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College roundup: Epifanio named to all-region team
Maine South alumna Emily Epifanio , a senior catcher on the Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region first team.
Epifanio started 37 of the team’s 39 games and hit .382 with a .488 on-base percentage and a …
New Trier captures state title in 4x800 relay, Schmidt wins pole vault
CHARLESTON — Saturday’s Class 3A girls track and field state final was full of firsts for New Trier’s 4x800-meter relay.
It was the first time this season that senior all-state runners Courtney Ackerman and Jessica Ackerman had run on the same 4x800 relay. Courtney Ackerman …
Lakes dominates Vernon Hills Sectional
VERNON HILLS — Lakes was dominant during Friday night’s Class 2A Vernon Hills Sectional boys track and field meet.
So dominant, in fact, that the Eagles’ 144 team points were nearly twice as many as their next closest competitors.
Lakes senior Ty Summers’ mark of …
Pole vaulters lead area athletes at state
CHARLESTON — Senior pole vaulters Carly Schmidt (Lake Forest), Christine Stitcher (Deerfield) and Nicole Jaffke (Libertyville) stood out from a large group of area athletes competing in the Class 3A girls track and field preliminaries at Eastern Illinois Friday.
The trio cleared 11 feet — …
Fremd trims Barrington for Buffalo Grove Sectional championship
BUFFALO GROVE — Just six days after holding off a formidable rival to win the Mid-Suburban League championship, Fremd frustrated another familiar opponent Thursday night.
Held at Buffalo Grove High School on a clear, cool night with almost no wind, the Vikings used their superior …
Lake Zurich relay squad restores winning habit
PALATINE — Athletes can be creatures of habit, sometimes prone to ritualistic behavior if they believe it gives them a competitive edge.
Before every race this season, members of the Lake Zurich girls track and field team’s 4x200-meter relay squad have performed their own ceremonial …
Carmel still searching for identity
MUNDELEIN — Will the real Carmel Corsairs please stand up?
That’s the question softball coach Jason Raymond and his players are asking themselves as they enter the home stretch of the 2013 regular season. Because with only three games left on the schedule to open …
Lyons sophomore Lin storms to state singles championship
The badminton state finals in Charleston saw plenty of surprises on Saturday and many of the biggest were sprung by Stephanie Lin.
Lin, a Lyons sophomore, pulled off three consecutive upsets en route to winning the singles championship at Eastern Illinois in Charleston.
Lin’s 16-21, …
Palatine tops Barrington for sectional title
PALATINE — Competing in its home stadium, the Palatine girls track and field team was determined to defend its Class 3A sectional championship from 2012.
In chilly, dry conditions Friday night, the Pirates dominated early and often. They set the tone by winning the first …
Multiple area entrants reach state badminton quarterfinals
Jessica Gomez and her T.F. South badminton teammates have been dreaming about winning the program’s first state championship since before the season began.
Now they are on the verge of making that dream a reality after a terrific performance Friday on the first day of …
MacDonald edges Hinsdale Central’s Thompson for all-around title
FRANKFORT — WW South Co-op has been regarded as the best team in the state this season.
It showed why in Friday’s boys gymnastics state finals at Lincoln-Way East.
WW South once again outdistanced itself from the competition, scoring 161.65 points to win its second …
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