Matt Le Cren

Naperville North star Noah Radeke stands out on the field for several reasons. The 6-foot-3 senior forward is unusually tall for a striker. But his breathtaking talent keeps people watching, and his unselfishness endears him to coaches and teammates. “He […]

When Naperville Central senior linebacker Aaron Nussbaum suffered a torn ACL against Lockport five weeks ago, everyone assumed his high school career was over. Nussbaum had other ideas, despite the risk of further damage. “(The doctors) said there’s a chance

Sophomore defensive specialist Addison Kashuba had mixed emotions before taking the court Thursday night for St. Charles North against top-seeded Benet. On the one hand, Kashuba felt some trepidation about how she would fare against the Redwings’ plethora of big

Benet’s Brooklynne Brass had an ice bag strapped to each of her knees after the Class 4A West Aurora Sectional championship match on Thursday. It was nothing to worry about, though. The junior outside hitter ices her knees after every match,

St. Charles North’s Haley Burgdorf can’t resist swinging at the ball with all her might. The junior outside hitter jumps so high, and swings with such power, that some of her kills are nearly vertical. “Sometimes I have to tell

Brock Pettaway could have entered his senior year as Naperville North’s No. 1 receiver. That changed when stars Quinn Morris and Chico Thomas transferred to the school from Plainfield East and Bolingbrook, respectively. A lot of the targets, and much

Football is all about family for Naperville North receiver Quinn Morris. The 6-foot, 170-pound senior comes from a tight-knit family steeped in football tradition, but that’s not the only group Morris considers kin. The Huskies welcomed him with open arms when

Volleyball fans of a certain vintage may feel a tinge of déjà vu while watching Barrington’s Addie Brookbank play. The fluid athleticism, powerful swing and enthusiastic determination displayed by the 6-foot senior outside hitter might seem vaguely familiar, although her

Naperville North’s Sam Hess made his coach cry on Friday, although the junior defender didn’t do anything wrong. On the contrary, Hess did everything right. “I got choked up at halftime because Sam had played so hard throughout the first

Naperville Central senior linebacker Nathan Czachor was in class when football coach Mike Ulreich paid him a visit. The news was not good. The knee injury that outside linebacker Aaron Nussbaum suffered on Oct. 4 was a torn ACL. “We