Evans Scholars grateful for college opportunity: ‘I couldn’t stop smiling.’
Jensen Genyk would wake up at 6 a.m. for his summer job as a caddie at Park Ridge Country Club, but sometimes he would not have any work to do...
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York senior Regan Toole named an Evans Scholar: ‘We were all so excited.’
When Karen Toole needs help at night caring for her husband Matt, their daughter Regan is there to lend a hand. Matt Toole has ALS. He also weighs about 250...
‘Never ever give up’: Carmel grad Alex Young takes young friend’s mantra to the big leagues
When Alex Young returned to Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, prior to spring training, the Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher said he got chills. Young was there as...
Caddying leads to Evans Scholarships for Hersey, Prospect seniors
Hersey senior Kathryn Costello has held several part-time jobs, but she said nothing compares to her work as a caddie at Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights. She didn't...
College-bound caddies: Stevenson, Vernon Hills students named Evans Scholars
Vernon Hills senior Sam Kremerman said he likes to be challenged in school, and a check of his transcript confirms that. He took six Advanced Placement classes during his first...
Darien’s Bronson Hultmark, Peter Pierropoulos among latest group of Evans Scholars
Fall always seems to be a busy season for Hinsdale South student Bronson Hultmark. Not only has he had a large role in the fall musical each of the past...
Mundelein grad Ryan Borucki learning from major-league mentors
Ryan Borucki knows it sounds weird. He said as much twice in the span of a minute. The day Hyun-Jin Ryu arrived at spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays,...
Hinsdale Central grad Will Dineen carves his own path through junior hockey ranks
To say that Will Dineen's junior hockey career got off to an inauspicious start might be an understatement. He tore a quad muscle in the preseason and missed the first...
Glencoe native Jack Devine gets a boost from his sisters in pursuit of hockey excellence
The first point Katie Devine recorded in a college hockey game was a big one. Devine, a freshman forward, assisted on the game-winning goal to help Saint Mary's (Minn.) defeat...
La Grange native Davis Burnside adjusts to life away from home in the USHL
It is the kind of grind that reveals a player's character. La Grange native Davis Burnside attended school from 8 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. About 30 minutes later, he was...