Lake County seniors stars to meet in hoops Shootout
Lake County will host its first Lake County Senior Shootout, a high school all-star basketball game on Saturday, March 27.
The game will consist of the top high school senior boys and girls in Lake County and will take place on the campus of the College of Lake County in Grayslake.
"It's an event that was deserved and needed for the players in Lake County as well as the community," said assistant coordinator Fred Fleming. "Other areas have a similar game, so why can't we have our own?"
The event will involve the American Heart Association as well as the local cease-fire programs.
"We want to raise awareness of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is the No. 1 cause of death to young athletes, by informing the parents, students and school officials of how serious this disease is and how important it is for student-athletes to get tested," Fleming said.
The game will be played under the rules and guidelines of the Illinois High School Association.
The players and their coaches selected to play will be notified by the end of the month.
Officials of the all-star game are inviting everyone to come out and support their favorite teams and players. For more information please call 773-359-1631.
Men's track and field
Jack Howard (Libertyville), now a senior at Notre Dame, ran an 800 time of 1:48.60 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational this past weekend Feb. 5-6. His time is currently fourth in the country and 1st in the Big East.
Football
Carthage College wide receiver Jeff Koeneman (Fremd) was named a fall 2009 Jack Swartz all-academic selection in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Koeneman was also a "D3football.com" first-team All-North Region and named first-team All-CCIW for the second-straight year with 1,031 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
Koeneman wound up his career as Carthage's all-time leader in both passing receptions (258) and receiving yards (3,008). He is a business administration major with a 3.55 cumulative grade-point average through the fall semester.
Volleyball clinic
Arlington Heights resident Tony Skrocki, IHSA Volleyball Official and President of the Zebras of Northern Illinois (ZONI) Association, is hosting a volleyball clinic on March 13 for officials as a means to prepare for the upcoming boy's season.
It is to refresh everyone on the rule changes.
This is the group's 14th clinic. Money raised this year will once again help out some Chicagoland High Schools with some newer game and practice equipment. Last year, more than $2,500 was raised for five Chicago Public High Schools. They were able to purchase equipment such as game balls, practice balls, ball bags, ball carts, nets, referee stands, etc.
The clinic will be held at Glenbard East High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is a $20 pre-registration and $30 at the door.
Contact Louis Green at looieg@gmail.com or Stan Wiedeman at twiffsd@sbcglobal.net.
Men's track and field
Matt Babicz (Prospect) set DePaul's freshman record in the shot put (15.91 meters) for fourth place overall at the Notre Dame Indoor Open.
Men's basketball
Sophomore guard Chris McClellan (Wheeling) of Lewis University has converted at least one 3-pointer in the Flyers' last 18 contests. During that span, he is shooting 45.2 percent (42-for-93) from beyond the arc.
Women's track and field
Michelle Ruff (Fremd) of Lewis University joined Kayla Murphy, Ashley Butler and Kamille Ferguson in the 4x200 relay with a first-place finish of 1:45.81 in the Chicagoland Championships. North Central won the overall title with 141 points, while the University of Chicago (119.5) narrowly edged host Lewis (118.5) for second place.
Women's gymnastics
The No. 20 Illinois squad (194.225) took third place at the IGI Chicago Style Invitational at Navy Pier behind No. 10 Nebraska (196.475) and No. 19 Denver (195.250).
The Illini were firing on all cylinders to start the night, posting a season-best 49.150 on vault and tying the fifth-best mark in school history.
Senior Allison Buckley (Conant), who ranks 11th in the nation on the event, led the way with a 9.875 and placed second.
Northwest Basketball Academy
Tryouts for freshman and sophomore girls will be Tuesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Thomas Villanova School in Palatine (1201 East Anderson Drive).
Director Bill Probst is in his 43rd year of coaching. He has been a high school girls and boys and junior college men's and women's head coach and his teams have more than 800 games. Probst has been inducted into four coaching Hall of Fames.
For more information call 847-639-1003.