Success seems to follow Bob McMillen from youth national titles to Arena Football records. But there’s something he treasures even more.
New Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly is the featured speaker at the Chicago Catholic League Coaches’ Association’s 64th Annual Football Clinic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Fenwick High School, 505 West Washington Boulevard, Oak Park.
Check out photo galleries from this weekend's area sports action.
Cash is at a premium as the economy freezes extra spending, forcing many hockey families to make tough choices. But high school hockey continues to cut the ice in leagues like the Illinois Suburban Hockey League.
Vito Bruno is a center of attention of Downers Grove South Hockey Club’s offense as one of the Mustangs’ top scorers.
It's National Signing Day and area football players are making their mark on paper with dreams of soon making a mark on the college gridiron. Find out who's going where and check back for updates throughout the day.
Check out photo galleries from this weekend's action in high school sports.
A three-year starting quarterback at Downers Grove South, Chandler Whitmer led the Mustangs to the Class 8A quarterfinals this year before getting an early jump on his next challenge.
Whitmer began classes at the University of Illinois earlier this month, giving him the opportunity to participate in preseason workouts and spring practice with the Illini. Arizona and Stanford were among the other finalists in his college decision.
You can tackle, but can you Tweet? Tech savvy high schoolers have found Internet-based recruiting tools to be key players in garnering the attention of college football coaches.
Click the links as area football stars guide us through their individual recruiting experiences; our glossary gives the recruiting process more definition; and find out why recruiting camps are so important to college coaches.
Westerberg was the leader of the York defense this past season with 56 total tackles. The senior plans on playing football in college, and is currently deciding between the University of Chicago, Augustana College, Illinois Wesleyan University (all Division III schools) and Butler University (Division 1A).
The Illinois High School Association has compiled the results of its Performance-Enhancing Drug Testing Program for the fall of 2009. The results all were negative, and that's a good thing.
Check out action from this weekend's area basketball games in our photo galleries.
Held scoreless for the first six minutes of Friday night's contest at Glenbard West, it looked to be a long night at the office for Downers Grove North.
It’s been almost five years since Yvonne and Doug Petit last heard their son’s voice or saw his smile. They had planned to see him go to prom and watch him graduate and attend college. Instead, they buried their 16-year-old son in 2005, after he died in an alcohol-related incident. In response, the Petits formed Parents And Teens Together, a nonprofit now celebrating its fifth anniversary which provides positive alternatives to underage drinking in the community.
Pair gives Glenbard East energy as it continues to roll
With sectional foe Glenbard North in attendance, Glenbard West wanted to make a statement at the District 87 meet it hosted on Saturday.
Getting a late start due to football, nobody quite knew what to expect when Austin Teitsma returned to the mat this winter.
Senior Ashley Czubernat has taken the “no pain, no gain” approach to extremes in her emergence as a top bowler for Downers Grove South.
With last year’s top Downers Grove North bowler Hallie Niewold now playing softball at Judson University, Tegan Clinton has ably stepped in as the Trojans’ new power hitter on the lanes.
Now on our Snapshots website, you can customize any of our sports pictures with your name, number and school. For a limited time, we're offering this at a special introductory price of just $15.
