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Stevenson's Nick Koto competes in the 200-yard freestyle championship heat during the state meet Saturday.

Nick Koto caps influential swim season at Stevenson

June 15, 2018 at 10:41 p.m.

Minutes before his 200-yard freestyle heat in the state preliminaries at New Trier on Friday, Stevenson senior Nick Koto had more than a swim cap attached to his head. The...

Stevenson coach Tom Dineen (middle) huddles with his players during a win over Warren on Jan. 21.

Legendary girls basketball coach Tom Dineen will not return to Stevenson

June 15, 2018 at 11:20 p.m.

After a season in which he won his 800th career game and guided the Stevenson girls basketball team to an undefeated record in the North Suburban Lake, Tom Dineen is...

Stevenson's Connor Cashaw grabs a rebound during the second quarter of Tuesday evening's Class 4A Stevenson Regional semifinal win over Maine East.

Stevenson has no trouble running by Maine East in playoff opener

June 16, 2018 at 6:56 p.m.

Stevenson's boys basketball team took the first step in what it hopes will be a long postseason run Tuesday night. In a Class 4A regional semifinal on its home court,...

Libertyville's Matt Harrington swims in one of the preliminary heats of the 100-yard butterfly during the state meet Friday.

Libertyville swimmers Matt Harrington, Justin Fu cap decorated careers

June 15, 2018 at 11:09 p.m.

Seconds before the start of the 100-yard butterfly finals at the boys swimming and diving state meet at New Trier on Saturday, Libertyville senior Matt Harrington stood on his lane...

Mundelein's Mike Ward (right) celebrates at the finish of the 100-yard backstroke during the preliminaries of the state swimming and diving meet Friday.

Mundelein swim coach Rahul Sethna looks ahead to 2015-16

June 15, 2018 at 11:07 p.m.

The boys swim and dive state final Saturday was absent swimmers from a familiar program — Mundelein. The Mustangs qualified one swimmer — junior Mike Ward (backstroke) — for the...

Stevenson's Justin Smith (right) attempts to dunk over Vernon Hills' Lem Turner during a game Feb. 25.

Vernon Hills basketball resets for Class 3A playoff run

June 15, 2018 at 10:49 p.m.

Just before the start of the North Suburban Conference boys basketball title game at Stevenson on Wednesday, Vernon Hills coach Matt McCarty delivered one final speech to his team. "I...

Stevenson's Jalen Brunson slices through the Lake Forest defense during a game Feb. 20.

Basketblog: Trending with area hoops teams (Stevenson, Lake Forest and more)

June 15, 2018 at 10:53 p.m.

Wednesday's slate of conference championship games closed the door on league play for the 2014-15 boys basketball season. Now, attention can be turned to the postseason, or as the culture...

Deerfield's Andrew Mehrholz (right) controls Jacob Hahnfled during a match at 145 pounds Tuesday.

Deerfield junior Andrew Mehrholz stays locked in during postseason

June 15, 2018 at 11:57 p.m.

Before this season's Class 3A state wrestling meet, Deerfield junior Andrew Mehrholz said he had never felt more prepared. "I feel like my match sense and maturity on the mat...

Stevenson's Jalen Brunson (with ball) draws a crowd of Vernon Hills defenders as he drives in for a basket Wednesday.

Stevenson rebounds from Simeon loss, beats Vernon Hills for NSC title

June 16, 2018 at 7:09 p.m.

Stevenson's boys basketball team found itself in a rare position Tuesday night — playing a game after a loss. On Saturday night, Stevenson dropped a 66-55 game to Simeon. Four...

Barrington senior John DePersia surprises at wrestling state

June 16, 2018 at 6:59 p.m.

Barrington sent five wrestlers to last weekend's Class 3A state meet in Champaign. Nobody's participation was as surprising as 195-pound senior John DePersia. The five Broncos finished a collective 3-9....

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