Articles filed under High Schools
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Pitch man: How Fremd QB and NU commit Johnny O’Brien helped recruit his protection to EvanstonJul 06, 2025 3:51 pm - Fremd quarterback Johnny O’Brien decided last summer to play college football down the road at Northwestern University. In June he helped convince two local offensive linemen to join him with the Wildcats after they graduate from high school.
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‘A hole in our family’: Hit-and-run victim remembered as polite and outgoingJul 06, 2025 1:16 pm - Nicholas Laureys, the 15-year-old killed in a hit-and-run crash last week near Crystal Lake, is being remembered as an outgoing and polite young man who liked to play video games and ride ATVs.
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Remembering the ‘Elmhurst Express,’ one of NASCAR’s early starsJul 05, 2025 4:51 pm - One of the first major stars of NASCAR grew up in an unlikely location. Elmhurst native Fred Lorenzen won 26 races from 1962-67, and died last December at 89.
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Lake Zurich’s Svanson brings some heat for Cards on rough day at WrigleyJul 04, 2025 5:45 pm - Cardinals right-handed pitcher Matt Svanson is the first player from Lake Zurich High School to reach the major leagues. A late growth spurt during his college years at Lehigh pushed his arm to another level.
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Countdown to prep football: Nine area quarterbacks to watchJul 03, 2025 3:13 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with nine quarterbacks to see play this season.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: Hinsdale Central repeats at No. 1Jul 03, 2025 11:21 am - For the second straight year Hinsdale Central High School finished first in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 2 BarringtonJul 02, 2025 6:18 pm - Barrington High School finished second in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.
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High school summer league baseball now little more than a memoryJul 02, 2025 3:48 pm - For the first time since it started in 1976, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league tournament was canceled.
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Tafoya begins tenure as new superintendent for Mundelein districts 75 and 120Jul 02, 2025 2:21 pm - Corey Tafoya, the new superintendent for Mundelein High School District 120 and Mundelein Elementary District 75, began work this week.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 3 StevensonJul 01, 2025 2:36 pm - Stevenson High School finished third in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.