Articles filed under High Schools
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Two years after scaling Everest, Lucy Westlake still reaching new heightsJul 15, 2024 6:00 am - Naperville North graduate Lucy Westlake, who two years ago became the youngest American female to scale Mount Everest, is now helping others achieve their mountain climbing goals.
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A ‘wing-banger’ of a workout for suburban football teams at Downers Grove South’s 7-on-7Jul 13, 2024 6:32 pm - Montini gets psyched up to face larger schools at an event like Downers Grove South’s “Hit Hard” 7-on-7 on Saturday. Even with 10 returning defensive starters and eight ...
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Paris is the point: For Prospect graduate Reese, extra effort paid off in pivotal text messageJul 13, 2024 4:46 pm - Prospect graduate Erin Reese, third in the women’s hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, went down a long, hard road to earn her qualification onto Team USA.
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Hanging with the best in the world: West Aurora graduate Carlini eager for Olympic volleyball, village lifeJul 12, 2024 8:39 pm - Something Lauren Carlini has dreamed about since seventh grade is now a couple weeks away, and the Olympic volleyball standout from Aurora can't wait. Carlini became a me...
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Jalen Brunson agrees to a four-year, $156.5 million extension with Knicks, AP source saysJul 12, 2024 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson quickly agreed to extend his stay with a New York Knicks team that has been on the rise since his arrival. Brunson, a state champion at Stevenson...
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Counting down: Here are 7 prep football opening games we’re looking forward to watchingJul 12, 2024 6:00 am - We’re beginning our countdown to prep football this week, starting with the area’s top seven season openers.
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York’s Sloan could hear his name called in first round of MLB draft. What will Cubs, Sox do?Jul 12, 2024 5:39 am - The #WhiteSox and #Cubs face important decisions in Sunday’s first round of the MLB Draft and a local player could also hear his name called.
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For high school football’s big men, a challenge of their ownJul 11, 2024 10:04 pm - Started in 1999 by former St. Charles High School line coach Mike Powers and brought to West Aurora with Powers and now-retired head coach Buck Drach in 2006, the Battle of the Big Butts continues as a premier summer competition for offensive and defensive linemen under the direction of Blackhawks assistant football coach Mike Runge and head coach Nate Eimer.
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Ranking the top area players taken in the Major League Baseball draftJul 11, 2024 3:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top area players drafted by MLB teams.
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Prospect alum Erin Reese launches her way to Paris OlympicsJul 11, 2024 9:47 am - From high school state champion to Olympian, Erin Reese is ready to show her strength to the world in the hammer throw.