• Former Dist. 301school board member sues boss, claiming slander

  By Harry Hitzeman Laurel Kling, former president and 12-year member of the Burlington-based Central 301 school board, has filed a slander lawsuit against her supervisor in the Kane County Probation Department. Kling argues that Drug Court supervisor Carrie Thomas told coworkers Kling was "fired" from her post as school board president because Kling was an alcoholic. She seeks more than $50,000 damages and a jury trial.
  Last Updated May 14, 2013 5:46 PM

• District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course

  Updated May 14, 2013 5:07 PM

  Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year.

• Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week

  Updated May 14, 2013 10:10 AM

  The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup

  Updated May 14, 2013 9:49 PM

  South Elgin 13, East Aurora 0: Alex Wolfe was 4-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI and Ryan Nutof went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI to lead the Storm to an Upstate Eight Valley win. Nutof also pitched a 2-hitter for South Elgin (13-10, 12-10) with 12 strikeouts and 1 walk, while Riley Halter (2-for-4, 2B), Joe Crivolio (3-for-4, 2 doubles, RBI) and David Palmer (3B, RBI) also contributed to the offense.St. Charles North 6, Elgin 0: Alex Buttell had a double for the Maroons (6-20, 5-18) in this UEC River loss.CL South 13, Dundee-Crown 1: Ryan Wilkening threw a 1-hitter with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk to lead the Gators to a Fox Valley Conference win. Troy Bittenbender (3-for-4, RBI), Paul Wille (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) and Garrett Bright (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) led the offense for Crystal Lake South (17-5, 14-5), while Tom Gaede and Max Meitzler added doubles. Garrett Ryan had a double for Dundee-Crown.Huntley 8, Burlington Central 7: Matt Sullivan (2-for-3, RBI), Colin Lyman (2 RBI) and Tyler Mundak (RBI) led Huntley to this nonconference win. Jake Wagner was the winning pitcher for the Red Raiders (23-4). Mike Lee went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Rockets and Alex Bell suffered the loss on the mound.Kaneland 4, Cary-Grove 1: Andrew Splitt was 2-for-2 with a double and Rob Johnson went 2-for-3 with an RBI but Cary-Grove lost this nonconference game. Trey Herman took the loss for the Trojans (18-10).Batavia 14, Streamwood 4: Eric Hamlin was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI, Kevin Sojda went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Matt Harding had a double for Streamwood in the UEC River. Harding was also the losing pitcher for the Sabres (5-20, 5-18).Prairie Ridge 8, Jacobs 7: Joe Rizzuto (2-for-3, 2 doubles, RBI), Grant Kale (3 RBI) and Ben Murray (2B) led the Jacobs offense in this Fox Valley Conference Valley Division loss. Tim Hubner took the loss for the Golden Eagles.Metea Valley 7, Bartlett 6: Mike Roberson (2-for-3, 2B, RBI), Ryan Karrick (2B, 2 RBI), Colin Nowak (2B) and Matt Vitulli (3-for-4, 2 RBI) led the Bartlett (13-11, 12-11) offense in this UEC Valley loss.

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