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Leyden coach Mark Valintis will have a younger team this season and will try to keep the Eagles competing for the WSC Gold title.

Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: West Suburban Gold

August 16, 2019 at 6:08 p.m.

Must-see: Leyden junior center midfielder Matt Espinoza. The Eagles once again were in the running for a West Suburban Gold title in 2018, and they finished 16-6-2 overall. But they...

Lyons' Michael Niedermeyer (blue and yellow jersey) is a top player to watch this season, according to multiple West Suburban Silver coaches.

Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: West Suburban Silver

August 15, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

Must-see: Lyons senior center midfielder Michael Niedermeyer. "He has a huge work rate in the middle," Oak Park-River Forest coach Jason Fried said. "He's one of those players who doesn't...

North Shore Country Day has won back-to-back Class 1A girls tennis state titles. Former Raiders coach Alexandra Bergman said tennis can be as expensive to play as golf, hockey or gymnastics.

Court costs: Travel, private lessons can make tennis an expensive sport

August 10, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Lisa Duan knows that there is a cost that comes with improving her tennis skills. Some of that cost can be measured in time and energy, but the cost also...

Hinsdale resident Jenna Zhao, seen here competing at the U.S. rhythmic gymnastics junior national championships, recently took part in a junior world competition in Moscow.

Hinsdale resident Jenna Zhao gains experience at Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

August 5, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

Jenna Zhao has been all over the world to perform as a rhythmic gymnast, but perhaps no trip was as prestigious as the one she took to Moscow in mid-July...

Lyons senior Callahan Dunn will be among the top swimmers under new coach Scott Walker.

Scott Walker ready for second stint as Lyons girls swimming coach

August 4, 2019 at 9:53 p.m.

Scott Walker's coaching career will come full circle this fall, as he takes over the Lyons girls swimming program. That's where he started, back in 1994, and it was a...

Riders start the men's pro race at the Elmhurst Cycling Classic on Friday, July 26, 2019.

World-class racers have plenty of fun at Elmhurst Cycling Classic

July 27, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

Some of the best criterium bike racers in the world had a simple message for the kids watching them during the men's and women's pro races near the end of...

Bill Riley, seen here standing behind Gene Pingatore during a St. Joseph huddle, will be the Chargers' first new head coach in 51 years.

St. Joseph boys basketball moves forward with Bill Riley as head coach

July 15, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Like everyone else, Bill Riley was stunned last month when St. Joseph boys basketball coach Gene Pingatore died unexpectedly. Riley had served as an assistant coach under Pingatore for more...

Nazareth pitcher Michael Prosecky, seen here pitching last season, finished his senior year with a 1.12 ERA. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies but instead will play college baseball at Louisville.

Nazareth pitcher Michael Prosecky is the 2019 Pioneer Press Baseball Player of the Year

June 23, 2019 at 8:14 p.m.

Although getting drafted by a Major League Baseball club was among the best experiences of his life, Michael Prosecky is confident in his choice to play college baseball. Prosecky, a...

Payton Comstock helped Fenwick place third at the state meet. He'll head to Navy and begin training at the end of June.

Fenwick’s Payton Comstock ready for new challenge at Navy

June 9, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

The fact that the United States Naval Academy has a water polo team is a nice plus for Payton Comstock, but it's not the main reason he's going there. Comstock,...

Ridgewood baseball makes late surge, wins 3A regional title

June 4, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

It took a while, but when the Ridgewood baseball team started to jell, good things started happening. The Rebels had lost five of seven games entering the Class 3A playoffs...

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