Columns by Joe Stevenson

Caitlin Schumacher’s versatility on the volleyball court always has served her well.

Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle took his recent good news with his usual sense of humor.

The Fox Valley Conference has done itself more than proud during the IHSA football playoffs, and it’s far from done.

Two months ago, 12-year-old Nick Miller was flying around the ice and making things happen for the Leafs Hockey Club Bantam hockey team.

Around the Northwest Herald office, many years ago, we started referring to the first weekend in November as “Super Saturday.”

Cary-Grove football coach Bruce Kay wasn’t overly concerned last offseason when five of the Trojans’ starters on the offensive line (including the tight end) graduated.

They represented opposite ends of the high school sports spectrum.

Crystal Lake Central’s Chris Alvarez is following in his brother Ryan’s footsteps … in more ways than one.

In baseball parlance, Kevin Kaczmarski’s list of colleges in which he was most interested sprayed to all fields.

Crystal Lake Central senior pitcher Connor Sadzeck didn’t feel as though a lot of college coaches knew his name before last summer.