Glenbrook South senior tennis ace Annie Emme is a huge hockey fan and an even bigger fan of the movie, “Miracle,” starring Kurt Russell as USA’s men’s hockey coach Herb…
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Heart & Soul: Holecek heaps heavy praise on …
During a game against DePaul College Prep earlier this month, Loyola Academy football coach John Holecek managed to upbraid, praise and joke with Ramblers senior inside linebacker Brian O’Brien —…
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New Trier’s Smith ‘Chutes’ For A Repeat …
The reigning Class 3A girls state cross country champion ran around as a dinosaur in North Shore neighborhoods last week. Accompanying New Trier senior Mimi Smith for some trick-or-treating on…
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Rarefied air
The best moment in Brandon Kiraly’s athletic career occurred while falling from the sky — without a parachute. Deerfield High School’s pole vault coach was a pole vaulter at the…
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Deerfield’s Krugman Fulfilling Promise
Anybody in Jacob Krugman’s golf shoes would have done what the Deerfield High School junior did during a round of golf at Royal Melbourne Country Club in Long Grove this…
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HP’s Ono Aims For State … Again
The goosebumps-inducing text message to Highland Park High School girls golf coach Cathy Nachman originated from Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont three summers ago. Liza Kraff, then…
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Jeepers, Creepers
Tyler Vandenberg was at home when his mother, Janie, noticed prominent welts all over his arms and legs. Tyler was a lacrosse goalie for Lake Forest High School’s state semifinalist…
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Forward thinking: New position has been a goal …
With a St. Charles East Saint draped all over him in a soccer match last month, New Trier senior forward Duncan Gill somehow managed to control a ball while falling…
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Neanderthals No More
Man caves — also known as mantuaries, hubby hideaways and the forerunners to media rooms — have come a long way since taking up space in oil-stained garages and dank…
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How To Keep Kids Safe Online
A 6-year-old boy hears a word for the first time, a word he is not supposed to hear. He innocently Googles the word on the home computer, something he learned…
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