Articles filed under Arlington Heights

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  Krzysko, Fillies survive Prospect in 8 May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington's all-time home run leader Loren Krzysko was 0-for-3 as she led off the bottom of the eighth inning in Saturday's tense Class 4A Rolling Meadows regional softball championship game against Prospect. "I couldn't go 0-for-4," said the junior third baseman. "I knew I had to swing at anything good." Sure enough, Krzysko swung the game into the Fillies' favor when she doubled sharply down the left field line. Moments later, Krzysko advanced to third on catcher Savonnah's Osmanski's single to left and then scored on a wild pitch to Raegan Fingerman, giving the Fillies a 2-1 triumph over the No. 11 seeded Knights (11-26). The No. 4 Fillies (30-7) will now be swinging their bats in their own sectional next Wednesday, facing No. 1 Conant (32-3) in the 4:30 p.m. semifinal.
  

   

• No early exit for Conant this year May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Last year Conant's softball team checked out of the postseason early, falling to Leyden in the regional championship game. This year, the Cougars are looking for an extended stay and they took a step forward on Saturday. Conant senior pitcher Briana Cavin held Hersey's bats in check while leading the Cougars to an 8-1 victory in the Hoffman Estates Class 4A regional title game. Top-seeded Conant (32-3) won its fourth overall regional title and first since 2005 in advancing to Wednesday's Barrington Class 4A sectional semifinal at 4:30 p.m. against No. 4 Barrington (30-7).
  

   
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  St. Viator students raise $10,000 for Mercy Home May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Students at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights raised $10,000 in this year's Lenten Campaign, and chose to give it to the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago. "Thank you. You change the lives of our children through your generosity," said the Rev. L. Scott Donohue, a 1972 graduate of St. Viator and current CEO of Mercy Home.
  

   
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  Northwest suburban water parks opening Memorial Day weekend May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  As the heat rises and summer fever kicks in, numerous suburban pools and water parks are beginning to open. While some water parks won't open until area schools get out, others are opening for the holiday weekend. Here's a look at what's happening at some of the major water parks in the Northwest suburbs.
  

   

• Elk Grove meets Schaumburg’s challenge May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two bullets, a dominant pitching performance and a vacuum cleaner at second base helped Elk Grove capture a regional softball championship Saturday afternoon. The bullets were line-drive homers off the bat of Krista Soesbe in the first inning and Devan Parkison in the second. Soesbe's 3-run job erased a 2-run deficit and Parkison's padded the lead just enough for Dani Goranson to settle down and deliver the dominant pitching for which she has become known. As for the vacuum cleaner, that was second baseman Becca Maher. She handled four straight chances from the fifth inning into the sixth, including a diving stop that might have ignited a Schaumburg rally in the sixth and preserved a 6-2 Class 4A regional title win at Elk Grove. The Grenaders (28-8) will meet Fremd in a Barrington sectional semifinal Thursday.
  

   

• Congratulations, Harper track team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Don Klemp offers congratulations to the Harper College track team, and says their national championship is a welcome antidote to the lousy seasons suffered by our professional teams
  

   
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  Director understands challenges of being 'Married Alive!' May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Marriage changed Stacey Flaster. Once a singer-dancer-actress, she didn't have the performing bug after she started her family. So it's fitting that someone so changed by marriage should direct "Married Alive!" at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights.
  

   
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  'Windy City Live' gives away free gas in Arlington Hts. May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  ABC 7's "Windy City Live" gave away free gas Friday morning to customers at the Mobil station at Arlington Hts. and Golf roads. "It's terribly philanthropic for them to do this, especially on Memorial Day weekend when we're feeling the crunch," a grateful Gina Varilek said, after waiting 20 minutes in line.
  

   
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  2011-2012 Northwest Suburban Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  They have different backgrounds and different passions, but the high school seniors named to the Northwest Suburban Daily Herald Academic Team share the conviction it is their duty to contribute to society. "I look forward to someday being able to help those in need through the wonders of human ingenuity and medical technology -- on a scale I had never before thought possible," writes Antonio Spina, of Bartlett High School.
  

   

• Barrington plays its game, makes sectional final May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington senior Bryan Dolan knew if his team played its game it would be in good shape Friday. Mission accomplished as the Broncos won their own sectional semifinal over Buffalo Grove.
  

   
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  Barrington’s Scarbrough has reason to smile May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington's AJ Scarbrough is usually smiling and he had a good reason for it during Friday's Class 3A state track prelims in Charleston. Scarbrough set a school-record in the triple jump and leads the field going into Saturday's finals. Hersey's Mark Balmes also advanced in the shot put and discus and Conant's Ben Bowers qualified in the high jump and 110 hurdles.
  

   
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  Images: Boys state track and field preliminaries May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field semifinals took place Friday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   

• Vets deserve mental health care at home May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Maryrose Peters thinks Arlington Hts. is being a bit two-faced about Vietnam veterans -- thrilled to cheer them in the Memorial Day parade, but unwilling to house them if they have mental illness. "I can only imagine what it will be like ... after the few hours of lauding them with well deserved honor and appreciation, Arlington Heights will turn some of them back onto the streets without adequate housing and care," she writes.
  

   
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  'Married Alive' takes lightweight approach May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's "Married Alive" is a par-for-the-course relationship revue, ably performed. The show juxtaposes two couples: newly wedded idealists Erin (Katie Siri) and Paul (David Hathway) who are determined to make their marriage perfect, and long-married pragmatists Diane (Elizabeth Haley) and Ron (Jerry Mills), who understand perfection is impossible and have settled for a happy marriage instead. Contrasting points of view aside, each couple grapples with essentially the same issues: intimacy, kids, career and communication, the latter of which figures prominently in both relationships.
  

   
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  New principal named at Arlington Hts. South May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board hired Jake Chung as principal of South Middle School Thursday, replacing Jeannie Sung, who is moving to China with her family.
  

   
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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   
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  Northwest Suburban honorable mentions May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Northwest Suburban Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   

• Gatziolis steps up for Elk Grove May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jake Gatziolis is more of a defender for Elk Grove. But in the thrd game of the sectional semifinal, Gatziolis went on the offensive and helped deliver a three-set victory over Wheton North.
  

   

• Glenbrook South pays back BG May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  With the chance to avenge an early exit from last year's playoffs in an upset loss to Buffalo Grove, Glenbrook South seized the opportunity. The Titans (20-4-4) struck back with two first-half goals after the Bison had stunned the favored veteran Central Suburban League club with a 13th-minute goal from Colleen Zickert. Fifth-seeded Glenbrook South then held off the No. 2 seed the rest of the way to earn a 2-1 victory Friday night in Class 3A sectional championship play at Palatine. The Titans will meet New Trier in Tuesday's Niles North supersectional.
  

   

• Flexibly, St. Viator advances May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A bend-but-don't-break philosophy served the St. Viator girls soccer team well Friday night in the Class 2A Lakes sectional final. The top-seeded Lions' offense struck early against No. 2 Lake Forest, and the St. Viator defense held on in the end for an exciting 1-0 victory and a berth to the Barrington supersectional next Tuesday. St. Viator (14-8-4) will face Belvidere sectional champion Freeport at 5 p.m., while the Scouts closed out their season with a 16-5-2 record.