Articles filed under Grayslake

• Vernon Hills, Stevenson move on to sectional May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Vernon Hills baseball coach Jay Czarnecki said Tyler Feece didn't have his best stuff Saturday. It was good enough, though. Feece found a way to get outs when he needed them in pitching the second-seeded Cougars to a 2-1 win over No. 7 Grayslake North in the championship game of the Class 3A Vernon Hills regional. Vernon Hills (28-7) advanced to the Grayslake Central sectional and will play at 4 p.m. Thursday against the winner of the Deerfield regional. No. 3 St. Viator and No. 10 Deerfield will play Monday.
  

   
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  Images: Boys state track and field finals May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field finals took place Saturday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   

• Grayslake Central a regional championMay 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Central catcher Kristian Meehan had no trouble expressing his feelings on the importance of the Rams' 4-1 Class 3A regional championship victory over Notre Dame in Niles on Saturday. "Huge," said the senior. "This is why you do all the winter workouts, get up early in the morning, do all the sprints — it all pays off when you can get a great win like this for your team and your school. There's a lot of things that go on behind the scenes that people don't see."
  

   
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  Grayslake Central’s Zygmunt, Brewster excel May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Central's Luke Zygmunt and Round Lake's Antonio Farley were crowned state champions in Saturday's boys track championship in Charleston.
  

   
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  Carmel’s Bitter baffles Mundelein’s hitters May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  The battle ware or "smear," as Carmel Catholic pitcher Nicole Bitter calls the black face makeup that she and her softball teammates often rub on, is meant for intimidation purposes. "For this game," Bitter said of Saturday's Class 4A Carmel regional final against Mundelein, "everyone was like, We need to be as a team. We're all going to do it.' " They didn't need it. Bitter was sweet, painting the black with her pitches, and line-drive-hitting freshman Jenny Behan was equally impressive against the third-seeded Mustangs. Bitter's 1-hitter and Behan's 3 hits, including her eighth home run, lifted Carmel to a 2-0 win, its first regional championship since 2008 and a spot in Wednesday's Cary-Grove sectional semifinal against McHenry.
  

   

• Woodland PTA gives scholarships May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Three Warren Township seniors have received scholarships from Woodland Elemetnary District 50's Parent-Teacher Association.
  

   
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  2011-2012 Lake County Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  For the 2011-12 Lake County Academic Team, high school was just the beginning, of what they hope will be lives of discovery, success, and service. "When I was in fourth grade, my uncle died from cancer," relates Jonathan Kersky, a team member from Stevenson High School. "It was at that early age that I decided I wanted to be an oncologist."
  

   
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  Images: Photo Contest Finalists May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  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 May 21st.
  

   

• Stevenson’s Bush blossoms in big win over Bloom May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Boys tennis coaches at state meets get to sit and coach courtside for the big matches, beginning with the quarterfinals. Assistant coach Jeff Zanchelli performed the duty for Stevenson at Friday's singles quarterfinal between Patriots junior Jeremy Bush and Hinsdale Central senior Sam Bloom at Hersey. Bush, seeded 5-8, thumped second-seeded Bloom 6-3, 6-1 in toasty Arlington Heights. The expression Bush wore while warming up for the match was identical to the one he sported during match point: placid. "I heard him breathing on (court) changeovers," said Zanchelli. "Even that was calm. Jeremy was so composed from the beginning of the match until the end, and he played with so much belief in himself." Mark Linnenberger, another Patriots assistant, also marveled at Bush's burning desire to remain cool. "Not once did Jeremy show a negative emotion in that match," Linnenberger said. "Not after missing a shot he should've made or after Sam hit a winner on a big point. Jeremy was in control and it showed — for the entire match. "That win," he added, "has to be one of the biggest wins in program history."
  

   

• Kids’ soccer clinics at Lake Co. YMCA this summerMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Soccer instruction is being added to the list of summertime activities for children at both Lake County Family YMCA facilities this year.
  

   

• Two Goddard Schools have openings this summer and fallMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  There are summer and fall openings at the Goddard Schools in Third Lake and Round Lake.
  

   
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  Assisted living facility to open next month in Cary May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Three Oaks Assisted Living, the first facility built in Illinois by Spectrum Retirement Communities, is slated to open next month in Cary. It has 59 units for assisted living, including studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms, plus 21 studios in the memory care wing, which offers intensive care for people who suffer from diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer's and advanced Parkinson's.
  

   
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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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  Lake County Academic Team honorable mentions May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Lake County Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   
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  Lombardino, Grant on track for big finish May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grant discus standout Brandon Lombardino and the Bulldogs continued their terrific season by qualifying every competitor from the prelims into the boys track state finals. Senior Sean Wells made a statement in the hurdles events, qualifying comfortably in both. The Grand Valley State-bound Wells finished second in his heat in the 110 high hurdles (14.40) but his time was third-best among all competitors. He then took down one more hurdling record by winning his heat in the 300 hurdles in a blazing 38.09.
  

   

• Grayslake North captures first-round win May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Lake Co. YMCA hosts preventive physical, Medicare examsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  PathFinder Health physicians will again offer on-site preventive health physical exams and Medicare annual wellness visits at both Lake County Family YMCA branches in June.
  

   

• Revenue generators or corporate greed? May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Grayslake letter to the editor: At some point, corporate mongers will have to take a step back and realize their personal greed is killing our nation, and without the workers, they would be nothing.
  

   

• Max effort lifts Stevenson in fading light May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Borucki’s faith is rewarded by fate at Mundelein May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Mundelein's Ryan Borucki, a versatile lefty who had a whopper of a growth spurt over the last 12 months and is now 6-foot-4, has been told by multiple scouting directors that he could be snapped up within the first five rounds of the Major League Baseball draft on June 4. That could net him anywhere from $400,000 to $1 million in signing bonuses. Not bad for a pitcher who hasn't pitched much this spring and may yet need surgery before he gets to the next level of the game.