Articles filed under Jacobs High School

• Burlington Central downs DeKalb May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Who needs practice? Apparently not Jacobs May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  Consider it one of the oddest facts of an unusual spring: it's the final week of the regular season and the Jacobs baseball team has yet to hold a full, outdoor practice. Persistent cold, wet weather throughout late March and April kept the Golden Eagles off their own unplayable infield and in their field house for weeks on end. When the weather finally did improve enough to play outdoors, coach Jamie Murray's team took advantage of any dry day by eating into the backlog of postponed games. No time to practice. Just play, play, play. Though they haven't had the opportunity to work on cutoffs from the outfield or pitchers covering first base, the Golden Eagles have nevertheless managed to win 18 of 28 games, including Monday's 7-0 whitewash of District 300 rival Dundee-Crown in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division tilt in Carpentersville.
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Paige Allen fired a 3-hit shutout and Cassidy Westlund scored the game's only run on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh inning Saturday as the South Elgin softball team stayed alive in the Upstate Eight Valley race with a 1-0 win at Metea Valley.
  

   

• Jacobs, Crystal Lake South split May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Crystal Lake South and Jacobs baseball teams traded walk-off winners Saturday in an intense doubleheader preview of their May 23 regional semifinal. CL South (15-5, 12-5) took Game 1 when Tom Gaede singled to left-center field in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Jake Bigos for a 3-2 victory. Jacobs (17-10, 9-7) salvaged the split when catcher Aaron Meciej laced a one-out single down the third-base line in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Grant Kale from second base for a 1-0 win. Kale led off with a single and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Nick Ledinsky.
  

   
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  Huntley runs away with Fox Valley title May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Without talented hurdler Kyle See, who was out with a twisted ankle, Huntley coach Jim Rolando realized a total team effort would be needed for the Red Raiders to capture the Fox Valley Conference boys track and field championship. Mission accomplished. With 3 first-place finishes, Huntley compiled 116 ½ points to claim top honors in the FVC meet held at Cary Grove's Al Bohrer Field Friday night.
  

   

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Cary-Grove’s Stanley throws no-hitter May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Junior Lauren Stanley had her best outing since taking over the circle for injured senior Lindsay Efflandt, throwing a no-hitter Friday as Cary-Grove's softball team defeated Dundee-Crown 1-0 in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game at Cary-Grove. Stanley (7-3) struck out 7 and walked 1 as the Trojans (18-3, 9-2) remained in a first-place tie in the Valley with McHenry and Prairie Ridge. Cary-Grove plays at PR Monday.
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Cary-Grove 2nd, Huntley 3rd at Belvidere North May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Cary-Grove and Huntley renewed their rivalry at the sectional, but both Fox Valley Conference squads wound up chasing Hononegah. After finishing 1-2 at Monday's FVC meet, the Trojans and Red Raiders turned in strong performances again at the Class 3A Belvidere North sectional Thursday night, but neither squad could catch the Indians, who took first with 85 points. Cary-Grove finished second with 75 while Huntley was third with 59.
  

   

• Mudd helps Libertyville edge Jacobs May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sydney Mudd's 68th-minute strike negated a Dani Blanchard equalizer moments earlier to give host Libertyville the lead for good in a 2-1 victory over Jacobs in the rain Thursday at the Soccer Complex in Libertyville.
  

   

• A ‘Mudd’ goal wins it for Libertyville May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sydney Mudd's 68th minute strike canceled out a Dani Blanchard equalizer moments earlier to give host Libertyville the lead for good in an eventual 2-1 victory Thursday afternoon over Jacobs in the rain at the Soccer Complex in Libertyville.
  

   

• Burlington Central clinches Big Northern East May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Burlington Central baseball team clinched the outright Big Northern Conference East Division championship with an 8-2 victory at Rockford Christian in six innings Thursday. The BNC East title is the second straight for Central (11-8, 10-2) and the program's fourth in five seasons.
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Hampshire putting it all together May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  In years past, while Hampshire's Patti Nihells, one of the longest-tenured area girls track coaches, may not have had the largest teams but she's always had talented individual athletes both on the track and in the field events. This year, Hampshire is enjoying the best of both worlds. The Whip-Purs are fresh off winning the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division team title in only their second year in the conference. Hampshire, which finished third overall in the 14-team FVC meet, will look to continue that season-long success at Friday's Class 2A Burlington Central sectional. At the sectional level, the top two place-finishers in each event and any individual or relay team equaling or surpassing the minimum state-qualifying standard in each event advance to the state finals in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University.
  

   

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Cary-Grove shoots past Jacobs May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  It was simply a matter of offensive aggressiveness resulting in scoring opportunities and goals. That was Cary Grove's recipe for success in the Trojans' 5-1 Fox Valley Conference soccer win over Jacobs Tuesday night at Cary-Grove's Al Bohrer Field.
  

   
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  Cary-Grove, Hampshire claim FVC division crowns May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  On a record-breaking night at the Fox Valley Conference girls track and field meet at Grayslake Central, the overall winner sounded like a broken record. For the fifth straight season FVC Valley Division champion Cary-Grove finished as the overall champion in a 14-team meet scored separately by Valley and Fox Divisions. The Trojans scored well in the field events and overcame adversity on the track to amass 114 team points, edging Huntley (102) for the title. Hampshire (85 points) won the FVC Fox Division, marking its first FVC girls track and field title in only its second year as a conference member. Grayslake Central (70) finished second in the Fox Division, fourth overall.
  

   

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 6, 2013 12:00 AM