Mike Pankow

Sandburg coach Doug Sutor must be putting dynamite in his team's bats. The Eagles put on a power-hitting display that stunned both Morris and No. 2 New Trier Saturday afternoon....

At the start of last season, Holy Trinity softball coach Gregory Cholewa had no idea that a catcher would become his ace pitcher. The 11-year coaching veteran was desperate for...

Charles Dickens could not have described Ryan Kouba's day any better. The Sandburg senior outfielder experienced "the worst of times," as he struck out the first three times he batted...

Coming off a 6-28 season last year, Proviso East baseball coach Glenn Lid knows that wins are not always plentiful. Lid felt many emotions when his Pirates rallied for two...

Jacobs quarterback Jim Kolzow couldn't have picked a better time to have his best performance and give the hometown fans something that haven't seen in 20 years. Normally an option...

Eisenhower's boys soccer team defeated Romeoville 12-0 to give coach Jose Barrientos his 300th career victory. St. Francis girls volleyball coach Peg Kopec notched her 600th career victory at the...

Jason Krynski knows how to pitch on a windy day. The junior right-hander from Niles West has one simple rule: If they can't hit it, the wind won't affect it....

Christy Bridge, a gifted 6-foot-2-inch junior for Class A girls basketball power Yorkville, remained in critical condition Saturday night in an Aurora hospital after the car she was driving collided...

Athletes who became stars early were household names by the time they finished their high school careers: gymnast MaryAnne Kelley of Fremd, golfer Emily Gilley of Homewood-Flossmoor, quarterback Cory Paus...