Libertyville Review

Girls Basketball: Libertyville top Vernon Hills in NSC title game

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:14:24 -0600

GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Wildcats defeated Vernon Hills to claim the NSC Championship on Wednesday.

Wrestling: Mundelein’s unbeaten Ornoff focused on deep run at State

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:09:45 -0600

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Boys Basketball: Mundelein knocks off Libertyville in OT

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:56:24 -0600

BOYS BASKETBALL: During Mundelein’s Senior Night, on Friday, the Mustangs’ underclassmen propelled the team to a 71-63 overtime win over rival Libertyville.

Wrestling: Libertyville has four winners at regionals

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:36 -0600

WRESTLING: Kayne MacCallum and eight Libertyville teammates qualified for sectionals.

Football: Proffitt named new head coach at Lake Zurich

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:12:01 -0600

You didn’t need to be a prophet to see this coming. Lake Zurich has named David Proffitt as its new head football coach. Proffitt, who has been the Bears’ defensive coordinator for the past six years, will replace Bryan Stortz, who has taken a job at Rock Island. Lake Zurich went with experience. Proffitt has been coaching high school football for 25 years, including 10 seasons as the head coach at Marian Central Catholic (1991-2001). “I am confident that Dave will continue with the many traditions he helped build in his six years of coaching here at Lake Zurich High …

Girls Gymnastics: Libertyville’s Lee lights it up at regional

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:09 -0600

GIRLS GYMNASTICS: Libertyville’s Mariah Lee claimed the all-around title at Friday’s New Trier Regional.

Boys Basketball: Libertyville falls to Maine South at Bradley Center

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:18 -0600

BOYS BASKETBALL: Libertyville and Maine South took a trip north to Milwaukee for a nonconference contest at the Bradley Center, home of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Hawks blew a double-digit, first-quarter lead but hung on for a 50-47 victory.

Boys Basketball: Libertyville rallies from 13 back to beat Stevenson

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:26:35 -0600

BOYS BASKETBALL: This one had all the drama and excitement of a heavyweight title fight. Host Libertyville rallied from a 13-point second quarter deficit to defeat North Suburban Conference Lake Division rival Stevenson, 62-60, Friday night.

Gymnastics: Carmel Catholic’s Cohen-Smith making a career out of collecting crowns

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:15:21 -0600

GYMNASTICS: Sarah Cohen-Smith of the Corsairs knows what it takes to please judges. She’s a six-time pageants winner.

Girls Basketball: Libertyville’s Kruckman brings a selfless approach to the court

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:10:47 -0600

GIRLS BASKETBALL: She doesn’t like a lot of attention. But, without question, Nicole Kruckman — a team-first player — is getting the job done for the 18-6 Wildcats.

Girls Basketball: Libertyville is storming into the playoffs

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:26 -0600

GIRLS BASKETBALL: It all worked out. The Wildcats claimed the NSC Lake title for the third year in a row.

Girls Basketball: It all works out for Libertyville

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:20:27 -0600

It was the perfect scenario — for Libertyville. The Wildcats girls basketball team has earned a berth into the NSC Championship Game for the third year in a row. Tuesday worked out perfectly for the Wildcats. They finished 9-3 in the Lake Division with their 56-31 victory over visiting Lake Forest. Meanwhile, Lake Zurich used a last-second shot by Katherine Anderson to knock off Stevenson 44-42 on Tuesday night. With the loss, Stevenson fell to 8-3. Based on the tiebreaker, Libertyville gets the nod to play Vernon Hills in title game on Feb. 8. The Cougars will host the all-District …

Girls Bowling: Vernon Hills’ Rigwood claims sectional crown

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:30 -0600

She’s in a zone. Vernon Hills bowler Taylor Rigwood captured top honors in the Lake Zurich Sectional on Saturday at the Brunswick Zone in Deer Park. And she took the title in convincing fashion, averaging a 224.5 (1346 pins). Antioch’s Kelsey Schreiber was the runner-up with a 1284 (212.5). Rigwood has hit her stride at the right time. A week earlier, the Cougars senior claimed a conference championship. She now will contend for a medal at the IHSA state tournament this weekend at the Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford. Team-wise, Vernon Hills took fourth place (5301). Antioch (5463) and Zion-Benton …

Gymnastics: ‘Gutsy’ effort earns Libertyville’s Dunsing NSC beam title

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:42:37 -0600

GYMNASTICS: Jenna Dunsing captured top honors on the balance beam in Friday’s NSC Meet at Ultimate.

Wrestling: Carmel’s Salvi steps up, earns sectional berth

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:15:30 -0600

WRESTLING: Carmel will send four qualifiers to this weekend’s sectional at Grayslake North.

Wrestling: Libertyville’s Polakowski, Pettinato earn league crowns

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:42:44 -0600

WRESTLING: Libertyville finished second in the North Suburban Conference league meet, which was hosted by the Wildcats Friday and Saturday.