Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/huntley/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 22:38:38 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189838/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189838/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:51 -0400 Karen Sarai Gonzalez came to the United States from Mexico when she was 16 years old knowing little English. Since then she has learned a new language, made new friends, become part of a second family, and earned a degree. Gonzalez was one of about 400 graduates honored at Elgin Community College Saturday, earning an associate of applied science degree in nursing. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705169617/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705169617/ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:36 -0400 The District 158 Board of Education resolved at its Thursday meeting to suspend Huntley baseball coach Andy Jakubowski for the remainder of the season, including playoffs. Jakubowski, 40, was arrested Sunday morning in Lake in the Hills for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with a breath alcohol content greater than .08 and speeding. The eighth-year coach reported the incident to school officials on Monday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179823/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179823/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:06:37 -0400 Elgin Community College will host students 6 to 16 this summer in week-long day camps offering enrichment opportunities while school is out. Budding lawyers, astronauts, filmmakers, writers, interior designers, artists, chefs, video game makers, actors and musicians will have the chance to hone their skills during the fifth year of ECC's Kids College. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:29:12 -0400 Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of May13th. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/business/705169723/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/business/705169723/ Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:07 -0400 The day after a state panel allowed Sherman Health and Advocate Health Care to merge, rival Centegra Health System, which fought to keep the move from coming to fruition, is moving on. Centegra, McHenry County's largest employer, will instead turn its attention to the 128-bed hospital it intends to build in Huntley, a hospital executive said Wednesday."Our focus is on Centegra Hospital-Huntley," said Susan Milford, Centegra's senior vice president of strategy and development. "We want to focus on what the needs in the community are for health care and so that's what our focus is." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159792/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159792/ Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:36 -0400 Rita McMahon originally decided to work for Huntley so she could earn money while raising two children at home. That was 25 years ago. Last week, Huntley recognized McMahon for her 25 years of service with a proclamation thanking her for her devotion. "She's the brains of our office, I'll tell you that," Village President Chuck Sass said. "Hopefully she's here for another 25 years." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ Tue, 14 May 2013 23:24:34 -0400 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149747/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149747/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149762/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149762/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:48:55 -0400 Mark A. Clough, 46, of South Elgin, appeared in Kane County bond court Tuesday on charges of arson, a felony, according to court records. Elgin police responded to a fire just before 10 p.m. April 28 at Advance Engineering Corp., 440 S. McLean Blvd., and an arson investigator determined the fire could not have started on its own, according to police reports. After several interviews Clough admitted to using a lighter to ignite the wrapping on a section of pipe in the building, costing the company $46,000 to reverse the damages, police reports said. Bail was set at $30,000. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189809/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189809/ Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:40 -0400 Scouting the upcoming softball postseason in the Fox Valley. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189819/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189819/ Sat, 18 May 2013 21:06:17 -0400 Burlington Central 1, Lockport 0: Emily Kisch pitched a 4-hitter with 3 strikeouts and no walks and Shelby Young drove in the game-winning run with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Rockets (26-3) at the Stone City Jamboree.Bartlett splits: Bartlett won a game with a walk off hit and lost a game in the bottom of the seventh inning at the Stone City Jamboree. Dana Paul scored the game winner in a 4-3 win over Sandburg when the Eagles tried to play on Lauren Janczak going from first to second after a squeeze bunt attempt. Bartlett was down 3-0 going into the bottom of the seventh but a 2-run double from Alyssa Nowak and am RBI squeeze bunt by Paul tied the game. Holly Pagan was the winning pitcher. The Hawks (25-9) then lost to Joliet West 4-3, allowing a run in the bottom of the seventh. Pagan took the loss in relief and Kayla Haberstich hit her ninth home run of the season for Bartlett.Elgin 7, Riverside-Brookfield 2: Jennah Perryman hit her third home run of the day and ninth of the season and threw a 5-hitter with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks to lead the Maroons (14-14) at the Stone City Jamboree. Anna Eckholm was 3-for-3 with an RBI for Elgin, while Kelly Bremer went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and Monica Stockman added a double.Huntley 2-1 at Freeport: The Red Raiders beat Johnsburg 20-0 and Freeport 6-2 then lost to LaSalle-Peru 7-4 at the Freeport tournament. Haley Spannraft (17-10) picked up both wins for Huntley (22-11). Randi Peterson was 5-for-6 with a home run, double and 6 RBI in the two wins. Spannraft went 6-for-10 with 4 RBI on the day and Mackenzie Brown was 2-for-2 with a grand slam and 6 RBI against Johnsburg.Geneva 8, Streamwood 2: Losing pitcher Kaitlyn Hedger had a double for the Sabres (5-21, 2-16) in the Upstate Eight River.Marist 5, Cary-Grove 2: Sarah Leudo had a home run for the Trojans (19-5) at the Bandits Jamboree. Lindsay Efflandt suffered her first loss of the season in her first start since April 22 for Cary-Grove. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189823/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189823/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:47:52 -0400 South Elgin 8, Elk Grove 3: Ryan Nutoff was 2-for-3 and Joe Crivolio picked up the win on the mound as the Storm (16-14) scored 5 runs in the top of the eighth inning to win this nonconference game.Huntley 5, Glenbard West 1: Josh Perkins threw a 6-inning no-hitter with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk to lead the Red Raiders (24-5) in nonconference action. Colin Lyman (2-for-4, 2B), Tommy Kiriakopoulos (2B) and Mark Skonieczny (2-for-2, 2 RBI led Huntley.CL Central 9, Burlington Central 1: Josh Lung had an RBI for the Rockets (14-11) in this nonconference loss. Robby Frederickson took the loss.CL South 11, Wheeling 1: Max Meitzler (3-for-3, 2B, RBI), Tony Bittenbender (2-for-3, 2 RBI) and winning pitcher Tyler Hall (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) led the Gators to this nonconference win.CL South 7, Streamwood 0: Troy Bittenbender was 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI and Jake Bigos went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI for the Gators (20-6) in this nonconference victory. Ryan Hetherington added a double for Crystal Lake South and Eric Schiller was the winning pitcher. Chad Caminitti had a double for Streamwood and Collin Tatone took the loss.Streamwood 13, Wheeling 0: Jeff Weaver was 2-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBI to lead Streamwood. Troy Caminitti was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI for the Sabres (6-24) and Kevin Drwal threw a 3-hitter with 9 strikeouts and 3 walks for the win.Sycamore 3, Hampshire 2: Rucelle Consigny was 3-for-3, Trey Schramm had a triple and an RBI and Tim Jansen a double for Hampshire. Andrew Brown took the loss for the Whip-Purs (13-16).Wheaton North 7, Bartlett 6: Sam Franco was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, Matt Vitulli had a double and an RBI and Mike Roberson added a double for Bartlett. Ben Havel took the loss for the Hawks (14-14).Cary-Grove splits: Zach Marszal was 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI and Matt Ewert added a double and 2 RBI as the Trojans beat Stevenson 12-0 in Game 1. Dean Lee was the winning pitcher. In Game 2, Kyle Opfer had a triple and an RBI and Andrew Splitt added a double but Cary-Grove (19-12) fell 11-1. Daniel Vilardo was the losing pitcher.DeKalb 4, Elgin 1: Jon Zima took the loss for the Maroons (7-22), who had just 3 hits. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189834/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189834/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:17:26 -0400 Omo Tseumah took a calculated gamble. But it paid off handsomely for the Huntley senior in her return engagement with Lyons Township sophomore Emma Haugen. Last year at the girls Class 3A state track and field meet, Haugen defeated Tseumah for the championship in the high jump. Tseumah made a bold move as the two dueled once again on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. "I decided to skip 5-(feet)-5," Tseumah said. The Marquette-bound senior then made her three following heights at 5-6, 5-7 and 5-8. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189848/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189848/ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:35 -0400 The Aurora Central Catholic baseball team had already seized momentum and the lead with a 3-run fourth inning, but the phantom defensive play the Chargers pulled off in the top of the fifth became the defining moment of their 4-2 victory over St. Edward in the Class 2A Westminster Christian regional Aurora championship game Saturday. No. 2 St. Edward (16-9) trailed by 2 runs but had a runner at second base with one out when ACC ace Matt Miller faked a pickoff throw to second base, forcing the runner to dive back to the bag head first. However, the ball never left Miller's mitt. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189906/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189906/ Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:54 -0400 It's been a big week for the Westminster Christian softball team. On Tuesday, the Warriors won a regional game for the first time in program history. On Saturday, they did themselves one better, claiming the program's first regional championship — and they did it at Jockey Field in East Dundee, Westminster's home field. Becca Fugiel had 3 hits including a double, triple and 3 RBI and her sister Rachel scattered 7 hits with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks as the Warriors defeated Christian Liberty 7-4 in a Class 1A regional title game. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189918/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189918/ Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:14 -0400 Whether you were a Jacobs tennis player graduating or not, Saturday was quite the celebration to say the least. The Golden Eagles, who qualified all 6 of their participants in the Elgin sectional to state, won the sectional with 29 points, the program's first sectional championship. South Elgin placed second with 24 and Hampshire was third with 21. The meet, which was originally scheduled for 9 a.m. was moved up to 2 hours to accommodate Jacobs' graduation at the Sears Centre. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179516/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179516/ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:31:39 -0400 Grant boys track and field coach Tom Evans spent Friday evening watching a parade of his Bulldogs qualify for next week's state meet in Charleston, but he continued pacing the infield nervously once the final event of the Class 3A Huntley sectional had concluded. Runner-up sectional finishes the previous two seasons tend to have that effect on a coach. Moments later his nervousness was replaced by excitement and pride as the North Suburban Conference champions were announced as sectional champions for the first time in school history. Grant garnered 83 team points to run away from Fox Valley Conference champion Huntley and NIC-10 Conference champion Belvidere North, which finished tied with 56 points. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179533/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179533/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:57 -0400 Dundee-Crown 5, Burlington Central 3: Dylan Kissack (2B), Garrett Ryan and Luis Garcia each went 2-for-4 with an RBI as D-C won in nonconference play. Ryan Suwanski threw a 2-hitter with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks for the Chargers (8-17). Josh Lung had a double for Burlington Central (14-10). Ryan Schuring took the loss for the Rockets.Jacobs 8, Carmel 5: Connor Conzelman was 2-for-3 with a double and 4 RBI to lead the Golden Eagles (20-11) to a nonconference win. Aaron Meciej (2-for-3, RBI) and Greg Sidor (2-for-3) also contributed for Jacobs and Nick Ledinsky was the winning pitcher.Lake Zurich 6, Hampshire 3: Tyler Crater had a double and an RBI and Tim Jansen went 2-for-3 for Hampshire (13-15) in this nonconference loss. Kyle Carbone took the loss for the Whip-Purs.Hoffman Estates 12, Streamwood 3: Michael Murawski, Kevin Sojda (RBI) and Anthony Flores each had 2 hits for Streamwood (5-23) in this nonconference loss. Matt Harding was the Sabres' losing pitcher. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179543/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179543/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:35:51 -0400 Dundee-Crown 1, Grayslake North 0: Lauren Girard was 2-for-3 with a double and Lauren Mercado scored the game's only run in the first inning as the Chargers won this Fox Valley Conference crossover. Amanda Eissler pitched a 4-hitter with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk for Dundee-Crown (4-20).Hampshire 4, Woodstock North 3: Jordan Hook's 12th-inning double scored Sara Finn with the winning run as the Whip-Purs prevailed in this FVC crossover. Brittany Sujet was 3-for-4 with a double and Finn went 3-for-6 with 3 stolen bases for the Whip-Purs (11-18). Jennifer Hurst pitched all 12 innings for Hampshire, striking out 6.Bartlett 5, Lake Park 2: Freshman Danielle Kirby got her first varsity start and made it a winning one as Bartlett finished the Upstate Eight Valley season with a win. Kirby allowed just 4 hits and had 2 strikeouts and 1 walk. Kayla Haberstich and Sydney Johnson each had home runs for the Hawks (24-8, 15-4). Alyssa Nowak added a double.St. Francis 3, St. Edward 0: After losing to St. Francis 12-0 on May 1, St. Edward came back and played the Spartans tough but couldn't push any runs across in this Suburban Christian Blue loss. Allison Stratman was 2-for-3 for the Green Wave (13-13, 6-8). Lindsay Zdroik (8-7) took the loss.Huntley 11, Johnsburg 1: Tamara Funke and Michelle Caputi each had doubles for Huntley (20-10) in its FVC crossover win. Haley Spannraft was the winning pitcher.St. Charles East 12, Larkin 1: Alex Buhrow (2-for-2) had a home run for Larkin (3-24, 2-15) in the Upstate Eight River. Sarah Hansen took the loss for the Royals. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179545/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179545/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:13:09 -0400 The Burlington Central boys track team accomplished its goals Friday night at the Class 2A Sterling sectional. The Rockets qualified three relay teams and two individuals for next weekend's state finals in Charleston. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179553/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179553/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:28 -0400 Huntley 7, McHenry 0: Taryn Jakubowski and Deanna Hecht each had hat tricks to lead Huntley to a win in the championship game of the Class 3A Rockford Guilford regional. Katie Costantino scored the Red Raiders' first goal, while Jessica Brock, Abigail Nordeen (2), Beth Parks, Hecht and Jessica Helm all had assists. Kelli Rubino had 8 saves in goal for Huntley (17-4-1), which will play Barrington at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Jacobs sectional. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179568/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179568/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:58 -0400 You could sense the relief on the faces of St. Edward forward Allison Kruk and midfielder Corey Lepoudre when a Willows Academy player knocked a ball out of play late in the second half, a ball both looked at each other to get, but neither could. Kruk had been hit in the jaw by a ball earlier in the match and Lepoudre came off for her asthma at one point. And at the end of the Class 1A Westminster Christian sectional final, you could see the Green Wave were out of steam. Which is why there was good reason that Green Wave coach Tim Brieger asked his team in practice earlier this week to set the tone early against the Eagles. Gaining a measure of revenge over the team that beat them in the 2011 state third-place game, St. Edward beat Willows Academy 2-1 Friday to win the sectional title, the Green Wave's second sectional crown in the last three years. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179583/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179583/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:36 -0400 The Jacobs 3,200-meter relay team made quite a statement Friday at the Class 3A state girls track and field finals in Charleston. The quartet of Molly Barnes, Tori Tamburrino, Sam Baran and Lauren VanVlierbergen won its heat and clocked the fastest time of all 3A teams at 9:16.19. The Golden Eagles will take a shot at school history in today's finals. No Jacobs girls individual or relay team has won a track state title. LaShawna Canty came the closest taking second in the high jump in 1998 and 1999. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179627/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179627/ Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:16 -0400 Images from preliminaries Friday at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139596/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139596/ Mon, 13 May 2013 23:14:57 -0400 Community Unit District 300 board members have moved from one charter school proposal to another, holding a public hearing for the Illinois Online Charter School. The charter would be for Northern Kane Educational Corp., which already runs the Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove and serves District 300 students, but also extend to others in the state. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139722/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139722/ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:37:23 -0400 John Giesing, 74, of the 700 block of Coventry Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged over the weekend with solicitation of a sexual act, after police said he offered to pay a 16-year-old boy to perform a sexual act, according to a police report.