Sports
By staff reports
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 11:24 PM CST
Lyons Township's soccer team doesn't have time to celebrate the fact that it won its 25th game of the season Friday in Naperville. The Lions have less than 24 hours to prepare for the Class 3A state championship game.
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 staff reports
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 08:01 AM CST
Big-time rematches highlight second-round playoff action this weekend. Get in-depth game previews as teams look to advance to the state quarterfinals. Go to FNL.MYSUBURBANLIFE.COM.
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.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 27, 2009, 03:23 PM CDT
In looking at the Lyons Township boys soccer team’s record this season, one could expect the Lions to be the team to beat in the Class 3A Hinsdale Central sectional.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 27, 2009, 03:21 PM CDT
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 27, 2009, 03:10 PM CDT
Riverside Brookfield boys soccer coach Danny Makaric watched as his team set out to make school history Saturday in the Riverside regional championship.
Then he watched as his players almost let it slip away.
By staff reports
Mon Oct 26, 2009, 09:54 AM CDT
Another complete team effort lifted Hinsdale Central’s girls tennis team to its fourth consecutive IHSA state title.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Oct 19, 2009, 03:09 PM CDT
Brian Langford has never met Mark McDonagh, but he knows exactly what the Riverside Brookfield senior receiver is going through emotionally right now.
After all, it was Langford’s national high school record of 138 catches in a season that McDonagh broke in a 42-0 victory over Elmwood Park on Friday.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Oct 19, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
Mark McDonagh wanted to have the best season he could this year, but not even he expected to be putting up numbers like this. Through eight games, the RB senior has 143 catches, more than any other player in U.S. high school football history.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Sun Oct 18, 2009, 12:29 AM CDT
The Lyons Township boys golf team earned sixth place at the Class 3A state tournament at The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington on Saturday.
By Adam Rosen, arosen@mysuburbanlife.com
Sun Oct 18, 2009, 12:21 AM CDT
Lyons Township sophomore Katie Ellis finished 69th overall Saturday at the Class 3A state tournament at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale.
By staff reports
Fri Oct 16, 2009, 08:00 AM CDT
Conference titles and playoff hopes are on the line in Week 8 prep football action. Check out scores, coverage and photos and talk about your team at FNL.MYSUBURBANLIFE.COM.
By staff reports
Thu Oct 15, 2009, 02:09 PM CDT
Wheaton Academy's David Flynn will be leading his team into the Class 2A state tournament this weekend at the Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 05:26 PM CDT
A serious knee injury forced Lyons Township senior Kevin Workman to miss last week’s Class 3A St. Ignatius regional, a tournament LT went on to win by two strokes over Fenwick.
But on Monday afternoon at the Mount Carmel sectional at Glenwoodie Golf Course, there Workman was — knee brace and all — ready to help the Lions earn a trip to the Class 3A state tournament.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 05:23 PM CDT
There was a point during the La Grange Park Girls Golf Regional on Oct. 7 where Katie Ellis could have imploded.
By mzarefsky@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 05:19 PM CDT
Matt Meindl began golfing when he was 10 years old, but until Oct. 6, the Riverside Brookfield senior never won any event he took part in.
He sure picked a good time to get win No. 1.
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 05:12 PM CDT
To wear the vaunted No. 10 jersey — traditionally worn by a team's center midfielder — a player seeks to possess all the qualities of the game. Area high school players and coaches know exactly what those qualities are.