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Glenbard East to leave DVC Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Glenbard East cleared the final hurdle in its quest to leave the DuPage Valley Conference for the Upstate Eight Conference. Behind Monday's 6-1 vote by the Glenbard High School District 87 School Board in Glen Ellyn, Glenbard East will sever its 30-year ties with the powerhouse athletic league in hopes of finding a more competitive situation. Glenbard East is now free to join the UEC, although the vote did not adhere to a specific timeline.
Bolt goes 400 meters in 2013 debut Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Usain Bolt kicked off his sprint season Saturday by making a rare appearance in a 400-meter race and finishing in 46.74 seconds. Bolt, who has back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 100, 200, and the 4x100-meter relay, overtook Allodin Fothergill in the homestretch to win his heat.
Grant throwers extend the tradition Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Brandon Lombardino and Melissa Dunham are adding to an impressive legacy of throwing success at Grant by finding campus setting in which to pursue their specialties.
Warren’s Jones sets school record in 3,000 meters for Augustana Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Augustana's Sarahbeth Jones was named a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week. Jones, a senior from Wadsworth and graduate of Warren High School, set a school record in the 3,000-meter run during the Olivet Nazarene Invitational. Her time of 10:14.66 beat the previous school record of 10:15.27 by Susan Paige in 1999.
Brewster excels in USA championships Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
University of Illinois redshirt freshman Will Brewster (Grayslake Central) competed in the 2013 USA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, finishing 10th in a field of 72 runners.
Australian runner banned from sport for 6 months Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago Marathon sets signup date, fees for 2013 race Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
While the 26.2-mile Chicago Marathon course remains attractively flat for runners and its popularity rises with each year, entry fees will climb for the 2013 race. Organizers for the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will open online registration at noon Feb. 19 at www.chicagomarathon.com, and the 36th annual event next fall is expected to hit its maximum of 45,000 runners.
Olympic medalist to sign autographs in Palatine Jan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Olympic gold medalist decathlete Dan O’Brien will be at Midtown Athletic Club in Palatine, 1760 N. Hicks Road, Saturday, Jan. 19. A medalist in the decathlon at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, O’Brien will demonstrate each piece of new Bilt equipment featured at the gym from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the Midtown Trainers before a meet and greet from 1 to 2 p.m. where he will sign autographs and pose for pictures with club members and the public.
Texas track coach resigns amid investigation Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
University of Texas women's track coach Bev Kearney has resigned and acknowledged in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman that she had an intimate relationship with an athlete in her program in 2002. Kearney, who won six national championships since 1993, was placed on paid leave in November as university officials investigated unspecified issues within the program. In a statement released Saturday night, university officials said the relationship was first reported to the school in October and the school was taking measures to fire Kearney before she resigned.
Running down the top women’s stories of 2012 Dec 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Women's Watch takes a look back at the top national and local women's sports stories of 2012.
Suzy Favor Hamilton says she has worked as escortDec 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Three-time Olympian runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has admitted leading a double life as an escort. She apologized Thursday after a report by The Smoking Gun website said she had been working as a prostitute in Las Vegas. The 44-year-old Favor Hamilton lives in Madison, Wis., where she won nine individual NCAA titles as a standout middle-distance runner for the Wisconsin Badgers. She was named Athlete of the Decade in the 1990s by the Big Ten, and the conference's female athlete of the year award is named after her. The Smoking Gun said she has been working for the last year for an escort service.
Libertyville’s Filippo authors winning cross country finale Dec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Katherine Filippo is an English major at Illinois Wesleyan with an emphasis in writing. The former Libertyville standout sure wrote a great script for her final cross country season in Bloomington. She helped the Titans reach the NCAA finals for the first time in school history. Clocked in a time of 23:22.3 for 188th place, Filippo helped the Titans finish 24th in the NCAA Division III cross country championships at the LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind. "Qualifying for nationals was a goal that we had been working toward for the past four years," said Filippo, who also worked as an intern in the sports information department at IWU.
Arlington Hts. Rotary Club’s 5K Santa Run is Dec. 1 Nov 28, 2012 12:00 AM
The Arlington Heights Rotary Club has 2,000 Santa suits and more than 1,400 runners, so if you still want to participate in one of the Northwest suburbs' great holiday spectacles, you can.
Suit up: Rotary Santa Run still has openings Nov 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Want to join the Rotary Santa 5K Run on Saturday, Dec. 1, but you haven't registered yet? You're in luck — while online registration is closed, you can sign up in person Thursday, Friday and even Saturday morning -- as long as the Santa suits hold out.
NYC marathon canceled? Tell that to the runners Nov 4, 2012 12:00 AM
Their race was called off, but marathoners were still on the move in New York on Sunday. Hundreds of runners wearing marathon shirts and backpacks full of supplies took the ferry to hard-hit Staten Island and ran to stricken neighborhoods to help. Thousands of others poured into Central Park to put in 26.2 miles after the last-minute cancellation of the world’s largest marathon because of Superstorm Sandy.
Saints Challenge 5K offers ‘reality check’ this yearNov 1, 2012 12:00 AM
Cross country runners from St. Charles East High School know what "reality check" means. This year, other runners will have a chance to experience it when the 34th annual Saints Cross Country Challenge 5K returns to LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Prospect’s Stokes earns his spot in ITCCCA Hall Oct 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Michael Stokes' record as Prospect's boys cross country coach speaks for itself. And soon enough, Stokes will speak as a hall of famer. Stokes will be inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame at the ITCCCA Clinic on Jan. 12 at Oak Park-River Forest High School.
Hulling not giving up his Olympic dreams Oct 18, 2012 12:00 AM
It couldn't get much better. A warm summer evening. Date night. A favorite Mexican restaurant.
Record-setting performance by KebedeOct 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Tsegaye Kebede needed no extra motivation for Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. After getting passed over for selection to the Ethiopian Olympic team for the Summer Games in London despite a strong track record of top marathon finishes, Kebede sent a message with a record-breaking performance on a chilly Chicago morning (42 degrees at start time). Kebede shattered the course record by nearly a minute, finishing the 26.2 miles in 2:04:38. The previous record (2:05:37) was set last year by Moses Mosop who opted to run the New York City Marathon this fall. It was a good day for Ethiopia on the women's side as well as Atsede Baysa finished first to complete the sweep for the East African nation.
Bolt says he’ll defend titles at Rio Olympics Oct 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Usain Bolt will aim for a three-peat of Olympic sprint titles in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, rather than trying out a new event. During a promotional visit to New Zealand on Monday, the self-declared "living legend" said his plan for 2016 "is all about just going and defending my titles."