Diamond Lake Schools
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Sidelines: After 25 years of Vernon Hills football, a hall of their ownNov 19, 2025 3:06 pm - At Vernon Hills High School, assistant football coach Tony Monken is gearing up for a Dec. 6 Cougars football hall of fame banquet. Meanwhile, Monken’s successor as head coach, Bill Bellecomo, just announced his resignation.
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Girls volleyball: Lake County All-Area captain Evans plays her best in biggest moments, leads Libertyville to sectional titleNov 18, 2025 8:06 am - Two years ago, if you had asked Libertyville girls volleyball coach Greg Loika what Claire Evans’ career might look like going forward, “I’m not sure how I’d have answere...
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College Achievers: Carmel graduate has landmark night in starting debut for Duke women’s basketballNov 16, 2025 5:50 pm - College Achievers: Carmel Catholic High School graduate Jordan Wood, a junior forward at Duke University, is figuring things out at the college level.
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Born kicker: Late switch to football landed Vernon Hills’ Szmyt in NFLNov 15, 2025 3:58 pm - Vernon Hills native Andre Szmyt decided to switch from soccer to football in high school. Two years later, he was named the best kicker in college football and now has that role with the Cleveland Browns.
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St. Charles North edges Carmel in entertaining 7A matchupNov 09, 2025 12:13 am - Declan Smith and the St. Charles North defense knew it had to go all out on the final play. With the North Stars only up three with 44 seconds remaining over Carmel, they...
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Girls volleyball: Prairie Ridge sweeps Carmel for sectional championshipNov 06, 2025 9:56 pm - All in. All out. Prairie Ridge didn’t play its cleanest volleyball in its sectional semifinal and didn’t have its best practice the next day. Then came Thursday night. Th...
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Girls volleyball: Evans, Zovistoski power Libertyville to sectional title over HampshireNov 06, 2025 9:34 pm - Libertyville leaned on its middle and right-side offense during the team’s Class 4A sectional semifinal victory. On Thursday, outside hitters Claire Evans and Emerson Zov...
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Girls volleyball: Carmel reaches sectional final; Grayslake Central drops 3-set matchNov 04, 2025 10:46 pm - As match point came her way, teed up perfectly by setter Addi Smith from the other end of the net, Prairie Ridge outside hitter Adeline Grider had victory on her mind. Th...
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Girls volleyball: Fremd, Palatine pull out three-set wins, will meet Thursday for sectional titleNov 04, 2025 10:25 pm - After dropping the second set 25-13, Fremd's girls volleyball team was hardly fazed as it headed into the decisive third set of Tuesday's first semifinal of the Class 4A ...
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Girls volleyball: Hampshire, Libertyville advance to sectional championshipNov 04, 2025 9:55 pm - Hampshire setter Kylie Lambert achieved a career passing milestone as the No. 1 seeded Whip-Purs fought to protect their home court during Tuesday’s Class 4A sectional se...