Mike Pankow

De La Salle's offense ran roughshod through just about every pitcher it faced. Oak Park pitcher Ian Mathews, however, made the Meteors' bats look mortal Wednesday. Mathews fired 6 1/3...

St. Joseph knows all about peaks and valleys. After a 15-3 start, the Chargers lost 15 straight games before rebounding to win two straight coming into Thursday's game with top-seeded...

Dan Gaz is a notorious slow starter. However, the Marian Catholic senior right-hander proved to be a terrific finisher Saturday. After giving up four runs on five hits in the...

Morton softball coach Art Kasak fears no team in the Chicago area--particularly those power teams from the SICA conference. Kasak's Mustangs faced No. 10 Thornwood head on and split a...

The wind died down at just the right time for St. Viator senior John Kenyon in a game against Buffalo Grove on Thursday afternoon. On a day where 30-m.p.h. gusts...

Hillcrest could have made any excuse if they had lost Tuesday night's non-conference battle against No. 2 Lincoln-Way. The game was a snow-day makeup, and a wrestling conflict pushed a...

Entering Saturday's Lemont Tournament title contest, Neuqua Valley had the daunting task of finding a defensive solution to Westmont's potent offensive catalyst, Pierre Pierce. Tournament MVP Pierce set the record...

St. Rita wrestling coach Dan Carroll had a few anxious moments going into the heavyweight match at Friday afternoon's dual meet against four-time defending state champion Providence. The Mustangs led...

Boys golf Lake Forest won the Class AA team championship by four strokes over New Trier, the Scouts firing a two-day total of 631 strokes to New Trier's 635. Freeport...

By his own admission, New Trier's Paul Rose believes his serve wasn't much of an asset last year. "Before I would just serve and scramble," Rose said. "Now I use...