For Libertyville guard Liam Hanson, self-improvement is team-oriented. ‘It’s not just about you.’
Hanson averaged 14.0 points and a 4.0 assists last season. But he knows it wasn't enough for Libertyville to win.
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Former QB Ben Fawcett fulfills Division I dream another way as he does ‘everything’ for Stevenson baseball
Fawcett, a Mount St. Mary's recruit, decided to quit football last summer and then recorded a 1.71 ERA in various roles this season.
Mundelein’s Lillian Scardicchio puts her team before herself, and wins keep coming: ‘A really special player’
Scardicchio is getting a crash course in the individual sacrifices required for team success. But she's not complaining.
Claire Connelly continues to ‘crush the ball.’ That’s nothing new. But she lifts Mundelein to a rare height.
Connelly's go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning pushes Mundelein past Huntley in a Class 4A supersectional.
Karina Benes was born in the year Mundelein last won a sectional title. That was a coincidence. This one isn’t.
Benes delivers a key hit and guides ace Shae Johnson through another gem in a Class 4A sectional final.
Cole Lockwood has grown into a leader for Libertyville. But being a big brother is ‘like a dream come true.’
Cole Lockwood, a three-year starter, finally gets the opportunity to play alongside his younger brother Chase.
New to varsity, Stevenson’s Sam Adelman comes to bat in ‘biggest moment I’ve ever hit in.’ But he’s got this.
Adelman is batting .526 through six games after hitting a two-run single in Stevenson's sectional semifinal.
Air Force recruit Joshua Holst aims to be ‘the top of the top, the best of the best.’ He lifts Libertyville over the top.
Holst pitches out of several difficult situations against Lake Zurich to win a regional final.
Lake Zurich’s Owen Strahl can enthrall. Teammates ‘get amped up’ when he bats. That doesn’t change in playoffs.
Strahl had two hits, including a triple, during a five-run fifth inning as Lake Zurich routed Highland Park.
Dominant as a starter, Mundelein’s Joey Kafka is still effective in relief. ‘I knew he would shut the door.’
Kafka entered Mundelein's regional semifinal against Warren with a 7-0 record and a 1.57 ERA. Then he got the ball in the sixth.