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Mundelein senior Shae Johnson is part of the Daily Herald’s 2026 Lake County All-Area softball team.

Lake County softball All-Area team

Meet the 2026 Daily Herald Lake County All-Area softball team.

St. Charles North's Ella Heimbuch is part of the Daily Herald’s 2026 Fox Valley All-Area softball team.

Fox Valley softball All-Area team

Meet the 2026 Daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area softball team.

Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson, a four-time state singles champion while at Naperville Central High School, on Wednesday was named head women's tennis coach at the University of Illinois.

Former Naperville Central tennis ace set to make history with the Illini

Naperville Central High School graduate Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson was hired Wednesday as the new head coach of the University of Illinois women’s tennis program.

Fremd’s Gwen Zimmerman will play college soccer at Northwestern next season. She is this year’s captain of the Daily Herald’s Cook County All-Area team.

Girls soccer: Cook County All-Area captain Zimmerman’s play on the pitch as perfect as her ACT score

It really is not a surprise to see Fremd senior Gwen Zimmerman at the top of the 2026 Daily Herald Cook County All-Area girls soccer team. The Northwestern-bound Vikings ...

Emerson Burke set the Naperville Central school record with 40 goals this spring. She will play her college soccer at Michigan..

Girls soccer: DuPage County captain Burke sets Naperville Central scoring record, leads Redhawks to second in state

Emerson Burke was all-everything this spring for Naperville Central. Smashing the goals scored (40) as well as points (97) accumulated in a season at her school, Burke he...

Shea Krakowski is the captain of the Lake County All-Area girls soccer team after finishing her four years with 80 goals, 30 assists and a host of other honors.

Girls soccer: Lake County captain Krakowski completes stellar four seasons at Libertyville in style

The role of a captain cannot be understated. Not only whoever wears the armband leads by example on and off the pitch, but also is a key component in keeping her teammate...

St. Charles East’s Mya Leon, right, made a goal of getting more physical this season and not getting pushed off the ball. She scored 47 goals for the 20-1-5 Saints.

Girls soccer: Fox Valley All-Area captain Leon gets stronger, tougher, leads to record 47 goals for DuKane champ St. Charles East

Drill, drill, drill. After jumping into the high school soccer scene by scoring 34 goals as a freshman, St. Charles East sophomore Mya Leon knew opponents were going to d...