With one spectacular defensive play, senior linebacker Dominic Imbordino lifted St. Charles North into the state quarterfinals for the first time in school history. Imbordino came up with a season-saving interception with 43 seconds left in the game to lift the North Starts to a thrilling 20-14 victory Friday night over Elk Grove in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs. 
After dropping the second set 18-25 to York in the title match of the Geneva Class 4A Sectional, the St. Charles Saints stayed composed, changed the lineup a bit and took control for a 25-22, 18-25, 25-19 win and their third consecutive sectional title.
Three local cross country teams return to Detweiller Park in Peoria for
the Class 3A State Finals this weekend, all looking to improve on last
year's finishes.
On a big stage against its biggest rival, St. Charles East again demonstrated the intensity and skill that made it state champion a year ago. The Saints were simply too much for St. Charles North on Tuesday, winning 25-16, 25-17, and putting themselves on the doorstep of winning the Geneva Class 4A Sectional.
St. Charles North made the most of a rare second chance Saturday. Two weeks after losing to South Elgin in overtime, the North Stars returned to the scene of that defeat and ended the Storm's season with a 28-16 win at Millennium Field in the first round of the Class 7A state playoffs.
Redemption = Providence
Short-term memory meant a long-term gain in several long runs for Providence. Tim Hanrahan finished with 209 yards rushing on 33 carries and scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime as the Celtics outlasted Oswego 16-10.
North Stars playoff march a long time coming
A look back at the 2009 Courier-News high school football preview offers a reminder why I pegged St. Charles North as the area's top team this fall.
Providence atop list of area title hopefuls
The Joliet area has nine teams remaining in the state high school football playoff hunt, with second-round games on tap this weekend. And so far, we still have the potential to send a team to the championship game in any of the six classes from 3A through 8A.
The season-ender real logic-bender
Marist volleyball coach Natalie Holder told me a story Wednesday. Told me a few stories, in fact. Lord knows, she had plenty to talk about after a Tuesday that started with one of her players getting hit by a school bus while driving down Western Avenue and ended with getting run over once again in the postseason by Mother McAuley.
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