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Antioch's Gavin Calabrese runs for a first down during a second-round game in the Class 6A playoffs at Cary-Grove on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Cary-Grove won 14-7.

Football notes: Gavin Calabrese scored six TDs for Antioch last season. Moved to defense, the senior ‘was a little scared at first.’ He embraces it now.

March 22, 2021 at 1:38 p.m.

Antioch's Gavin Calabrese had visualized closing out his high school career by scoring plenty of touchdowns this season. A running back for most of his career dating back to third...

Multiple injuries. COVID-19. Loss after loss. Not what Lake Forest’s Halle Douglass expected in her first season at Wisconsin. Then her coach got fired.

March 19, 2021 at 10:05 a.m.

Halle Douglass' freshman season at Wisconsin tested her resolve. A two-time News-Sun player of the year, Douglass was a headline recruit for the Badgers. The 6-foot-1 Douglass, who showcased a...

Libertyville's Ella Schaffnit keeps the ball in play during the Class 4A Warren Sectional final against Cary-Grove on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Libertyville won 25-18, 27-25.

Girls volleyball preview: Carmel and Libertyville lost Division I recruits to injury and early graduation. Expect both to be competitive anyway.

March 19, 2021 at 10:01 a.m.

David Pazely was looking forward to coaching Carmel's talented senior class this spring. That group suffered a big loss before the long-delayed and truncated season started this month. Carmel senior...

Libertyville's Matt Brenner (4) fights for yards against Nazareth in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs in La Grange Park on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.

Football preview: North Dakota recruit Malachi McNeal leads Warren’s hard-hitting defense into long-delayed season

March 17, 2021 at 11:58 a.m.

Warren senior linebacker Malachi McNeal already put his name in the running for the hit of the year. And the season hasn't started yet. Maybe that's a good way to...

Grayslake North's Peyton Gerdes, right, tries to block a shot by Wauconda's Madelyn Sinnott during their game in Grayslake on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Girls basketball notes: It wasn’t a state final. But Holy Cross recruit Lauren Huber and Libertyville’s other seniors end their careers with a championship game victory.

March 16, 2021 at 12:47 p.m.

Lauren Huber and Libertyville did it again. On March 3, the Wildcats handed Stevenson its first loss of the season to win the North Suburban Conference's regular-season title for the...

Waukegan's Mia Simpson focuses at the free-throw line during a game at North Chicago on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.

Waukegan’s Mia Simpson learned from one of Lake County’s best players. The Morton College recruit’s best is yet to come, big sister Lacey says.

March 12, 2021 at 2:11 p.m.

Mia Simpson faintly recalls watching her older sister play college basketball. Waukegan's 5-foot-8 senior guard, who has committed to play at Morton College, might be a shoo-in to be named...

Libertyville's Jack Brennan, center, and Mickey Reilly, left, celebrate Brennan's goal as Mundelein goalkeeper Danny Dominguez and Erik Ramos react during the Class 3A Palatine Regional final on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Libertyville won 5-3.

Boys soccer preview: Max Floriani and Warren’s other seniors ready for ‘one last ride’ together despite short season

March 11, 2021 at 12:40 p.m.

Senior defender Max Floriani might like to forget the last time he wore a Warren uniform. Armed with talent and experience, the Blue Devils had hopes of winning a Class...

Libertyville's Lauren Huber (44) tries to drive past Stevenson's Nikki Ware during their game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Girls basketball notes: North Suburban Conference player of the year is up for grabs. Libertyville offers two choices.

March 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

Libertyville coach Greg Pedersen typically can identify a clear-cut most valuable player on his team and even in the North Suburban Conference. Not in this truncated and late-starting season. In...

Wauconda's Ella Karg, left, takes the ball to the basket past Grayslake North's Peyton Gerdes during their game in Grayslake on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

With four games left in her basketball career, Ella Karg focuses not on its end but on it all as she leads Wauconda to a seventh straight win

March 5, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

Versatility is the name of the game for Wauconda's Ella Karg. Take, for example, the Bulldogs' 54-27 victory against Grayslake North on Thursday. The senior point guard scored a game-high...

Libertyville's Marianna Morrissey takes the ball to the basket during a game against Stevenson in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Morgan Spaulding and Marianna Morrissey have become two of the best in the NSC. With their emergence, Libertyville wins its third straight title.

March 4, 2021 at 10:07 a.m.

Libertyville senior guard Morgan Spaulding is making her last season a memorable one, rapidly becoming one of the top players in the North Suburban Conference. So is her teammate Marianna...

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