Her first competition following Olympic trials, Glenview's top swimmer shined at the Junior Pan Pacific swimming championships in Hawaii last weekend. Next for Olivia, it's back to school at Glenbrook South and a college visit to Texas this weekend.
Lake Forest native to swim with Phelps Saturday for second gold medal.
Winnetka native helps to clinch the event, along with his relay team, in his 2012 London Olympics berth.
North Shore's Matt Grevers earns silver medal as part of Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay team at the 2012 Olympics.
Patch caught up with Olivia Sunday on her trip home from the Olympic trials in Omaha. The 17-year-old swim star talks about the competitive experience of a lifetime, what's in store next and why she adores Glenview.
Olivia Smoliga's London dreams officially ended Sunday when she finished out of the money in her third and final qualifying event. The Glenview native will be a senior at Glenbrook South in the fall.
The Glenview swim star and rising Glenbrook South senior placed 4th in the women’s backstroke finals on Wednesday. She will next swim in Sunday's’s 50-meter freestyle prelims.
Glenview's favorite swimmer finished in fourth, two places under qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team. Catch Olivia swim her next event on Friday when she hits the pool for the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries.
Glenview's favorite swimmer has outperformed Olympic medalists and is one step away from booking a trip to London. After a grueling day of competition, Patch talked with the 17-year-old athlete before she hit her pillow Tuesday night.
Chris Serritella, a first basemen, was picked in the fourth round of the draft on June 5.
The 17-year-old will compete again Tuesday evening in Omaha for a place on the 2012 US Olympic swimming team.
A threat of rain shifted an outdoor ceremony to Park Center. Nearly 150 supporters came to cheer on Glenview's favorite star swimmer, Glenbrook South senior Olivia Smoliga, before she heads to Omaha.
Next stop: London? Help celebrate with the three-time state swimming champ and 2012 Olympic hopeful at a community send-off June 16.
The Glenview native was recently among with top Illinois finishers at the Big Ten women's golf championships. Challenged with dyslexia, the North Shore Country Club's most famous alum is planning a career in law to advocate for others with disabilities.
The Loyola senior signed on the dotted line this past week for college running.
Patch chats with Glenview National 9 Golf Club Operations Manager Blake Manhart about Glenview youth golf programs.
Loyal fans came from far and wide to meet the Cubs Hall of Famer at a signing for his second book 'If You Love This Game…An MVP’s Life in Baseball', but a pair of local rooters led the event's most interesting sights and sounds.
Meet the Glenview Park District’s supervisor of youth sports and see why athletics are an important part of any child’s development.
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As a child, Al Montoya found his calling as a local sports star. Now playing in the NHL, Montoya talks with Patch about family roots and following his hockey passion.
Despite a pair of recent losses to the Chicago Blackhawks, local kid impressing his coach and teammates, according to the Newyorkislanders.com website.
Glenbrook South stayed at No. 5 with the boys team going 1-1 and the girls getting a good first conference win.
Glenbrook South is 1-4 in its first five games after losing another close game to Grayslake Central.
The boys and girls basketball teams are in full swing while a GBS football player was honored for his play throughout the year.
Glenbrook South dropped a spot in the rankings after the boys team went 1-3 in the opening week.
Glenbrook South stayed undefeated and remained at No. 4 in the rankings.
Glenbrook South junior Olivia Smolia set two state records on her way to capturing two state titles at Saturday's IHSA state meet.
Michael Fallon and Ali Thomas have even more motivation to get along as teammates. Thomas is staying with Fallon's family for the entire junior-level hockey season.
After a sub-par 2010-2011 season, Glenbrook South will have to replace its top two scorers from last year.
Seven swimmers advance to the state championships while a number of Titans were honored with all-conference awards.
The girls team will be one of the favorites in the CSL South while the boys will try to bounce back from a tough 2010-2011 season.
The Titans return three starters from last year's team that won a regional title.
Swimming is the last fall sport going as volleyball and football both lost in the playoffs last weekend.
Lions complete improbable fourth quarter comeback to knock Titans out of Class 8A playoffs.
Most people focus on Glenbrook South's dominating running attack, but the Titan defense has been a big part of the team's success this year.