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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 …
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 …
Evanston-Glenbrook South finish one-two at sectional
SKOKIE — A strong meet ended on a bit of a sour note for Glenbrook South at Thursday’s Class 3A Niles West boys track and field sectional.
The Titans had expected to qualify in the 4x400-meter relay, the meet’s final event, and thought they had …
Badminton State Notebook: Bison finish year closer than ever
Perhaps it was fate.
More likely, it was the predictable result of Buffalo Grove sending essentially its entire team to the badminton state finals. But whatever it was, Bison ended up facing Bison in Charleston Saturday.
“Both my doubles teams made it to the second …
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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