Tower Lakes Sports
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Ward (Carmel), Brown (Vernon Hills) looking for new college homesMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - A pair of jaw-dropping, heart-crushing moments in two months could frazzle a pitcher worse than getting lit up before recording a single out. Dazed or not, Jay Ward, lik...
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Wagner took winding path to Super Bowl gloryMay 23, 2020 3:00 pm - No story summarizes the professional football career of Mike Wagner better than this one: A few years ago, Wagner was looking for a complete video of the 1974 AFC champi...
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Girls soccer: Barrington had high hopes as nation's top-ranked teamMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Not many teams can say they started the girls soccer season ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished No. 1. Unfortunately, Barrington did it this spring without playing a...
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What's in store for boys gymnastics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemicMay 16, 2020 1:00 am - This wasn't the way that Rob Defano imagined 34 years coming to an end. "It's very somber," Defano said. "But the crazy things that are happening in the world are changi...
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MLB throws curveball to high-school draft prospectsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - At 6 feet 4 and nearly 225 pounds, with a mid-90-mph fastball and belief that he's professional-baseball ready, Ben Wiegman couldn't wait to unleash his potential this s...
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High school sports dynasties: Girls No. 10, Barrington softballMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top 10 boys and girls high school sports dynasties over the past 20 years, two at a time. We start today at No. 10 w...
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Girls track and field: Glenbard West's Hart, others miss out on more successMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - It came to this - arguably Illinois' best female high school distance runner ever, running a time trial on a nearly empty track in a wide-open field with no spectators. ...
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Boys tennis: With spring season lost, summer also in jeopardyMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - The cancellation of the boys tennis season this spring denied Hinsdale Central a shot at a third straight state championship, and the future of key summer tournaments fo...
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Girls soccer: Juggling act for Carmel coach Kile during pandemicMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - An 11-month-old at home. Pregnant again - a girl this time. A head-coaching career on hold. An up-close view of how a novel virus is staggering our world. But then, firs...
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No swang song for these retiring spring coachesMay 02, 2020 1:00 am - After 33 years coaching baseball at Wauconda including the last 18 as varsity coach, Bill Sliker is rounding third and heading for home one last time. Set to retire this...