JuniorRANK.com will hold its first youth football combine Saturday, June 27, at Lake Barrington Field House in Lake Barrington.

North American Youth Sports still has openings for its annual national championship youth basketball tournament in Bolingbrook.

Toni Kokenis’ ability to score for the Hinsdale Central basketball team transitioned directly onto the soccer field this spring. The junior’s game-winner in the state championship match June 6 boosted her team-high total to 26.

ALSO INSIDE Stars from all of the spring girls sports form a talented all-area team.

Lemont's long quest for a trip to state in girls soccer ended quickly Tuesday.

Tyler Rocco tossed aside plenty of would-be blockers as a top defensive lineman for the Downers Grove South football team last fall. He is showing the same powerful throwing style as a member of the Mustangs’ track and field team.

Frank Jemsek’s checklist of accomplishments in 2009 alone reads more like an impressive lifetime resume.

Golfers returned to Cog Hill’s nationally renowned public course in Lemont last week after a $5 million renovation. The new design could put No. 4 Dubsdread on the fairway to a U.S. Open.

University of Illinois fans have an opportunity to meet football head coach Ron Zook, women’s basketball head coach Jolette Law and men’s basketball assistant coach Jerrance Howard at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 at the Oak Brook Marriott.

Suzie Rzegocki’s transition from the all-time leader in strikeouts among Illinois high school pitchers to college success at Purdue has come with one ironic twist.

After extensive traveling during the recruiting process, Chandler Whitmer has landed close to home.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Downers Grove South junior quarterback made a verbal commitment last week to play football at the University of Illinois for head coach Ron Zook beginning in the fall of 2010, ending a thorough process for Whitmer.

Downers Grove South quarterback Chandler Whitmer gave his oral commitment earlier this week to attend the University of Illinois in 2010.

Tickets for the 2009 season of Chicago Machine lacrosse go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Bo Jackson opens up about his local business ventures, his famous “Bo knows” advertisements and raising his family in Chicago’s suburbs.

ALSO Jackson's sports facitily draws big league appeal

Get all the info on Illinois' foray into the world of high school bass fishing, including sectional tournament info and input from coaches at both St. Charles high schools.

In a ruling by the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors, Bartlett's girls basketball team has been forced to forfeit all wins from the 2008-09 season for using a player the IHSA deemed ineligible.