Alan Sutton

Before the boys soccer season ever kicked off, Ron Chiero and his Conant teammates were involved in a somewhat un-soccerlike exercise. "We went to this lake," the senior said, "and...

Christine Tomek's question took the reporter somewhat by surprise. "What are you doing here?" Tomek, the boys soccer coach at Downers Grove North, was wondering what all the fuss was...

Charles Trout's explanation for Antioch's success in boys soccer this season isn't very complicated. "Hard" and "work" seem to be the words Trout uses the most. "Best start in our...

Robert Wallace had heard all the talk in the neighborhood over the summer. "You all might be good, but you all are never going to beat Mather," are the specific...

Rich Straka, coach of defending Public League boys soccer champion Amundsen, will get a test right away when the Vikings face Kelly in Buffalo Grove's season-opening tournament Friday. "Farragut is...

The 1998-99 high school sports year can be summed up in two words: St. Charles. The Saints dominated like no school before them, capturing a state-record six state championships. The...

Theresa Wardell is not the person to consult for picking the winner of the upcoming Belmont Stakes. Don't take her to Vegas, let her choose your lottery numbers or figure...

Rick Mundo, whose junior-varsity teams at Mother McAuley have gone 48-1 the last two seasons, was named the school's varsity basketball coach Tuesday. Mundo takes over for Barb Edwards, who...

When sectional assignments in girls soccer are released in early May, the first thing coaches ask is, "Where is St. Charles?" The three-time defending state champion still is one of...

The strange journey of Lourdes Quigley will continue April 27 in Bloomington, Ill. That's when the IHSA Board of Directors will hear an appeal to a ruling by Executive Director...