Articles filed under Lake Villa

• The bare truth: Lakes is a regional champ May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  In throwing the one-and-done monkey off its back, the Lakes baseball team got a hand. A bare hand. A ball that took a bad hop screamed towards Lakes first baseman Ryan Burnett on Saturday afternoon. He improvised and used his bare hand to field the ball and step on the bag. It was not only the most impressive out of the day, it was also the final out in Lakes' 3-2 regional championship victory over host Antioch. And it put to an end the Eagles' string of three straight first-round postseason tournament exits. Lakes will meet Grayslake Central in Class 3A sectional play Wednesday at Grayslake Central.
  

   

• Helmich, Grant topple Cary-Grove May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A nasty collision between Grant's Jared Helmich and Cary-Grove's Matt DiCicco at first base in the top of the seventh inning looked much worse than it actually was. "I tried to avoid the guy," Helmich said. "There was nothing I could do, I was going full speed I just couldn't get away from him." Luckily, both players eventually got up, dusted themselves off and continued on. But it was Helmich who would ultimately forget the pain. How so? He'd pitch the bottom half of the inning with a 2-run lead and close the Trojans out for a 4-2 Class 4A McHenry regional championship win. It's the Bulldogs' first regional win since 2001.
  

   
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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.
  

   
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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.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• 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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  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.
  

   
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  Vista weight-loss surgery resolves Type 2 diabetesMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million Americans are living with type 2 diabetes. Zion’s Yolanda Roscoe, 43, used to be one of them.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

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

   

• 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."
  

   
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  Images: Boys state track and field preliminaries May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field semifinals took place Friday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   
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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.
  

   
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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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  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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  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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  Grayslake North students place at economics tourneyMay 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake North High School earned Second Place in the 2012 Illinois Economics Challenge State Finals, a program of Econ Illinois. The event, held recently at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, involved 40 high school students competing for the Championship title.
  

   
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  Healthy or not, Grant’s Wells is cookin’ May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grant senior Sean Wells has handled most every obstacle he has faced in his four years at Grant. Now he is prepared to take on all comers at Grand Valley State University in Michigan next season, as he is signed to run for the Lakers next season.
  

   
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  Grayslake North’s Campanile courts the right kind of exit May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake North senior Nate Campanile recovered from injury in time to appear in the state tournament of the sport he lovest most - tennis.
  

   

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