Butler, a senior setter, is excited to play with outside hitters Georgia Von Lehmden and Makenna Devick again.
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Former Naperville North star Alex Barger, a starter for NCAA power Indiana as a freshman, works for more
Barger wants to win a national title at Indiana, an eight-time champion, and then play professionally.
Benet’s Ellie Stiernagle wants to be a sports broadcaster and picks Northwestern. But first? ‘Win a state championship.’
Stiernagle, whose father played football at Northwestern, helped Benet reached the Class 4A state final last year.
Benet’s Lynney Tarnow opts for NCAA power Wisconsin, which is producing Olympians. ‘That’s the end goal.’
Tarnow, one of the top-rated juniors in the country, would be the third Benet player to suit up for Wisconsin.
Naperville Central graduate Sam Hojnar led Maryland in homers and RBIs. Country music may lead him elsewhere.
Hojnar, an aspiring country music artist, has played shows in Iowa City, Iowa, and College Park, Maryland.
Naperville’s Nolan Clifford already draws Nicky Lopez comparisons. Can he draw enough interest for MLB draft?
Clifford, a Neuqua Valley graduate, recently finished his senior season at Creighton and hopes to get drafted.
Naperville’s Ricky Castro is ‘on the way up.’ With Joliet Slammers one week, Minnesota Twins’ Single-A team the next.
Castro, a Neuqua Valley graduate, signed a minor league deal with the Twins on May 29 and made his debut three days later.
After ‘overwhelming feedback,’ IHSA approves basketball shot clock for the 2026-27 season
The Illinois High School Association also tweaked its schedule for the state finals.
Waubonsie Valley’s Owen Roberts is the 2024 Beacon-News/Courier-News/Naperville Sun Baseball Player of the Year
Roberts went 10-0 with a 1.10 ERA, throwing a no-hitter in the playoffs, and also hit .464.
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