Patricia Babcock McGraw
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Vernon Hills isn't satisfied yetAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Going to the state championship game tends to re-calibrate your program, and set future bars pretty high. "We are certainly very motivated coming back," Vernon Hills coa...
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Mertens, Lake Zurich finding their comfort zoneAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Tensions were high when Luke Mertens took over the football program at Lake Zurich last spring. And understandably so. The former Lakes coach was walking into an impossi...
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Carmel's switch merits a good lookAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Take a look. And a second look. And maybe a third and fourth. If you've followed Lake County high school football in the past, it might take you that long to realize th...
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The message at Mundelein is unityAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - It has come to this. In the name of restoring human interaction, at least on his football team, Mundelein coach Larry Calhoun confiscates the electronics (yes, including...
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Stevenson eager to make its pointAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - One point. A single point. That's what ended Stevenson's special season in 2016. The Patriots finished the regular season with an 8-1 record. But their hopes for a long...
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Youth makes its mark with talent at WarrenAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - As the third-largest high school in the state of Illinois, Warren has never had a numbers problem in football. And that's why it's rare that sophomores make the varsity....
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Sky point guard Vandersloot rising to the topAug 12, 2017 1:00 am - Even the pros doubt themselves sometimes. Chicago Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot didn't always believe she was cut out for the WNBA. "It was really a big adjustmen...
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Sky outshines Stars for third straight winAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - Sharing is caring. And right now, all the Chicago Sky cares about is making the WNBA playoffs. That could happen if the Sky keeps sharing the basketball the way it did o...
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For starters, Lake Zurich's practicing transparencyAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Usually, the first official day of football practice is all about looking forward. But at Lake Zurich, the past will likely be on the radar for awhile, if not all season...
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Sky rolls from Indianapolis over AtlantaAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - The Chicago Sky is on a roll. Or maybe the Sky just kept rolling ... right from Indianapolis, into Chicago at 2 a.m. Saturday, and then right to another key win Saturday...