Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/lakemoor/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 13:08:02 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ Sun, 19 May 2013 07:48:58 -0400 Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189774/ Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:12 -0400 She blended nearly as perfectly as she ran. All dressed in blue on the O'Brien Stadium blue, under a blue sky, with blue bleachers above, Warren Blue Devil Brittny Ellis dominated in her Year Two at EIU. "Last year was just totally new for me," the speedy sophomore said. "I didn't know what was going on. "But now," she added, smiling, "I feel like I belong here." So true, girl in blue. Her feats may have been new to the IHSA track world last spring, but what Ellis does on a track is getting old, yet no less exhilarating. She won the Class 3A 400-meter dash for the second year in a row Saturday, successfully defending her title by burning off a 54.34 to edge the equally amazing Cameron Pettigrew. The Chicago Payton star sped to a time of 54.84. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189783/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189783/ Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:00 -0400 Grayslake Central never gave up Saturday, and the reward was a dramatic 7-6 victory over Wauconda. The host Rams fought off a 4-0 deficit and then ultimately overcame a 7-4 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Matt Loeffl came up with the winning hit when he ripped a bases-loaded, one-out single to plate Jay Hoffman, who had earlier doubled. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189801/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189801/ Sat, 18 May 2013 22:39:25 -0400 SoftballGrant 6, West Chicago 2: Fresh off of its North Suburban Conference championship, Grant got its 20th win of the season. Kayla Uhwat went 3-for-4 for the Bulldogs, who move to 20-8 overall. Jamie Reiser drilled a home run and was 2-for-4 on the game. Winning pitcher Caitlyn Moran rolled up 5 strikeouts and did not allow a walk.Wauconda 2, South Elgin 1: At the Ballpark at Rosemont, Wauconda scored the winning run in the top of the eighth inning. Pitcher Kayla Wedl got the win for the Bulldogs.Grayslake Central sweeps: Grayslake Central got a couple of home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Waukegan, 7-2 in the first aame and 7-6 in the second. In the first game, Brittany Brown drilled a home run for the Rams. She went 4-for-4, also had a double and drove in 4 runs. On top of all that, she was the winning pitcher with 7 strikeouts. Meanwhile, teammate Jamie Brew went 3-for-3, with each hit being a double. In the second game, Brandy Heraty drilled a home run. She also was the winning pitcher as the Rams scored 3 runs in the top of the seventh.Montini 5, Antioch 3: Kaytee Keefe went 3-for-4 with a double and Hannah Skoog went 2-for-2 but it wasn't enough as Antioch dropped a nonconference game in the Chicago Bandits High School Jamboree at the Ballpark at Rosemont. Jessica Tyrell had two long balls that went just foul, including one in the bottom of the sixth inning that would have tied the game. Antioch pitcher Katie Phillips rolled up 6 strikeouts. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189912/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189912/ Sat, 18 May 2013 14:40:35 -0400 Withstanding pressure is one of the keys to making a deep postseason run, and both the South Elgin and Wauconda softball teams got a taste of pressure in the opening game of the Bandits Jamboree on Saturday at The Ballpark in Rosemont. A pitchers duel between Wauconda's Kayla Wedl and South Elgin's Paige Allen ended in a 2-1 Bulldogs win in 8 innings. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189894/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189894/ Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400 Included in the 550 or so students who donned caps and gowns Saturday at Harper College's commencement was a contingent not yet old enough to vote, but qualified to take vital signs, transfer patients and practice infection control. A total of 18 high-schoolers, 17 from Wheeling High School alone, walked after completing their Certified Nursing Assistant certificate, among the numerous fast-growing dual credit options that Harper offers. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179914/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179914/ Fri, 17 May 2013 00:19:06 -0400 Adjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college's board of trustees. College officials offered the contract extension to adjuncts as a package along with a plan to create a new "lecturer" position that would allow some adjuncts to receive health care benefits under the new federal health care law. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169628/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169628/ Thu, 16 May 2013 23:09:16 -0400 Crystal Lake police are investigating a one-car crash that closed down Route 31 for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon and caused Nicor and ComEd to check for possible utility damage. Police said the driver reported his brakes failed as he was traveling north on Route 31 just before 4:30 p.m., and he jumped from the car. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169731/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169731/ Thu, 16 May 2013 22:02:33 -0400 It appears likely Itasca Elementary District 10 will begin classes next fall with fewer middle school programs. Nevertheless, parents in the district still hope to convince the school board to reverse a decision to eliminate seventh-grade Spanish, family and consumer science, and a media center director position at F.E. Peacock Middle School. "We feel pretty defeated, but there's always hope," parent Linda Wellander said Thursday.