Sports Columns
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Huntley's Marzejon ready to put cap on great careerApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When one has accomplished in a high school track career the things Huntley senior Coryn Marzejon has, one has to wonder what's left? How about a state championship. Marz...
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Commitment comes with price tag paid by young athleteApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I took piano as a kid, but I can't remember if I ever argued with my parents about getting involved with all those lessons. Did I really want to learn how to play, or wa...
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Round Lake prepares to open hall's doorsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - As the back of his 1978 Topps football card notes, with cartoon caption, Tom Wittum once was offered a contract by the White Sox as a third baseman. Got 'im? I'm glad my...
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Teams find mixed results traveling south to playApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's be honest -- spring break this year really didn't feel like spring at all for the area's baseball and softball teams. It rained. It snowed. It was cold. It was awf...
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Brothers soon to be Penn palsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Big Brother will soon be watching. And as far as Joey DeBernardis is concerned, that's a good thing. The Lake Zurich baseball star is one of seven DeBernardis children t...
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Redhawks' Lawler battling through another round of cancerApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to imagine perpetually positive Phil Lawler not having a good week. But, yes, last week was another good one for the legendary Naperville Central baseball pitc...
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CBS still has ample room for NCAA Tournament highlightsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, let's put to rest the idea of doubling the NCAA Tournament to 128 teams, shall we? Not only has no 16th seed ever beaten a No. 1 in the tourney, nobody beat a No. ...
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Redhawks' Lawler battling through another round of cancerApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to imagine perpetually positive Phil Lawler not having a good week. But, yes, last week was another good one for the legendary Naperville Central baseball pitc...
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Piekarz gets chance to give back to his Streamwood rootsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The Streamwood baseball team is getting a helping hand from a former professional pitcher this season. And he's not just any former pro. He's one of Streamwood's very ow...
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Crede still here, still winning games for SoxApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Despite protests to the contrary, the biggest upset of the year isn't that the White Sox won a game during the opening week of the season. And it's not that...