Lake Zurich High School
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O’Brien, Fremd shock Lake ZurichAug 30, 2024 11:26 pm - Fremd has traditionally been a pound and ground football program. That appears to have changed this season thanks to the play of quarterback Johnny O’Brien. The junior, w...
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‘Great to get going’: Barrington’s back at it after reaching 8A semifinals; Lake Zurich eyes 8th straight playoffsAug 12, 2024 7:14 pm - It is a labor of love. Ask any high school football player and that’s what they will tell you. And after an off-season of weight and speed training and a summer of camps ...
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Counting down: Here are 7 prep football opening games we’re looking forward to watchingJul 12, 2024 6:00 am - We’re beginning our countdown to prep football this week, starting with the area’s top seven season openers.
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Lake County All-Area Football Team Captain: Lincoln Adams, Lake ZurichDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - When the National Federation of State High School Associations made the jersey No. "0" legal in football in late 2022, Lake Zurich coach Ron Planz got right to work. He ...
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Lake Zurich graduate Matt Janus developing a winning culture at Wisconsin-La CrosseNov 24, 2023 12:00 am - The seeds of Matt Janus' coaching career were planted while still playing football at Lake Zurich High School. A starting linebacker his senior season in 2004, he consid...
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Cary-Grove beats Lake Zurich, heads back to title gameNov 18, 2023 12:00 am - Slowing down Cary-Grove by preventing long, explosive plays is only part of the battle, as Lake Zurich found out firsthand. The Bears' defense did a commendable job, lim...
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5 high school football semifinals to watch SaturdayNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Of the IHSA's 16 semifinal football games in eight classes Saturday, two of them match a pair of 12-0 teams. One of them pits Greenfield-Northwestern Co-op at Camp Point...
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Scouting Lake County semifinal playoff football gamesNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Class 6A Cary-Grove (10-2) at Lake Zurich (11-1) When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Seeds: Lake Zurich is the No. 1 seed in the top half of the 6A bracket; Cary-Grove is the No. 3 s...
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'You don't really sleep during the playoffs': Coaching staffs do it all to keep season aliveNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Lake Zurich football coach Ron Planz, speaking for peers everywhere, addressed how much time he spends not only on X's and O's, but on everything football. “A lot,” he s...
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Pirrone's late TD run lifts Lake Zurich over Belvidere NorthNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - It definitely wasn't easy, but in the end top-seeded Lake Zurich got the job done Saturday afternoon in the Bears' Class 6A quarterfinal playoff football game against No...