Gary Reinmuth

Thursday was kids` day at Mineral Springs Park. Thanks to two sophomores, Thornwood softball coach Gary Lagesse had it easy. His team`s 5-2 victory over Rockton Hononegah was no sweat....

An interesting footnote to Lemont`s third-place finish in the Class A state tournament was how close it came to winning the state title-on paper. Freshman pitcher Becki Warner received all...

In Monday`s Class AA East Aurora sectional, Hinsdale Central (19-7) comes in as the underdog among the four entries, but coach Ken Schreiner`s Red Devils have been on a roll...

For a while there Tuesday, it was looking kind of bad for The Little Injuns That Could. But then center-fielder Donna Schmilke stepped up and, thinking she might, blooped an...

Naperville Central`s 2-0 victory over West Aurora Monday for the Rosary Class AA regional softball title was a tale of two confrontations. Showdown No. 1: Fourth inning. One out. Sandy...

- ''I see us finishing in about the middle of the conference. Inexperience in six defensive positions!'' So wrote West Aurora coach Donna Bensen in assessing her Blackhawks before the...

- Whoever wins Tuesday`s Braidwood Reed-Custer Class A sectional final won`t have to worry about making a wrong turn on the way to Pekin, site of the state softball tournament....

It was cold the first time Morton and Oak Park met, in a double-header to open the season. It was March. Everything was new. Neither team hit a lick that...

Rich Central regional-Tina Zuccolo (17-1) hurled a one-hitter for No. 1 Thornwood (33-4) in a 10-0 shutout of Thornton. In the first game, Thornton Fractional South blanked Thornridge 5-0. Stagg...

It was as if ''Hamlet'' had been preempted by ''The Real Ghostbusters.'' On a day when great drama was promised at Joliet St. Francis, in perhaps the state`s toughest Class...