Badminton

Badminton STATE FINALS Team scores: Fremd 16.5, Lincoln-Way Central 16, New Trier 13.5, Andrew 13, Buffalo Grove 11, Naperville Central 11, Wheeling 9.5, Naperville North 8, Hinsdale South 7.5, Downers Grove North 5.5 Singles Championship Jenna...

"He's late." "Yeah, way late." It's been more than a minute since Paul Newman's car last whizzed past the pit area of Lime Rock Park. His crew knows something's wrong, for he's been running laps in less than 55 seconds. But two minutes pass, then three,...

With trembling hands, he reached for the phone and dialed the number. He was nervous, but his mind was clear. He was done with Maryland football. Finished. Three head coaches in three years had told him 300 different things, and none of them seemed able...

Saturday, March 22 results BASEBALL Argo 14, U-High 3 Batavia 4, Minooka 1 Bishop McNamara 15, Petersburg PORTA 13 Brother Rice 15-15, Chicago Christian 1-2 (both gms. 5 inn.) De La Salle 10, Morton 9 Elk Grove 4-15 Bartlett 3-5 (1st gm. 10 inn.; 2nd gm....

Hinsdale South senior Carissa Niemann has been nothing less than perfect the last two years. She was a perfect 45-0 last year, winning the girls badminton singles title. This year, despite missing about three weeks of the season with tendinitis in her...

Saturday, April 12 results BASEBALL Andrew 7, Oak Forest 1 Argo 6-14, St. Joseph 4-2 (2nd gm. 5 inn.) Barrington 8-8 Young 2-7 Benet 15-4, Holy Cross 6-3 Bolingbrook 3-1, Plainfield 1-13 Bradley 3-6, Manteno 1-5 Conant 10, Glenbard North 6 Elmwood Park...

Saturday, May 15 SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS At Orange County Badminton Club INDIVIDUAL FINALS Brendan Taft and Eva Lee of Villa Park made it a clean sweep in the Southern Section individual badminton championships, winning the boys' and girls' singles...

The question won't be answered this weekend, but the debate will begin. Downers Grove South's Erin Hois will attempt to win her third state badminton title when the state championships begin Friday at New Trier. If—or many believe when—Hois is...

They played cards, listened to music, gossiped, ate, slept, watched their teammates, watched their opponents--anything to pass the time. Waiting, and how to do it effectively, was the primary skill on display Friday at the IHSA state badminton tournament...

Saturday, March 29 results BASEBALL Chatham Glenwood 16, Stagg 7 Driscoll 9, Prospect 7 Lockport 14, Downers Grove North 4 (5 inn.) Maine South 5, Rolling Meadows 0 Mt. Carmel 9-7, Rockford Guilford 2-0 Naperville Central 5, Fremd 4 (9 inn.) Nazareth 12-...

Saturday, April 19 results BASEBALL Antioch 3-9, Palatine 2-8 Barrington 11-11, Naperville Central 1-13 (1st gm. 6 inn.) Bloom 13, T.F. North 3 (6 inn.) Bradley 10-14, Pontiac 0-7 (1 gm 5 inn) Carmel 21-21, Marian Catholic 11-6 (2nd gm. 5 inn.) Conant 11,...

Final thoughts on a memorable two weeks in Greece This is my last blog from the Athens Olympics, which I'm assuming will be one of the more memorable I've covered for a number of reasons. Foremost among them, I'm sure, will be the swimming of Michael...