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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Follow State Tennis Tournament Live on Patch

Get the latest results as they unfold straight from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.

Tennis players from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Tournament today at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and other area courts. Results are available here as they unfold.

Follow State Track Meet Live on Patch

Get the latest results as they unfold straight from Eastern Illinois University.

Athletes from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Track Meet today at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Results are available here as they unfold. Meanwhile, watch videos of many of the athletes competing at the meet from the immediate area as they took part in either the Niles West or Buffalo Grove Sectional meets May 16.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Follow State Track Meet Live on Patch

Get the latest results as they unfold straight from Eastern Illinois University.

Athletes from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Track Meet today (Friday) and Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Results are available here as they unfold. Meanwhile, watch videos of many of the athletes competing at the meet from the immediate area as they took part in either the Niles West or Buffalo Grove Sectional meets May 16.

Gary

9:29 am on Friday, May 24, 2013

For easier viewing you can go straight to the source page: http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysTrackField.aspx Qualifiers from LFHS are: 4x100 meter relay: :42.67 Lake Forest (H.S.) 1600 meters (mile): 4:20.27 Billy Bund (Sr.), Lake Forest (H.S.) Billy finished 5th in Cross Country last fall in a time that would have won in many other years. He's a serious threat to medal, but the …   more ›

Follow State Tennis Tournament Live on Patch

Get the latest results as they unfold straight from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.

Tennis players from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Tournament today and Saturday at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and other area courts. Results are available here as they unfold.

amy

7:41 am on Friday, May 24, 2013

The Hinsdale Central Red Devils went undefeated yesterday. Good luck today boys keep it up!   more ›

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Follow State Tennis Tournament Live on Patch

Get the latest results as they unfold straight from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.

Tennis players from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Tournament today, Friday and Saturday at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and other area courts. Results are available here as they unfold.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Alarcon Gets Boost From Hard Work

New Trier triple jumper looks for medal at State Meet.

After three years on the New Trier High School varsity track team, triple jumper Taylor Alarcon knew he had to do something different if he wanted to finish his senior season at the State Meet Friday and Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. He went to work after his junior season and by the time he was ready to compete in the Niles West Sectional May 16, he was hoping his effort would pay off. It did. Alarcon won the Sectional triple jump by nearly three feet at 46-00.5 while recording the seventh best distance of any qualifier heading to the State Meet. “He was lifting like crazy,” assistant Trevian Coach Matt Ravenscroft said. “He became a gym rat in the offseason. He made himself stronger and healthier.” Injuries were …

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Distance Runners Seek State Track Medals

Deerfield’s Alex Gold, Highland Park’s Jonah Hanig and Angel Estrada along with New Trier’s Peter Cotsirilos are all in contention.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Distance Runners Seek State Track Medals

Deerfield’s Alex Gold, Highland Park’s Jonah Hanig and Angel Estrada along with New Trier’s Peter Cotsirilos are all in contention.

Deerfield High School distance runner Alex Gold and his Highland Park High School counterpart Jonah Hanig have been friends for a long time and like to help each other out. Though Gold and Hanig will be trying to medal in both the 3,200-meter run and the 1,600 at the State Meet Friday and Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, look for them to assist each other there too. Earlier: Evanston Take Sectional Track Crown In both races at Thursday’s Sectional Meet in Skokie, Gold and Hanig worked together to pace themselves and teammates in a way to qualify as many Warriors and Giants for the State Finals as possible. “Jonah (Hanig) and I have known each other a long time and we were trying to help each other out,” Gold said. “We…

Sunday, May 19, 2013

PHOTOS: See NTHS and Loyola Students at Section Track Meet

Athletes from New Trier High School and Loyola Academy — among other area schools — competed for berths at the State Meet at the Niles West Sectional

Athletes from 17 area schools competed for berths in the State Track Meet during the Niles West Sectional Thursday in Skokie. Take a look for your favorite athlete and see who is going to the State Meet Thursday through Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Patch gave you the story in words Friday and now we have it in pictures.    Patch will have coverage of the State Meet and you check the results on the Illinois High Association website in real time starting with the first preliminary race Friday.   

Friday, May 17, 2013

Evanston Takes Sectional Track Crown

Glenbrook South, New Trier, Deerfield, Highland Park, Niles West, Maine West, Maine South, Notre Dame, Niles North and Loyola athletes will join Wildkits at State Meet.

Taking home the team trophy for the sixth straight year, the Evanston High School boys track team won the Niles West Sectional Thursday in Skokie sending five individuals and three relay teams to the State Meet May 24 and 25 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston The Wildkits compiled 85 points. Glenbrook South took home second place with 72 followed by Prospect in third with 70 and New Trier fourth with 58. Niles West accumulated 47 for fifth with  Deerfield sixth, Main South seventh, Niles North eighth, Highland Park ninth place, Notre Dame of Niles tenth, Maine West 11th , Loyola Academy 12th, Maine East 13th\, Glenbrook North 14th and Von Steuben 15th. "Last year, a lot of guys, when they went downstate, were qualified just about…

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