Mike Pankow

A doughnut and an apple for breakfast were enough to energize Oak Lawn senior Keith Charvat as he rolled a 300 in the first game of Saturday's state championships in...

Perhaps inspired by his brother's 300 game in practice earlier in the week, Oak Lawn senior Matt Zylius nearly duplicated the feat during the first round of the state bowling...

School: Westinghouse, 2000. Position: Guard. College: Illinois-Chicago. The 6-foot-2-inch Banks is second in the Horizon League in scoring at 21.1 points per game for the 13-5 Flames. Along with former...

School: Glenbard West, 1999. Position: Guard. College: Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a senior at Glenbard West, Wilhite teamed up with Kristi Faulkner (now at Iowa) to bring the Hilltoppers a third-place trophy...

School: Gordon Tech, 2000. Position: Guard. College: Northwestern. Young led Gordon Tech to the 2000 Class AA quarterfinals, where the Rams were eliminated by eventual state champion West Aurora. He...

School: Marshall, 2001. Position: Guard. College: Rutgers. The only two-time winner of Ms. Basketball in Illinois, Pondexter is already becoming a star in her first college season. After sitting out...

School: Brother Rice, 1998. Position: Guard. College: Harvard. The former captain at Brother Rice has become one of the best players in the Ivy League. Harvey, a fifth-year senior, is...

School: Naperville North, 1999. Position: Running back. College: Colorado. Brown is among the top candidates for the Heisman Trophy this season. The 6-foot-3-inch, 220-pound junior is third in the nation...

School: Joliet Catholic, 1992. Position: Fullback. Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Alstott, a five-time Pro Bowler, is regarded as the NFL's best all-around fullback and is a driving force behind the...

School: Maine West, 1998. Position: Right guard. College: Iowa. Lightfoot was a second-team Tribune All-State selection his senior year for the Warriors. He also was a forward on Maine West's...