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O’Regan, Spartans off to a great start
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: BOYS GOLF Glenbrook North’s boys golf team has made a great first impression. The Spartans turned in solid work at the Rolling Green Invitational on Aug. 14. The team had four...
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LFA opens North Shore Shootout with a win
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: BOYS SOCCER North Shore Shootout — Lake Forest Academy, Lakes, Round Lake and Dundee-Crown picked up wins in the first round of the North Shore Shootout at Lake Forest on August...
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GBN opens season with win over Warren
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Glenbrook North d. Warren 25-17, 25-21 — GBN opened the 2017 campaign by beating Warren 2-0 in its home opener on Aug. 23. Lauren Mendelson (7 kills), Madilyn...
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Nash figures to be a smash hit (again) for GBS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Conor Nash will be a key returner for Glenbrook South’s football team. He led the Titans in tackles last year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER If you let him, Conor Nash will talk...
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Roaming the Sidelines: Glenbrook North
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Glenbrook North’s Jimmy Karfis rushed for 927 yards last fall. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Jimmy Karfis likely will be a marked man this fall. The senior all-CSL North running back...
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Roaming the Sidelines: Glenbrook South
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Members of the Glenbrook South football team take a knee during last weekend’s scrimmage. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Beware: next sentence is a huge understatement. Glenbrook...
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Roaming the Sidelines: Highland Park
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Highland Park junior Giancarlo Volpentesta will be a two-way starter. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Hey (there’s no) DJ. The big question with Highland Park High School’s football team is...
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Roaming the Sidelines: Lake Forest
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Chris Cavalaris (left) and John Deering collaborate on a tackle during the Lake Forest’s state-playoff win over Riverside-Brookfield last year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER You bring up...
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Roaming the Sidelines: New Trier
FOOTBALL PREVIEW New Trier’s Anthony Nicholas takes off the ball in a game against Glenbrook South last fall. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER It’s the post-Clay Czyzynski/Max Rosenthal/Francis Fay era at...
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Roaming the Sidelines: Loyola Academy
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Okay, who did this? Loyola Academy will be facing a killer schedule this fall. Which actually isn’t anything new. But still … The Ramblers, who won 13 straight games before falling to...
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Football Recap: LF 38, Glenbard East 23
LF quarterback Jack Mislinski breaks into the clear during win over Glenbard East. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Let’s give ‘em a name. Let’s call ‘em: Adrenaline Rush. Lake Forest’s defensive front seven...
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UIC gets a ‘steal’ with LA grad Smart
Thomas Smart swings away during a summer college league game in Kenosha. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Thomas Smart, a former antelope-like wide receiver for the Loyola Academy football team, got a chance...
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LA grad Yalowitz a big hit for Illinois, Kingfish
Ex-Loyola Academy star Jack Yalowitz gets ready to hit during a Kenosha Kingfish game this summer. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Yalo was very good this summer for the Kenosha Kingfish. Just not “YABO”...
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Football Recap: Phillips 20, LA 14
The odds were against this. Heavily. A few weeks ago, Quinn Boyle figured there was no way he would be Loyola Academy’s starting quarterback in its season opener against Phillips at Chicago’s Gately...
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Week 1: GBN, GBS claim victories
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Glenbrook North 13, Wheeling 8 — Welcome, Chris Heywood. The senior, a transfer from Loyola Academy, had himself a night in Glenbrook North’s season-opening 13-8 win over visiting...
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Ooms crushes it in LF’s season-opening win
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Lake Forest High School linebacker Bryan Ooms sacks Glenbard East quarterback Bret Bushka in first-half action. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER In a postgame interview, pragmatic Lake...
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Football Recap: Covington a key in GBS win
Jalen Covington of the Titans points to the sky after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER So far, this season, running back has been a pretty fluid position for...
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Week 2 Football: LF, GBN stay unbeaten
All of a sudden, these two teams have become pretty good rivals. A year ago, Lake Forest knocked St. Viator out of the Class 6A state playoffs with a tense 24-21 victory in the second round. Well,...
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Savino’s series of signature plays spark GBS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Glenbrook South’s Anthony Savino makes a St. Patrick defender miss on the opening kickoff of the game. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Displaying the speed of a gazelle and the body...
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Hats off to Glenbrook North’s Deng Deng Kur
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Glenbrook North’s Deng Deng Kur controls the ball during play in the Northside College Showcase. He came up with two hat tricks in the tourney. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER He’s one of...
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