NFL-Supported Wheelchair Football Team Places Fourth in First Home Tournament
By David A. F. Sweet The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, based in Lake Forest, and its Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team...
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David A.F. Sweet
Aug 8, 2022
Two Lake Forest Sailors Ready for Nationals
By David A. F. Sweet Two Lake Forest sailors, Alec Ranker and Leo Kumar, are poised to compete in the U.S. National Sailing Championship...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jun 27, 2022
This Is Now: Lake Forest App Lets You Check Beach Parking, Watch Baseball
By David A. F. Sweet Ever been excited to arrive at Forest Park Beach on a gorgeous summer day – and find there was nowhere to park?...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jun 16, 2022
Athletes with Disabilities Shine at GLASA Games
By David A. F. Sweet Hundreds of athletes with disabilities from 17 states competed at the GLASA Great Lakes Games Presented by The...
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David A.F. Sweet
May 20, 2022
Sailing Away: Local Crew Heads to Nationals
The Lake Forest High School Sailing Team is headed to Seabrook, Texas from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, May 22 for Team Race Nationals. The...
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Nick Winebrenner
May 5, 2022
Fan-tastic: Dr. Camino Cheers for All Sports (Even Intramurals) at the High School
By Nick Winebrenner He’s not the loudest fan. He doesn’t paint his face. Or scream at refs. Instead, he enjoys bringing friends and...
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David A.F. Sweet
Apr 18, 2022
Olympic Gold Medalist From Lake Forest Finds New Ways to Enjoy the Sport She Loves
By David A. F. Sweet Growing up in Lake Forest in the 1990s, nothing pleased Hilary Knight more than to be dropped off to play hockey...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Jan 25, 2022
The Catanzaros Are a Coaching Power Couple
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Catherine and Jim Catanzaro were living in North Carolina when they met on a blind date in October 2005. Four...
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Kim Piekos
Jan 10, 2022
Equestrian Center Makes Jump to Lake Forest
By Kim Piekos It’s a frigid day on the North Shore – too cold for the 57 horses that board at the Glen Grove Equestrian Center to head...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Nov 11, 2021
Nine Questions with Scouts’ Coach Chuck Spagnoli
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Lake Forest High School Varsity Football Coach Chuck Spagnoli has been the driving force behind the team for...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Nov 10, 2021
Getting the Ball Rolling: Youth Soccer Group Enjoys Prolonged Success
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman As the days get shorter and frost covers the grass, soccer fields -- filled recently with enthusiastic...
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Whitley Pleas
Nov 5, 2021
Like Father, Like Son: New LFC Basketball Coach a Familiar Face
By Whitley Pleas For the past six years, Ryan Davis experienced a coaching partnership like no other: his father, Ken Davis, served as...
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David A.F. Sweet
Nov 1, 2021
Cool(er) Hand Luke: Lake Forest Resident Plants Flag in Tailgating Business
By David A. F. Sweet What happens when former Chicago Bears quarterback Bobby Douglass shows up to your playoff tailgate party? Lake...
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Judy Carmack Bross
Oct 1, 2021
Local Author Addresses Most Controversial Finish in Sports History
By Judy Carmack Bross Lake Forest author David Sweet proves that for holding the reader spellbound, a final-seconds sports battle beats...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Sep 21, 2021
Having a Ball: The Bandits Love Playing Lacrosse
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Once considered an elite sport played at prep schools, lacrosse has seen a massive rise in popularity in Lake...
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Jennifer Karras
Sep 13, 2021
Five Questions with Lake Forest Academy Field Hockey Coach Greta Kullby
By Jennifer Karras Greta Kullby was recently named head coach for varsity field hockey at Lake Forest Academy. A 2017 Lake Forest High...
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Carlie Mertz
Aug 16, 2021
Student Trades LFHS for Four New Letters: ESPN
By Carlie Mertz Connor Clark has always been involved in sports. Starting at age three, he discovered a love for basketball while playing...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jul 12, 2021
Lake Forest Track Star Competes at Top Levels Around the World
By David A. F. Sweet A little more than two seconds is all that separated Helen Schlachtenhaufen from the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. ...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jun 4, 2021
LFHS Sailors Ready for National Championship Quest
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Sailing (LFS) offers instruction for all ages and skill levels and is nationally recognized and...
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David A.F. Sweet
May 7, 2021
'We're Just Happy to Play Football'
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman “Touchdown, Lake Forest” is not a phrase we normally associate with spring. But let’s face it; the past 15...
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