More than 300 basketball teams from across the country will invade the north and northwest suburbs for the Best Buy Chicago Classic. The tournament runs … Read more ›
Sports
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 ›
From the community
Chicago Bulls Summer Basketball Camp Coming to Palos Park
LISLE, IL. – The Bulls/Sox Academy announced that it is hosting Bulls Summer Camps throughout the Chicagoland area beginning this June.A Chicago Bulls Basketball Summer … Read more ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
JJC baseball team puts mediocre season behind and qualifies for World Series
Joliet Junior College’s baseball team had its share of ups and downs this season and had been flirting with its worst record since 2005, when … Read more ›
From the community
Chicago LockDown Making Noise
With Matt Rafferty exploding on offense and Dan Falotico playing stifling defense, the Chicago LockDown 15U team continued to open more eyes as the team … Read more ›
From the community
Saltwater fishing offers a new adventure
When the folks from the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism invited Jim DaRosa and me to do a remote broadcast of the Fishing and … Read more ›
Oakton looks for long stretch in the playoffs
In February, Oakton Community College’s baseball team opened its spring season with three games in the Metrodome – the Minnesota Twins’ former home. In March, … Read more ›
