Mike Pankow

Schaumburg senior anchor Kristin Harper started to cry during her final frame at Saturday's high school state bowling tournament at Cherry Bowl Lanes. "I couldn't even see my mark because...

After five years in the late 1970s as an assistant football coach at Young High School in the Chicago Public League, Arthur Penny turned his attention to girls basketball. It...

Melissa Reece has come a long way since averaging "probably 150" as a DeKalb freshman. Just three years ago, she "didn't know how to throw a curveball," and the Barbs...

Jon Matthews-Edwards had quite an awkward feeling at last Saturday's Lake Park bowling sectional. The St. Joseph senior and his teammates competed against the host school, which is coached by...

Streamwood senior bowler Kim Nimietz has been around bowling since she was 7 years old, introduced to the sport by her stepfather, Luis Gonzalez, current manager of Pioneer Lanes in...

Driscoll bowler Eric Caldwell has a quiet confidence. Even though he was one of just two non-seniors in the top 10 of last year's state bowling championships, Caldwell had no...

Q: Do football and bowling have any similarities? A: In football, I'm competing on an individual basis against a defensive lineman . . . but all 11 players on the...

Girls bowling TEAMS, SYNOPSIS Palatine Tournament Led by Ta'Shieka Green's 210.2 average for the day, Lockport won the invitational with 5,302 pins. The Porters beat out second-place Morris by 111...

Schaumburg senior bowler Kristin Harper doubles as a swimmer and competed in the 100-yard butterfly, the medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay during the fall....