BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW October 14, 2012
In its quest for a third consecutive Public League girls volleyball title, Young had to overcome some obstacles before it could bring home the trophy. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW October 5, 2012
Sept. 26, 2011 will be a day that will always stick out in Barrington offensive lineman Mason Darrow’s mind.
That night, the fourth week of the regular season, Darrow went down with a season-ending foot injury in the team’s 37-14 win over Wheeling. Continue reading
Glenbrook South junior Caroline Ryba, considered one of the top 70 tennis players in her class nationally, suffered a hamstring injury toward the beginning of club season in the winter. Continue reading
By Michael Wojtychiw – Contributor September 20, 2012
FRANKLIN PARK — Knute Rockne once said, “A coach’s greatest asset is his sense of responsibility — the reliance placed on him by his players.” Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW June 2, 2012
Maine West didn’t need a lot of rest to pull off a school milestone.
The day after prom, many players on three hours sleep, the Warriors won their first sectional title in school history, defeating New Trier 4-2 in 10 innings Saturday morning at Niles West. Continue reading
The Payton girls have won two sectionals.
Now the Payton boys can say they’ve won one as well, as they captured their first boys volleyball sectional title Tuesday afternoon, defeating St. Patrick 25-11, 25-21 to win the Young Sectional. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 25, 2012
Last week in its Public League final loss, Payton looked defeated and seemingly played with no confidence. That all changed in a week, as the Grizzles rolled into the Young Sectional final, defeating Leyden 25-18, 25-19 Friday. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 25, 2012
St. Patrick got a wake-up call when it dropped the second set of its match against host Young Friday in a sectional semifinal. The Shamrocks then woke up and moved on to the sectional final with a 25-22, 14-25, 25-17 win. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 19, 2012
When a team has won five straight Public League softball titles and 12 of the last 14, one bad inning isn’t going to discourage it. Lane shook off a bad inning Saturday and roared back to defeat Young 12-3 in the Public League final at UIC. Continue reading
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