Lake County Sports
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Former walk-on O'Connell ready to lead Purdue in showdown vs. NUNov 12, 2020 12:00 pm - Last year, Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell made his first collegiate start at Northwestern. Heading into that game, the Boilermakers' record was 3-6, while Northweste...
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Allowing club and high school sports in same season creates choices, potential problemsNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association made a recent decision that caused quite a bit of controversy - and we aren't talking about basketball. With a new four-season calen...
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Diocese of Rockford tells schools no basketball this winterNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - As school officials continue to seek legal and insurance guidance concerning playing high school basketball this winter, the Diocese of Rockford said Thursday its six sc...
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How Stevenson grad landed her dream job in ESPN's NBA Bubble coverageOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - To pass the time in the NBA Bubble over the summer and fall, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat started his own coffee shop. "He ran it out of his hotel room and he named it...
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Twenty-five years after Fox River Grove crash, the healing continuesOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - There are days in life we all remember. Oct. 27, 1995, is on my list. That was the night, in my first year at the Daily Herald, I was assigned to cover Cary-Grove at Cry...
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Cross country: Lake Zurich's Myers, Gilboy run strong at Loyola regionalOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - It was almost like a practice day. There were Lake Zurich seniors Jacob Myers and Jack Gilboy nipping at each other's heels as they have so often over the last four year...
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Boys cross country: Rolling Meadows' Barretto has historic runOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Stephen Barretto became just the second runner in Rolling Meadows' history to win the Mid-Suburban League individual boys cross country title. Barretto completed the cou...
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Girls tennis: Jacobs secures first sectional title since 2013Oct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley's players were enjoying lunch at Panera in Algonquin, thinking they were done at the Class 2A Cary-Grove girls tennis sectional when they received Red Raiders co...
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Girls tennis: Fremd captures sectional championshipOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Different day, same result for Fremd Saturday at the IHSA girls tennis sectional at Fremd in Palatine. The Vikings Alina Shyani outlasted Rolling Meadows' Hanna Haber 6-...
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Girls tennis: Stevenson sectional finals delayed to TuesdayOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - A cold, gusty weekend with rainouts and lightning delays seemed par for the course. "The COVID-19 year has already been a bizarre year," Libertyville girls tennis coach ...