SportsFolio: Playing at Next Level—Winter Sports
Top senior athletes — class of 2016 — from The North Shore Weekend/Daily North Shore area will be playing at the next level. Here is the winter sports list: Photography by Joel Lerner, George...
View ArticleSportsFolio: Playing at Next Level—Spring Sports
Top senior athletes — class of 2016 — from The North Shore Weekend/Daily North Shore area will be playing at the next level. Here is the spring sports list (so far): Photography by Joel Lerner, George...
View ArticleSailors ready to attack the ‘Mac’ race
The father could not wait to get off the boat. The son could not wait to get on it. This was an annual Two Family Members Passing in the Night (or Day) following the Chicago Yacht Club Race to...
View ArticleSportsFolio: NT 2nd at state volleyball
Only Glenbard West stood in its way. New Trier’s boys volleyball team captured runner-up honors at the state volleyball tournament on June 4 at Hoffman Estates High School. Glenbard West, which has...
View ArticleChip Shots: Choi runner-up at Players Challenge
SUMMER GOLF TOURNAMENTS Northfield’s Justin Choi took second at the Players Challenge #4/Junior PGA Qualifier at the Highland Park Country Club on July 21-22. Choi, who will be a senior at New Trier,...
View ArticleCircling the Bases: Minor League Report
He’s on the cusp. Speedy center fielder Charlie Tilson continues to get high marks in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. The 23-year-old New Trier graduate, who is hitting .284 with a .349 on-base...
View ArticleChip Shots: Hickey 2nd at CEJA Championship
SUMMER GOLF TOURNAMENTS Glencoe’s Margaret Hickey, who will be a senior at Loyola Academy, took runner-up honors in the Illinois Junior Golf Association’s Chick Evans Jr. Am Championship at Itasca...
View ArticleFalk is Latest in Long Line of NT Submariners
Submariner Jack Falk delivers a pitch during action this past spring. He finished his junior season 8-for-8 in save opportunities. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER His “baseball career” basically was...
View ArticleLF’s Kwiatt is perseverance personified
Adam Kwiatt (No. 1) huddles with teammates, including Jason Cast, Nick Zacher and Cal Coughlin, during a Lake Forest High School baseball game this past spring. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER He did not...
View ArticleWeinstein, London team up to form Man Up
Mike Weinstein There’s a new player on the North Shore. The Man Up Basketball club has “opened its doors” for boys in grades 1-8. And with Mike Weinstein and Aaron London at the helm, it figures to be...
View ArticleLib-erated: GBS star gets back on track
Jordan Libman drops his Louisville Slugger after connecting with a pitch during action this spring. The recent Glenbrook South grad endured a trying senior season. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Jordan...
View ArticlePoolside: Iida, NTSC relay stand out at nationals
Charlie Scheinfeld, seen here during high school action last winter, shined in the 2016 Speedo Junior Nationals. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Sam Iida of the Glenview Titan Aquatic Club turned in a...
View ArticleUNC-bound Myers made his Mark at LFHS
Mark Myers competes in the 3200 meters at the Class 3A Loyola Academy Sectional in late May. The 2016 graduate will run for the North Carolina Tar Heels. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER His running style...
View ArticleCanning, Creed earn high marks at nationals
New Trier’s Jessie Creed competes at the IHSA sectional meet last fall. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER Loyola Academy’s Christopher Canning and New Trier’s Jessie Creed capped their summers by...
View ArticleChip Shots: HP’s Berardi 4th at county meet
Highland Park’s Nicole Berardi put it all together on the back nine (38) to take fourth place in the Lake County Invite on Aug. 21 at Bonnie Brook in Waukegan. Her 83 helped the Giants to a...
View ArticleFootball Recap: Fay stars in NT victory
Francis Fay, seen here in action last season, did it all for New Trier in its 14-10 win at York. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JON DURR Francis Fay is fanatical about football. A tongue-twister. A truism. The...
View ArticleFootnotes: LFA downs LF in tourney final
Lake Forest High School’s Jake Danneker (No. 5) steals the ball from Lake Forest Academy’s Rich Park during the championship match of the North Shore Shootout on Aug. 27. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER —...
View ArticleChip Shots: Radler stars as LA wins Warren Invite
Peter Radler? Just another player to watch on this Loyola Academy golf team. Radler, a sophomore, shot a 70 to earn medalist honors in the highly competitive Warren Invite on Aug. 27 at Bittersweet...
View ArticleVolleys: Henning, Ramblers top GBN
— Sparked by Laurren Henning, Loyola rallied to beat Glenbrook North 25-27, 25-13, 25-11 on Aug. 31. Henning finished the match with 10 kills and one block for the Ramblers (2-0). Sophomore Elizabeth...
View ArticleField Hockey: Douglass, LF top GBS
Olivia Douglass tallied two goals, while Grace Payne, Madden Plante, Sarah Considine and Sophie Metzger scored one goal each as host Lake Forest downed Glenbrook South 6-1 on Aug. 31. Douglass now has...
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