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Best Buy Classic brings hoops talent from all over the nation to the area

By Jeff Vorva | Thursday at 1:45 p.m.

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 ›

Area tennis teams hoping for success at state meet

By Jeff Vorva | Wednesday at 1:40 p.m.

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 ›

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

By Jeff Vorva | Tuesday at 3:05 p.m.

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

By Jeff Vorva | Tuesday at 11:14 a.m.

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 ›

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

By Jeff Vorva | May 17 at 12:42 p.m.

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 ›

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

By Jeff Vorva | May 15 at 2:39 p.m.

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 ›

Mitchell Wolff (white headband) hopes to lead Plainfield South to a third straight top 10 finish in the state track and field meet. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Plainfield South track team possesses skills and smarts

By Jeff Vorva | May 11 at 2:27 p.m.

It’s not a requirement for the Plainfield South boys track and field team to have a National Honor Society president on its squad. But in … Read more ›

Mom's do more football coaching than George Halas ever did!

From the community

Mom’s Don’t Get Football? Huh?

By Pro Sports Experience for Kids | May 8 at 9:43 a.m.

You say Mom’s don’t get football? Really? Every day, they make more play calls, plot more strategy, motivate more players and train more rookies than … Read more ›

Plainfield North's Heather Handwork passes the ball just as Metea Valley's Elena Sidwell ar (Jon Langham, Chicago Tribune / May 4, 2012)

Girls soccer: Plainfield North strikes early against Metea Valley

May 5 at 7:46 a.m.

The scoring drought that plagued Plainfield North a couple of weeks ago was pushed back further into the memory bank Friday night. Photos | Metea … Read more ›