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In this May 18, 2016, photo, Highland Park goalkeeper Maile Lunardi makes another save during the Class 3A Regional Semifinal against Warren at Wolter’s Field in Highland Park.

Pioneer Press 2017 girls soccer All-Area Honorable Mentions

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

Pioneer Press announces its girls soccer All-Area Honorable Mention honorees for the 2017 season. Honorable Mention players were submitted by area coaches. Barrington: Michayla Herr, Jr., M; Kayla Keck, Sr....

Notre Dame picks assistant Kevin Clancy to lead basketball program

June 4, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

New Notre Dame basketball coach Kevin Clancy said his coaching style will borrow from several of his mentors in the game. One of them is former Dons coach Tom Les,...

Barrington soccer players mob goalkeeper Sam Schmitz (right) after the Fillies beat New Trier in penalty kicks Saturday in Naperville.

Barrington claims 3A soccer crown by topping New Trier in PKs

June 4, 2018 at 3:20 p.m.

As the Barrington girls soccer team lifted the Class 3A state-championship trophy after defeating New Trier in penalty kicks Saturday night, Fillies head coach Ryan Stengren paid tribute to the...

Emma Weaver, third from left, celebrates with her New Trier teammates after scoring her second goal against Collinsville on Friday in Naperville.

Emma Weaver scores twice, leads New Trier to girls soccer state final

June 4, 2018 at 3:31 p.m.

As state tournament debuts go, it doesn't get much better than New Trier freshman Emma Weaver's performance in the Trevians' 2-1 overtime victory over Collinsville in the Class 3A semifinals...

Michayla Herr (middle) is mobbed by Barrington teammates after scoring the only goal of the game against Downers Grove North on Friday in Naperville.

Barrington downs Downers North, will face New Trier for 3A state title

June 4, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

Barrington junior midfielder Michayla Herr headed in a goal in the seventh minute, and that held up as the game-winner in the Fillies' 1-0 victory against Downers Grove North in...

New Trier’s Hope Baisley (20) knocks the ball away from Loyola’s Vanessa Murray (15) during the Trevians’ 3-0 victory in the Class 3A Glenbrook North Sectional final on May 26 in Northbrook.

Gritty New Trier girls soccer team going for 4th straight state title

June 4, 2018 at 3:41 p.m.

Think of him as a motivational sommelier. New Trier girls soccer coach Jim Burnside counts among his talents the ability to select the perfect guest speakers for his team. On...

Evanston’s Vanessa Eljaiek looks to settle the ball during the second half of the Class 3A Glenbrook North Sectional semifinal game against on May 23.

Evanston soccer’s Vanessa Eljaiek bounces back from another setback

June 4, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

In an online recruiting profile, Evanston girls soccer player Vanessa Eljaiek wrote about how she tried out for FC United's U13 squad as a sixth-grader and was devastated when she...

In this Nov. 29, 2016, photo, Glenbrook South’s Libbie Vanderveen drives to the basket against Vernon Hills’ Kayla Caudle, left, and Sarah Demas in Glenview.

Loss to New Trier showcases GK Libbie Vanderveen’s strengths

June 4, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

Glenbrook South sophomore goalkeeper Libbie Vanderveen admitted she may have been in the wrong when her challenge led to a penalty kick, and goal, in the first half against New...

Loyola's Maggie Brett dribbles between New Trier's Caroline Iserloth (5) and Sydney Parker (24) during the Class 3A Glenbrook North Sectional final on Friday in Northbrook.

Loyola soccer’s Maggie Brett makes huge strides in year’s time

June 4, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

Loyola sophomore forward Maggie Brett admitted the details of her game-winning goal against Evanston were initially a bit of a blur, which is how the lighting-quick Brett might have appeared...

New Trier's Wei Chen (3823) competes in the 400-meter prelims at the Class 3A boys track and field state meet on Friday in Charleston.

Boys track state notes: Evanston, Glenbrook North, New Trier, more

June 4, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

Evanston senior Brad Garron earned the eighth and final all-state medal of his illustrious high school track and field career by finishing second in the 200-meter dash at the Class...

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