Jason Lee no longer plays ‘hot potato’ with the ball. Instead, 6-foot-6 senior’s hot streak fires up Antioch. December 27, 2024 at 9:59 a.m. Lee averaged 17.7 points during a recent stretch as Antioch won five in a row.
Round Lake sophomore star Jaquan Jamerson embraces challenges: ‘If you’re not pushing me, I’m not learning’ December 19, 2024 at 10:35 a.m. Jamerson quickly proves to be Round Lake's best player even though he has little varsity experience.
Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County December 19, 2024 at 7:59 a.m. Libertyville and Lake Forest each take a step closer to the top.
Simon Moschin, averaging 20.4 points, makes Highland Park a winner again: ‘He always comes through’ January 3, 2025 at 9:47 a.m. Behind Moschin, Highland Park is on pace for its first winning season since 2019-20.
Deerfield’s Drew Rodgers ‘found the good things in the bad’ after knee surgery. Best yet: He’s back on the court. January 9, 2025 at 8:46 a.m. There’s a long way to go in the season, but Rodgers can already consider it a rousing success.
Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County December 12, 2024 at 10:19 a.m. Waukegan moves to No. 1 as Highland Park and Vernon Hills enter the top 10.
Waukegan’s Jaali Love will find a way to win. The 6-foot-7 Manley transfer is determined ‘to do whatever I can.’ December 12, 2024 at 10:46 a.m. Love has already helped Waukegan beat Warren and Lake Zurich in conference games.
New Trier’s Ben Crane is more than a state champion. He’s a Midwest champion, too, and a national contender. December 16, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Crane has emerged as one of the best high school distance runners in the nation.
Introducing the 2024 News-Sun Football All-Area Team December 6, 2024 at 10:39 a.m. Warren junior running back Aaron Stewart is among the players on the first team.
Libertyville’s Quinn Schambow, a baseball prospect, is the 2024 News-Sun Football Player of the Year December 6, 2024 at 8:03 a.m. Schambow, an Oklahoma State baseball recruit, threw for 3,521 yards and 52 touchdowns.