Vernon Hills Sports
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Carmel’s Bitter baffles Mundelein’s hittersMay 26, 2012 9:32 pm - The battle ware or “smear,” as Carmel Catholic pitcher Nicole Bitter calls the black face makeup that she and her softball teammates often rub on, is meant for intimidat...
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Grayslake Central’s Zygmunt, Brewster excelMay 26, 2012 7:25 pm - CHARLESTON — The final weekend in the high school sports careers of Luke Zygmunt and Will Brewster of Grayslake Central were all about the Rams’ team effort to claim a s...
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Vernon Hills, Stevenson move on to sectionalMay 26, 2012 4:41 pm - Vernon Hills baseball coach Jay Czarnecki said Tyler Feece didn’t have his best stuff Saturday. It was good enough, though. Feece found a way to get outs when he needed ...
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Zion-Benton eliminates StevensonMay 25, 2012 7:54 pm - At the Barrington boys volleyball sectional, Stevenson ran smack dab into what some are saying is a team of destiny. Or maybe it’s simply a talented, motivated swarm of ...
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Lombardino, Grant on track for big finishMay 25, 2012 7:04 pm - CHARLESTON — It was easy to understand why Grant junior Brandon Lombardino had the look of a very relieved Bulldog after the Class 3A discus prelims at the state track a...
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Prairie Ridge tops VH in a wild one at WaucondaMay 25, 2012 10:35 am - Vernon Hills slugger Jenn Claussen plucked the remaining used paper cups and plastic water bottles from the chain-link fence by her team’s dugout and dropped them in a t...
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Stevenson’s Bush blossoms in big win over BloomMay 25, 2012 10:30 am - Boys tennis coaches at state meets get to sit and coach courtside for the big matches, beginning with the quarterfinals. Assistant coach Jeff Zanchelli performed the dut...
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Max effort lifts Stevenson in fading lightMay 24, 2012 7:16 pm - Max Golembo delivered after the Stevenson and Rolling Meadows baseball teams almost maxed out on daylight in their Class 4A Stevenson regional semifinal Thursday. Golemb...
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Carmel tops Warren to fight another dayMay 24, 2012 3:17 pm - The eye black that was smeared not only under Quinten Sefcik’s eyes but also all over his cheeks looked more like war paint. And that was fitting. Sefcik was fighting fo...
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Borucki’s faith is rewarded by fate at MundeleinMay 24, 2012 3:12 pm - When nearly 20 high-ranking major league scouts show up with radar guns in tow to a high school JV baseball game — yes, JV game, something’s up. Something big. That unbe...