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Area tennis teams hoping for success at state meet

Two-time defending boys tennis state champion New Trier will have its work cut out for it to try to win its third straight title. The … Read more ›

Bolingbrook’s Tuck named to USA Basketball U18 team; Young’s Harper picked for U17 team

Bolingbrook senior Morgan Tuck was selected to the USA Basketball U18 National Team on Monday, and Young junior Linnae Harper was added to the U17 … Read more ›

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World Sport Chicago Hosts Second Annual Valor Games Midwest; Armed forces veterans also invited to career hiring event

American service members and veterans who are wounded, ill or injured — and wish to explore or compete in organized sports — will meet in … Read more ›

Palos Heights' Tom Pukstys is an assistant Olympic coach who will bring in some top field athletes to Lisle in June.  (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Big throws at a big show — Benedictine hosts world class track and field athletes June 9

A few weeks before some of the best shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throwers in the country try out for the London Olympics in … Read more ›

The boys state track and field meet gets underway Thursday in Charleston. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area boys track athletes looking for big finishes at state

Since 1990, only five TribLocal area teams have won Illinois High School Association boys track and field state titles. Joliet West won the Class AA … Read more ›

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Bolingbrook HS girls 4×100 relay team wins state title

Bolingbrook High School's 4x100m relay team blazed home in 46.58 to win the Illinois High School Association's state girls track championships Saturday. Team members include … Read more ›

Wheaton Academy's Brandon Ruggles is setting up a basketball skills camp so that four classmates can attend a leadership camp in the summer. (Photo submitted by Holly Ruggles)

Wheaton Academy student organizes basketball skills camp to aid four classmates

There is no “wait ‘til next year” attitude for Wheaton Academy junior Brandon Ruggles and he is setting up a basketball skills clinic to help … Read more ›

Joliet Slammers pitcher Brian Smith spent the spring as the University of St. Francis pitching coach. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

USF coach in the spring, Slammers reliever in the summer — Smith sees both sides of pitching

In March and April, the University of St. Francis played its home baseball games at Silver Cross Field in Joliet and pitching coach Brian Smith … Read more ›

Carmel's Megan Paul has the top 2A time in the 400 heading into the state meet. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area girls track stars looking for state team/individual titles

Since Evanston went on a four-year tear winning Illinois High School Association Class AA girls track and field state titles from 2003-06, TribLocal area teams … Read more ›

Bolingbrook native and Montini and College of DuPage standout Andrew Brauer was one of three outfielders to earn All-Conference honors and has helped Lewis University to the postseason tournament for the first time since 1996. (Photo courtesy of Steve Woltmann)

Area stars lead Lewis to NCAA tourney for first time since 1996

Lewis University has a rich baseball tradition but has fallen on hard times in recent years. But the Flyers are back to a lofty position … Read more ›