Girls Hoops Recap: LA wins regional title
Erin Dillon didn’t start this game. But she sure helped finish it. Dillon came up with some clutch outside shooting in the Class 4A Trinity Regional Final on Feb. 16. The unheralded Loyola Academy...
View ArticleSportsFolio: AHAI all-state girls hockey game
DailyNorthShore.com photographer George Pfoertner captured the action at the AHAI all-state girls hockey game, which was held at The Edge in Bensenville on Feb. 13. Loyola Academy’s Valerie Caldwell...
View ArticleSportsFolio: AHAI all-state boys hockey game
George Pfoertner, a DailyNorthShore.com photographer, shot away at the AHAI all-state boys hockey game on Feb. 13 at The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville. New Trier Green’s Jack Raith Loyola Gold’s Parker...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: Scouts claim regional title
Delaney Williams (No. 1) and Audrey Kaus celebrate as the final buzzer sounds in Lake Forest’s 31-28 victory over Warren in the regional title game. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER A lot could be said about...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: LA loses sectional semifinal
Evanston’s Leighah-Amori Wool (left) and Loyola Academy’s Julia Martinez go for a loose ball during the sectional semifinal. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Let’s not, ahem, try to pull the wool over...
View ArticleBoys Hoops Gamer: Tal, Giants top Trevians
Highland Park has been in this predicament before. Thus, Ziv Tal and his fellow teammates weren’t worried, when they fell behind 12-0 in the first four minutes of their game at New Trier on Feb. 21....
View ArticleGBN’s Purdy is on his game at sectional meet
Glenbrook North’s Ryan Purdy, seen here in the CSL North Meet on Feb. 11, qualified to state in three events Saturday. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER Glenbrook North head boys swim coach Keith Ziemke...
View ArticleWells arrives, qualifies to state in 4 events
Glenbrook South’s Jack Wells, seen here during the CSL South Meet, qualified to state in four events on Feb. 18 at the Glenbrook North Sectional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TING SHEN Welcome to Somewhereville,...
View ArticleGamer: Thomas, Scouts win regional opener
Reed Thomas dishes off a pass after drawing a double team in Lake Forest’s regional-opening win over Mather. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER His game has come around. And the timing couldn’t be better. “I...
View ArticleGamer: GBS falls in regional quarterfinal
Glenbrook South’s Dylan Morse drives to the hoop in regional quarterfinal at Maine West. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER It wasn’t the best of endings. But Glenbrook South did receive some solid play from a...
View ArticleRecap: LA tops HP in regional semifinal
Loyola Academy’s Jack Martinus applies pressure on HP’s Luke Zemelis during the regional semifinal at Zion-Benton. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Some would say Jack Martinus was the unsung hero of this...
View ArticleRecap: Kirkpatrick, NT advance to regional final
The night wasn’t going all that well for Andrew Kirkpatrick. Until this. The New Trier junior point guard made the shot that mattered most on March 1, when he sank a clutch step-back 14-footer in the...
View ArticleHP’s Nathan heavy on the mettle at state
Highland Park’s Levy Nathan receives his third-place medal in the 500 free from Glenbrook South coach Keith MacDonald. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER You look at the professorial Levy Nathan — always...
View ArticleRecap: LA edges NT in regional title game
Ramar Evans (far left), Matt Sechman (No. 10) and the rest of the Ramblers celebrate their title win over New Trier. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Tom Livatino wasn’t going to take any chances....
View ArticleFill-in Ciesla helps to save LA’s season
Loyola Academy goalie Gabriella Ciesla makes a one of her 26 saves in the state semifinal game against Latin. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER As loud as locusts and darting around like angry, ornery...
View ArticleGamer: Evanston tops LA in sectional semifinal
Loyola Academy’s Julian DeGuzman takes it the basket. He scored 16 of his game-high 19 points in the first half. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER The big stage was not too big for Julian DeGuzman. The...
View ArticleAthlete of the Month: Loyola’s Canning
Christopher Canning. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Loyola Academy’s Christopher Canning is into medal collecting. The senior capped off his diving career with the Ramblers by earning a third-place medal...
View ArticleArc Madness: Long 3s were Peltz’s specialty
New Trier senior Aaron Peltz fires up a three-pointer in a game against Maine South. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER Shooters who fire up threes the way this kid does usually aren’t so grounded....
View ArticlePressBox: Kalis, Murdocks turn in solid seasons
Kristie Kalis. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY ALLEN Could room have been made for one more? New Trier placed two players — senior guard Kristie Kalis and junior guard Cate Murdock — on the 2016-17 all-CSL South...
View ArticleGuzzardo, LA Gold tip hat to Celtics’ goalie
Loyola Gold’s Anthony Guzzardo collides with Providence Catholic goaltender Ryan Iaciancio during the first period. LA Gold lost the state semifinal game 5-0. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER A few...
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