Friday, May 24, 2013
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 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.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Palatine Amateur Football Association has instated new guidelines to help players learn proper technique, promote concussion awareness, training for coaches, and to ensure all players have properly fitted equipment, all in the name of safety.
The Palatine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) was established in 1966, and is taking big strides this year to create a better, and safer game – not only for its players, but coaches and parents as well. Recently, a meeting was held by PAFA President Kollin Kozlowski, to alert parents and coaches of new steps being taken to continue moving the league forward relating to safety for its players. “We want to continue educating our coaches and parents on player safety and concussion awareness, and continue down the path to instill proper tackling technique at the youth level,” Kozlowski said. “To [also] keep the best equipment in the hands of our kids.” This year, every PAFA participant will receive a new, state-of-the-art helmet, made …
Monday, May 20, 2013
The girl's state track meet was held last weekend in Charleston.
The Palatine High School girls track and field team finished 21st out of 66 teams at the state meet this weekend in Charleston. Palatine's 4x800-meter placed second at the state meet with a time of 9:12.21. The team was made up of Liz Cox, a junior; Cassidy McPherson, a junior; Kara Burton, a sophomore; and Tess Wasowicz, a senior. Placing first in the relay was the New Trier High School team with a time of 9:04.86. Meg Jump, a Palatine High School senior, placed sixth in the triple jump finals with a mark of 37-01.25. Jessica Lincoln and Sabina Yosif both competed for Palatine High School in the 3,200-meter run. Lincoln, a junior, came in 27th place with a time of 11:20.16 and Yosif, a freshman, finished in 35th place with a time of 11:…
Thursday, May 16, 2013
View the full results of the Buffalo Grove 3A Track and Field Sectional at Buffalo Grove High School.
Get the full results from the 2013 Buffalo Grove 3A Track and Field Sectional, provided by todaysmeet.net.
See area high school athletes from throughout Lake County competing in the regional track and field meet.
Palatine and Fremd High Schools competed at the Buffalo Grove 3A Track and Field sectional Thursday, May 16. Fremd's Kevin Winberg and Palatine's Adam Poklop each qualified for state in the high jump with jumps of six feet five inches (Winberg's qualifying jump is the second video in the gallery). Palatine's Cam Kuksa also earned a trip to state with a win in the triple jump. Kuksa also will go to state in the 110 meter hurdlers. Kuksa finished second to Fremd's Matt Konopka. Konopka also won the 300 meter hurdles with Fremd's Josh Yamamoto also qualifying for state with a third-place finish. Fremd's 4x200 meter relay team – Kyle Lewis, Jake Lewis, Jawan Gaines, Darius Burchett – finished second and qualified for state (See third video in …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fremd and Palatine high schools competed at the state badminton tournament last weekend.
Local qualifying girls high school badminton teams competed last weekend for the state title. Locally, Fremd High School's badminton fared the best, tying with Naperville High School for a second place finish at the state tournament with 12 points, according to the Illinois High School Association website. Thornton Fractional South in Lansing won the state title with 16.5 points. Fremd's Angela Wu was among the top finishers in the singles badminton competition. She finished in sixth place overall. Fremd's Kelly Owens also competed in the singles competition, making it to the semifinals of the consolation bracket before being knocked out by Wu. In the pairs competition, Fremd's Rina Seo and Momoka Shimizu made it to the semifinals of …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Palatine High School stole the show at their sectional meet placing first overall.
Several Palatine High School girls track and field athletes will be headed to the state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston this Thursday through Saturday. The Palatine High School girl's track and field time placed first overall at their home sectional meet on May 10 with a total score of 116.5, according to preliminary results posted on the IHSA website. Finishing behind Palatine was Barrington High School, with a score of 74 points; and Warren Township High School, with a score of 66 points. Fremd High School also competed at the Palatine sectional but no Fremd students qualified for the state meet, according to the preliminary results on the IHSA website. The following Palatine track athletes qualified for state at …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Patton came home with a first place finish in the pommel horse and an 11th place finish in the all-around finals.
Fremd High School's C.J. Patton took home a first place finish at the state gymnastics's meet this past weekend at Lincoln-Way East High School Frankfurt. C.J. Patton, a senior at Fremd, finished first in the pommel horse with a final score of 9.550 and also received a medal in the all-around finals, finishing in 11th place with a final score of 51.750, according to the Illinois High School Association website. Patton also placed 11th in the prelims for the floor exercise, 48th in the prelims for the still rings, 26th in the prelims for vault, 22nd in the prelims for the parallel bars and 17th in the prelims for the horizontal bars. The following local Palatine High School students also made the trip to state:
Sunday, May 12, 2013
"These guidelines are based on the most recent scientific evidence, as well as the expertise of the coaches who will help implement them," said Dr. Preston M. Wolin, a member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.
Friday, May 10, 2013
"These guidelines are based on the most recent scientific evidence, as well as the expertise of the coaches who will help implement them," said Dr. Preston M. Wolin, a member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.
The Illinois High School Association approved new safety rules Wednesday to limit tackling in youth football practice in an effort to reduce head injuries, reported the Daily Herald. In March, a controversial bill sponsored by State Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) proposing to limit the number of days players could have full contact hitting practice (once a week) failed in the House committee. The new IHSA policy calls for coaches to gradually increase the time players can participate in preseason practice, along with the number of protective pads they can wear. On the seventh day of practice, players can participate in five hours of full contact drills wearing full pads, according to the IHSA. However, no single practice can exceed …
Stacy Rosen
9:09 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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