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Niles North's Nick Mihalic (19) lines up for a field goal during the Week 2 game at Lake Forest last season.

Niles North punter Nick Mihalic continues to earn national recognition

June 3, 2018 at 3:57 a.m.

Niles North senior-to-be Nick Mihalic said his right leg was still a little sore after returning from a trip on which he solidified his reputation as a nationally-rated high school...

Evanston baseball players have new perspective after service trip

June 3, 2018 at 5:23 a.m.

At a house in rural Knott County, Kentucky, a 4-year-old boy named Harley owns an Evanston baseball hat. The hat was a gift from Evanston senior-to-be Jay Moore, a pitcher...

Ray Weeks makes U.S. Under-23 rowing team, looks ahead to Olympics

June 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

Winnetka native Ray Weeks said he attended the U.S. men's rowing under-23 national team selection camp in June with rather modest expectations. A month later, the 20-year-old Weeks has earned...

Joey Spina of Park Ridge competes during a fencing camp at the Fencing Center of Chicago on June 23, 2017.

9-year-old Park Ridge fencer set to compete in Pan Am Youth Games

June 3, 2018 at 10:41 a.m.

Park Ridge resident Joey Spina no longer has the mane of hair spilling out of his fencing helmet. But after scoring a point, the 9-year-old still lets out the roar...

Evanston’s Maddie Rodriguez playing in elite lacrosse showcase

June 3, 2018 at 10:49 a.m.

As an eighth-grader at Evanston's Pope John XXIII School this past year, Evanston resident Maddie Rodriguez faced a major decision: Where should she attend high school? Rodriguez, an honor-role student...

Best in the Midwest: Brennan Dwyer plays in All-America Lacrosse Game

June 3, 2018 at 10:47 a.m.

Recent Loyola graduate Brennan Dwyer wasn't just representing her school or state at the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Senior Game. Dwyer was the only athlete from the Midwest among the...

New Trier’s Avery Schuldt accepts the second-place trophy following the Class 3A girls soccer state championship game against Barrington on June 3 in Naperville. Barrington won the championship after the game went to penalty kicks.

Loss in state final serves as extra motivation for New Trier soccer

June 4, 2018 at 5:39 a.m.

Many New Trier girls soccer players wrote 6.3.17 on their wrists during playoff games this spring. It was the date of the Class 3A state championship game, and was designed...

Barrington’s Sophia Spinell (right) is the Pioneer Press girls soccer player of the year.

Q&A: Sophia Spinell, Pioneer Press girls soccer player of the year

June 4, 2018 at 5:39 a.m.

Barrington senior Sophia Spinell and the nine other seniors on the school's girls soccer team missed their graduation — which featured a surprise performance by country music star Brad Paisley...

New Trier's Sydney Parker (24) celebrates after heading the ball after a corner kick to defeat Evanston, 3-0 in Evanston, Tuesday April 25, 2017. (Kevin Tanaka/Pioneer Press)

Pioneer Press 2017 girls soccer All-Area First Team

June 4, 2018 at 5:39 a.m.

Samantha Schmitz G, Barrington, Jr. Key stats: 27 games played, 21 shutouts, six goals against, 0.23 goals-against average College: Undecided In the Class 3A state final against New Trier, Schmitz...

Glenbrook North’s Maya Lambert dribbles away from Lake Forest Academy's Claire Pastrana on May 11 in Northbrook.

Pioneer Press 2017 girls soccer All-Area Second Team

June 4, 2018 at 5:38 a.m.

Radhika Patel G, Hinsdale South, Sr. College: Loyola of Chicago Cassidy Price D, Glenbrook South, Sr. College: Simpson College (Iowa) Haley Tausend D, Barrington, Sr. College: Eastern Illinois Gopika Patel...

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