Girls basketball: St. Edward is headed to the state semifinals for the second straight season after Monday’s 57-51 overtime victory over Phillips in the Class 2A Dominican University supersectional.

Glenbard South lost to Lemont at the Class 3A Fenton boys basketball regional final.

With two minutes, 24 seconds to play and both teams at their benches during a timeout, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” blared over the loudspeakers at Maine South. Sure, Maine South trailed top-seeded Loyola Academy 42-32, but for a team built on re...

With the 4A sectional semifinal between Lane Tech and Maine South hanging in the balance Tuesday, Gianna LaVecchia stepped to the free-throw line for the Hawks. Headed to the locker room at halftime, Maine South trailed the visiting Champions 27-20. ...

Girls basketball: Naperville Central beat Naperville North 52-41 in Thursday’s regional final.

An 11-0 run late in the first quarter gave Maine South a 14-10 lead over visiting Vernon Hills as the second frame got underway Wednesday night in the Central Suburban League championship game Wednesday night in Park Ridge. The Hawks, who struggled o...

Early in the first quarter Friday night in Lombard, Glenbard East’s Sam Walton soared to the hoop. With his sights set on a backboard-shaking jam, however, Walton missed the throwdown. Later in the opening frame, with the Rams holding a slight 13-9 l...

For much of the season, top-ranked Benet has steamrolled its opponents, with little resistance offered up. Friday night in Arlington Heights, the Redwings, who entered play fresh off a thrilling victory over Warren last Saturday at their When Sides C...

Threatening to bury Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep midway through the third quarter, St. Viator pushed the floor in transition. Senior guard Sean Halpin stopped on a dime at the charity stripe and fed the rock to a trailing Dawson Charles, who b...

Hersey senior guard Charlie Pomis took a hard dribble to his right, turned in the corner directly in front of visiting Prospect’s bench, faded, and drilled the jumper. Nothing but net. Next time up the floor, Pomis lined up a three-pointer from the w...