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

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 …

 

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

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 …

Baseball: Libertyville falls to Palatine in regional title game

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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 …

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

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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 …

Basketball: Breakthrough Basketball camp on tap

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

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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) …

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

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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, …

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

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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

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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

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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 …

Boys Tennis: Libertyville sends trio to state tennis tourney

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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