A crowd estimated to be hundreds of people came out to Kevin Killmer Field on Oct. 13 in Homer Glen for the Homer Stallions youth football program.

It was not just a normal Saturday of pigskin on the gridiron, though....

It was hard to miss the bright smile that formed from ear to ear, teeth showing and her cheeks raised so high they almost closed her eyes. She stood in front of the crowd wearing a tiara, a sash and holding a bouquet of flowers. 

Entering his fourth season as Lockport Township head basketball coach, Brett Hespell is still learning. One of the things he’s learned is when to have his basketball camp. 

But now Hespell believes he’s found the...