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Palatine picks up first MSL girls lacrosse title May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Palatine, which started its girls varsity lacrosse team five years ago, won its first Mid-Suburban League championship on Monday with an exciting 9-8 victory at Barrington.
Loyola slugger Andresen ready for a new chapter May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Loyola University softball slugger Brooke Andresen, a Downers Grove South grad who is leaving her name all over the school record books, talks with Patricia Babcock McGraw about her collegiate career in this week's Women's Watch column.
Smith leads Graylsake North past Evanston May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Top moments in high school sportsApr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
High school athletes across the suburbs face off on basketball courts, football fields and baseball diamonds; they size each other up in tennis matches, around golf tees and across wrestling mats. The give it their all for their schools, their teams, their classmates and their coaches. The Daily Herald put together a video to honor athletes at our suburban high schools. Watch this feature to see some of the top moments in high school sports.
Hurst, Naperville Central outclassing opponents Apr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Naperville Central boys lacrosse coach Tim Hurst thought the Redhawks would be contenders in the B Class this spring. What he didn't expect was for his team to get off to such a fantastic start while knocking off Class A teams in the process. The Redhawks opened the season with a statement victory over Neuqua Valley, throttling the Class A Wildcats 12-5. They've followed it up with impressive wins over a handful of other Class A foes, including town rival Naperville North, as well as Benet and St. Charles North, a team that had the state's highest ranking earlier this spring.
Grayslake North rolls Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Libertyville downs Lake Zurich Apr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake lacrosse roundup
Montini making its mark Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Seeing a Montini team with a 5-0 record isn't a surprise — certainly not in football. But this spring the Broncos are putting up an impressive record in lacrosse. The Broncos improved to 5-0 with a hard-fought 5-4 overtime win against Marmion on Friday.
Team Fegan organizes AHA benefit Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
After their father suffered a fatal heart attack in 2005 and their mother survived a heart attack and quadruple bypass in 2008, Katie Fegan and her sisters committed themselves to helping people through the American Heart Association. Now they're giving others the chance to join in. Lake Zurich High School will host a day of lacrosse games Saturday, April 27, between the Lake Zurich and Fenwick High School girls varsity, JV and freshman teams at the Lake Zurich High School stadium field, where teams for both schools will wear special uniforms in honor of the occasion. Admission proceeds and half of a split-the-pot raffle will go to the AHA. In addition, Fegan is soliciting local residents for the names of heart disease survivors or victims, who will be honored at the game.
Lake Zurich runs smoothly in Tune Up Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake Zurich is making it look easy. The Bears took a 2-0 record into last week's Spring Break Tune Up Tournament at Hoffman Estates. After cruising past Huntley 10-1 and hammering an undermanned Fremd squad, 15-1, the Bears had plenty of optimism at Hoffman Estates and it shined through. The Bears pounced on West Chicago 13-2 won a hard fought 5-2 game against Warren, and blitzed a relatively new Taft team 16-0 to advance to the championship game where they dominated Bartlett, 10-2.
Batavia lacrosse excited about joining IHSLA ranks Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Welcome to the big leagues. Well, soon enough. Scheduled for Wednesday at Geneva, Batavia's boys lacrosse match was canceled like most every other outdoor event this week.
NILAX newcomers eager for IHSLA challenge Mar 17, 2013 12:00 AM
If you've ever wondered how a NILAX team would fare in the IHSLA, you'll find out this season. Batavia, Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South, Crystal Lake Central, Dundee Crown, Hampshire, Huntley and Prairie Ridge are now IHSLA teams, as is Jacobs, which finished 18-0 last year while winning its second consecutive NILAX championship.
St. Charles North perfect at Battle of Burgess Mar 16, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Charles North's Jud Huxtable was still trying to get his bearings straight early Saturday morning during the inaugural Battle of Burgess at Geneva. Huxtable came to life late in the North Stars first game in the three-game round robin tournament, scoring the game winner as the final seconds ticked off the clock to beat Naperville Central, 6-5. He would also add two goals in the tournament finale, to lead the North stars to a 7-2 victory over Geneva. Although a champion was not officially crowned, the North Stars won the tournament with a 3-0 record, as they also defeated crosstown rival, St. Charles East, 8-3.
Bus carrying Vt. lacrosse team crashes in NY Mar 12, 2013 12:00 AM
A bus carrying college lacrosse players from Vermont was hit Tuesday by a sports car that spun out of control on a wet highway in upstate New York, sending the bus toppling onto its side, police said. One person in the sports car died. The victim was a 64-year-old female passenger in the red Porsche that hit the bus, authorities said; the 65-year-old man who had been driving was in critical condition. Four players on the bus were treated for minor injuries at the scene.
Rosemont’s new athletic training facility drawing crowdsMar 2, 2013 12:00 AM
The final piece of Rosemont’s athletic complex, the Dome at the Ballpark, is open and abuzz with activity, officials said Friday. The seven-story dome, located just north of the intersection of Balmoral Avenue and Pearl, encloses a 140,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art indoor baseball and softball arena that officials boast is the largest in North America.
Deal with Cubs brings more NU football to Wrigley Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cubs have a five-year plan to renovate historic Wrigley Field, and now Northwestern University has a plan to play five more college football games there and a longterm agreement to showcase the school's other sports teams there. Officials from Northwestern Athletics and the Cubs announced Tuesday they have joined forces for a marketing partnership that will include showcasing Wildcat teams at Wrigley Field in coming years, including baseball, lacrosse and football.
Northwestern receives $15 million athletics gift Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
J. Landis (Lanny) and Sharon Martin have committed $15 million to support Northwestern University's campaign for athletics and recreation, bringing the total of major gifts pledged in support of this campaign to more than $70 million, university officials announced Monday.
Running down the top women’s stories of 2012 Dec 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Women's Watch takes a look back at the top national and local women's sports stories of 2012.
Vernon Hills’ Christie, unconventionally, extends his lacrosse career Dec 13, 2012 12:00 AM
Vernon Hills' Cody Christie didn't give up on his dream of playing lacrosse, and he'll be joining Florida Southern with a chance to do just that.
Brain matters: uncomfortable but necessary discussion Oct 24, 2012 12:00 AM
As the state football playoffs begin this weekend, the issue of Risk vs. Reward rears its concussed head again.