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Ferrarin: St. Charles East grad NCAA Woman of the Year finalist

By Elena Ferrarin
Oct 16, 2014 5:36 PM - Alexa Baltes's road from dribbling basketballs in the basement at age 2 to winning the NCAA Division III women's national championship two years ago was as much about hard work as it was natural talent. "She was literally the player that would catch your eye, because she just worked so hard," Illinois Wesleyan basketball coach Mia Smith said. Hard work on and off the court has made Alexa among nine finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Elite Conant student insists baton twirling is a sport

By Elena Ferrarin
Sep 18, 2014 5:30 AM - Competitive baton twirler Chase Dorn knows full well that some people don't think of her sport as, well, a sport. The 17-year-old from Elk Grove Village, recently named Illinois' Distinguished Young Woman for 2015, knows better. "It's a sport because it takes just as much agility and training and coordination and fitness as any sport -- as soccer, as basketball, as cheerleading, as dance," the Conant senior said.
Wheeling siblings have World Cup dreams

By Elena Ferrarin
Jun 19, 2014 5:16 AM - As the World Cup plays on the Brazil this month, young soccer players from across the suburbs are dreaming that they might one day represent their country on the international stage. For siblings Luis and Alondra Arreola of Wheeling, those dreams might just come true. Both are soccer standouts who've already caught the eye of national team recruiters from the U.S. and Mexico.
Pingree Grove immigrant learns to excel at ECC

By Elena Ferrarin
May 15, 2014 5:22 AM - Alejandro Molina Hoyos' family fled violence and turmoil in their native Colombia more than a decade ago to start over in the United States. Despite the many challenges he's faced since, Alejandro's hard work and perseverance have made him a respected leader among his peers. "My goal is to have the ability to give someone the same experience I had, have someone really enjoy their time in college and really develop themselves professionally."
Bolingbrook teen finds patterns of success across fields

By Elena Ferrarin
May 1, 2014 5:30 AM - Timothy Zhou excels at music, math and chess. While that may seem like an unusual combination, the Bolingbrook teen is quick to explain the three disciplines are much more similar than people may think. "There is beauty in patterns and logic which plays into not just chess and math, but also music," he says.
Mount Prospect teen wins Wolves scholarship

By Elena Ferrarin
Apr 24, 2014 6:02 AM - Those who know Tim Gruensfelder agree on two things: He never lets anything stop him, and he never shows how much his battle with a rare tumor might affect him on any given day. Despite his challenges, Tim is an All-American wheelchair athlete, accomplished archer, honors student and active volunteer for many causes. "I just do what I love to do," he says.
Barrington chess champ among nation's best young players

By Elena Ferrarin
Apr 3, 2014 5:30 AM - Playing chess is all about being like a fox, 10-year-old Shreya Mangalam likes to say. "I always try to do tricks that people can't really see," said Shreya, a fifth-grader from South Barrington. The tactic has paid off for Shreya, who is the top-rated female chess player under 16 in Illinois, and the third-rated girl under the age of 10 in the entire country.
Barrington teens help kids in Guatemala

By Elena Ferrarin
Feb 20, 2014 6:15 AM - From inspiring fellow students to engage in service, to giving new homes to poor families in Guatemala, two Barrington sisters have been spreading a lot of good around the world lately. Twins Courtney and Ashley Quigley, 17-year-old seniors at Barrington High School, are the organizers of "Hope's in Style," a student-led fashion show that raises money to help build homes for poor families in Guatemala.
Suburban man gives a voice to the special needs community

By Elena Ferrarin
Feb 6, 2014 5:20 AM - Communication is Daniel Smrokowski's biggest passion, but it's also his biggest struggle. The 25-year-old Westmont man is the founder and executive director of Special Chronicles, which produces podcasts, news and opinion pieces featuring the voices of people with special needs. "People need to hear our stories and our abilities," Daniel says.
Teen entrepeneur from Elgin takes on music industry

By Elena Ferrarin
Jan 23, 2014 2:15 PM - At age 15, Breje Whitt was playing onstage with a nationally renowned Christian rock band. At 17, the Elgin teen started his own DJ, sound and lighting company. Where he goes next is anyone's guess, but one thing is for sure -- music is going to be his life. "Music is what I want to do, but I don't know where it's going to go," said Breje, a senior at Westminster Christian School in Elgin.

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