If you've ever seen the chicken chase in "Rocky II" then you'll have a general idea of how daunting a task it is to tackle Barrington's Ray Niro. In the scene, Rocky Balboa attempts to coral a live chicken as part of his training regimen to improve his quickness, and just when he thinks he's got the fowl cornered, it eludes him yet again. Life imitated art on Saturday afternoon for the Hoffman Estates Hawks defense when it visited Barrington and attempted to bring down the Br

In Grind We Trust. It's been the Barrington Broncos mantra this year and it was on full display Thursday night in Palatine when the team dug deep and got past the host Pirates, 26-24, in a colossal MSL West showdown. Using a combination of ball control and stout defense in the second half, the Broncos turned a 14-14 tie at intermission into a 26-14 advantage with just seconds to go in the game in order to move to 6-0 overall on the year. Palatine dropped to 3-3. "These guys p

If anyone out there thinks there's a defense that can stop, or at least limit the damage Barrington senior quarterback Ray Niro is capable of inflicting, think again. Niro led Barrington to a 36-9 road victory at New Trier on Friday night, torching the Trevians by land and by air as the Broncos moved to 3-0 for the fifth consecutive season. "He extends plays," said New Trier head coach, Brian Doll. "Just when you think you have him bottled up, a 4-second play turns into a 10-