Articles filed under Vernon Hills High School

• Galat leads Lakes to 7th NSC win May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Richard Galat pounded 7 kills, and Lakes' boys volleyball team defeated Mundelein 25-19, 25-18 Wednesday night for its school-record seventh win in North Suburban Conference play. Lakes is 7-3 in the NSC.
  

   

• Bartlett’s clutch hit lifts Lakes May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lakes' baseball team won a thriller Wednesday. Mike Bartlett's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Eagles to a 12-11 win over Grant in North Suburban Conference Prairie Division play.
  

   

• Delozier helps Carmel rally past Benet May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Dani Delozier's "D" helped decide it. The freshman second baseman, a recent call-up, helped save the day for Carmel Catholic's softball team, which needed eight innings to pull out a 9-6 win over host Benet Academy in East Suburban Catholic Conference action Wednesday.
  

   

• Hits keep coming for Mundelein May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Mundelein's resurgent season on the softball field continued Tuesday. The Mustangs hit the 20-game mark by notching a pair of wins over Libertyville. Abbey Rosenow's RBI double in the bottom of the seventh scored pinch runner Emily Panitch and capped a three-run inning, as Mundelein won 12-11, completing a game that was suspended after four innings last month. In the second game, at Libertyville, Lauren Fairweather hit her eighth home run of the season and Haley Morelli doubled twice, as the Mustangs won 8-5.
  

   

• Allen, Stevenson wrench a victory from Lake Zurich May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Matt Allen pitched like an ace again for Stevenson's baseball team Tuesday. The senior right-hander pitched a complete game, and Willie Bourbon belted a home run, to lead the Patriots to a 9-2 win over visiting Lake Zurich in North Suburban Lake Division action.
  

   

• Lake Zurich repeats as NSC champ May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Molly Powers saw that time was slipping away in the North Suburban Conference girls soccer championship game. So, in a determined effort, she made the most of the moment. Powers struck for the game-winning goal in leading Lake Zurich past Vernon Hills 1-0 in overtime on Tuesday night in Lake Zurich. The Bears won the NSC title for a second straight time over the Cougars. Powers scored the goal in the 82nd minute after taking a cross from Meaghan Galinas. On the play, Powers' initial shot was saved. But the rebound came right back to her, and she made good on the second attempt.
  

   
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  Xu, Stevenson serve a loss to Vernon Hills May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Right in set three, in what have been the match of the season in boys volleyball, it was like someone blew out a candle. Two top teams, Stevenson and Vernon Hills, left in all on the floor for two and a half sets on Tuesday night at Stevenson. And then Patriots senior Kevin Xu went into serve for the Pats, who were nursing a 13-12 lead. When Xu was done serving, this superior match was about over. Stevenson, the top seed in the upcoming Antioch sectional, went three sets to beat Vernon Hills 27-25, 20-25, 25-17.
  

   
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  Dziedzic, Lombardino throw a record-breaking party May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Libertyville's Matsen Dziedzic and Grant's Brandon Lombardino excelled in Friday's Lake County Invitational, breaking county records in shot put and discus.
  

   

• Wauconda rallies past Warren May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Fairweather drives Mundelein victory May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Warren hangs on for NSC title May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Yes: Grayslake Central enjoyed South Side trip May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  You can put it on the board, as Hawk Harrelson might say. Grayslake Central's baseball team traveled to the South Side of Chicago on Wednesday and, behind the pitching of sophomore Justin Guryn, defeated University High 3-1 on White Sox Field. The full artificial field was built last year through the Chicago White Sox charities organization and is used by many Chicago Public Schools members.
  

   

• Turner, Vernon Hills block out Lakes May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lem Turner registered 5 blocks, and Vernon Hills' boys volleyball team remained undefeated in the North Suburban Conference with a 25-23, 25-13 win over Lakes on Wednesday night. The Cougars improved to 17-3 and 7-0 in the NSC.
  

   

• VH wins NSC Prairie, awaits Lake opponent May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Getting to the North Suburban Championship game never gets old. Vernon Hills' girls soccer team has made it there before — they'll be there once again this spring. But the road for the Cougars the season turned out to be unique. Vernon Hills wrapped up an unbeaten run against Prairie Division goes by beating host Antioch 6-0 Wednesday. They'd previously beaten quality teams from Lakes, Grant and Antioch (8-6-1, 4-2) and also got past Wauconda.
  

   

• Vernon Hills shuts down Grant May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Behan’s bomb lifts Carmel Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Stevenson's softball field had yielded just two over-the-fence home runs before this season. On Tuesday, Carmel Catholic's Jenny Behan become the third player to pull off the feat this season. "That's 3 in like in 2½ weeks," said Stevenson coach Larry Friedrichs, whose own Abby O'Connor on Saturday became the first player ever to hit two over-the-fence homers (both this year) at the Patriots' field. Behan's shot, which cleared the 255-feet sign in center field, helped lift Carmel to a 14-10 win in a nonconference slugfest that featured 26 hits.
  

   

• Millazzo helps Carmel sweep Nazareth Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Dreschler goes deep for Grant Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Grant junior outfielder Brianna Dreschler got a hold off a Jenn Claussen fastball Saturday morning and belted it. Her tape-measure home run helped the Bulldogs defeat host Vernon Hills 6-1 in North Suburban Prairie Division action. "It had to be 30-40 feet over the fence," Grant coach Mike Dolezal said. "She just crushed one. It was a liner, too."
  

   

• Warren powers past Grant Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
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• Local high schools ranked: Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Several area schools have made the U.S. News & World Report 2013 list of best high schools.