Vernon Hills Sports
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 12, 2024 7:10 am - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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Suburban Skyview: Throwing a discus isn’t as easy as it looksJun 23, 2024 6:00 am - Suburban Skyview finds Vernon Hills High School athlete Jaewook Lee perfecting his discus throwing technique to prepare for next spring’s Illinois High School Association boys track and field season.
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Girls soccer: Vernon Hills falls in sectional final on CL Central’s late goalMay 25, 2024 5:11 pm - After Crystal Lake Central and Vernon Hills played an even first half with neither team able to produce many scoring opportunities, the Tigers put the pressure on the Cou...
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Girls soccer: Vernon Hills outlasts St. Viator on PKs, reaches sectional finalMay 22, 2024 10:24 pm - For both the St. Viator and Vernon Hills girls soccer teams, they would have to endure a nearly one-hour wait to play their Class 2A sectional semifinal at Deerfield Hig...
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Girls soccer: Libertyville pulls away from Vernon Hills in 2nd halfMay 04, 2024 6:13 pm - Libertyville overcame a sluggish first half of soccer to record a 6-0 victory over visiting Vernon Hills Saturday afternoon at sunny Walter Johnson Stadium. The NSC-leadi...
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Lake County baseball notes: Mundelein making a statement in NSC raceApr 24, 2024 1:16 pm - Despite a currently undermanned pitching staff, the Mundelein baseball team continues to get it done. The Mustangs were 14-4 overall and a strong 7-1 in North Suburban Co...
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Softball: Grayslake Central bashes 4 homers in win over Vernon HillsApr 12, 2024 9:30 pm - The foul ball off the top of Ann Wolff’s left foot stung in the bottom of the first inning, forcing the Grayslake Central junior to hop, hop, hop in agony around the batt...
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Vernon Hills hockey coach in the Female Coaches SpotlightApr 11, 2024 6:00 am - Lead supervisor and head coach of the Little Blackhawks program at Glacier and all introductory hockey initiatives there, Charice Paoli in March was included among 85 female hockey coaches worldwide in the NHLCA program’s Female Coaches Spotlight.
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 10, 2024 12:01 pm - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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Images: State Wrestling FinalsFeb 19, 2024 10:17 am - Two dozen local wrestlers fought for championships at the IHSA boys wrestling finals at the University of Illinois State Farm Center arena on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. ...