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Connecting comes naturally for hard-hitting Reichert
CHICAGO — Kristin Reichert rarely has days like the one she endured last week in a loss to St. Ignatius at Illinois-Chicago.
The Niles North senior struck out twice, chasing bad pitches both times, grounded out on a slow roller up the middle and lined …
College roundup: Epifanio named to all-region team
Maine South alumna Emily Epifanio , a senior catcher on the Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region first team.
Epifanio started 37 of the team’s 39 games and hit .382 with a .488 on-base percentage and a …
New Trier captures state title in 4x800 relay, Schmidt wins pole vault
CHARLESTON — Saturday’s Class 3A girls track and field state final was full of firsts for New Trier’s 4x800-meter relay.
It was the first time this season that senior all-state runners Courtney Ackerman and Jessica Ackerman had run on the same 4x800 relay. Courtney Ackerman …
English starts out strong at state meet
Evanston junior Parker English qualified for the Class 3A girls track and field state finals in all four of her events and shined in her two races Friday, posting the fastest time in the 400-meter run and the second-fastest time in the 200.
She also …
Evanston-Glenbrook South finish one-two at sectional
SKOKIE — A strong meet ended on a bit of a sour note for Glenbrook South at Thursday’s Class 3A Niles West boys track and field sectional.
The Titans had expected to qualify in the 4x400-meter relay, the meet’s final event, and thought they had …
Girls track & field state preview: Simon sisters both advance
WILMETTE — One of the indelible images from the Class 3A Loyola girls track and field sectional was the embrace between twins Sunshine and Sunbright Simon on the infield after the 300-meter hurdles.
The seniors had just finished first and second in the race on …
Boys gymnastics state notebook: Jamiyankhuu proves quick learner
FRANKFORT — Many boys gymnasts enter the state meet armed with routines they’ve done throughout the season.
Dalai Jamiyankhuu didn’t have that luxury on pommel horse. The Niles West freshman said he has had four different pommel horse routines this year because he was searching …
St. Ignatius does just enough to drop Niles North
CHICAGO — Allison Heraty has come to expect games like the one St. Ignatius won Wednesday at Illinois-Chicago.
The Wolfpack coach saw her team fail to drive in a run with a hit in its 4-1 victory over Niles North. Two were scored on errors, …
Elfant ties for second on vault
FRANKFORT — Glenbrook North gymnast Nate Elfant had never reached the state finals in any event before this year.
But Elfant, a senior, added a second-place medal on vault Saturday to the fifth-place finish in the all-around he earned the evening before. Elfant secured the …
Lyons sophomore Lin storms to state singles championship
The badminton state finals in Charleston saw plenty of surprises on Saturday and many of the biggest were sprung by Stephanie Lin.
Lin, a Lyons sophomore, pulled off three consecutive upsets en route to winning the singles championship at Eastern Illinois in Charleston.
Lin’s 16-21, …
Multiple area entrants reach state badminton quarterfinals
Jessica Gomez and her T.F. South badminton teammates have been dreaming about winning the program’s first state championship since before the season began.
Now they are on the verge of making that dream a reality after a terrific performance Friday on the first day of …
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