North Cook News

Maine West senior wins three gold medals at national karate championships

By Sean Fowler | Sep 23, 2016

Bailey Radnitzer, 17, is just starting her senior year at Maine West High School; unlike her classmates, however, she is coming off a summer in which she won three gold medals in karate.

Schaumburg Boomers offer former NFL star Tebow a baseball contract

By Sean Fowler | Aug 9, 2016

Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow, who played in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets, has decided to abandon his attempts to revive his football career and try baseball instead.

For Novak, a lifetime of softball led to Northwestern

By Sean Fowler | Jul 5, 2016

For sophomore softball infielder Lily Novak, the decision to attend Northwestern University was an easy one.

Northwestern softball player is used to running in a pinch

By Sean Fowler | Jun 21, 2016

Division 1 softball is difficult no matter what position you play, but when your specialty is entering the game as a pinch runner, that can be even tougher.