Boys Golf
Luke Waggoner said his East Coast trip to visit three prospective colleges with his parents, David and Lisa, conjured up memories of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South golfer Nick Robles will play his collegiate golf at the University of Illinois.
Nick Robles’ initial reaction this season was similar to last year.
Jarrett Kinney
Softball pitcher Lindsay Melson wrestled with her college decision for several months, with NCAA Division I Louisville and University of Illinois-Chicago leading the way.
NORMAL – Marian Central senior Luke Waggoner and Marion junior Jaret Brewer traded blows on the back nine of Saturday’s final round of the IHSA Class 2A Boys Golf State Tournament.
Marian Central senior Luke Waggoner admitted he was a bit anxious when the IHSA Class 2A Boys Golf State Tournament began Friday.
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Nick Robles took the less-traveled path to golf greatness.
Marian Central senior Luke Waggoner knew what was at stake Monday.
HOFFMAN ESTATES – Huntley junior Ryan Craig experienced a moment of clairvoyance as he walked off the course Monday at Hilldale with a 78.
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BARRINGTON – If the IHSA Class 3A Barrington Regional was any indication, Crystal Lake South senior Nick Robles has saved his best golf for the ideal time.
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HEBRON – With only one win coming into Saturday’s game, Alden-Hebron football coach John Lalor looked to his offensive line to instill some confidence.
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HARVARD – Only two strokes separated Woodstock’s top four golfers in a 163-167 non-conference victory against Marian Central on Wednesday at Plum Tree National.
WEST DUNDEE – Every time he glanced at his driver Monday, Mason Wicks quickly looked in another direction.
ELGIN – Connie Ellett shot an even-par 35 to take medalist honors for the Hampshire girls golf team Monday at the South Elgin Invitational at Elgin Country Club.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Frank Valle gave the McHenry boys soccer team more than his 18 saves Saturday. He gave them confidence.
WEST DUNDEE – Crystal Lake South senior Nick Robles’ golf game was slightly askew before this week, not that other people might notice.
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HUNTLEY – Huntley’s boys soccer team doubled up on hat tricks Thursday as Danny Diaz de Leon and Lucas Baker scored three goals apiece to lead the Red Raiders in an 8-0 Fox Valley Conference crossover win against Crystal Lake Central.
CRYSTAL LAKE – It all came down to the last score Monday at Crystal Lake Country Club.
McHENRY – With less than two minutes on the clock and no goals scored in a Fox Valley Conference crossover match against Grayslake North on Thursday, McHenry boys soccer coach Tony Caruso wasn’t worried.
CRYSTAL LAKE – J.B. Garoufalis and Paul Schlimm shared medalist honors for the Crystal Lake Central boys golf team as the Tigers defeated Crystal Lake South, 167-176, in a Fox Valley crossover match Wednesday at Crystal Lake Country Club.
JOHNSBURG – Carlos Wence scored with less than a minute remaining in the second overtime Tuesday to lead the McHenry boys soccer team to a 4-3 win against Johnsburg.
ANTIOCH – McHenry’s Dylan Clohessy scored the winning goal with eight seconds left in the game to give the Warriors a 2-1 non-conference boys soccer win against Antioch on Monday.
ALGONQUIN – Nathan Baldwin scored two goals Saturday in the championship match of the Jacobs Invitational to lead Harvard’s boys soccer team to a 4-1 win against Kaneland.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Charlie Oliver scored four goals, including three in a row, for the Gators in their 7-1 semifinal win against Hampshire in the Crystal Lake South Invitational on Thursday.
WAUCONDA – Two of Woodstock’s newest soccer players contributed in big ways in the Blue Streaks’ 4-1, non-conference victory against Wauconda in their season opener Tuesday.
HAMPSHIRE – Belvidere North might have assumed a victory in Monday’s non-conference boys soccer match against Hampshire was inevitable.
HARVARD – Hampshire’s Jeremy Yoder took medalist honors with a 2-over-par 38 in the Whip-Purs’ non-conference win against Harvard on Thursday at Plum Tree.
OAKWOOD HILLS – Jarrett Kinney shot a 2-under-par 34 on the front nine and finished with an even-par 73 Wednesday to lead Cary-Grove (325) to a first-place finish in the school’s invitational at Chalet Hills Golf Club.
This year’s boys golf season has a lot of potential, including producing the area’s first state title champion since Bucky Weiss from Huntley in 1993. Here are four storylines to watch as the season unfolds:
WOODSTOCK – Evan Mass played in only about half of this year’s McHenry County Junior Golf Association events, but he earned enough points to qualify for Tuesday’s season-ending Tournament of Champions at Woodstock Country Club.
HARVARD – Brothers Jarrett and Justin Kinney have played golf together for a long time.
WOODSTOCK – Evan Mass checked the MCJGA player standings Monday night and knew he had to play well in the Crystal Woods Open at Crystal Woods Golf Club.
BULL VALLEY – Cary’s Daniel DePrey had an inkling the second round of the Billy Vahldieck Junior Amateur tournament was going his way only six holes into the 18-hole round Wednesday.
MARENGO – Last week, Michael DiGrazia remarked that he never had played well at Marengo Ridge, the site of Wednesday’s McHenry County Junior Golf Association Marengo Ridge Open.
A number of local golfers teed up at the Illinois Junior Golf Association’s Crystal Woods Regional on Friday, and Cary resident Daniel DePrey won the Junior Boys division.
The 42nd Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship concluded Thursday with Buffalo Grove’s Doug Ghim taking home the Slovitt Cup and local golfers Luke Waggoner and Ryan Craig finishing strong.
BARRINGTON – Luke Waggoner’s situation Wednesday was a near carbon copy of the one he found himself in last year.
BARRINGTON – Luke Waggoner didn’t care much for the way he golfed Tuesday.
McHENRY – When Tyler Cundiff finished his round Wednesday in the season-opening McHenry County Junior Golf Association Chapel Hill Open, he didn’t think his score would have a chance of winning.
