Kevin Schmit

This week, with the NFL Draft rapidly approaching, we're looking at the top Herald City football players selected in the league's history.

Every spring I hear the same cry from freezing prep sports fans. It’s time to move the season later in the year. Temperatures, they say, are too cold in March and April. By the time the snow melts,...

This edition of the High Five brims with pain. As the 2024 NFL draft approaches Thursday, hopes are high the Bears will score A+ grades on

Whether they’re the first pick like Caleb Williams, or the last pick like Brock Purdy, the NFL draft is special for every player selected. It’s no different here in the suburbs, where we’ve had ...

With Naperville Central legend Candace Parker retiring from the WNBA after 16 sparkling seasons, this week's High Five looks back at the top five moments in her basketball career.

Before Caitlin Clark, there was Candace Parker. As Parker, the pride of Naperville Central High School, enjoys her first week of retirement

Two weeks ago, we had some fun-slash-dread listing the first-round draft picks who were the biggest busts in Bears’ history. It’s time to give the storied franchise some props. This week’s High ...

High school football in Illinois may be inching closer to historic change. College football coaches for decades have used the spring months to visit high schools and evaluate recruits.

We’re deep enough into May to start enjoying some IHSA playoff action. But with so many high school sports going on at the same time in the spring, how does anyone find time to truly take them all i...

Years ago I spoke with a high school baseball coaching legend about the best player to come through his program.