Baseball: Glenbrook North ‘underdog’ Bruce lets his play do the talking

BASEBALL: Glenbrook North senior center fielder Chad Bruce is hoping to walk on at the University of Dayton and play at the college level.

Boys Track: Glenbrook North’s Neal preparing for next step

BOYS TRACK: Glenbrook North senior David Neal is hoping to continue his running career at Johns Hopkins University (Md.) next season.

Boys Tennis: Glenbrook North’s Perez, Zakhodin prove to be a perfect pair

BOYS TENNIS: David Zakhodin and Miguel Perez finished 28-4 as Glenbrook North’s No. 2 doubles team this season.

Boys Track: Loyola’s Ford filled with confidence after defeating Later

BOYS TRACK: Todd Ford accomplished something no one else in the state has been able to do this season. The Loyola senior beat New Trier’s Leland Later in the 1,600-meter run last week at the Loyola sectional.

Girls Lacrosse:

GIRLS LACROSSE: Sarah Soleiman and Kerry Spence are program players. The two Loyola seniors waited their turn until getting finally a chance to contribute this season. Both are taking advantage of the opportunity this spring.

Girls Soccer: Iatarola corners market on Loyola set kicks

GIRLS SOCCER: Loyola Academy girls soccer coach Craig Snower distinctly remembers sophomore Tori Iatarola, who’s now playing a vital role for the Ramblers, as a 6-year-old running around after the conclusion of her older sister’s soccer games at Loyola.

Rowing: Four Loyola boats put in oars for nationals

ROWING: Three Loyola Academy boats placed second at the Midwest Scholastic Championship in Cincinnati last week.

Boys Tennis: Loyola soph Arocho nets spot st state meet

BOYS TENNIS: Loyola sophomore Anthony Arocho qualified for the 2012 state meet in singles play during the New Trier Sectional.

BOYS TENNIS: Five days after winning their first CSL South doubles title together, the Titans’ Michael Levin and Michael Sellitto were able to cross off two more of their preseason goals following Saturday’s Schaumburg sectional.

Boys Track: New Trier heads 8-team list of 4x800 qualifiers

BOYS TRACK: Xavier Levy was part of four firsts as Evanston won the Loyola sectional team title with 79 points. The senior captured the 100 (11.03) and the 200 (22.29) and anchored both the 4x100 (42.65) and the 4x200 (1:28.52) relays.

Girls Soccer: Loyola draws Public League champs in regional final

GIRLS SOCCER:Scoring the game-winning goal to win the Public League title in double overtime is a moment Whitney Young forward Azia Javier knows isn’t likely to be trumped this season.

Baseball: Glenbrook North takes hands-on approach with feeder program

BASEBALL: Stuart Spiegel has spent years as a team official and coach for Northbrook Baseball’s feeder teams, preparing young athletes to take the diamond at Glenbrook North. Then in February, 2010, the program began training clinics for both players and team coaches.

Boys Tennis: Glenbrook North freshman Sauser learning from lumps

BOYS TENNIS: Will Sauser looks like a freshman, but he doesn’t think like one. Glenbrook North’s No. 1 singles player talks about his game with the maturity of a veteran, even if his play needs to catch up.

Boys Track: Bolotnikov blends martial arts with Spartans track and field

BOYS TRACK: Mike Bolotnikov decided to join the track and field team this season after being recruited by first-year coach Scott Lasky, who pursued him because the senior holds the long jump record at Wood Oaks Middle School.