Bill Harrison

Usually, it's the visiting team that finds it hard to close out a volleyball match, especially when it's against Mother McAuley, the area's No. 1 team. Wednesday, Sandburg was the...

Duane Stone and Sean Brandt waged a battle within the war Saturday. In the end, Brandt won the battle, Stone the war. Evanston (1-1), led by Stone's 247 yards rushing...

The Chicago-area powers flexed their muscles Friday night. The top four teams in the Tribune Top 20 outscored their opponents 147-20, led by No. 1 Mt. Carmel's rout over Leo....

Hersey's match against Libertyville on Tuesday resembled the Huskies' 1997 season, when they were below .500 heading into the postseason but finished fourth in the state tournament. The Huskies struggled...

In the end, Providence just had more bodies. "Let's face it--we wore them out," Providence coach Matt Senffner said after his Celtics beat Leo 21-6 Friday night. "They had seven...

The excitement was too much to handle for Naperville Central volleyball coach Amy VanEekeren. Or, more accurately, it was too much for her unborn child. VanEekeren had to retreat to...

In soccer, a game that relies mostly on speed and improvisation, there is generally little use for set plays. But occasionally, situations pop up that call for a preplanned strategy....

Home-court advantage? It hasn't meant a thing in the Thornridge sectional complex. Last week Thornwood and Bloom were eliminated on their home courts. Tuesday night Thornridge joined the list. D'Juan...

Marcus Jordan had only eight points before he delivered the game-winning basket with 4 seconds left in Prosser's 70-68 victory over Lane Tech in a second-round Public League playoff game...

It just wouldn't be a typical Public League basketball tournament if there weren't some sort of controversy. This year it didn't take long. Late Wednesday evening, Kenwood was forced to...