High School Sports News

On Monday, the Nederland Bulldogs took to the field in preparation for their next game.

According to his players, Sam Marsonek is generally a man of little words. He doesn't have to say a lot because over the years his actions' have spoken loud enough.

Secaucus girls celebrate winning against North Bergen during the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League 2013 Softball Championship held on May 18, 2013 at NJCU's Thomas Gerrity Athletic Complex in Jersey City.

In the Class A tournament, Whitwell will play Forest , Tuesday at 5 p.m. Eastern at the Starplex complex.

Michelle Posorske beats out a second-inning bunt in Jefferson's 9-4 win over Evansville in Thursday's WIAA Division 2 Regional opener.

He is a Weir High junior who, thanks to a push from mom in eighth grade, stood atop the podium three times Saturday at the West Virginia State Track and Field Championships at the University of Charleston's Laidley Field.

John Glenn's Kirsten Smith captured both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles in Friday's Division 1 regional at Canton.

In the games Pattonville High School's girls soccer team has lost this season, the team and the Pirates' head coach came to a conclusion.

Bonita unexpectedly fell to Cathedral in the opening round of the playoffs, 3-1, last Thursday at Bonita, ending an incredible season in which the team went 26-4-1. It was the earliest playoffs exit for the team since 2007.

Emily Kline, pitcher for Park Ridge High's softball team, delivers a pitch during their game against Lyndhurst May 10.

The 12-inning instant classic featured gutsy pitching performances from both staffs, timely hitting, stellar defensive plays, missed scoring opportunities and even a few controversial calls.

Grayslake Woodland District 50 bus driver Kristin Miks, 32, of the 33000 Block of Sunset Ave., in Wildwood, was arrested May 13 on two counts of Criminal Sexual Assault and four counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse, reported the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

The Carl Sandburg High School Eagles Varsity baseball team lost a close game at home Thursday to the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Vikings.

Quantity turned into quality for St. Stephens in defeating Burns 4-0 in a fourth-round 3A girls soccer playoff game on Friday night at Ron Greene Stadium.

A former varsity boys soccer coach and teacher at Maine West High School faces multiple criminal charges related to reports of bullying and hazing, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez stated on Wednesday.

Coaches, please remember to email your results to ppnpreps@pioneerlocal.com by 10 p.m. the day of the game.

While the JCHS Varsity baseball team had a rough start and an even rougher finish to their season this year, the Longhorns had a hidden gem in their Junior Varsity, who did exceptionally well and performed far above the expectations set for them.

Stamford's Krista Robustelli fields a ball. Robustelli leads the Black Knights into Monday's FCIAC quarterfinals.

On the eve of the state track meet, Buckhannon-Upshur's Mercedes Dowell made her college decision Thursday by signing a letter-of-intent with Marshall.

Rodney Mason, of Newark, coaches baseball for the Jackie Robinson Little League from his wheelchair, at the Weequahic Park baseball fields, in Newark.