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Reese Wallace of Barrington shot a 65 to win the Class 2A Barrington girls golf regional at Bonnie Dundee Golf Course Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 in Carpentersville. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Girls golf: Barrington’s Wallace fires 29 on back 9, sets course record while winning regional title; Stevenson goes low to take team crown

From the time she was five, Reese Wallace could always be found playing golf with her grandfather William Lim at Bonnie Dundee Golf Club in Carpentersville. Lim, who is n...

Naperville Central's Matthew Russo (78) gets ready to snap the ball during a DuPage Valley Conference game against Metea Valley in Naperville on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Sean King / for The Naperville Sun)

Naperville Central center Russo gives his all on every snap: ‘Not a better teammate on the planet’

Naperville Central center Matt Russo doesn’t mind that he toils in relative anonymity. After all, the action literally begins with him. Play can’t start until he snaps th...

Girls golf: ‘Steady’ Gutierrez dominates regional as St. Charles North, Conant and Geneva advance to sectionals

Madeline Gutierrez was the best player on the course at the Class 2A Conant regional at Fox Run Golf Links, and it wasn’t particularly close. The Conant junior paced the ...

Warren’s quarterback Xavier Vinson heads to the end zone during their football game against Zion in Gurnee last Friday. (Michael Schmidt/For The News-Sun)

Overcoming ‘a lot of adversity,’ Vinson changes things for Warren and its opponents

For Warren senior quarterback Xavier Vinson, getting to this point was never assured. But one thing hasn’t changed throughout Vinson’s high school career. “I’ve come a lo...

Girls golf roundup: Hinsdale Central, York, Libertyville, Lake Park claim regional crowns

Hinsdale Central, Benet and Metea Valley took the top three spots Tuesday at the Class 2A Hinsdale South regional to advance to next week’s Sandburg sectional. The Red De...

Brailyn Albanese had 46 kills in a recent five-game stretch for Carmel, who has won 20 of its first 24 matches this season. (Brian O’Mahoney  News-Sun)

Girls volleyball notes: Fleegle moving up all-time lists for undefeated Libertyville; Albanese heats up for Carmel

The wins keep piling up for the Libertyville girls volleyball team. After a recent sweep of nonconference foe St. Viator late last week, the Wildcats upped their undefeat...

Ellie Sutter, left, and Brynn Hopkins, pictured last season, have been great leaders for an improving St. Charles North squad. (James C. Svehla / for The Beacon-News)

Girls volleyball notes: St. Charles East, North coming on strong; Huntley, Burlington Central standing tall in FVC

St. Charles East girls volleyball coach Jessa Henry likes what she is seeing up and down the roster. “I am very excited for this group this year,” she said. “We have a lo...