Vernon Hills Sports
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COVID-19 spikes in Illinois factor into ECC's decision to cancel basketball seasonDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - It is the holidays, so there are always a few Grinches in the crowd. But Kent Payne never pegged himself as one. Until Tuesday. "I feel like the Grinch who took Christma...
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Vernon Hills running coach goes the extra mile for middle school runnersNov 25, 2020 5:00 am - Mary Connolly of Vernon Hills is a professional running coach whose clients have ranged from adults involved with the Chicago Area Runners Association to children in the...
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Vernon Hills baseball coach Czarnecki ready to step down after 19 seasonsOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - In some ways, the decision couldn't have been easier. In others, it couldn't have been more difficult. After 19 seasons, Jay Czarnecki stepped down recently as the head ...
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Girls cross country: St. Charles East on an undefeated runSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - It's been smooth sailing for the St. Charles girls cross country team this fall. The Saints were undefeated in all varsity quads to start the week. Marley Andelman and M...
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College commitments are rolling in for Lake County football playersSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - He's lost track of the exact number, but Tommy Matheson estimates that he's been to Disney World between 15 to 20 times. "Disney World is an obsession for me," Matheson ...
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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...