Dick Quagliano

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Dick Quagliano

With graduation looming, Barrington knew it had to get things done quickly in Gurnee. The Fillies used an early start and powerful third quarter to beat Carmel 14-8 in the girls lacrosse sectional final at Warren. Barrington (21-1) exited Warren’s East Campus in plenty of time to make its 7 p.m. graduation ceremonies at Willow Creek in Hoffman Estates. The Fillies, who won their first girls lacrosse sectional title, will have another appointment.

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Dick Quagliano

Libertyville won its sixth match in a row to win a regional title Thursday at Carmel in Mundelein. The Wildcats, who had lost three consecutive matches in mid-May, showed they regained their stride by blowing past Grayslake Central 25-19, 25-15. It enabled Libertyville (30-4) to win its first regional title since 2022, when the Wildcats finished fourth in the state. In the first set, Grayslake Central kept things close early, tying the set at 9-9.

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Dick Quagliano

Even though she is a freshman, St. Viator’s Judith Saji never flinched. The Lions’ goalkeeper overcame tons of adversity in double overtime. She then faced even more during penalty kicks. And when it was over, Saji stood her ground as the fourth-seeded Lions stunned top-seed Lakes with a 3-2 decision decided by penalty kicks at the Class 2A sectional semifinals in Deerfield. This is the fourth time in the last five years that St. Viator had eliminated Lakes in the playoffs.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Dick Quagliano

It was all about the arms for Hersey Friday in Palatine. Keegan Luxem, Riley Blackwell and Lincoln Causero combined to stymie Fremd as the Huskies held on for a 3-2 victory to win the Mid-Suburban League championship game. It was the second MSL championship in the last three years for the Huskies (25-7-1). Hersey used a great performance from Jeremy Allen two years ago to beat Barrington 1-0. “Our pitching staff has helped carry us,” Hersey coach Wally Brownley said.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Dick Quagliano

Hersey’s Logan Farrell, who was third in the state last year in the shot put (18.20 m) and sixth in the state in the discus (51.33 m), had a big day Thursday at the Class 3A Deerfield sectional. Farrell, who is committed to play football at Illinois in the fall, threw the discus 56.31 meters, nearly 5 meters better than his state throw a year ago. Earlier in the day, Farrell had a throw of 18.14 meters to win the shot put.