Illinois High School Sports News

When Oak Park-River Forest was missing two offensive starters early in the season, coach Don August turned to Sam Rolfes.

The Illinois baseball team was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament after a 3-1 loss to Minnesota.

Moments after finishing a summer league game on July 3, 2012, Homewood-Flossmoor coach Todd Sippel gathered his team, as he does after every game, to discuss the players' performance.

Crystal Lake South ace Tyler Hall had won 18 of 20 decisions over two varsity seasons entering Thursday's Class 4A regional semifinal, but host Jacobs was hardly intimidated.

As regularly happens in regional semifinals, a coach must decide between starting his ace or relying on his No.

Bureau Valley's Logan Hoffert clears a hurdle during Friday's Class 1A state preliminaries at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston.

Newman's Brady Rude hands the baton Maison Bittner during the 800 relay at Thursday's Class 1A preliminaries in Charleston.

Rock Falls' Eddie Nelson celebrates after the Rockets sealed a 5-2 win over Sterling on Thursday at the 3A Rochelle Regional.

Dundee went 4-for-5 with two home runs - including a grand slam that ended the game - and had six RBI as Lockport pounded out 16 hits and defeated the host Spartans 14-4 in five innings Thursday in a Class 4A Romeoville Regional semifinal.

Winning 11 of 12 matches played, the Lake Forest High School tennis team finished the first-day of State Tournament competition today in a two-way tie for second at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.

Talent, training, leadership and depth are four pillars on which Evanston has built its reputation as one of the state's elite sprinting programs.

The Freeport Aquin Regional Champion Milledgeville Lady Missiles pose with their plaque Saturday afternoon after defeating Dakota 5-0. Milledgeville shortstop Ally Bush puts the tag on the Lady Bulldogs Cassidy Arndt at second base during Regional semifinal action at Highland Community College on Tuesday afternoon.

Hinsdale Central's Martin Joyce hasn't lost a match to an Illinois opponent this season and he doesn't plan on dropping one in the next three days at the IHSA boys tennis state meet held at various sites in the northwestern suburbs.

After absorbing countless losses to Sandburg through the years, including some of the gut-wrenching variety during the postseason, Stagg exacted some revenge Wednesday against its District 230 rival.

Joey Rowe safely slides into third during Wednesday's Class 2A Byron Sectional semifinal against Erie-Prophetstown. Oregon won 7-1. The box score is going to have a hard time conveying the role Joey Rowe played in Oregon's 7-1 victory over Erie-Prophetstown on Wednesday.

Milledgeville's Morgan Adolph rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning against Amboy at 1A Dakota Sectional.

Concordia Chicago isn't going to the NCAA Division III World Series after a 7-3 loss Saturday to top-seeded Webster in the final game of the Central Regional at Augustana in Rock Island.

It took Marian Catholic just three playoff games to equal the number of wins it had the entire regular season.

The PHS senior captured first place in the long jump in Tuesday's Peoria Journal Star Honor Roll Meet in East Peoria, using her last jump to set a school record of 17 feet, 11 1/4 inches.

St. Bede advanced to the Oregon 2A Sectional softball finals behind the right arm of senior Lainie Schweickert and the bats in the bottom half of their order on the way to a dominating 6-0 victory Tuesday over Rock Island Alleman.