Gene Chamberlain – Page 37

Dustin Johnson, right, talks to a rules official on the fifth green during the final round of the U.S. Open Sunday at Oakmont, and gets an initial favorable ruling. Later, the USGA reversed the ruling and penalized Johnson a stroke. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Being a local golf rules official doesn’t always mean high-stakes drama

June 10, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.

The rules of golf normally require less drama to enforce than the USGA required Sunday in making Dustin Johnson squirm before his U.S. Open victory. Naperbrook Golf Course assistant pro...

Larkin's Kindrel Morris leaps to prevent the ball from going out of bounds during last week's Hoop Mountain Shootout at Batavia.

Larkin point guard Kindrel Morris provides a summertime thrill show

June 10, 2018 at 12:07 p.m.

Larkin point guard Kindrel Morris gave a fake, started a Naperville North defender moving and streaked past to make a layup through a sea of arms. The "oohs" and "ahhs"...

Elgin Post 57's Cy Kerber enjoys a laugh on the bench during his team's at-bat last season in a game with Roselle. Kerber batted 6-for-15 last weekend at Wheaton in tournament play.

Cy Kerber puts last year’s baseball education to good use for Elgin Post 57

June 11, 2018 at 10:41 p.m.

Last summer, 15-year-old Cy Kerber served a fill-in role for an Elgin Post 57 team full of older players. Much has changed in a year for Kerber, who's now a...

Brendan Joyce named The Courier-News Baseball Player of Year for 2016

June 10, 2018 at 1:32 p.m.

When St. Charles North was down to the final three outs in the supersectional, the perfect batter to start a rally came up to the plate. Senior center fielder Brendan...

Huntley's Jeffrey Heinrich throws to first during a Class 4A supersectional game against Mundelein.

Announcing The Courier-News Baseball All-Area Team for 2016

June 10, 2018 at 12:59 p.m.

First Team Mike Addante, Jacobs, junior, outfielder: All-conference center fielder and leadoff hitter for regional champions. Nebraska recruit batted .354 with a .551 slugging percentage, 11 stolen bases and 45...

Senior Mariela Alba is heading to Chicago State after having 40 assists during her Bartlett career.

The Courier-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team

June 10, 2018 at 12:33 p.m.

First Team Mariela Alba, Bartlett, senior, midfielder: All-conference and all-sectional pick had school records of 24 assists this season and 40 for her career. A Chicago State recruit, she was...

Taryn Jakubowski, right, of Huntley tries to beat Dundee-Crown's Ashley Raby to the ball. Brian O'Mahoney/The Courier-News

Huntley’s Taryn Jakubowski, Courier-News Girls Soccer Player of Year

June 11, 2018 at 10:06 p.m.

By the time she was 10 years old, Taryn Jakubowski was already pretty good at controlling a soccer ball. "My coach said if I could juggle the ball 1,000 times...

College notes: South Elgin’s Nick Menken leads Iowa Western to World Series

June 10, 2018 at 11:20 a.m.

Nick Menken believed in himself, so he took what some people might consider a risk. It paid off in a trip to Grand Junction, Colo., to play in the NJCAA...

Valparaiso's Dalton Lundeen, a Streamwood graduate, pitches during the 2015 season against Youngstown State. Lundeen was drafted on Saturday by the Detroit Tigers.

Streamwood’s Dalton Lundeen tops list of Elgin-area baseball players drafted

June 10, 2018 at 11:38 a.m.

Streamwood's Dalton Lundeen had reason to believe he could be chosen in the final rounds of the Major League Baseball draft. Expectation still failed to soften the emotions Saturday when...

Ryan Litavecz pitches in St. Charles North's 6-5 victory Saturday over Plainfield North for third in Class 4A.

Purdue recruit John LeGare, St. Charles North finish strong for third

June 10, 2018 at 11:52 a.m.

It should have surprised no one when John LeGare's two-run single in the fifth rallied St. Charles North to lead Saturday's Class 4A third-place game. After all, the North Stars...

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