Neither the high school sport nor the gender matters whenever Oak Park and River Forest and Fenwick collide in athletics. What's assured is a competitive, interesting contest between crosstown rivals.

Riverside-Brookfield might have been the high school invitational host on Friday, Sept. 14, but Fenwick dominated the action with a first-place showing by the girls team and second-place finish by the boys squad.

After a difficult three weeks, the Fenwick High School football team turned in a fairly balanced effort on both sides of the ball to beat Leo 18-7 on Saturday.

After getting blanked by Hinsdale Central 7-0 on Friday, Sept. 7, the Oak Park and River Forest High School football team came into Friday's West Suburban Conference crossover game against Morton looking for a win.

This is my favorite time of the sports year. Major League Baseball pennant races are in full effect, the NFL and NCAA football seasons have started and the NBA is right around the corner.

Once a Huskie, always a Huskie. That's a mantra that easily applies to Oak Park and River Forest High School field hockey head coach Kristin Wirtz.

Fenwick golfer Josh Kirkham carded a 70 to place second at the Providence Invite over the weekend. Teammates Jackson Schaeffer (73) and Jake Wiktor (74) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Fenwick won the invite with a score of 293.

The Oak Park and River Forest High School football team turned in a tremendous effort against Hinsdale Central on Friday. In particular, the Huskies' defense didn't allow any points and special teams played very well at Dickinson Field in Hinsdale.

Last week I went 1-1 with my picks - a slight improvement from 0-2 in Week 1. They say the third time is the charm; let's see if I can go 2-0 tonight. Here are my picks for Week 3 football:

It takes time to build a winning culture for any struggling team. Since Kelly Collins took over for Don August as the OPRF High School girls volleyball coach a few years ago, that's been her top priority.