Good thing Alex Rodriguez—the former Wauconda High School shortstop, not the former Major League Baseball shortstop—wasn’t a shy guy in high school. His outgoing personality forced his chemistry teacher to…
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Combo of Fun and Learning Brightens Gray’s Days …
If anybody could pull off hosting a pizza party for children and turning it into a fun, impromptu geometry lesson—pizza slices are yummy triangles, right?—it would be Erika Gray. The…
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Shaking My Head at the Shaky Status of Handshakes
My feet hurt. My mind churns. Behold a new regular walker’s reality in this nascent COVID-19 Age. Painful and blissful, with every step. I approach a neighbor walking a dog…
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The ‘Mag’ Smile
Northfield native and current Winnetkan Brittney Magner’s favorite three sojourns, in no particular order: France, France, and France. And not just because the 1995 Denison University graduate majored in French…
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Home and Away
It’s Sunday, March 22, 8:30 p.m. My assignment to myself: Contact a teacher and a student and find out what it’s like to be a teacher and a student during…
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Take Heart, Gorton Patrons
Gorton Community Center’s welcoming mission might need to expand later this year. As it reads, today: “The gathering place in the heart of our community [Lake Forest], where people connect,…
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Virus Reality
Viewing long-distance shooting gave way to talking about “social distancing” in basketball circles last week. A fast break? That took a back seat—and, later, a spot in the trunk—to an…
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Loyola Academy’s Medal Haul Bursts Barn
It’s the start of the final 10-minute segment of a weightlifting session at Loyola Academy. Swimmers stop what they’re doing and proceed to focus on strengthening their arms—nothing but their…
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Former Hoopster LaFasto Shoots for Success at …
Barb LaFasto played competitive basketball from eighth grade until the age of 31. Defense was her specialty, her strength. Shutting down, and utterly frustrating, the opposition’s top scorer thrilled her….
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Hip Hip … Malloy!
What does confidence look like? Jack Malloy, shooting a basketball while sporting a blank expression. The Lake Forest High School junior guardforward isn’t arrogant, isn’t disinterested, isn’t passionless atop hardwood….
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