The QB1 camp at Maine South used to be the area’s football event of the spring. But the NCAA changed that by passing a rule that prohibits coaches from Division I schools from attending such camps and combines.

I don't know about you, but I'm really, really excited about this season's state softball playoffs. As competitive as the postseason usually is, this field has any number of candidates to be playing on state finals weekend, June 6-7 in East Peoria. There simply isn't a prohibitive favorite.

Marcella Smith is just glad she made it this time. Smith and teammates -- Ivory Russell, Jasmyn Scott and Jasmine Davis -- make up the 800-meter relay on the Oswego East girls track team. On Friday, they will become the first girls from the program to compete at the state track meet.

Mother McAuley senior Meghan Nolan wants to make a difference in this world, which is why she will study nursing when she enrolls at Northern Illinois in the fall. But before she embarks on her new career, Nolan is trying everything she can to help the Mighty Macs win a second straight state title in water polo.