Lake County Sports
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Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows surges late to win regional over Lake ZurichFeb 19, 2026 8:35 pm - When Abby Ramel, Rolling Meadows’ leading scorer, fouled out with 6 ½ minutes left, the Mustangs took it as a challenge. Meadows outscored Lake Zurich 14-3 the rest of th...
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Girls basketball: McCrea’s layup in closing seconds lifts St. Viator to third straight regional titleFeb 19, 2026 8:21 pm - St. Viator went “Navy” to sink Lake Forest 30-29 in the title game of the Class 3A Antioch regional Thursday. St. Viator (19-14) will meet second-seeded Wauconda next Tue...
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Who’s poised to take over in the Class 4A boys basketball playoffs?Feb 19, 2026 6:04 pm - Last week we looked at several girls basketball players capable of putting their team on their shoulders in the playoffs. Now we’ll look at a bunch of boys players poised to take over in the Class 4A playoffs.
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Steelers legend Mike Wagner, Lake Villa native and Carmel grad, passes away at 76Feb 19, 2026 1:47 pm - Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Wagner, a Carmel High School grad who won four Super Bowl rings, passed away Wednesday at 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.
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Boys basketball: Cary-Grove clinches FVC title outright by beating McHenryFeb 18, 2026 8:39 am - Adam McCloud’s message to his Cary-Grove boys basketball team after it clinched a share of the Fox Valley Conference championship was that the job’s not done. After the T...
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Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances last week?Feb 16, 2026 6:19 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances from last week.
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Ski jumper Bickner ends his third Olympics with his best finishFeb 16, 2026 5:32 pm - Ski jumper Kevin Bickner, a Wauconda native, and teammate Tate Frantz placed eighth in the Men’s Super Team on Monday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Girls wrestling: Talented group shines at Schaumburg sectionalFeb 14, 2026 8:49 pm - A roundup of Saturday’s girls wrestling individual sectionals.
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Boys swimming: Stevenson dominates at North Suburban Conference meetFeb 14, 2026 8:09 pm - Stevenson was unrivaled at the conference meet for the 11th year in a row and the 18th time since 2004. Patriots entrants won 10 of the 12 events Saturday and finished either second or third in 11 races.
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Boys wrestling: Warren’s Noble, Stewart capture sectional championships at BarringtonFeb 14, 2026 7:56 pm - A roundup of results from Saturday’s boys wrestling individual sectionals.