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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.
St. Charles lacrosse coach dies in skateboarding accident Aug 7, 2012 12:00 AM
The St. Charles District 303 lacrosse community is mourning the loss of a 20-year-old assistant coach who died in a skateboarding accident. "There was not a bad bone in his body," said Huffman's father, Spencer Huffman. "He started playing lacrosse at a young age. He always loved it. ... His ultimate goal was he wanted to help people. He was just a good human being."
Local athlete in national event Jul 25, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake North High School student AJ Fish will play in a prestigious national lacrosse match Friday.
Waubonsie Valley proves Class B champs can handle the upgrade Jun 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake North won the Class B boys lacrosse state championship and thus is promoted to Class A competition next year. Most Class B winners have struggled with making that leap, but Waubonsie Valley proved this season that it can be done successfully.
Spencer returns as Northwestern lacrosse assistant Jun 14, 2012 12:00 AM
Danielle Spencer, a two-time All-American in lacrosse and member of three NCAA championship-winning teams as a player at Northwestern (2007-10), will join head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller's staff as an assistant. Spencer spent the 2012 season as a first-year assistant coach at Stanford University.
Gold team wins IHSLA Class A all-star game Jun 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Waubonsie Valley's Connor Mersch really wasn't happy after losing to Lake Forest in the Class A semifinals last week. On Thursday, he helped Lake Forest coach Dan Maigler win an all-star game. Mersch scored four times to lead the Gold team to an 11-8 win over White in the IHSLA Class A boys lacrosse all-star game at West Chicago.
NU’s Thorton voted nation’s best women’s lacrosse player Jun 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Northwestern women's lacrosse junior Taylor Thorton was announced as the 2012 Lacrosse Honda Sports Award on Tuesday.
Jacobs holds off Cary-Grove for NILAX title Jun 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Cary-Grove shut out Alex Crescenti and kept Jacobs scoreless for nearly 20 minutes during Saturday's NILAX championship at Aurora University. Still, it wasn't enough to upend the Golden Eagles. Jacobs senior Brenton Cosden broke a 7-7 tie, scoring his only goal of the game with just 3:20 remaining and the Golden Eagles would hold on for a 9-7 victory to win their second straight title and complete a perfect 18-0 season.
Images: Grayslake North vs. York, Lacrosse Cup Championship Jun 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake High School faced off against York High School Saturday afternoon at Palatine High School for the Lacrosse Cup title. Grayslake North defeated York 12 - 5 to take the title.
Loyola’s championship wait is over Jun 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Loyola ended a streak of six straight second-place finishes, beating Lake Forest 6-4 Saturday at Palatine High School to win the Illinois High School Lacrosse Assocation's A-Class championship.
Grayslake North reigns Jun 2, 2012 12:00 AM
It was raining lacrosse sticks and gloves and helmets Saturday afternoon in Palatine. Somewhere Tom Skilling was thinking, "Shoot, I should have added that to my forecast." The descending gear belonged to Knights on Grayslake North's boys lacrosse team. They had exuberantly tossed their equipment skyward after beating York 12-5 for the Lacrosse Cup state championship at Palatine High School's Chic Anderson Stadium.
Knights primed for state title appearance Jun 1, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake North's boys lacrosse team will be playing for a state championship Saturday. The Knights (19-3) will battle in the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association Class B state title game at 3:30 p.m. at Palatine after beating visiting Sandburg 19-8 on a rain-soaked turf field Thursday night.
On to the semis for Grayslake North May 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake North's boys lacrosse team advanced to the state semifinals in the Class B Lacrosse Cup series with a 14-5 win over Naperville Central on Tuesday. The Knights were led by University of Alabama-bound Matt Schlagetter with 5 goals and 3 assists. " Schlaggie,' as he is called by his teammates, was all over the field," Grayslake North coach Brad Fish said of the senior, who also picked up 9 groundballs. AJ Fish finished with 3 goals and 3 assists, while Brendan Walker added 3 goals and an assist. Rounding out the scoring for the Knights were Eric Palade, David Collins and Jack Mattea with a 1 goal apiece.
State’s final four ready to roll May 27, 2012 12:00 AM
Loyola, Hinsdale Central, New Trier and Lake Forest comprise the final four of the IHSWLA tournament. The semifinals are Wednesday at 5 and 7 p.m. at North Central College in Naperville, and the winners advance to Friday's championship at Northwestern.
Another battle for Grayslake? May 27, 2012 12:00 AM
If everything plays out on Tuesday evening, we could see Round 2 in the battle for Grayslake. Of course, this meeting would have substantially more on the line. Grayslake North beat Grayslake Central 11-8 on May 18 in a regular-season game that received the CN100 Comcast treatment. If the teams advance after Tuesday, they'd meet with a trip to play in the Class-B Lacrosse Cup on the line. Grayslake North (15-2) will face Naperville Central, while Grayslake Central (10-5) will battle Chiefs Lacrosse on Tuesday. The Knights are looking for their second straight championship appearance. They fell to Waubonsie Valley in last year's title game.
Grayslake North captures first-round win May 25, 2012 12:00 AM