Hendricks earns academic All-America honor

Carmel alumnus Kevin Hendricks, a senior outfielder for the Benedictine men’s baseball team, was recently named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III Second Team. The Mundelein native is a management and organizational behavior major. Early in the season, Hendricks was named to the …

All-area girls soccer first team

Pioneer Press Player of the Year Corey Burns, a senior defender from Loyola, tops our girls soccer first team.

All-area boys volleyball first team

Pioneer Press Player of the Year Brad Tiller of Stevenson heads our boys volleyball first team.

Stars get chance to showcase talent

Of the nearly two dozen players on the roster for this weekend’s baseball showcase at St. Charles North, few are like Hinsdale Central senior Jacob White.

White is not playing travel baseball this summer and has not seriously considered baseball in college.

That’s not the …

Baseball showcase finds new suburban home

After 15 years, the Stevenson Showcase has moved.

The brainchild of high school baseball promoter and former Hersey coach Harvey Foster has found a new home. His two-day showcase is officially known as the Northwest Suburban Baseball Tournament, the premier exhibition for Chicago-area high school …

Parker and the Hawks hope to extend streak

LOVES PARK — Gehrig Parker was born Sept. 6, 1995, the day Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive baseball game to break Lou Gehrig’s long-standing record.

Parker, who was named after the Hall of Fame Yankee, will attempt to keep Maine South on …

College Notebook: Delaney leads Kenyon College to NCAC tourney

New Trier alumna Chelsea Delaney led her Kenyon College women’s softball team to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament this season for the first time since 2006. The Kenyon Ladies finished the season with a 22-15 record and a 10-9 mark in conference play.

Delaney, …

Bonanno committed to Arkansas-Little Rock

Even record-setting state champions aren’t immune from the self-doubt that can accompany the college recruitment process.

Sabrina Bonanno established herself as one of the state’s best high school girls golfers last year, winning the Class A state title by shooting a state-record 142 over two …

Jones mentors Maine South bat boy

SKOKIE — Maine South senior Zack Jones is a lot of things: a college-bound starting catcher, a sectional champion, one of three captains on the baseball team and a scholar-athlete honoree at the high school.

However, Maine South coach Bill Milano said the most important …

O’Malley, Lambert earn MVP honors at IHSLA All-Star Game

ORLAND PARK — The best of the best seniors met Thursday night at Sandburg to compete in the 2013 IHSLA All-Star Game.

Putting numbers, stats and rivalries aside, it was all about connecting and reuniting with league rivals and teammates one last time.

“It’s a …

Calamari pitches Libertyville past Maine South, into state tourney

ROCKFORD — Kevin Calamari didn’t have his best day with the bat Monday.

The Libertyville senior went 0-for-4 with two groundouts to the pitcher, a fly out to center field with the bases loaded and a strike out. The clean-up hitter left six runners on …

Virgilio, Maine South baffle defending state champion OPRF

SKOKIE — Mike Virgilio found a way to shut down the defending state champions Saturday in a Class 4A sectional final.

Oak Park-River Forest’s bid to become the first repeat state champion from the large school class ended with help from Maine South’s left-handed ace …

Maine South, Jones advance to sectional final

SKOKIE — Maine South lefty Brian Jones surrendered a two-run homer to the third batter he faced, but the senior gave up little else and earned the victory in Friday’s 5-2 win over Elk Grove in the Class 4A Niles West Sectional semifinal. The contest …

Krueger’s hard work gets rewarded

CHARLESTON — The discus began as an outlier in David Krueger’s repertoire, a way for the sprinter to help an under-manned Ridgewood boys track and field team fill out its lineup two years ago.

The discus ended up being the event that allowed Krueger to …

Dons look to be in ‘good shape’ for 2014

ELMHURST — Notre Dame midfielder Anton Mueller feels good about the direction the Dons lacrosse team is heading.

“Next year, they’re going to be the exact same team they are now,” Mueller said. “I’m perfectly comfortable with them going very far.”

Notre Dame is slated …