Maritza Mestre has been swimming as far back as she can remember. Her experience hasn't always been the most pleasant, though. As her final high school season draws to a close, Mestre reflects on why she's stayed with swimming for so long, despite the negatives.

Chicago's fate has been decided. Rio de Janeiro was awarded the XXXI Olympiad on Friday over three competitors, including the Windy City. Chris Yoder ponders what an Olympic Games in Chicago would have been like, and instead of asking what's ahead, he's left to wonder: "What if?"

Serena Williams made the wrong move Saturday night when she berated a line judge with a tirade that shocked the tennis world. "She double-faulted both in reality and in analogy," writes Chris Yoder. "Yes, Serena, athletes do get frustrated. We all get frustrated. The mark of our maturity as human beings is how we deal with it."

Today is nirvana for college basketball fans: the first full day of the NCAA Division I men's tournament. In the buildup to March Madness, even people normally immune to hoops fill out the obligatory bracket (or two or three). Chris Yoder is no casual fan, but even he admits that bracketology isn't a science. Still, that doesn't stop him from trying.

On Saturday morning senior Elaine Gu was one of about 25 Uni fans who traveled from Kenney Gym to Peoria for the IHSA cross country state finals. They were there to cheer on the Uni boys, who were ready to put an exclamation point on one of the most successful seasons in school history. Don't think these fans were going to going to let the freezing temperatures get in their way!

The first few weeks of the 2008 cross country weren't the best for junior Katherine Allen. But as soon as she corrected some of the problems — mainly stemming from faulty footwear — everything got so much much better. The season is over now, giving Katherine the opportunity to think about what makes Uni cross country so special.

You know, volleyball isn't really what you think it is. Although it may come off as a sport just for tight Spandex and nasty, gossiping girls, it actually takes some time to build the skill to play, and to learn how to play with your teammates. The only reason senior Rachel Skoza didn't play volleyball her freshman year was because she thought volleyball really did entail all those bad stereotypes. But now as a record-setting senior, she reflects on her good experiences with Uni volleyball.