New Trier captures state title in 4x800 relay, Schmidt wins pole vault

CHARLESTON — Saturday’s Class 3A girls track and field state final was full of firsts for New Trier’s 4x800-meter relay.

It was the first time this season that senior all-state runners Courtney Ackerman and Jessica Ackerman had run on the same 4x800 relay. Courtney Ackerman …

Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South sending multiple entrants to state

NORTHBROOK — Youth swept the weekend at the Glenbrook North boys tennis sectional as Schaumburg sophomore Vince Lin and Glenbrook North’s sophomore pairing of Miguel Perez and David Zakhodin won the singles and doubles titles.

The top-seeded Lin dominated throughout the tournament, winning his two …

Trevians win Niles West sectional

SKOKIE — New Trier wrapped up the Niles West boys tennis sectional title on Saturday. The Trevians (33 points) finished ahead of second-place Loyola (26) and third-place Evanston (17) at the nine-school event.

“This is a bunch in a row,” New Trier coach Tad Eckert …

English starts out strong at state meet

Evanston junior Parker English qualified for the Class 3A girls track and field state finals in all four of her events and shined in her two races Friday, posting the fastest time in the 400-meter run and the second-fastest time in the 200.

She also …

New Trier earns four state tournament berths

SKOKIE — New Trier will be well represented next week at the boys tennis state finals.

The Trevians advanced two doubles teams and two singles players to the semifinals at Friday’s Niles West Sectional. All players reaching the semifinals qualify for the state finals. Sectional …

May 17 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Friday.

Zimmer’s ingenuity on display at state

FRANKFORT — Becoming a three-time all-state gymnast requires skill, precision and technical ability.

It also, in Austin Zimmer’s case, required a little improvising.

Near the beginning of Zimmer’s floor exercise routine in the individual events portion of the state meet, the Glenbrook South senior fell …

Evanston-Glenbrook South finish one-two at sectional

SKOKIE — A strong meet ended on a bit of a sour note for Glenbrook South at Thursday’s Class 3A Niles West boys track and field sectional.

The Titans had expected to qualify in the 4x400-meter relay, the meet’s final event, and thought they had …

May 16 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Thursday.

Lincoln-Way Central defeats Loyola in state quarterfinal

LINCOLNSHIRE — Last year, Danijela Jackovich left quite an impression at state despite her team’s quarterfinal loss to New Trier.

The Lincoln-Way Central star returned Thursday to Stevenson and far surpassed last year’s four-goal performance.

Jackovich made sure her terrific high school career wouldn’t end …

Girls track & field state preview: Weekend may test Ackerman’s injury

WILMETTE — Courtney Ackerman said she isn’t sure what will happen later this week when she might have to run on consecutive days for the first time in about a month.

Bothered by an upper-leg injury since late April, the New Trier senior willed her …

Stevens perseveres through the pain

Sports can be a finicky business.

One moment can quite literally change everything for a young athlete.

Jill Stevens is in her third year as a starter for the Loyola girls soccer team. Her performance has been fairly remarkable. Coach Craig Snower said that over …

Water polo sectional finals notebook: Loyola juniors shine in defeat

NORTHBROOK — Loyola might have lost to New Trier in the boys water polo sectional final at Glenbrook North, but the Ramblers have good reason to celebrate what they accomplished this season.

After graduating every major player from last season’s club that took second at …

Defensive duo helps guide Loyola to sectional title

NORTHBROOK — Senior captains Meredith O’Brien and Katie Lynch have known each other since grammar school in Glenview, and both joined Loyola’s water polo team as freshmen.

While O’Brien and Lynch were on the roster the last time the Ramblers played at the state tournament …

Badminton state tournament notebook: Mang, Lurie enjoy memorable runs

Should New Trier seniors Audrey Mang and Jill Lurie hang out together in Hyde Park in the coming years, there’s a good chance they will reflect on the events of this past Saturday.

The badminton teammates, who both plan to enroll at the University of …