McHenry County Sports
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Carmel baseball player Meriel produces after allMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - A baseball player seeks a hit. Just one hit will no doubt suffice for Carmel Catholic's Ryne Meriel. There is no high school baseball season this spring due to the COVID...
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Top Ten basketball players of the century: Girls No. 10, Lindsay Richards of BarringtonMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Editors note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top Ten boys and girls basketball players of the century in our coverage area. We begin today with No. 10 — Armani Wi...
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Boys volleyball: The season that would've been held plenty of promiseMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - The last time the Stevenson boys volleyball team was together on the practice court, coach Eric Goolish stepped aside to quietly observe the final 45 minutes by himself....
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Ward (Carmel), Brown (Vernon Hills) looking for new college homesMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - A pair of jaw-dropping, heart-crushing moments in two months could frazzle a pitcher worse than getting lit up before recording a single out. Dazed or not, Jay Ward, lik...
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Wagner took winding path to Super Bowl gloryMay 23, 2020 3:00 pm - No story summarizes the professional football career of Mike Wagner better than this one: A few years ago, Wagner was looking for a complete video of the 1974 AFC champi...
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St. Viator's Pittman chooses IowaMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - It takes a lot to wear out St. Viator two-way lineman Jeremiah Pittman. “He just doesn't get tired,” St. Viator football coach Dave Archibald said Tuesday. “Since his so...
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Girls soccer: Barrington had high hopes as nation's top-ranked teamMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Not many teams can say they started the girls soccer season ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished No. 1. Unfortunately, Barrington did it this spring without playing a...
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What's in store for boys gymnastics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemicMay 16, 2020 1:00 am - This wasn't the way that Rob Defano imagined 34 years coming to an end. "It's very somber," Defano said. "But the crazy things that are happening in the world are changi...
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MLB throws curveball to high-school draft prospectsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - At 6 feet 4 and nearly 225 pounds, with a mid-90-mph fastball and belief that he's professional-baseball ready, Ben Wiegman couldn't wait to unleash his potential this s...
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High school sports dynasties: Boys No. 8, Cary-Grove footballMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top 10 boys and girls high school sports dynasties over the past 20 years, two at a time. We continue today at No. 8...