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High-five for Lake Forest in second half
PREP SOCCER: Lake Forest scored four goals in 13 minutes early in the second half to erase a halftime deficit and the Scouts went on to club host Lakes 5-2 on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 2A sectional girls soccer tournament.
Boys Volleyball: Well-rounded Nate Royer has volleyball in his blood
Nate Royer, a 6-1 senior who leads Lincoln-Way East in multiple statistical categories, decided not to follow in the footsteps his older brother Ryan, who Read More
- Tuesday’s results Updated: May 23, 2012
- Monday’s results Updated: May 21, 2012
- Saturday’s results Updated: May 19, 2012
Warren’s tradition of excellence continues
PREP BOYS TENNIS: While the team championship in the state boys tennis tournament seems to be the province of schools located along the North Shore, Warren’s blue-collar program can never be ignored.
In Chicago, would Turner be called Papa Bear?
EXTRA POINT: In a perfect world, the numbers we’d be talking about in regard to North Chicago native and current NFL running back Michael Turner (Atlanta Falcons) are his on-the-field stats: rushing yards; touchdowns; yards-per-carry average; etc.
First show for ‘new’ group is a success
Not unlike at a wedding, there was something old and something new at Saturday’s HACP-sponsored youth boxing show at the Round Lake Sports Center.
Big victory over Waukegan earns Zion a game against 31-4 Mundelein
PREP BASEBALL: Zion-Benton High School’s baseball team proved Monday that it can beat the rest — routing host Waukegan 13-3 in five innings in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A Mundelein Regional.
Grant thrower is area’s best hope at state meet
PREP BOYS TRACK: The best high-school boys basketball in Lake County is played at schools east of the tollway. But if you’re looking for the area athletes with the best chance of winning a state title in boys track this weekend, you need to look to the west.
Bigger schools take over Class 2A tournament
PREP GIRLS SOCCER: When the IHSA tinkered with its school-enrollment classification system and changed it for this school year, you knew this was going to happen.
Keeping track of one of our better field athletes
EXTRA POINT: Before last Saturday’s state-championship victories by Warren freshman Brittny Ellis (400-meter dash) and Lake Forest’s Carolina Carmichael (pole vault), the last area girl to win a state title in an individual event at the state girls track meet was Grant thrower Bailey Wagner, who won the discus in 2008.
Four regional titles in a row for Lakes
PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Leah Baker scored a hat trick and host Lakes won a Class 2A regional title for the fourth year in a row, holding off Grayslake Central 4-3 on Saturday.
Gold harvest for area competitors at state
PREP GIRLS TRACK: Warren freshman Brittny Ellis, Lake Forest senior Carolina Carmichael, and Lake’s 3,200-meter relay team won state titles Saturday in one of the greatest days ever for this area in the sport of girls track.
Wins of change finally blow Warhawks’ way
EXTRA POINT: Heading to the dentist on Tuesday, knowing there are only three possible outcomes to the visit: 1) Bad. 2) Bad beyond belief. 3) Bad beyond belief and unbelievably expensive.
Z-B sprinter, Grayslake North relay teams excel
PREP BOYS TRACK: Zion-Benton speedster Keontay Williams was the only athlete to win two individual events, and the Zee-Bees, team-champion Stevenson, and Lake Zurich each won three events total on Friday at the Class 3A sectional boys track meet hosted by Palatine Fremd.
Dold keeping close eye on environment
OUTDOORS: United States Congressman Robert Dold from Kenilworth recently was touring Illinois Beach State Park in Zion and the adjacent Spring Bluff Forest Preserve.
Area’s elite are on right track
PREP GIRLS TRACK: Friday is position day at the state girls track meet. You can’t win anything on Friday, but athletes need to perform well enough during the preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston to be in position to run/jump/throw for state titles on Saturday.