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New Trier senior wins 2017 U.S. speed skating championship

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Mia Krone started out her childhood as a hockey player, playing all over the North Shore. But by the time she hit 11, hockey wasn’t fun for her anymore — she was looking for a new challenge.

“My dad took me to the Evanston club and had me watch [speedskating] practice,” Krone said. “Because I knew how to skate, they gave me some speed skates and put me on the ice. At the time, Shani Davis was coaching on the ice so he was my first coach and got me hooked on the sport.”

 

Davis, a Chicago native, won the gold medal in the 1000-meter at the 2006 and 2010 Olympics and the silver medal in the 1500-meter in those same two Olympics. Continue reading →

Winnetka couple attends 2019 NCAA Final Four as rivals

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Winnetka couple Sid and Laura Glenn never expected to be rivals. 

That is until their alma maters faced off in an NCAA Final Four game April 6 in Minneapolis. 

“I think the instant reaction when we realized they were going to play each other was, ‘This is never going to happen again, we’ve got to get tickets and we have to go,’” said Laura, who graduated from Michigan State University. Continue reading →

Wilmette resident captures gold at 2019 Special Olympics World Games

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Wilmette’s Johnny Wrenn, a graduate of New Trier High School, had never been out of the country before. 

So imagine his reaction to traveling all the way to Abu Dhabi and Dubai to participate in the 2019 Special Olympics World Games last March.

“I wish it never ended,” Wrenn said. Continue reading →

Trevs lose heartbreaker in Supers

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Every baseball player’s dream is to be part of a big game that goes down to the last strike, the last out, in the bottom of the last inning with his team up by one. In a perfect world, said player comes through in the clutch and the team celebrates its victory.

There would be no celebrating June 6 as New Trier lost a 4-3 heartbreaker in its supersectional matchup with St. Charles North at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg.

“We weren’t even supposed to be here, right?,” New Trier coach Mike Napoleon said. “We were never ranked. These guys were ranked, Oak Park was ranked. We got here with solid pitching and solid defense.”

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Brecht Impresses Again

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New Trier works off of momentum.

“Once we get it going we’re unstoppable, but if we lose the momentum it works the opposite way too,” New Trier pitcher Ben Brecht said.

Brecht rode his own wave of momentum Thursday, June 2. After pitching six innings of two-hit, 10-strikeout ball in a regional title game win over Niles North May 28, the senior took the mound in the second semifinal game of the Loyola Sectional.

All Brecht did was pitch a complete game, in which he allowed only four hits and one earned run, and struck out 11 as New Trier defeated Notre Dame 2-1.

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New Trier Finishes Comeback

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One team was looking to reach the state semifinals for the first time in program history, while the other was looking to reserve its spot in the final four of the IHSWLA playoffs for the 16th time in the 17 years the school has had a girls lacrosse team. Continue reading →