Rob Valentin

Juan Salgado returns to give back to Leyden

Juan Salgado graduated from Leyden and is now considering becoming a teacher and coach.

By Rob Valentin

St. Joseph star Eduardo Gutierrez stays grounded thanks to brother’s tutelege

The Chargers (19-0-1) survived Nazareth in a shootout after the two teams played to a scoreless draw in the 2A St. Joe’s Regional final.

By Rob Valentin

St. Joseph middle hitter Gabby Foster believes more is better

St. Joe senior Gabby Foster, a big fan of architect Mies van der Rohe, has a full schedule that is anything but minimalist.

By Rob Valentin

Abby Bitterman helps Elmwood Park weather stormy times

Tigers senior setter Abby Bitterman is thinking about passing up a scholarship to Alabama in order to attend her dream school, Oklahoma.

By Rob Valentin

High School Sports

Trinity twins Hope and Nannette Babbington connect as partners

Blazers seniors Hope and Nannette Babbington join forces after playing singles their first two years.

By Rob Valentin

Fenwick doubles Ana Sprajcer, Rylee Brennan climb their way to state

Ana Sprajcer was nervous about being paired with a partner who played at state last year, but she discovered that Rylee Brennan shares her determination to succeed.

By Rob Valentin

High School Sports

OPRF doubles team of Audrey Angelos and Anna Rossa count on friendship

The Huskies’ top doubles team of Audrey Angelos and Anna Rossa heads into this week’s state meet with high expectations.

By Rob Valentin

High School Football

Dallis Flowers’ interception gets Oak Park-River Forest offense going

The Huskies were shut out by Hinsdale Central before Dallis Flowers had an interception in the fourth quarter to set up Lloyd Yates’ touchdown.

By Rob Valentin

Noah Fluharty sets tone, Mavin Gill scores goals in OPRF win over Argo

Mavin Gill scored twice and William Dunne kept the nets clean during the Huskies’ win over the Argonauts in the 3A Downers North Regional.

By Rob Valentin