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Local Roundup: Luther Newburn’s record helps Hillcrest soar to Sandburg title

June 15, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.

Hillcrest's Luther Newburn, a Class 2A state finalist last year in the triple jump, set a meet record in the event Friday night in the Pete Struck Invitational at Sandburg....

Tineja Foy, right, of Crete-Monee moves ahead of Josilyn Dostal of Naperville Central during a 100 meter hurdles prelim heat at the Downers Grove North Ritter Invitational on April 17.

Marist girls track looks to get on the board in postseason

June 15, 2018 at 6:54 p.m.

The growth of the Marist girls track program can be traced from back-to-back runner-up finishes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference in 2013 and 2014 to first place this year...

Lewis sweeps past Lindenwood into MIVA finals

June 15, 2018 at 6:13 p.m.

Two rounds into the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, Lewis is an example of regular-season dominance that has carried over into the playoffs. After a quarterfinal sweep Saturday over Grand...

Brent Villasenor pitches Providence past St. Laurence

June 16, 2018 at 5:40 p.m.

Brent Villasenor jumped off the mound and whirled toward the dugout with an emphatic fist pump. The Providence senior had just gotten back-to-back strikeouts to end a sixth-inning rally in...

Lockport's Lane Kadlec throws the discuss at the Christine Marszalek Invitational Meet, Lockport, April 24, 2015. | Allen Cunningham/for Daily Southown Media

Ashley Raehsler wins long and triple jump at Lockport invite

June 16, 2018 at 6:14 p.m.

Ashley Raehsler knows she's going to do the long jump and triple jump in most track meets, but the Lincoln-Way Central standout is never quite sure what else might be...

Luther Newburn of Hillcrest hits marks over 45 feet in the triple jump Saturday in Flossmoor.

Versatile Matt Simpson leads charge for Homewood-Flossmoor track

June 15, 2018 at 7:02 p.m.

Matt Simpson was only a freshman sprinter at Homewood-Flossmoor when he was asked to literally reach new heights. Try the pole vault. "I found it interesting,'' Simpson said. "I was...

Elijah Douglas of Crete-Monee takes first in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.61 at Saturday's Dick Beebe Classic.

Elijah Douglas wins three individual events as Crete-Monee takes title

June 15, 2018 at 7:49 p.m.

The 39th Dick Beebe Classic reaffirmed Crete-Monee and Homewood-Flossmoor as Southland track powers and revealed Mount Carmel's Marquise Peggs as a sprinter to watch. Led by senior standout Elijah Douglas,...

Homewood-Flossmoor's Jayla Stewart says the Vikings' 800 relay team put the handoff mistake during the indoor season behind them.

H-F relay team leaves handoff mishap in the dust

June 15, 2018 at 8:06 p.m.

Disqualified in the 800-meter relay at the indoor conference meet because of an exchange zone violation, Homewood-Flossmoor was motivated to end the indoor season well and start the outdoor schedule...

Homewood-Flossmoor's Jayla Stewart wins the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday.

Jayla Stewart sparks Homewood-Flossmoor to third in first outdoor meet

June 15, 2018 at 7:40 p.m.

In what for many girls was the first outdoor meet this season, the Homewood-Flossmoor Invitational was a chance for Southland individuals to measure up against competition from nearby schools and...

Seventh-inning rally lifts Lincoln-Way Central over Providence

June 16, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

Nothing much was happening on the bases Wednesday for Lincoln-Way Central. After the Knights manufactured a run in the top of the first, Providence answered with three runs in the...

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