Archive for Sports
Payton principal: Racism not root of baseball forfeit
Walter Payton Principal Tim Devine says internal leadership problems, not "racist tendencies," led to his baseball team forfeiting a game. [...]
Spotlight athlete: Mike Miller of Lincoln-Way North
By Steve Reaven For The Mash Perhaps a 9-1 record makes it hard to believe, but Mike Miller didn’t feel entirely comfortable last year as a first-year varsity pitcher. It’s a completely different story in 2013, [...]
Bears’ Idonije to debut comic at C2E2
By Josh Kalamotousakis Kennedy Comic book conventions have proved that comics aren’t just for kids. Some fans come to ask burning questions, others come dressed as their favorite character and some just come to people-watch. [...]
Game Faces: Why you probably don’t like cricket
A die-hard cricket fan looks at the disconnect between her favorite sport and her American friends. [...]
Taekwondo star aims for Olympics
By Iemaan Rana Whitney Young At age 15, Villa Park resident Fabiola Carrillo sure packs a powerful kick. The two-time Amateur Athletic Union taekwondo junior national team member won her sixth Illinois state taekwondo championship in [...]
Game faces: Breaking down the bracket
By Alex Rothschild New Trier Making my March Madness bracket took a whole year’s worth of research, watching games and studying some serious statistics. I started before this season’s college games even began, looking at who [...]
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