Vernon Hills Sports
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Girls swimming and diving: Welker back on deck, this time at BenetSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - For Sue Welker, it was the right time to return to the pool deck as a high school girls swimming and diving coach. Welker coached at Naperville Central from 2006-13, the...
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Girls golf: Vernon Hills' Schulman off to hot startAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills sophomore girls golfer Lexi Schulman has picked up right where she left off. Schulman, who finished tied for fifth in the state in Class 2A as a freshman la...
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Ball State the choice for Vernon Hills' WiegoldJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - When he was smaller, though not smaller than his twin brother, Jackson Wiegold thought small when it came to his college-football goals. He envisioned himself playing at...
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Father and son reunite again — at Grayslake NorthJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Since he was a boy watching his dad play semipro ball, played American Legion for him, watched him mentor his college team's pitchers, and coached with him in high schoo...
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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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All's well for new Grayslake North coach AtwellMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - When he relinquished his longtime position as Vernon Hills offensive coordinator two years ago to accept a lesser role at Grayslake North, Corey Atwell did so for one re...
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Class Acts: Vernon Hills' Liu one sharp kidApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - In many ways, Josh Liu has been extraordinary in high school. The Vernon Hills senior has only once gotten a grade less than an A in four years of taking honors and AP c...
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Seasons for 1st-year coaches come to a haltApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - After 12 years serving as an assistant to Elk Grove baseball coach Terry Beyna, Steve Lesniak was looking forward to his first season as Grens varsity coach this spring....
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Coaches working to help players stay positiveApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic brought a sudden halt to the spring sports season, high school coaches have been helping their athletes stay in shape with various worko...
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Former Warren, CLC coach Ramsey missing basketball but enjoying lifeApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Long before the basketball season was abruptly interrupted by COVID-19, and became a very different kind of basketball season than any of us has ever seen, it was also t...