Libertyville baseball fights off adversity for another winning season
At the start of the season, Libertyville interim baseball coach Sean Ferrell said one of his main goals was to make sure his players gave the same consistent effort each...
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Father & son: Todd, Brett Parola pace Mundelein to state semis in baseball
The last time Mundelein clinched a trip to state, 3-year-old Brett Parola enjoyed the postgame festivities with his father Todd. It was back in 2002. Coached by Todd Parola, the...
Hersey’s Kim Labahn puts team first in agreeing to senior shift
Prior to the 2016 softball season, Hersey senior Kim Labahn was used almost exclusively as a pitcher. That changed this season when Huskies coach Molly Freeman asked her to become...
St. Viator powers past Fenwick to earn 3A state berth
Aside from coach Mike Manno, no one on the St. Viator baseball team knew that senior first baseman Dan Sullivan would show up to see the Lions' 12-4 victory against...
New Trier volleyball team shows its close bond in runner-up finish
Moments before members of the New Trier boys volleyball team received their second-place medals at the state tournament, they showed their solidarity. One-by-one each player put his right arm around...
Libertyville hustles its way past Hersey into 4A sectional final
The Libertyville softball team never let its foot off the gas pedal against Hersey, not even with a five-run lead with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning...
Pesky rain, tepid offense dampen Lake Zurich baseball season
Each time Lake Zurich junior pitcher Matt Svanson was scheduled to take the mound this season, he and his teammates made a point of checking the weather forecast first. Remarkably,...
Barrington’s Brooks Gosswein thrills in MSL title loss to Elk Grove
Barrington junior left-handed starting pitcher Brooks Gosswein turned in a performance fitting for a championship game, but his effort still wasn't enough in the Broncos' 1-0 loss to Elk Grove...
Stevenson falls to Wauconda in North Suburban baseball final
The final North Suburban Conference baseball title game in the conference's current format didn't disappoint. Regular season Prairie Division champ Wauconda held on for a 2-1 victory against Lake Division...
With playoffs looming, Lake Zurich softball hopes to rally again
The Lake Zurich softball team hopes it can catch lightning in a bottle a second time. A year ago, the Bears upset the Class 4A Glenbrook South Sectional field when...