McMahon is The Main Man for Scouts
Lake Forest High School’s Justin McMahon (No. 11) celebrates with teammates Sean Trkla (far right) and fellow guard Connor Hanekamp. McMahon hit three straight three-pointers in the fourth quarter in...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: GBS tops Maine South
Glenbrook South’s Carie Weinman (white jersey), seen here battling for possession against New Trier’s Katy Symanietz on Dec. 6, tallied 27 points in team’s win over Maine South. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY...
View ArticleDiabetes doesn’t hold back Pekosh
Callie Pekosh of Glenbrook South (right) moves the ball upcourt during last week’s action against New Trier. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY ALLEN Three-sport athletes aren’t extinct. They’re just harder to find...
View ArticleArrow points up with Loyola’s Lynch
Matt Lynch, seen here in earlier action this winter, continues to be a bright spot for the Ramblers. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Matt Lynch was no sure thing when the season started. Loyola Academy...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Recap: Evanston 54, NT 37
New Trier’s Spencer Boehm drives to the hoop against Evanston. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN TRAUTMANN Spencer Boehm grew up watching New Trier-Evanston games. So he was pretty excited to take the floor on...
View ArticleFootball Phenoms: 2016 All-Area Team
Loyola Academy’s Jake Marwede and Anthony Romano and Highland Park High School’s Jacob Swartz headline the 2016 DailyNorthShore.com All-Area Gridiron Team. Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Marwede...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Recap: Deerfield 49, HP 44
HP’s Ziv Tal drives past Deerfield’s Zach Rothenberg. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER It was snowing outside. Inside, it was raining — three-pointers. In front of a huge crowd, Deerfield claimed a...
View ArticleScoreboard Watching: Wrestling
Caleb Durbin and Marko Tupanjac were bright spots for Lake Forest in its 60-12 setback to host Lake Zurich on Dec. 16. At 152, Durbin pinned LZ’s Matt Grom in 2:23. At 160, Tupanic won by fall over...
View ArticleScoreboard Watching: Girls Gymnastics
Led by Hannah Hartley, Jenna Hartley and Bebe Haramaras, Glenbrook South came up with a dominating performance to win the Palatine Invite on Dec. 17. In the process, the Titans recorded their best...
View ArticleStock continues to rise with HP’s Tal
Highland Park’s Ziv Tal drives against Deerfield’s Alex Casieri. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Tal came up big. Too easy? Too trite? Too obvious? Lacking subtlety? Okay. You got me. But the sentence...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: LA 66, Niles West 46
Defense always has been a staple of Jeremy Schoenecker-coached squads. And it was again on Dec. 23, when Loyola Academy claimed a convincing 66-46 victory over host Niles West. But the Ramblers also...
View ArticleWatch out for Loyola Academy’s Wehman
Junior Lilly Wehman of the Ramblers receives a double team as she drives the lane against Niles West. She had 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the win. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER She...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Recap: GBS 85, Perspectives 56
Glenbrook South should play 10:30 a.m. games more often. The Titans shot 72.9 percent from the field in their 85-56 victory over Perspectives in the consolation bracket at the Wheeling Hardwood...
View ArticleScoreboard Watching: Boys Swimming
Levy Nathan was one of the stars at the Lake County Invite. The Highland Park senior claimed two titles — 200 freestyle (1:42.98) and 500 free (4:39.34) — in the meet held at Stevenson High School on...
View ArticleShift to hoops paying off for NT’s Brayboy
New Trier’s Ciaran Brayboy (No. 21) battles Evanston’s Nojel Eastern for the ball during league action last month. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN TRAUTMANN He started skating at 3 and playing hockey at 5. And the...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: NT 51, Maine South 31
It would appear that New Trier has figured some things out. Sparked by Kristie Kalis and Cate Murdock, the Trevians soundly defeated host Maine South 51-31 on Dec. 6. They have now won four of their...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Recap: LFA 55, HP 37
Chris Harris put on a show. Nothing new there. The Lake Forest Academy senior, who has scored 30 or more points in four games this winter, just might be the area’s most dynamic players. Harris led all...
View ArticleTeam-first Kalis gung-ho over hoops
New Trier’s Kristie Kalis concentrates at the foul line. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN TRAUTMANN Kristie Kalis, a self-proclaimed basketball fanatic, was “on call” the other day. A teammate needed her expertise....
View ArticleAthletes of the Month: Weinman, Evans
Glenbrook South’s Carie Weinman. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Two standout basketball players — Glenbrook South’s Carie Weinman and Loyola Academy’s Ramar Evans, have been named DailyNorthShore.com...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Recap: LA 60, St. Joseph 59
He was simply … Ramar-velous. Loyola Academy senior Ramar Evans came up a phenomenal finish in his team’s riveting come-from-behind 60-59 overtime win over visiting Westchester St. Joseph on Jan. 13....
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