Cook County Sports
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Willowbrook lineman Cruz drafted by San Francisco in fifth roundApr 25, 2026 4:33 pm - Former Willowbrook offensive lineman Enrique Cruz Jr., who played for five collegiate seasons at Syracuse and Kansas, was selected on Saturday by the San Francisco 49ers ...
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Softball: Antioch rallies again, knocks off Lake ParkApr 25, 2026 3:52 pm - The ability to battle back has been a common theme this week for the Antioch and Lake Park softball teams. When the Sequoits (17-2) fell behind 3-0 following Marissa Marc...
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Softball: Libertyville duo teams up to silence ProspectApr 25, 2026 3:48 pm - Libertyville softball coach Dar Townsend was the head baseball coach at Warren High School from 1993 to 2008. You might say that Libertyville senior catcher Maddie Kleema...
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Softball: Cusack’s walk-off single completes Lake Park’s comeback against St. Charles NorthApr 24, 2026 9:53 pm - It was a stressful last at-bat for Caleigh Cusack. With the game-winning run on third base in a tie game, the Lake Park senior was trying anything she could to put the ba...
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Baseball: Rolling Meadows blasts BarringtonApr 24, 2026 9:12 pm - Tyler Stankiewicz was the only batter in the Rolling Meadows lineup that did not get on base Friday. But that did not matter much to him. Stankiewicz was solid on the mou...
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Girls soccer: Amegasse converts game-winner as Hampshire outlasts Dundee-Crown for overtime victoryApr 23, 2026 10:18 pm - Hampshire’s relentless pressure ultimately paid off. Posting several shots on or near the Dundee-Crown goal over the final minutes of regulation time, the Whip-Purs were ...
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Softball: Taraschewsky homers twice, pitches Barrington by Fremd for 20th straight winApr 23, 2026 8:48 pm - Senior Katie Taraschewsky has won many softball games for Barrington with her right arm. The number is 77 to be exact. But the Saint Michael College in Colchester, Vermon...
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Baseball: Lake Zurich’s Toth blasts walk-off homer to beat St. ViatorApr 23, 2026 8:31 pm - Alex Toth helped Lake Zurich exorcize some demons Thursday. The junior drilled a 2-0 fastball for a two-run walk-off home run as the Bears upended St. Viator 7-6 in Lake ...
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Cue the Senate: What’s next for bill to shuffle Bears to the suburbs?Apr 23, 2026 6:06 pm - After the state House passed legislation aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois late Wednesday, the ball is now in the Senate’s hands.
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Schmit: Local grads doing great things at the highest levelsApr 23, 2026 4:27 pm - Kevin Schmit provides an update on what some of the area’s high school alums are up to. While mostly positive reports, there have been setbacks.