Lake County Sports
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Born kicker: Late switch to football landed Vernon Hills’ Szmyt in NFLNov 15, 2025 3:58 pm - Vernon Hills native Andre Szmyt decided to switch from soccer to football in high school. Two years later, he was named the best kicker in college football and now has that role with the Cleveland Browns.
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Belvidere North surprises Cary-GroveNov 15, 2025 7:50 am - Belvidere North senior cornerback Jackson Johnson and his football teammates never lost belief in themselves, even if some people in their high school did. The undefeated...
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Does home field even matter in the IHSA football playoffs?Nov 13, 2025 5:49 pm - Fans may not like the IHSA’s rules when it comes to determining who gets to host playoff football games, but does it even matter?
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‘Fire over fear’ pep talk produces race of a lifetime for Barrington girls at state cross country finalsNov 12, 2025 5:46 pm - Coach Debbie Revolta’s pep talk on the eve of the Illinois High School Association cross country finals helped spur Barrington to victory.
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Boys soccer: Lake County All-Area captain Sereno finishes record-setting four years with 98 goalsNov 11, 2025 1:22 pm - The hardest — but most important — part of soccer is to put the ball into the back of the net. This makes strikers the most valuable assets in the sport. Some teams find ...
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Prep football, girls volleyball playoffs getting seriousNov 11, 2025 9:07 am - With the IHSA football playoffs headed to the quarterfinals and girls volleyball teams bound for the state semifinals, you know it’s getting serious.
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Girls volleyball: St. Viator loses lead, falls to Prairie Ridge in supersectionalNov 10, 2025 10:47 pm - Prairie Ridge junior libero Tegan Vrbancic and the never-say-die Wolves had been working toward this moment all season. After dropping the first set against St. Viator, P...
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11?Nov 10, 2025 6:09 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Football playoffs about to get tougher for area teamsNov 09, 2025 4:46 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the quarterfinal football opponents for some of our area teams.
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St. Charles North edges Carmel in entertaining 7A matchupNov 09, 2025 12:13 am - Declan Smith and the St. Charles North defense knew it had to go all out on the final play. With the North Stars only up three with 44 seconds remaining over Carmel, they...