Homecoming Chances
Austin Agyemang’s right arm shot straight up. The Loyola Academy senior soccer player, standing between teammates Andrew Hoepfner and Alex Ainsworth, had just heard a question— ”Who’s the best dancer…
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Sports
Cusp of Greatness
Only five female tennis players in the medal-laden history of New Trier tennis—including New Trier East and New Trier West high schools, before the schools merged in 1981— have finished…
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Special Kai
One of the best punters in the state used his hands to kick-start his team’s offense last weekend. Lake Forest High School senior Kai Kroeger— a 6-foot-3, 180-pounder who verbally…
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Three-man advantage
Sam Shachtman was driving two of his Highland Park High School hockey teammates to a tournament in Darien when he saw nothing but the flashing lights of a police car…
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Grid Grads Guide Giants
David Lindquist looks to his left at football practice. Looks to his right. Highland Park High School’s second-year varsity football coach sees HPHS alumni. Everywhere. There’s Jimmy Knotek, the Giants’…
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Spencer on Fire
Jeffrey Werner needed a running buddy. The Lake Forest resident was about to train for a Chicago triathlon about five years ago when he decided having company for jogs would…
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Dream Realized
Mike Mangan could not believe what he had just heard. It was during the University of Rochester men’s basketball season in 2015-16, when his roommate and freshman teammate, Ryan Clamage,…
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Icons Chatter
Remember “The Ryne Sandberg Game” at Wrigley Field in 1984? A 59-year-old Lake Bluff resident certainly does, and there’s a good chance he’ll revisit it September 12 for an audience…
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“Sam” She Is
The woman in the senior assisted living facility in Evanston reached into a jar filled with pieces of paper. A question had been written on each piece. The woman grabbed…
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