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St. Edward grad Yohn gets a chance to live the dream
By John Radtke
Dec 16, 2014 6:28 PM - Some athletes talk about living their dreams and some get the opportunity to do it. Consider Katie Yohn one of the latter. On Monday morning, Yohn realized one of her dreams when she signed a contract to play professional women's basketball in Germany.
Young vs. Montini matchup at Larkin worthy of seeing
By John Radtke
Dec 1, 2014 9:32 PM - The turkey having settled, it's time to move to step two of the girls basketball season, which kicks off in earnest this week as conference play around the Fox Valley area begins. But on Saturday, conference wars take a break for the second annual Mac Irvin Diabetes Classic at Larkin. Three top-notch boys games will be played and one very marquee girls game, at 3:15 p.m., will pit defending Class 3A state champion Montini against defending Class 4A state champion Whitney Young of Chicago. Young is coached by 1992 Larkin graduate Corry (Carter) Irvin, the brother of Larkin boys basketball coach Deryn Carter.
Elgin Sports Hall of Fame set for its annual gala
By John Radtke
Oct 30, 2014 3:28 PM - Some things get better with age. The Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation is one of those things. The ESHOF has been around since 1980 and on Sunday night, the organization that has done so much to promote the past and present of sports in Elgin will hold its annual banquet and induction ceremony in the Heritage Ballroom at The Centre of Elgin. On the list of "feel good" nights, this one ranks right at the top over the years and Sunday's program promises to be another spectacular one.
Three more DI recruits keep Huntley girls soccer on rise
By John Radtke
Oct 8, 2014 10:09 PM - Most coaches feel fortunate if they have one Division I recruit on a team. Huntley girls soccer coach Kris Grabner has hit the trifecta. But then, that's nothing new for Grabner and the Huntley girls' program. On the steady rise the last several years, the Red Raiders had their furthest advancement in program history last spring when they reached the Elite Eight before losing in the Barrington supersectional to eventual Class 3A runner-up St. Charles East.
Rolinski's mark on Illinois basketball was truly iconic
By John Radtke
Sep 29, 2014 3:17 PM - Unless you're a basketball coach, an old-timer, or just a true friend of high school basketball in Illinois you probably don't know who Chuck Rolinski was. He certainly wasn't a guy who puffed his chest out so you would know him. But there may not be one person who had such a profound affect on the game of basketball in Illinois than Rolinski, who passed away Sept. 23 in Peoria at the age of 82.
Conference call -- a look at how realignment is shaping up
By John Radtke
Sep 22, 2014 8:41 PM - One of our favorite sayings in the travel softball world when a player decides to switch teams is, "Well, they think the grass will be greener on the other side." That statement most certainly applies to schools that are continually looking for a new conference affiliation.
Boshers excited to take her place in Jacobs Hall of Fame
By John Radtke
Sep 8, 2014 8:12 PM - Tiffany Boshers turned 30 years old not so long ago, and that's when she figured it was about time to take a step back. At 30, you say?
Social media message hasn't changed -- use it wisely
By John Radtke
Aug 28, 2014 8:22 PM - Anyone out there remember Friendster? How about MySpace? I didn't think so. OK, well maybe some of you remember those social media websites but when they were popular the term social media wasn't. In fact, a short six years ago there were still those who didn't think social networking (that's what it was called then) would ever make it. Oh, how wrong they were.
Radtke: High school sports do matter
By John Radtke
Aug 25, 2014 2:32 PM - A Facebook post I saw a couple of weeks ago made me laugh. The author questioned why so many people "go gaga" over high school sports. "Kids should be focusing on getting good grades and becoming productive members of society who can help stop all the violence and madness in the world. How does playing sports do that?" the post said. Did you just chuckle a little? I sure did when I saw it.
St. Edward focused on Class 1A state championship
By John Radtke
May 29, 2014 1:58 PM - They're about as cornball a bunch as you'll ever find wearing high school uniforms, and their coach will be the first to tell you that. He will also be the first to tell you they don't practice very well, although he may use words to describe those practices that can't be printed in a family newspaper. But he will also be the first to tell you that when they hit the field, they are all business. And one can't argue with the results, because the St. Edward girls soccer team is in the IHSA Class 1A Final Four this weekend at North Central College in Naperville.

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