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Okmin name rings out at Stevenson
LINCOLNSHIRE — The Okmin name could be part of Stevenson lacrosse until at least 2020.
Emily Okmin is a senior defender on Stevenson’s girls lacrosse team. Her three brothers also play lacrosse. Eric Okmin is only a freshman, and might have played for Stevenson this …
First inning sends Carmel past Stevenson
LIBERTYVILLE — A quick start was all Carmel’s softball team needed Thursday.
The No. 5 seed Corsairs plated three quick first-inning runs just moments in, then cruised to a 14-4 victory in five innings over 12th-seeded Stevenson in a Class 4A Libertyville Regional semifinal.
Carmel …
Salvano makes quick work of Buffalo Grove milestone
BUFFALO GROVE — Records might be meant to be broken, but the Buffalo Grove boys track and field team’s 3,200-meter run mark lasted less than a year.
Running in a competitive second heat at the Class 3A Buffalo Grove Sectional May 16, Bison junior Steven …
Stevenson’s Fobbe grunts his way to state
BUFFALO GROVE — Jordan Fobbe doesn’t like to grunt, but at the Buffalo Grove boys track and field sectional, he let out a roar.
The Stevenson senior needed to clear 52 feet, 11 inches in the shot put to qualify for the Class 3A state …
Stevenson already eyeing another state trip
LINCOLNSHIRE — It was just minutes after the Stevenson boys water polo team had lost 10-4 to Fenwick in the state title game Saturday night.
Lining up on the Stevenson pool deck, the Patriots players were waiting for their names to be called to receive …
Stevenson Sectional Notebook: Patriots dominate en route to title
VERNON HILLS — While watching the third set of his brother Ben Bush’s third-place match at the Stevenson Sectional Saturday, Stevenson boys tennis player Jeremy Bush got a cramp in his right leg.
Just a few minutes later, Ben Bush also came down with a …
Buffalo Grove bests Glenbrook South in rematch
MUNDELEIN — It took 361 days, but Buffalo Grove’s girls soccer team got its payback.
After losing to Glenbrook South in a Class 3A sectional final match on May 25 last year, the Bison got their rematch Tuesday afternoon in the Mundelein Sectional semifinals. They …
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 …
Fenwick downs Stevenson to reclaim state trophy
LINCOLNSHIRE — There might not be any high school team in any sport in the state of Illinois more synonymous with winning than Fenwick boys water polo.
From 1999 to 2011, the Friars won 11 state titles. After a one-year hiatus, the championship trophy returned …
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 …
Pole vaulters lead area athletes at state
CHARLESTON — Senior pole vaulters Carly Schmidt (Lake Forest), Christine Stitcher (Deerfield) and Nicole Jaffke (Libertyville) stood out from a large group of area athletes competing in the Class 3A girls track and field preliminaries at Eastern Illinois Friday.
The trio cleared 11 feet — …
Stevenson advances to state semis
LINCOLNSHIRE — It took Stevenson’s boys water polo team one period to wake up, but the Patriots eventually got farther than they have since 2004.
With a 9-6 victory over Conant in the quarterfinals of the state boys water polo tournament Friday, Stevenson won its …
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