Libertyville Review

Baseball: Coutre knocks in game-winner as Libertyville edges Prospect in regional semifinal

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:37:24 -0500

Libertyville senior leadoff hitter Nick Coutre found himself in a situation many young kids dream. With the bases loaded and two outs — and the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning — Coutre stepped into the batter’s box and then looped a first-pitch fastball into shallow left field, for a game-winning, walk-off single in Thursday’s Class 4A regional semifinal game against Prospect at Palatine High School. Up until that point, he’d gone 0-for-4, which he said made him even more eager and aggressive than usual at the plate. “I was trying to get the run home …

Baseball: Libertyville’s Cibrario, Coutre, Mack, Townsend make first-team all-conference

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:48:25 -0500

The North Suburban Conference has named its 2012 all-conference baseball team. Mundelein, which beat Vernon Hills in the NSC title game, had a team-high six first-team selections: Will Farmer (Jr., SS), Matt Langlie (Sr., P), Jared Mandel (Sr., P)., Chris Maranto (Sr., 2B), Tor Randau (Sr., OF) and Jordan Wiegold (Sr., C). Lake Zurich placed five players on the first team: Sean Eder (Sr., OF), Tanner Kiser (Jr., 1B), Mike Lutz (Sr., P), John Orlando (Sr., OF) and Wyatt Spector (Sr., P). Vernon Hills and Libertyville each had four first-teamers. MJ Crowley (Sr., P/OF), Tyler Feece (Jr., P/1B), Austin Hagen …

Baseball: Libertyville falls to Palatine in regional title game

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:14:00 -0500

Nick Coutre, one of the stars for Libertyville, plays an exciting brand of baseball. And the senior outfielder, who will play at Villanova next season, is not one to hide his passion. So, his reaction to being called out at home plate in the fifth inning of Saturday’s Class 4A regional final at Palatine was rather telling. Coutre threw up his arms in utter disbelief. What did that tell Jim Schurr, head coach of the Wildcats? “He was so safe,” the veteran coach stated. What the umpire might not have seen? “The catcher bobbled the ball,” said Schurr. Breaks were …

Softball: Bitter tosses 1-hitter as Carmel Catholic edges Mundelein in regional title game

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:17:30 -0500

Carmel Catholic sophomore pitcher Nicole Bitter tossed a one-hit gem, and the result was a 2-0 shutout win — and an IHSA Class 4A regional softball championship for the host Corsairs — over visiting Mundelein, Saturday. It was Carmel’s first regional varsity softball title since 2007, and just the second in school history. Bitter, who allowed three walks and struck out nine, was in control all game. Mundelein’s lone hit was a single off the bat of freshman shortstop Maddie Zazas. “We really pulled together as a team when it mattered most today,” Bitter said. “And I knew we had …

Basketball: Breakthrough Basketball camp on tap

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:01 -0500

BASKETBALL: Breakthrough Basketball will hold a three-day camp for boys and girls ages 12 and up (including college players) at Libertyville Sports Complex June 15-17.

Retirement party set for Libertyville’s Eggert, Kuceyeski

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:19:51 -0500

A pair of coaching legends at Libertyville High School will be sent off into retirement with a party honoring them on Wednesday night. Calling it a career are Wildcat wrestling coach Dale Eggert (33 years with the program, including the last 24 as head coach) and football coach Randy Kuceyeski (18 years as head coach after serving as an assistant). The celebration will be at 6 o’clock at Mickey Finns Brewery, which is located on Route 21 in the heart of Libertyville. The $20 fee includes pizza, wins and pop. The event is for everyone who wants to honor Dale …

Baseball: Carmel Catholic lives to play on Saturday with regional semifinal win over Warren

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:26:05 -0500

Years from now, the No. 1 thing fans will remember about Carmel’s 8-7 victory over host Warren on Thursday in the Class 4A baseball regional semifinals will be the home run hit by Pat Kenney in a losing cause. Guestimated to have traveled 450 feet, it landed in the outfield of a faraway softball diamond and one-hopped that fence. It went so far that 30 minutes after the game, Carmel coach Joe May said, “Word has it, Kenney’s home run just landed.” And he wasn’t kidding. The seventh-inning blast pulled Warren within 8-7 with no out, but relieved Quentin Sefcik …

Boys Track: Wilson, three others, make State for Libertyville

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:33:06 -0500

BOYS TRACK: A.J. Wilson was one of four Libertyville team members to qualify for the state meet.

Baseball: Libertyville bidding farewell to crop of seniors

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:32:12 -0500

BASEBALL: Libertyville will bid farewell to a crop of talented seniors following the conclusion of the 2012 season.

Girls Soccer: Libertyville’s bid to win regional title falls short

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:32:42 -0500

When the Libertyville girls soccer team looks back on the 2012 season, there will be much to smile about. One of the brightest flash points will be the Wildcats’ regional semifinal win over top-seeded Hersey on May 16. A 13-seed as the host school, the Wildcats were in a scoreless tug-of-war with the Mid-Suburban East champ until the 60-minute mark. That’s when Jessie Stanley netted the eventual game-winner. Right after the goal, Kelsey Novak turned to her teammate, Britt Clarke, and delivered a message. “I said, ‘this is the longest 20 minutes of our life ...,’ ” said Novak. “We …

Boys Tennis: Libertyville sends trio to state tennis tourney

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:32:50 -0500

TENNIS: Eric Klein and Jack Springgate will be joined by freshman Ben VanDixhorn at this weekend’s state meet.

Girls Soccer: Carmel comes oh so close in regional final

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:47:09 -0500

GIRLS SOCCER: The season ended for Carmel with a 2-0 loss to the host Titans in the Glenbrook South Regional title match on Saturday.

Girls Track: Carmel Catholic’s Paul places in three events at State

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:47:18 -0500

GIRLS TRACK: Carmel Catholic’s Megan Paul concluded her Corsairs career at the state meet by finishing second in the 400-meter run (school-record 55.21), third in the 200 (school-record 25.05) and fourth in the 100 (12.05).

Baseball: Langlie tosses shutout as Mundelein downs Vernon Hills in NSC Championship

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:46:53 -0500

BASEBALL: Matt Langlie and the Mustangs claimed the NSC title last Thursday with an 8-0 win over host Vernon Hills.

Softball: Warren tops Vernon Hills in NSC title game

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:27:07 -0500

SOFTBALL: Sophomore Jana Wagner fanned 11 and pitched a three-hitter as Warren blanked host Vernon Hills 2-0 on Thursday to win the North Suburban Conference title for the first time since the league went to the two-division format a dozen years ago.

Boys Track: Libertyville’s Dziedzic throwing himself into State discussion

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:40:52 -0500

BOYS TRACK: Libertyville’s Matt Dziedzic is aiming to make State in both shot put and discus this season.