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Hersey's Kate Eidle (5) reacts during a game against Libertyville in the Bison Classic in Arlington Heights on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

In a season opener featuring Big Ten recruits Emily Fisher and Katy Eidle, Kristina Kotzan steps forward for Libertyville: ‘We have high expectations for her.’

November 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Libertyville senior forward Kristina Kotzan is stepping into an expanded role. After coming off the bench last season, Kotzan is front and center in the Wildcats' starting lineup. She said...

Deerfield's Annika Parkhe swims in the 100-yard backstroke during the Highland Park Sectional on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

After Deerfield sophomore Annika Parkhe’s first state meet, even her coach is stunned: ‘I still struggle to find words to describe her performance.’

November 19, 2021 at 10:08 a.m.

Annika Parkhe's path to stardom began last season. Or maybe it was this summer. Or when she started spending extensive hours in the weight room a few months ago. Whatever...

Stevenson's Ava Bardic, left, tosses a pass over Libertyville's Marianna Morrissey during a game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Simone Sawyer and Ava Bardic have grown up together. Stevenson’s fourth-year varsity standouts ‘have come a long way in the game of basketball and in life.’

November 18, 2021 at 10:59 a.m.

Ava Bardic already had racked up years playing with Simone Sawyer before they got to Stevenson. They became staples in the varsity lineup as freshmen, and now these two are...

Libertyville's Rachel Rule, right, faces a full-court press during a game against Stevenson in Libertyville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Rule, now a sophomore, is among the players back for the Wildcats, who begin the season at No. 4 in the News-Sun rankings.

News-Sun preseason girls basketball rankings

November 16, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.

Top 5 With last season's records in parentheses. 1. Stevenson (16-2) 2. Carmel (4-10) 3. Lake Zurich (8-6) 4. Libertyville (16-2) 5. Lake Forest (6-7) Bob Narang is a freelance...

Libertyville's Alek LaRoi tries to control the ball during a game against Buffalo Grove in the Northside College Showcase at New Trier on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

Introducing the 2021 News-Sun Boys Soccer All-Area Team

November 12, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.

FIRST TEAM Ian Ferguson, Lake Zurich, junior, forward: Had 13 goals and six assists. All-conference. Austin Fink, Wauconda, senior, forward: Had 14 goals and six assists. Did double duty, also...

Grayslake Central's Daniel Marynevych, right, pushes the ball past Triad's Roger Weber during a Class 2A state semifinal in Hoffman Estates on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021.

‘The next level’: Grayslake Central’s Daniel Marynevych is the 2021 News-Sun Boys Soccer Player of the Year

November 12, 2021 at 4:43 p.m.

Daniel Marynevych's breakout junior season started in the summer. But not on the soccer field. Since he was 3 years old, Marynevych has been attending a Ukrainian Youth Association camp...

Waukegan's Viviana Guzman, shown after signing to play softball at Green Bay on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, was the player of the year in the North Suburban Conference and was named to the Illinois Coaches Association's Class 4A all-state third team last season.

Recruiting notes: Waukegan’s Viviana Guzman signs to play softball at Green Bay, fulfilling dream she’s had ‘since I was a little girl’

November 11, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.

Waukegan softball player Viviana Guzman is used to celebrating big moments later in the day. So instead of signing her national letter of intent on Wednesday morning, Guzman chose to...

Grayslake Central's Bella Domier competes in a dual meet against Grant at the Bulldog Athletic Complex in Ingleside on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020.

Bella Domier and Sara Armstrong were playing soccer in middle school and saw this coming. A state title in cross country for Grayslake Central, that is. They made it happen.

November 9, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

Bella Domier and Sara Armstrong began plotting a course for cross country success at Grayslake Central while they were in middle school. Many of those discussions happened on a soccer...

Grayslake Central's Marko Marynevych, left, tries to get the ball past Chicago Washington goalkeeper Brayan Lozano during the Class 2A third-place game at Hoffman Estates on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

News-Sun final boys soccer rankings and player of the week

November 7, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

Top 5 With records through Saturday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Grayslake Central 14-8-2 (NR) 2. Stevenson 15-3-4 (1) 3. Warren 13-5-4 (2) 4. Mundelein 11-8-3 (NR) 5. Lake...

Warren's Aiden Lucero, left, eludes Glenbard North's Paulie Robertson on a quarterback keeper during a game in the second round of the Class 8A playoffs in Carol Stream on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

Jeremy Walton is not the average outfielder. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior plays defensive end for Warren — and nearly made the catch of the season.

November 7, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

Warren's Jeremy Walton is building a reputation for catching everything in his vicinity. An outfielder in baseball and a defensive end in football, Walton has been a spark for the...

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