Discus Throw

Performer of the Year: Theresa Lewis, Western Last year, there was a photo in The Sun from last spring's Class 3A state championships that appeared to show Lewis - with raised hands - crossing the finish line before Long Reach's Timisha Gomez in the...

Performer of the Year: Lindsay Grigoriev, Atholton For additional perspective on how talented Grigoriev is, consider that her record-setting discus throw of 160 feet, 5 inches at the Penn Relays in April was just 5 feet less than the winning mark among...

Saturday, June 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS At Hughes Stadium, Sacramento Boys SACRAMENTO -- Things didn't go exactly the way David Gettis of Los Angeles Dorsey had hoped they would in the boys' competition of the state track and field championships at Hughes...

Karen Wyzykowski never fails to impress on the field. If she isn't setting a state record, she is breaking a personal best performance. If neither happens, there is still a good chance she at least has won the event. It's safe to say Wyzykowski dominated...

Saturday, April 12 results BASEBALL Andrew 7, Oak Forest 1 Argo 6-14, St. Joseph 4-2 (2nd gm. 5 inn.) Barrington 8-8 Young 2-7 Benet 15-4, Holy Cross 6-3 Bolingbrook 3-1, Plainfield 1-13 Bradley 3-6, Manteno 1-5 Conant 10, Glenbard North 6 Elmwood Park...

Saturday, April 3 MEET OF CHAMPIONS At Mobile, Ala. Girls TOP MARKS: 200 (wind 0)-Knight, Ridgeland (Miss.) 23.75. 400-Knight, Ridgeland (Miss.), 54.74. 100 HH (0)-Hunter, Riverside North, 14.19; 4. Ward, Riverside North, 15.02. 300 LH-Ward,...

Saturday, May 11 results SOFTBALL Bolingbrook 6, Oswego 1 Maine South 3, Warren 2 Morton 9, Northside Prep 1 Zion-Benton 1, Rockton Hononegah 0 GCAC WHITE TOURNAMENT Good Counsel 4, St. Benedict's 0 GRAFTON (WIS.) TOURNEY Antioch 21, Brown Deer (Wis.)...

Performer of the Year: Tony Cole, Oakland Mills Few athletes can miss their county or conference championships and still walk away from the region and state meets with arms full of gold medals. Then again, Cole has proven to be anything but ordinary....

Performer of the Year: Lauren Centrowitz, Broadneck In a world where very few things are constant, the senior proved that when it comes to running, she is about as consistent as consistent gets. The Sun's All-Metro Runner of the Year in cross country...

Saturday, April 19 results BASEBALL Antioch 3-9, Palatine 2-8 Barrington 11-11, Naperville Central 1-13 (1st gm. 6 inn.) Bloom 13, T.F. North 3 (6 inn.) Bradley 10-14, Pontiac 0-7 (1 gm 5 inn) Carmel 21-21, Marian Catholic 11-6 (2nd gm. 5 inn.) Conant 11,...

Saturday, May 18 results BASEBALL Antioch 3, Wauconda 1 Brother Rice 12, St. Laurence 8 Carmel 8-11, Jacobs 4-1 (2nd gm. 5 inn.) De La Salle 3, Thornridge 2 Downers Grove North 3, Leyden 2 Elgin 4, Streamwood 3 Elmwood Park 11-3, Proviso East 8-13 Geneva...

Performer of the Yea: Lindsay Grigoriev, Atholton From age 8 to 11, Grigoriev, who is part Russian, dreamed of being a star gymnast and maybe competing in the Olympics. Those dreams vanished when she grew too big for that sport. As she watched her...