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Wauconda's boys basketball team accomplished more than just a victory in winning the Northern Lake County Conference championship for the second time in three years with a 59-51 win over host Grayslake Central 59-51 on Friday night. → Read More
Vernon Hills headed to state after winning 1st sectional title
Vernon Hills captured its first girls gymnastics sectional championship, winning the Mundelein sectional on Tuesday night. The Cougars earned a spot in the state meet next weekend at Palatine High School. → Read More
Wauconda closing in on NLCC crown
Wauconda's boys basketball team is one step closer to its third straight Northern Lake County Conference title. The Bulldogs ran away early and never gave up much ground in an 85-57 victory over visiting Lakes on Friday night. → Read More
Girls gymnastics: Warren's Hamann continues to excel, nabs all-around title at Straus meet
Amanda Hamann of Warren has seen her junior year reach a new level as she earned top honors in the all-around title with a 36.45 at the Robin Straus girls gymnastics invitational on Saturday afternoon at Lake Forest. → Read More
Girls gymnastics: Chudy, Vernon Hills shine at Lake Forest quad
Vernon Hills' girls gymnastics team had a season-best score with a 146.075 and placed first in the holiday quad hosted by Lake Forest Thursday night. Lake Zurich was second (141.65), Lake Forest third (132.05) and District 117 fourth (131.6). → Read More
Glenbrook South downs Grant for 3rd straight win
Glenbrook South's girls basketball team continued its hot start to the season by winning its third game in three nights with a 60-38 victory over Grant in the Mundelein Girls Thanksgiving Tournament on Wednesday night. → Read More
Boys soccer: Learning experience, and a state trophy, for Grayslake Central
Grayslake Central's trip to the Class 2A boys state soccer tournament was the dream of a lifetime, despite the final outcome. The Rams were after an opportunity to finish the season with a victoryon Saturday, however it didn't turn how they wanted it to. Chicago Washington defeated Grayslake Central 3-1 for third place at Hoffman Estates High School. → Read More
Girls volleyball: Warren outlasts Stevenson for regional crown
It was a grueling battle through three sets and down to the final points. The gymnasium was loud with everyone on their feet in anticipation of the winning moment. That's when Warren's Lauren Shaw placed a kill just inside the baseline that gave the Blue Devils a regional girls volleyball championship for the first time since 2014. Fifth-seeded Warren got past No. 3 seed Stevenson 25-21, 19-25,… → Read More
Libertyville's Fisher likes the fit at Maryland
Truly, it's a win-win combination. That's what Emily Fisher had in mind with her decision and commitment to play college basketball at the University of Maryland. The Libertyville junior made her decision on Monday and she's the first to make that commitment in the 2023 class for the Terrapins. → Read More
A historic night for Wauconda
Wauconda keeps finding ways to rewrite history with its unbeaten run this season. The Bulldogs won ther first conference title since 1972 and registered their first 8-win regular season Friday night when they raced past visiting Grayslake North 62-30 in a Northern Lake County Conference game in Wauconda. → Read More
Boys soccer: Vernon Hills downs Libertyville in D128 rivalry game
It was a great time to schedule a district rivalry at the end of the boys soccer season for District 128, the first meeting between Libertyville and Vernon Hills since 2016. Host Vernon Hills pulled past Libertyville 1-0 in the nonconference matchup on Thursday night. → Read More
Boys soccer: Carmel impresses in postseason tuneup
Taking a rollercoaster ride at the end of the regular season may not be the best way to be ready for the state soccer tournament. However, Carmel Catholic picked up a well-needed victory over host Lake Zurich 2-1 in their season finale in a nonconference game on Tuesday night. → Read More
Boys soccer: Grayslake Central, Round Lake share NLCC title
Grayslake Central and Round Lake have shared the Northern Lake County Conference boys soccer championship before, and they have found a way to share it again. → Read More
Wauvonda moves to 5-0 with victory over Antioch
Wauconda overcame a third-quarter deficit to defeat Antioch 24-13 in a key Northern Lake County Conference game Friday in Wauconda. → Read More
Girls golf: Stevenson reigns supreme in NSC for 5th straight year
Supremacy in North Suburban Conference girls golf stays with Stevenson for the fifth straight year. Emily Duan and Allie Santos each led the way with 5-over par 78s as the Patriots posted a 327,a whopping 38 shots ahead of the field at Fox Lake Country Club in Fox Lake on Wednesday. → Read More
Boys soccer: Grayslake Central blitzes rival Grayslake North
The battle didn't last that long between Grayslake Central and Grayslake North on the soccer field Tuesday night. The one-two combination of Daniel Marynevych and Mitchell Fein led to 3 goals in a 13-minute span starting the match, allowing Grayslake Central to run past Grayslake Central 4-0 in a Northern Lake County Conference matchup in Grayslake. → Read More
Boys soccer: Defense carries Mundelein to another win
Mundelein's boys soccer team moved to 3-0-1 on the season with a 3-0 win over St. Patrick Wednesday at the Jim Wolter Titan Invitational, hosted by Glenbrook South. → Read More
Boys soccer: Stevenson, Glenbrook South battle to scoreless draw
Stevenson and Glenbrook South played to a scoreless draw in boys soccer action Tuesday. → Read More
Boys soccer: Warren rolls past Grayslake North in opener
Warren downed Grayslake North in a boys soccer game Thursday night. → Read More
Stevenson comes out on top at Lake County Girls Golf Invitational
Stevenson's swing is on par for another strong season as the Patriots posted an impressive top score of 297 at the Lake County Girls Golf Invitational. → Read More