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Waukegan's Malik Brown talks with head coach Juan Anillo during a game at Zion-Benton.

Maine South will have to keep a close eye on Waukegan’s Malik Brown

June 17, 2018 at 4:29 a.m.

Waukegan will spend this week preparing for Maine South, which has won 70 consecutive Central Suburban South football games, a streak that stretches all the way back to the start...

Scott Kuxhouse, Pat Rossman win driving titles at Wilmot Raceway

June 15, 2018 at 8:26 a.m.

Jim Morrison of Antioch saved the best for last. A longtime fixture at Wilmot Raceway, Morrison closed the door on his racing career and did so in style, winning the...

Trinity International football players come through on field and off

June 16, 2018 at 3:43 p.m.

Trinity International's football team has rocketed out of the blocks with two victories this fall. But what the team has been doing off the field is even more important than...

Tryouts for the Illinois Surge youth girls basketball program will be held on Wednesday night at the Boys & Girls Club of Lake County on the southeast side of Waukegan.

Tryouts on Wednesday for Illinois Surge girls basketball in Waukegan

June 16, 2018 at 3:29 p.m.

High school basketball thrives in a community, in part, because of a solid youth program that helps to develop the players' skills before graduation from eighth grade. That's especially so...

Carmel plays one of the state's toughest schedules, and should get to play in the postseason even if it doesn't get to five wins this fall.

Adjustment of prep football playoffs would be change for the better

June 15, 2018 at 8:49 a.m.

Looking at the 0-3 records currently owned by traditional football powers Carmel and Lake Zurich and realizing they have to go 5-1 the rest of the way to make this...

Libertyville grad and Army senior quarterback A.J. Schurr did not play in the team's season-opening loss to Fordham.

Brother of Brandon and Darius Paul bringing fall basketball to Waukegan

June 16, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

Here's another reminder that the high school basketball season in Lake County never really ends. While football has center stage on Friday nights, boys basketball is booming on Sundays, and...

Warren tennis coach Greg Cohen believes in excellence

June 15, 2018 at 9:15 a.m.

The recent holiday weekend provided a reminder that for Warren boys tennis coach Greg Cohen, teaching and promoting the sport really is a labor of love. Part of it was...

Driving titles in five divisions at stake Saturday at Wilmot Raceway

June 15, 2018 at 8:56 a.m.

A racing season that saw eight Saturday cards rained out will, weather permitting, wrap up this Saturday with Championship Night at Wilmot Raceway. Drivers in five divisions will win titles,...

North Chicago senior Undra Smith has room to run during Saturday's win over Robeson.

Undra Smith, North Chicago seniors focus to snap losing streak

June 16, 2018 at 4:02 p.m.

North Chicago's football team didn't have a lot of chances to win games late during its 10-game losing streak, which ended with Saturday's 26-23 win over visiting Robeson from the...

Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards tries to tackle Allabama's Cyrus Jones during Saturday's game.

Jeff Bonato takes a look at local sports in Twitter style

June 15, 2018 at 9:31 a.m.

Sometimes short and sweet, sometimes short and semi-sweet, but always short, like how the young people do it on the Twitter these days: *Lakes grad and Wisconsin redshirt freshman linebacker...

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