Sports Stories from October 19, 2019 (Change date)
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Cross country: WW South's Poglitsch tracks down DuKane Conference championshipOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - It's not easy to beat Wheaton Warrenville South junior Samantha Poglitsch on a track, especially in cross country. So when Poglitsch and Batavia's Katrina Schlenker turn...
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St. Francis stops IC Catholic Prep's winning streakOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - One St. Francis hero went down. Another emerged. Spartans star quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse left Friday's game against IC Catholic Prep with an arm injury with four min...
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Altuve hits walk-off homer to send Astros to the World Series vs. NationalsOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - HOUSTON — Jose Altuve homered off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance t...
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Girls tennis: St. Viator's Nowicki wins sectional singles titleOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - While St. Viator's girls tennis team had to settle for a tie with the host school for the team championship at the Class 1A Vernon Hills sectional Saturday, the Lions di...
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Boys golf: Bailes ties for 9th, leads Carmel to fourth at stateOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Clint Bailes shot a 6-over 77, giving him a two-day total of 6-over 148 to tie for ninth place, and Carmel Catholic's boys golf team finished fourth in the Class 2A stat...
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Boys golf: Daeschler falls just short of state medalOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - BLOOMINGTON - Jake Daeschler was aiming for all-state status Saturday at the Den at Fox Creek. But the St. Charles East junior fell ever so short on the second day of th...
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Girls tennis: Fremd nails down sectional championshipOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - After a third-place finish in the Mid-Subruban League tournament, Fremd's girls tennis team regrouped and punched six tickets to the IHSA state tournament while winning ...
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Girls volleyball: Hersey fourth at Maine West Pumpkin TournamentOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Hersey's girls volleyball team saw some of the toughest competition it has seen all season on Saturday. And that was just fine with Huskies coach Nancy Lill, a winner of...
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Girls tennis: Quickly, Lakes' Heuser nets sectional titleOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Grandma showed up, but her granddaughter's match had just concluded. She was quickly forgiven, especially after she heard the results. "It's the thought that counts," La...
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Girls golf: Strokes of genius: Stevenson wins stateOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - In golf, sometimes it takes only one stroke. One stroke of a club to kick-start confidence. Stevenson sophomore Emily Duan drained a 50-foot putt for birdie on the 18th ...