Meteors suffer stagnant fourth quarter

LOCKPORT | When T.F. North's Greg McClain stole the ball and scored an open layup for the Meteors with 3:30 left in the third quarter, no one in the gym knew that would be the Meteors only bucket for the next nine minutes.

T.F. North outlasts Joliet Central

LOCKPORT | T.F. North did not start Tuesday's game the way Tim Bankston envisioned.

Bloom Township escapes scare from Thornwood

SOUTH HOLLAND | Sometimes a close game will wake up a team like a bucket of cold water in the face.

Walsh, defense lead Marian Catholic to state bid

BLOOMINGTON | Marian Catholic girls basketball coach Annie Byrne gave her senior captain Megan Walsh a big bear hug and these words: “I told you we would get there.”

Thornton wins overtime thriller over Eisenhower

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Thornton may have struggled with rebounding all night, but Da'Marques Turner secured the ball for the Wildcats when they needed it most.

Gasser leads the Caravan's receivers

If you watched Mount Carmel wide receiver Jason Gasser, you would think the Caravan were going deep on every play.

Monee junior LB Nyles Morgan leads Warriors in solo tackles

CRETE | Crete-Monee's Nyles Morgan may only be a junior, but the linebacker has already caught plenty of eyes of college coaches.

Bishop McNamara tops Beecher in girls volleyball regional final

BEECHER | It took the Beecher girls volleyball team some time to get going, and it turned out to be costly for the host Ladycats on Thursday night.

Washington's Miguel Delgado, Rafael Alarcon coming on at the right time

Washington's Miguel Delgado may not be playing at 100 percent, but the Patriots are happy to take the goalkeeper in any shape the senior is in.

Illiana Christian boys soccer team advances to regional final

PALOS HEIGHTS | The Illiana Christian boys soccer team showed it's not how you start. It is how you finish.

Seven-run rally for falls just short for Seton Academy

CHICAGO | There was plenty of drama to go around in the Gardner-South Wilmington regional opener Monday.

T.F. North advances at Joliet Central Regional

JOLIET | If T.F. North shoots free throws on Tuesday the way it did on Monday, it will not be returning to Joliet Central on Friday.

Homewood-Flossmoor's Lauren Parker a key to Vikings' run

It's safe to say the Homewood-Flossmoor girls basketball team is more than familiar with the Lincoln-Way East squad.

Aquin starts out hot, blows out Seton Academy at girls hoops supersectional

DEKALB | The Seton Academy girls basketball team probably couldn't have imagined a more nightmarish start to their Class 1A DeKalb Supersectional game against Freeport Aquin.

Marist rally ends Marian Catholic's season at sectional

ORLAND PARK | Everything was falling into place for Marian Catholic early in the fourth quarter of its Class 4A sectional semifinal game against Marist.

Marian freshman learning to be a leader

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Teniya Page doesn't say much on the basketball court.

Seton survives sectional scare

DES PLAINES | Seton Academy was expected by almost everyone to waltz through Monday night's Class 1A sectional semifinal game against Ida Crown Jewish Academy.

Marian's Kresal sisters headed to state swim meet

This trip is nothing new for Marian Catholic's Katleyn Kresal.

Illiana Christian wins third straight regional volleyball title

OLYMPIA FIELDS | The glitter headbands and ribbons the volleyball players from Illiana Christian wore Thursday night for the playoffs is not a new tradition.

Senior scores late goal to lift Homewood-Flossmoor

HOMEWOOD | Homewood-Flossmoor and Bloom Township battled evenly Tuesday for a berth in the 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional final for almost the entire 80 minutes before someone finally scored a goal.