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Hinsdale Central on record pace, advances all four entries to state semis
Hinsdale Central’s Michael Lorenzini and St. Charles East’s Japser Koenen went into the second day of the IHSA boys tennis state meet at Hersey as underdogs.
The two singles players are 9-16 seeds, but they proved seeds don’t mean much as they both registered a …
Klamm shines during state prelims
A number of CSL South athletes qualified for Saturday’s Class 3A boys track and field state finals, but no one appears to have a better chance at winning a state title than Evanston sophomore Carl Klamm. Klamm won his heat in the 800-meter run (1 …
North Shore seen as good fit for Champions Tour
GLENVIEW — Everybody on stage Monday at North Shore Country Club shared similar sentiments: It’s good for professional golf to be coming back to Chicago.
Next month, the Glenview-based private club will play host to the Encompass Championship, a first-time stop on the Champions Tour. …
Boys track state preview: Late replacement helps relay reach state
SKOKIE — When Niles West’s Jeremiah Jordan injured his ankle at the Class 3A Niles West boys track and field sectional, some of the discomfort was felt by his 4x200-meter relay teammates.
Jordan had been scheduled to run the lead leg of the relay, which …
Slowek makes strides
Maine East junior Elanta Slowek bettered her sectional height by three inches, but it was not enough to advance to the high jump finals at the Class 3A girls track and field state meet.
Slowek cleared 5 feet, 2 inches on Friday and finished tied …
Wolves leave state with empty feeling (plus Niles West photo gallery)
Sunshine Simon’s final high school track and field meet began with an excruciating pain in her stomach, and she later missed advancing to the state finals by an excruciatingly small margin.
Simon woke up Friday morning with a stomach ache. The pain — Niles West …
Boys tennis state preview: Daleiden maneuvers way to state meet
Maine South senior Patrick Daleiden has a passion for playing tennis and chess.
He sees similarities in both activities.
“There’s definitely a correlation,” Daleiden said. “Like chess, tennis is about taking all the right shots or moves, if you will. You have to outmaneuver your …
York ends Notre Dame’s season
ELMHURST — York jumped out to a quick lead on Wednesday and went on to earn a 14-2 boys lacrosse playoff win over visiting Notre Dame.
The fifth-seeded Dukes will play host to 12th-seeded St. Francis at 5 p.m. Friday in the third round of …
Connecting comes naturally for hard-hitting Reichert
CHICAGO — Kristin Reichert rarely has days like the one she endured last week in a loss to St. Ignatius at Illinois-Chicago.
The Niles North senior struck out twice, chasing bad pitches both times, grounded out on a slow roller up the middle and lined …
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 …
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