Articles filed under Wheeling

• Barrington tops Prospect in second-place MSL crossover May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  In a matchup of the runner-up teams from Mid-Suburban League divisional play, Barrington edged host Prospect on Tuesday. The Broncos won 26-24, 17-25, 25-22.
  

   

• Beutler’s blast lifts Fremd May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Fremd used a 3-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a victory that gave them a 4-2 victory over Rolling Meadows on Tuesday and wrapped up a second-place finish for the Vikings in the MSL West. Marcus Middlebrook tied it up with an RBI double in the final inning, and Sam Beutler finished the game by hitting a walk-off 2-run homer.
  

   

• St. Viator, Vernon Hills to meet for 2A regional title May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. Viator and Vernon Hills started out their girls soccer postseasons with victories in opening-round games of the Class 2A state tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Fourth-seeded St. Viator shut out No. 13 Amundsen 8-0 in the first semifinal, and No. 5 Vernon Hills picked up a forfeit win over No. 12 Mather in the other semifinal in Amundsen regional action at Chicago's Winnemac Stadium. St. Viator (10-7) next plays Vernon Hills (10-4-2) in the regional championship at 10 a.m. Saturday at Winnemac Stadium.
  

   

• Winning rehearsal for Buffalo Grove May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Buffalo Grove got one final tune-up on Tuesday for Thursday's Mid-Suburban League softball championship game.And the Bison got one final win in the Mid-Suburban League East, where they are champions for the first time since 1999. Trailing 2-1 going into the top of fifth inning, senior right fielder Kristina Dakas drove a one-out double to the right-center field fence to ignite a 2-run inning that gave the Bison the lead for good. BG added 4 more runs in the sixth to post a 7-2 victory behind sophomore ace Julia Camardo (14-7), who tossed a 5-hitter with 7 strikeouts.
  

   
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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.
  

   
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  DMG/Mori Seiki opens doors to students, others during Innovation Days May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  Nearly 3,000 business and manufacturing executives as well as students and educators filled the demonstration hall this week at Hoffman Estates-based DMG/Mori Seiki to learn about new technology, training and jobs in manufacturing. From Tuesday through Friday, the company demonstrated 41 robotic machines and devices for suppliers, new buyers, engineers and others for its third annual Innovation Days event, said President Mark H. Mohr.
  

   

• OSHA cites contractor in Wheeling tank deathMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 28 serious safety violations to Phoenix Industrial Cleaning in the death of Bernardo Martinez, who was overcome by fumes while working inside a tank at a Wheeling factory last November.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove clinches in MSL East May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  For the first time this century, Buffalo Grove will play for the Mid-Suburban League softball championship. Under third-year coach Jamie Paul, the Bison clinched the MSL East on Monday with a 6-5 victory over visiting Hersey.
  

   

• Another command performance by Elk Grove’s Camacho May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  Elk Grove senior pitcher David Camacho completed a perfect run through his Mid-Suburban League opponents, tossing a complete-game 4-hitter with 8 strikeouts as the Grenadiers wrapped up regular-season league play with a 2-0 victory over visiting Conant on Monday. Camacho improved to 7-1 overall and finished 6-0 against MSL foes. He allowed 2 walks. Luc DiMaso did most of the damage offensively for Elk Grove (21-8, 12-4). He had 2 hits — a solo homer and a double — and scored both runs. Michael Anciulis also had 2 hits, including a double.
  

   

• Scouting postseason girls soccer / Northwest May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  Previewing the girls soccer postseason, from the perspective of teams in the Mid-Suburban League and St. Viator.
  

   
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  Woodlands Academy Celebrates Community ServiceMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  Students recognized for various community service projects. Many did 50+ hours more than they needed.
  

   
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  West Chicago's Community Art Banner Project Answers A Question of Balance From the Perspective of Eleven ArtistsMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  West Chicago's Community Art Banner Project Answers A Question of Balance From the Perspective of Eleven Artists
  

   
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  Fremd’s Patton shares winning ride on pommel horse May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Fremd's C.J. Patton doesn't mind sharing. Patton along with Hinsdale Central's Brian Thompson and Wheaton co-op's David McDonald each scored a 9.55 to finish tied for first on the pommel horse in the boys gymnastics state finals Saturday night at Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort. "First is first," said Patton, who was second in the state last year. "That was the goal, and I got it."
  

   

• Split decision for St. Viator May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Conant swings away, tops Hoffman May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Conant's softball team went above .500 in the tough Mid-Suburban West with a 14-9 victory at Hoffman Estates (3-20, 3-12) on Saturday morning.
  

   

• Barton, BG bounce Meadows May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Last month, Rolling Meadows senior pitcher Sara Brunlieb received a birthday present of four tickets for Brad Paisley's country music concert on Saturday night in Tinley Park. Brunlieb was nice enough to invite good friend Erin Barton as one of her guests. Earlier in the day, Barton's bat wasn't as nice to Brunlieb. Barton, Buffalo Grove's senior third baseman, lined a two-out double to right center for the game-winning RBI as the Bison blanked the visiting Mustangs 2-0 in the Mid-Suburban East contest.
  

   

• Trophy time, again, for Fremd May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  It turned out to be another finish to remember for Fremd's badminton team. Junior Angela Wu and senior Kelly Owens advanced through the singles consolation bracket in Saturday in Charleston to meet one another in the consolation semifs. Wu won that matchup 21-14, 21-9 to earn a spot in the fifth-place match, where she dropped a two-setter to Audrey Mang of New Trier. The points amassed by Wu and Owens helped the Vikings to another state trophy finish under coach Bob Hanson. Thornton Fractional South won the team championship with 16.5 points. Fremd and Naperville Central tied for second place with 12.
  

   
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  Barrington’s back on top in MSL May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  It seemed like an eternity for John Roncone, but his tennis team from Barrington is back on top for the first time since 2010. The Broncos lifted the Mid-Suburban League championship trophy on a cold, windy Saturday afternoon at host Wheeling thanks to supremacy at doubles and steady work at singles, particularly from No. 3 champ Zach Hennenfent. Barrington outscored Fremd by 14 points, 61-47. Prospect took third with 34.
  

   

• Stevenson HS administrator named new Wheeling HS principal May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Wheeling High School will be headed by a new principal next year, according to a news release issued by Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Angela Sisi, director of student services at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, was appointed principal of Wheeling High School during a special school board meeting Thursday.
  

   
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  Images: Photo Contest Finalists May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of May 6th.