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“Do It For Dan” Memorial Ride Sunday At Island Lake Rec Area
An annual memorial ride is set this weekend that honors the life of a local bicyclist who died after being struck by a vehicle while also raising awareness about bicycle safety. The 6th Annual “Do It For Dan” Memorial Ride will be held on Sunday in the Island Lake State...
Softball: Woodstock North keeps KRC title hopes alive with win over Richmond-Burton
RICHMOND – Woodstock North was held hitless for the first four innings Thursday before sophomore left fielder Allyson Schaid stepped into the batter’s box for her second at-bat against Richmond-Burton junior Hailey Holtz, an Iowa State commit. North already had scored a pair of unearned runs in the...
Girls track and field: Glenbard East wins Upstate Eight title
When she was a freshman, Bartlett runner Kristin Farabaugh took a creative writing class, and it inspired her. Now she’s a senior, and she plans to continue with journalism when she enrolls at Carthage College, where she’ll major in English and creative writing with a goal to become an editor and writer.
Dr. Michael Kogan has been part of Jacobs High School athletics since 1995
While growing up in Skokie, Michael Kogan, being on the small side, was not an accomplished athlete. Kogan loved watching sports, but his participation was pretty much limited to intramurals at Niles East, and later Niles North high schools. Now, Kogan, an orthopedic surgeon with Fox Valley Orthopedics, enjoys golf,...
Softball Recap: South Elgin triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Anna Kiel
South Elgin can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fenton Bison a 15-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for South Elgin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Anna Kiel made a splash while hitting and...
Baseball Game Recap: Crystal Lake South Comes Up Short
Crystal Lake South lost against Cary-Grove back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Crystal Lake South Gators fell 8-4 to the Cary-Grove Trojans. For Cary-Grove's part, Evan Frangiamore looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one...
Red Raiders, Trojans battle to soccer tie
HUNTLEY — After a hard-fought Fox Valley Conference match ended in a 1-1 tie, the Red Raiders were determined to gain a win at Dundee-Crown. Three goals in the first half was the difference in a 3-2 HHS win over the Chargers May 2. Maddie Cummings scored two goals and Maddie Rumachik had one while ...
Cycling Without Age is back with new locations for free three-wheeled rides
Cycling Without Age McHenry County returns for its fifth season with new public ride locations in Cary and Petersen Park in McHenry. The volunteer-run organization provides free bike rides to people ages 55 and older and who ride on their own. The group’s mission is to “reduce loneliness and social isolation of older adults in McHenry County,” according to its website.
Baseball coaches with 1,000 combined wins live here
HUNTLEY — Huntley is now home to two 500-win club of head baseball coaches. The number doubled when McHenry County College baseball head coach Jared Wacker's team secured his milestone victory over Elgin. Wacker joins Huntley High School head baseball coach Andy Jakubowski, who had 535 career wins as of May 3, with 506 triumphs. ...
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