Tryouts and clinics for community sports groups, plus sporting events and tournaments, skate competitions, public appearances by sports stars in the area, autograph signings, sports conventions, etc. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two...

Closing time for Texas Christian baseball meant it was Eric Marshall time this spring. Which usually meant it was a good time for the Horned Frogs and Marshall, a Daily Herald All-Area co-captain who led Barrington to third place in the 2005 Class A...

Anthony Brignola | Barrington Brignola looks like a singles hitter at 5-foot-7, 150 pounds. But the left-handed hitting junior center fielder and leadoff man emerged as one of the area's top power threats with 8 homers, 9 doubles and 26 RBI wh...

Jessica Arabia | Naperville North The hard-tackling three-year starter's work rate made her an invaluable part of the Huskies' run to a supersectional, as a defensive midfielder who held the middle, got forward into the attack and took free kic...

Caroline Condon | Barrington This two-time all-area selection is a lightning-quick outside midfielder, with a work rate that is second to none and the ability to go forward with the ball or track back to defend for 80 minutes with ease. "Carol...

Allie Anttila | Antioch That's Allie, emphasis on "All." The junior shortstop does it all on the diamond. Her regular-season numbers included 9 homers, 30 RBI, 32 runs scored, 10 stolen bases and a .340 batting average. "Allie is a superb softb...

Missy Anderson | Schaumburg Schaumburg softball players always knew one thing. If Anderson was on the mound, the Saxons were in the game. "Missy has been a tremendous pitcher for us over the past three years," said Saxons coach Erin Malinowski....

Tryouts and clinics for community sports groups, plus sporting events and tournaments, skate competitions, public appearances by sports stars in the area, autograph signings, sports conventions, etc. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two...

Tryouts and clinics for community sports groups, plus sporting events and tournaments, skate competitions, public appearances by sports stars in the area, autograph signings, sports conventions, etc. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two...

Humility has always been a strong suit for Matt Davis. As a Prospect senior, the 2005 Daily Herald All-Area baseball co-captain in Cook County was in the midst of a streak of homers in seven consecutive games. But Davis wondered why reporters wanted...