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Girls Basketball: Libertyville top Vernon Hills in NSC title game

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Boys Basketball: Stevenson downs Lake Zurich

Led by Michael Fleming’s 23 points, the Stevenson boys basketball team claimed a 56-48 road win over Lake Zurich on Wednesday night. The Patriots (14-9, 5-5) took control of this NSC Lake contest early, when they jumped out to a 20-5 first-quarter advantage. Jalen Brunson …

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Football: Proffitt named new head coach at Lake Zurich

You didn’t need to be a prophet to see this coming. Lake Zurich has named David Proffitt as its new head football coach. Proffitt, who has been the Bears’ defensive coordinator for the past six years, will replace Bryan Stortz, who has taken a job …

Wrestling: Lake Zurich’s Lynch ‘a fun watch’ at regional

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WRESTLING: The Bears placed third in the Stevenson Regional on Saturday. They qualified a school-record seven wrestlers to the Barrington Sectional.

Boys Basketball: Lake Zurich gives North Chicago a tough battle

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Seven charging fouls and two technical fouls helped keep it close, but North Chicago managed to survive on Monday night, beating host Lake Zurich 60-49 in a nonconference game.

Boys Basketball: Lake Zurich’s Pitcher eyeing a top-seven seed

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Ryan Roach scored 16 points and Lake Zurich went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to knock off short-handed Zion-Benton 54-46 on Friday in North Suburban Lake action.

Girls Basketball: Spear gives Lake Zurich ‘positive energy’

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Girls Basketball: Cathryne Spear and her fellow Lake Zurich Bears pounded Lake Forest 55-30 Friday night.

Blanchard throws TD pass in Players Classic

COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Ex-Lake Zurich quarterback Matt Blanchard had a productive performance in the Players All-Star Classic football game, which was held Saturday in Little Rock, Ark. Blanchard, a senior at UW-Whitewater, helped the North squad to a 24-19 victory. He tossed a 17-yard TD …

Wrestling: Carmel’s Salvi steps up, earns sectional berth

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WRESTLING: Carmel will send four qualifiers to this weekend’s sectional at Grayslake North.

Gymnastics: Carmel Catholic’s Cohen-Smith making a career out of collecting crowns

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GYMNASTICS: Sarah Cohen-Smith of the Corsairs knows what it takes to please judges. She’s a six-time pageants winner.

Girls Bowling: Vernon Hills’ Rigwood claims sectional crown

She’s in a zone. Vernon Hills bowler Taylor Rigwood captured top honors in the Lake Zurich Sectional on Saturday at the Brunswick Zone in Deer Park. And she took the title in convincing fashion, averaging a 224.5 (1346 pins). Antioch’s Kelsey Schreiber was the runner-up …

Girls Basketball: It all works out for Libertyville

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It was the perfect scenario — for Libertyville. The Wildcats girls basketball team has earned a berth into the NSC Championship Game for the third year in a row. Tuesday worked out perfectly for the Wildcats. They finished 9-3 in the Lake Division with their …

Boys Basketball: Fast start propels Lake Zurich to victory at Bradley Center

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BOYS BASKETBALL: A quick start was all Lake Zurich needed in its nonconference game against Johnsburg at Milwaukee’s Bradley Center Saturday afternoon. The Bears raced to a 10-0 lead in the first two minutes en route to an easy 55-31 win over the Skyhawks.

Girls Basketball: Lake Zurich wraps up Sweet 16 with flourish

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Bears are hitting their stride. They went 3-1 in the Sweet 16 tournament.

Girls Bowling: Sikorski, Kyrk pace Lake Zurich in conference meet

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GIRLS BOWLINGS: Dani Sikorski and Erin Kyrk were Lake Zurich’s top two finishers during Friday’s North Suburban Conference meet.

Boys Bowling: Lake Zurich’s Schmitt rolls 300 game at State

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BOYS BOWLING: Mike Schmitt turned in another standout performance at State. He rolled a 300 game and came in third.