T.F. South wins badminton state title, injuries impact championship play

CHARLESTON | T.F. South knew it had the school's first state badminton title early in the day Saturday.

T.F. South tops Bloom in frosh pitching showdown

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Devin Pieper didn't know it until afterward, but the T.F. South softball hurler was the wily veteran in her pitching matchup Monday with Bloom's Katie Frederick.

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.

Rebels bounce back to defeat Falcons

HARVEY | When Thornridge junior basketball player Victor Trout made a bucket off a steal to tie T.F. South on Saturday, it appeared the Falcons were poised to take control of the game.

Marian Catholic guard Ulis too much for T.F. South

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Tyler Ulis would rather pass the ball than shoot it.

Rebels respond after first-game loss but fall short to Lemont

LANSING | Lemont has been a thorn in T.F. South's side for three years.

Crete-Monee girls capture Oak Forest Invite

OAK FOREST | Pretty much like the Crete-Monee girls track team as a whole Friday night, senior Tayler Whittler started the night strong and never had to look back.

T.F. South's Pollard, Pasko are dangerous doubles team

LANSING | Even though they've only been playing together since the beginning of this season, T.F. South's Shannon Pollard and Jenna Pasko have emerged as one of the most effective and talented badminton doubles teams in Illinois.

Rebels claim five of six titles at own badminton invite

LANSING | Thornton Fractional South sophomore Jessica Gomez does not think of herself as an especially confident badminton player.

Three seventh-inning runs the difference for T.F. South

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | After T.F. South blew a five run lead against Bloom Township, all the Rebels could do was keep hitting.

Quick starts guides Rebels to softball win

LANSING | T.F. South opened its busy slate of softball games with a short one Monday.

Hawks quick start, deep bench overwhelm Rebels girls hoops

LANSING | Thornton Fractional South girls basketball coach Steve Breshock said his team know what it was up against Monday night, and Hillcrest in turn confirmed those concerns.

Blazing Trojans girls hoops overcome Rebels slowdown

LANSING | Though it was a girls basketball game Monday at T.F. South, the pace was closer to that of a baseball game with a score a football game.

Rebels fall at Bob Hambric Shootout

CALUMET CITY | This slow start was too much for T.F. South to overcome.

South wins Medieval Classic opener in overtime

FRANKFORT | Thornton Fractional South senior Paul Pierce had been playing suffocating on-ball defense against Lincoln-Way Central, but the captain's two biggest plays Monday may have come when he left his man open.

Rebels jump to early leads, top Vikings

LANSING | T.F. South coach Kim Sands pulled out the big guns when she asked Rebels libero Ashtyn Kapovich to ground her jump serve.

Gallery: Crete-Monee at T.F. South football game

View photos from the Crete-Monee at T.F. South football game.

Granderson no longer left out against southpaws

CHICAGO | The New York Yankees traded for Lynwood's Curtis Granderson late in 2009 to play their most storied position -- center field.

Rebels score 13 unanswered runs in rivalry baseball game

LANSING| Through the first three innings of Monday's district baseball game, passers-by may have thought T.F. North and T.F. South had traded uniforms.