Sports Stories from May 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Second straight sectional title for St. EdwardMay 19, 2012 4:51 pm - HARVARD — Saturday’s sectional final was a bit of déjà vu all over again for St. Edward’s girls soccer team. For the second year in a row, the Green Wave beat Rockford L...
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Cubs' Kerry Wood returns to Wrigley to say goodbyeMay 19, 2012 4:00 pm - Kerry Wood's first trip as a retired baseball player Saturday morning was one any dad can appreciate. He went to a little league game, which he described as awesome. An...
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Zhang, Naperville North lead the wayMay 19, 2012 3:52 pm - Saturday’s singles finals match at the Naperville North sectional was a contest between two seniors, four-time state qualifiers, who are viewed by their coaches as ...
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Naperville Central places second at stateMay 19, 2012 3:47 pm - Naperville Central’s girls water polo players weren’t about to give back their nice, big trophy after losing 10-7 to seven-time state champion Fenwick in the s...
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Geneva opens floodgates in second halfMay 19, 2012 3:42 pm - In the first half of Saturday afternoon’s Class 3A West Chicago regional final, Geneva had nothing but problems earning good scoring chances. In the second half the...
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Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils 3-0, lead 2-1May 19, 2012 3:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. - In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a...
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For Cubs and Sox fans, it's meatball timeMay 19, 2012 3:00 pm - It is both fashionable and commonplace to blast the mere existence of games pitting the White Sox against the Cubs. The two interleague series now branded the BP Cup ha...
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Records fall at state meetMay 19, 2012 3:00 pm - CHARLESTON - The sense of anticipation was palpable as the star-studded field in the Class 3A 100-meter dash took their starting positions Saturday afternoon at O'Brien ...
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Cubs reacquire Koyie Hill from RedsMay 19, 2012 3:00 pm - The Cubs have reacquired catcher Koyie Hill in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations. The 33-year-old Hill returns to the Cubs after spending all or pa...
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Vernon Hills gets record 26th winMay 19, 2012 2:55 pm - Being one of the few right-handed starting pitchers on Vernon Hills’ baseball team, Steve Nelson can sometimes can get overlooked. On Saturday, Nelson was better than al...