Jon J. Kerr

Highland Park's Tobe Obochi, seen here swimming the 100-yard freestyle at the sectional meet, earned two state medals on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.

Boys swimming notes: Deerfield diver Zayne Danielwicz overcomes illness to place 4th at state

March 2, 2020 at 4:17 p.m.

There's never a good time for an athlete to come down with an illness, but for Deerfield diver Zayne Danielwicz, the timing could not have been worse. The Warriors junior...

Grayslake Central's MK Drevline, right, drives past St. Viator's Keely McClellan during the Class 3A Crystal Lake South Sectional final on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Drevline scored 12 points.

Junior guard MK Drevline comes through with timely baskets in the fourth quarter as Grayslake Central holds off St. Viator to win the Class 3A Crystal Lake South Sectional final

February 28, 2020 at 5:09 a.m.

When Grayslake Central needed baskets in the Class 3A Crystal Lake South Sectional final Thursday night, junior guard MK Drevline delivered. While star senior guard/forward Kate Bullman was held to...

Lakes' Branden Nava takes the ball to the basket against Niles West at the Lakes MLK Shootout on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Grayslake North holds off visiting Lakes after injured Knights star Ryan Connolly gets a ceremonial start on senior night: ‘It was great seeing him out there.’

February 26, 2020 at 4:21 p.m.

In the 14-year history of Grayslake North's program, no player has made more of an impact than Ryan Connolly. The Knights' all-time leading scorer with 1,525 points, Connolly tore the...

New Trier's Maeve Murdock performs on the balance beam at the state meet Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

Girls gymnastics notes: Sheena Graham overcomes ailment for Glenbrook South

February 25, 2020 at 12:53 a.m.

Sheena Graham almost couldn't compete last weekend at the girls gymnastics state meet at Palatine. But when she took the floor, she showed she belonged among the state's best. The...

Hinsdale Central's Caroline Klobach competes on the uneven parallel bars at the state meet Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

Hinsdale Central’s Caroline Klobach earns bars medal at gymnastics state meet

February 24, 2020 at 7:21 p.m.

When Caroline Klobach completed her uneven bars routine Saturday at the girls gymnastics state finals in Palatine, it marked the end of her high school career. The event also capped...

Rolling Meadows' Nicole Kane performs on the bars Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

Girls gymnastics notes: Kayla Bailey claims vault title to pace Lake Zurich at state

February 23, 2020 at 4:25 a.m.

Lake Zurich relaunched its girls gymnastics program three seasons ago, but the Bears did not have a star gymnast around whom to build. This season, they got that gymnast in...

Mundelein's Emily Weiss performs her floor routine at the state meet Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

Girls gymnastics notes: Lyndsey Basara, Clare Keane anchor Carmel at state meet

February 23, 2020 at 2:34 a.m.

When Carmel junior Lyndsey Basara arrived at Palatine on Saturday for the second day of the girls gymnastics state meet, her coach had an urgent message to deliver. Basara was...

Wauconda's Morgan Lung, center, shoots over Deerfield's Demi Friedman, left, and Olivia Kerndt during the Class 3A Deerfield Regional final Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.

Deerfield makes the plays down the stretch to end Wauconda’s late-season run in a Class 3A regional final; Grayslake Central also advances

February 21, 2020 at 2:21 p.m.

Wauconda senior guard Morgan Lung understands that the team that best manages a handful of possessions likely will prevail in the postseason. That scenario unfolded in the Class 3A Deerfield...

Round Lake's Nick Pierre (24) and his teammates react after his 3-pointer gave the Panthers the lead with 33 seconds left against visiting Grayslake Central on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

‘I think about those shots all the time’: Junior guard Nick Pierre’s 3-pointer with 33 seconds left lifts Round Lake over Grayslake Central in a conference showdown

February 19, 2020 at 5:15 a.m.

Well before Round Lake stepped on its court to play Grayslake Central on Tuesday night, Panthers coach Jay Iden had a hunch about one of his players. Iden believed junior...

Grayslake Central's Joey Jens, left, tries to escape from Marian Central's Dylan Connell during the 170-pound championship match at the Class 2A Deerfield Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Class 2A wrestling notes: Antioch does ‘something special’ and qualifies a school-record nine wrestlers for the individual state meet

February 17, 2020 at 10:34 p.m.

A year ago, Antioch set a school record with seven qualifiers for the individual state meet. But as senior Devin Nobiling said during the Class 2A Deerfield Sectional on Saturday,...

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