Lane captures four-peat

Lane seniors Natalie O’Connell, Meghan LaVelle and Allison Cortez don’t know what it’s like not to win a Public League title. Continue reading

Payton keeps moving on

Defeating a team three times in a season is considered one of the more difficult feats to accomplish. Payton found that out on Tuesday night as Northside extended the Grizzlies to three sets before the Mustangs’ run ended with a Payton 21-25, 25-21, 25-19 win in a semifinal matchup at the Class 3A Westinghouse Sectional. Continue reading

Brooks run continues

Having already advanced further than it had in school history, it would be normal for Brooks to be nervous with every match it played. If the seventh-seeded Eagles had any anxiety coming into their Public League quarterfinal matchup against second-seeded Northside, one wouldn’t be able to tell. Brooks eased into the semifinals with a 25-20, 25-16 win Monday at UIC. Continue reading

Taft softball pulls upset

Taft advances to city softball finals

BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW                                                                             May 19, 2011

Sometimes all it takes to win a big game is a little luck in the right situations. Taft got all the luck they needed in extra innings as it held on for a 9-5 nine-inning win against top-seeded Northside in the first Public League semifinal at UIC. Continue reading

Northside defeats rival Lane

Northside takes it to Lane

BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW                                                                            May 18, 2011

Sometimes some revenge is pretty sweet. That’s exactly what Northside got when it defeated Lane in the second Public League semifinal Wednesday afternoon at Senn 25-22, 25-18. Continue reading