred in the high school gym right down the street. Now area men's and women's basketball players are a few wins from national glory after leading their college basketball teams to NCAA tournament berths. Tourney action tips off and continues this week. Find out which players to watch for.
It was one of the widest-viewed and most important games in the history of college basketball as it helped popularize the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But unlike many people, Rich Nemcek didn’t get to watch the game on TV.
North American Youth Sports still has several openings for its spring basketball tournament, which will be held at Judson University in Elgin April 9-11.
Top local high school athletes claim honors on the 2009-10 Winter Boys All-Area Team. Basketball players, wrestlers, swimmers and bowlers anchor the squad. Click on your team below to check out the MVP stories and all-area selections.
Luke Labedzki became Bartlett’s all-time leading scorer this season with nearly 1,600 career points. He will lead the Hawks into Friday’s sectional championship game after winning the second regional title in his four years on varsity. Still, if it means winning, he’s happy just being a role player.
Also, meet the 2009-10 Winter Boys All-Area Team.
Tim Rusthoven loved playing soccer. When he got cut from his club’s top team in sixth grade, he dug his efforts into basketball. The 6-foot-9 senior turned that adversity into a record-breaking career on Wheaton Academy basketball court and a Division I college scholarship.
Also, meet the rest of the 2009-10 Winter Boys All-Area Team.
Everybody Glenbard East plays seems to know that Zach Miller’s dad is the coach. Opposing fans remind the junior point guard with chants like “Da-ddy’s boy.” Not long after tipoff, though, Miller reminds everyone in the gym who the man in charge is on the court.
Also, meet the rest of the 2009-10 Winter Boys All-Area Team.
Jumping off a 1-meter board made Jordan Dyson one of the state’s all-time elite high school divers. Now the Hinsdale South senior wants to be heard far beyond Illinois’ swimming pools. His journey into the music industry begins with a big decision he must make by May 1.
Senior finishes with double-double as Glenbard East now looks for first sectional title since 1964
When Michala Johnson went down with a season-ending injury, the prevailing sentiment was that Montini's hopes of playing on March 6th were dashed.
The Rams set a school record for wins in a season with Friday’s 56-47 victory over Wheaton Warrenville South.
Fenwick's Kathleen Roche posted a second place finish in the Class 4A Country Financial Three-Point Showdown at Redbird Arena.
Just days after going down with a torn-ACL, Michala Johnson expressed confidence in her teammates still being able to compete for a state championship.
Top local high school athletes claim honors on the 2009-10 Winter Girls All-Area Team. Click on your team below to check out the MVP stories and all-area selections.
Glenbard junior West’s Becky Mladucky attacks the sport of gymnastics with a confidence that comes through fearlessness. The Division I college prospect captured state runner-up honors on bars this winter, but has even great expectations for her senior season.
It’s no surprise, Hinsdale Central point guard Toni Kokenis endured more defensive pressure this season than any of her first three years on varsity. But that did not stop her from posting perhaps her best all-around numbers before heading to Standford.
Also, meet the rest of the 2009-10 Winter Girls All-Area Team.
Growing up in St. Louis, Chris Holloway wore No. 11 on the back of his jersey as the point guard for his high school team.
Also, meet the 2009-10 Winter Girls All-Area Team.
