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Julian Rivera, a senior at Vaughn Occupational High School, was chosen to represent Team Illinois at the 2026 Special Ol...
09/16/2026

Julian Rivera, a senior at Vaughn Occupational High School, was chosen to represent Team Illinois at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in the Minnesota Twin Cities from June 20th- June 26th.

Competing in bowling, Rivera took home an impressive three-medals: Gold in the team competition, Gold in the individual competition, and Silver in doubles.

Congratulations Julian! 🏆

Our friends at the Chicago Sky Basketball Academy invite YOU to try out for their 5th & 6th grade girls basketball teams...
09/08/2026

Our friends at the Chicago Sky Basketball Academy invite YOU to try out for their 5th & 6th grade girls basketball teams. Please find information below on how to register your students for the tryout opportunity on September 12. Good Luck!

For what seemed like years, the Lane Tech boys volleyball program had been a sleeping giant.
Coming into the 2026 season...
09/04/2026

For what seemed like years, the Lane Tech boys volleyball program had been a sleeping giant.

Coming into the 2026 season, the Champions had won a regional title in six of the last seven seasons and were looking to go back-to-back in city championship games, as well as get back to the state finals weekend after taking third place last season.

The program did both of those things, taking down Taft for the CPS title for the second consecutive season, earning the program’s first-ever back-to-back city championship. It followed that up by winning its second consecutive sectional title, also a first, guaranteeing it a spot in the state’s final eight.

Unfortunately for the Champions, the dream of bringing home another trophy fell short, as they lost in the state quarterfinals, but that doesn’t overshadow how successful the program has become within the past five years.

“I feel that those achievements have been very impactful,” Lane recent graduate Richard Barwicki said. 

“Winning city championships back-to-back, as well as the state runs, I think that through all of the adversity we’ve gone through, it’s shown the potential the program has. It lets every junior, every sophomore, every freshman coming into the program, what’s able to be achieved by a CPS program.”

Read more from Michael Wojtychiw/OSA and see the full photo gallery at the đź”— in our bio.

📸 Allie Conwell/OSA

PLEASE READ: Due to extreme heat, all outdoor athletic activities are postponed for Friday, September 4. Practices may b...
09/04/2026

PLEASE READ: Due to extreme heat, all outdoor athletic activities are postponed for Friday, September 4. Practices may be conducted indoors. Stay Safe!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Today's OEMC Chicago Heat Advisory has been RESCINDED. All outdoor athletic programming may continue a...
09/03/2026

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Today's OEMC Chicago Heat Advisory has been RESCINDED. All outdoor athletic programming may continue as originally planned.

ICYMI: CPS athletes ✨dazzled✨ at girls track state finals this past spring.

This year, South Shore’s Jordan Hamb (Wisc...
09/02/2026

ICYMI: CPS athletes ✨dazzled✨ at girls track state finals this past spring.

This year, South Shore’s Jordan Hamb (Wisconsin commit) won the 2A 100 hurdles in 13.90 seconds and the 2A triple jump at 39 feet, 0.5 inches. She also finished third in the 100 (12.29) and the long jump (17-9.75).

In the 2A 4×400, Simeon’s K’saundra Frison, Calyce Douglas, Serenity Esper and Sa’Myah McCraney won in a season-best 3:55.54.

In Class 3A, Public Leaguers won seven medals in individual events and two more in relays.

Young triple jumper Courtney Burt finished second at 39-0.5.

Young high jumper Jordyn Ellis took third with a personal-best clear of 5-7.25. She won another medal by anchoring the Dolphins to fifth place in the 4×400 in a season-best 3:52.23

Young’s Kayla Riepe also won a pair of medals, taking fourth in the 400 (PR of 54.82) and joining Ellis, Julia Ijimakin and Phoenix Higginbottom on the 4×400.

Ainsley Carter was a double medalist for Lane, taking eighth in the 1,600 (PR of 4:57.99) and anchoring the 4×800 to third. Antonina Leary, Amy Herzog, Kaila Burns and Carter ran a season-best 9:06.26.

Also winning 3A medals were Kenwood’s Kamdyn Redway, who finished fifth in the 300 hurdles (44.28); Ag. Science’s Taya Rice, who was seventh in the triple jump (37-7.75) and Jones’ Samaya Butler-Batista, who was ninth in the 100 (12.40).

Read more from Mike Clark and see the full photo gallery at the đź”— in our bio.

📸 Photos courtesy of the IHSA

Due to extreme heat, all outdoor athletic activities are CANCELLED for Wednesday, September 2. Practices may be conducte...
09/02/2026

Due to extreme heat, all outdoor athletic activities are CANCELLED for Wednesday, September 2.

Practices may be conducted indoors.

ICYMI: Whitney Young Water Polo, who had captured three top-four finishes in the IHSA State Tournament, added another to...
08/28/2026

ICYMI: Whitney Young Water Polo, who had captured three top-four finishes in the IHSA State Tournament, added another top finish to their trophy case, taking home 4th place in state.

Coming off its City Championship earlier this spring, and what many considered a surprise upset over Lyons in the Super-Sectional, Whitney Young advanced to the state semifinals, where it took on Brother Rice, falling in a close 16-13 game.

One of the top players in the state and in the program, Yahir Jimenez, continued his dominant performance in the loss, totaling four goals, and continued his stellar senior season in the third-place game, totaling three more goals in a hard-fought 10-8 loss to York.

“Of course I wanted at least a second or first, we knew we had it in us, but once we look at the big picture, we weren’t even supposed to be here or make it out of our sectional,” said Jimenez. “Look how far we made it with this young team.”

Read more from Joey Gelman/OSA and view the full photo gallery at the đź”— in bio.

📸 Joey Gelman

We are so excited to welcome back our students for another unforgettable year in athletics and in the classroom! We cann...
08/24/2026

We are so excited to welcome back our students for another unforgettable year in athletics and in the classroom! We cannot wait to make memories with you this season! Happy first day of school!

Lane’s girls lacrosse program has gotten its groove back.
The Champions dominated the early years of Public League girls...
08/21/2026

Lane’s girls lacrosse program has gotten its groove back.

The Champions dominated the early years of Public League girls lacrosse, but had seen Payton make a bit of a recent jump, with the Grizzlies winning two of the last four city championships.

Lane won the title last year with a dominant win over Taft, so it was looking for back-to-back titles when it took on Jones in the title game May 9 at Lane Stadium.

Standing in its way, however, was Jones, a team that hadn’t made it to a CPL championship game in its program history and its superstar Ariel Tvishor. The Jones senior broke the CPL career scoring record, set by Lane’s Gwen Ryan last season, by finishing her outstanding career with 238 career goals.

Unfortunately for her and for Jones, the Champions were just too good on championship day and came out on top, 11-7, to claim their eighty city title.

“This is amazing, we’ve worked so hard for this,” Lane’s Norah Rosenberg said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Jones is really good, but we kept our head in it, didn’t let anything get to us and doing it at home, in front of our fans, in this environment, it’s awesome.

Read more from Michael Wojtychiw/OSA at the đź”— in our bio.

📸 Alex Beryzokin/Northside College Prep

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