Wrestling: Vernon Hills’ Brazil wins sectional crown

Vernon Hills star Jeremy Brazil went over the 40-win mark on Saturday. The senior will head to next weekend’s IHSA Class 2A state tournament with plenty of confidence after taking top honors at 285 pounds at the Grayslake Central Sectional. Brazil, who claimed runner-up honors …

Boys Basketball: Vernon Hills bounces back, takes down Antioch

BOYS BASKETBALL: Fresh off a heartbreaking loss the night before against Grant, Vernon Hills wanted to assert itself in its North Suburban Conference Prairie Division matchup with host Antioch Saturday night. And although the Cougars didn’t exactly storm out of the starting gate, they did manage to come away with a solid 54-42 win.

Girls Basketball: Team-first attitude drives Vernon Hills to undefeated league mark

Rocco Pesola’s smile was impossible to miss Saturday afternoon in Lake Villa.

As he sat in a bleacher seat, Vernon Hills High School’s visiting girls basketball team battled Lakes in an NSC Prairie Division regular-season finale.

He remembered when Vernon Hills’ current prep players were …

Gymnastics: Vernon Hills’ Tran turns some more heads with stellar showing at regional

GYMNASTICS: Alli Tran came up with another superb meet. The Cougars junior scored a 38.025 in the all-around at last Thursday’s regional at Deerfield.

Wrestling: Vernon Hills qualifies eight for sectionals

WRESTLING: Vernon Hills qualified eight team members for sectionals from Saturday’s Marengo Regional.

Boys Basketball: Curry returns to pace Vernon Hills

Life is good again for Stephen Curry. The Vernon Hills junior guard suffered an eye injury — which required seven stitches — in practice on Jan. 30 and was sidelined for two games. Curry returned to the floor on Tuesday night — with a vengeance. …

Boys Basketball: Vernon Hills’ McNamara comes on strong in loss at Wauconda

BOYS BASKETBALL: Making his first varsity start, junior Dylan McNamara turns in a strong finish in Friday’s game at Wauconda.s

Football: Proffitt named new head coach at Lake Zurich

You didn’t need to be a prophet to see this coming. Lake Zurich has named David Proffitt as its new head football coach. Proffitt, who has been the Bears’ defensive coordinator for the past six years, will replace Bryan Stortz, who has taken a job …

Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills has record-breaking afternoon

It was a record-setting afternon for the Vernon Hills girls basketball team. First of all, after beating host Lakes on Saturday, the Cougars set a school record for most wins in a season: 21. The 61-46 win also secured a perfect 12-0 record in the …

Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills will meet Libertyville in NSC title game

One win away. Vernon Hills’ girls basketball team defeated host Antioch 56-39 on Tuesday to up its NSC Prairie record to 11-0. The Cougars (20-3), who now have clinched first place in the division, will try to secure a perfect league record on Saturday, when …

Girls Bowling: Vernon Hills’ Rigwood claims sectional crown

She’s in a zone. Vernon Hills bowler Taylor Rigwood captured top honors in the Lake Zurich Sectional on Saturday at the Brunswick Zone in Deer Park. And she took the title in convincing fashion, averaging a 224.5 (1346 pins). Antioch’s Kelsey Schreiber was the runner-up …

Wrestling: Carmel’s Salvi steps up, earns sectional berth

WRESTLING: Carmel will send four qualifiers to this weekend’s sectional at Grayslake North.

Gymnastics: Carmel Catholic’s Cohen-Smith making a career out of collecting crowns

GYMNASTICS: Sarah Cohen-Smith of the Corsairs knows what it takes to please judges. She’s a six-time pageants winner.

Gymnastics: Vernon Hills’ Tran turns in super showing at NSC Meet

Shortly after Friday night’s NSC girls gymnastics meet at Ultimate Gymnastics in Gurnee, the following exchange took place:

“I voted for you,” Vernon Hills first-year coach Alison Gildemeister said to Libertyville coach John Taylor.

“I,” Taylor shot back, “voted for you.”

It is an election …

Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills improves to 10-0 in NSC Prairie

Vernon Hills improved its NSC Prairie record to 10-0 on Friday night by downing visiting Grant 66-48.

With the Senior Night win, the Cougars clinched at least a tie for the league title.

Both Antioch and Lakes have two league losses. VH was in a …