Loyola’s Van Zelst partners with charity in 2019 season

 

Loyola’s Nate Van Zelst kicks the extra point. Loyola defeated New Trier 34-3 on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.

Kick-It, an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) program, is a national volunteer-driven effort focused solely on raising money for childhood cancer research. For many athletes around the country, it’s a chance to help be part of a good cause, one that could help others of all ages.

Loyola Academy football junior kicker Nate Van Zelst decided to be one of those helped. He became a member of the The Kick-It Champion for Kids Program — a part of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation — a National Organization registered 501(c)3 charity whose mission is to “change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to cure childhood cancer.” Continue reading

New Trier Survives, Moves On

Based off of the teams’ first match on April 19, a 1-1 draw, it was a safe bet that the Glenbrook South and New Trier sectional semifinal match Tuesday was going to be a tough one. Continue reading

New Trier Wins 20th Straight Regional

Nothing comes easy once you get into the state playoffs. Nobody wants to lose and when you’re the two-time defending state champion, every team is out to get you more than the last.

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New Trier Rugby Wins Playoff Opener

The New Trier Rugby Club had its best finish in program history last season when it finished second in the state. After starting the season 0-2, New Trier rallied to win four straight, including a 24-0 shutout of then-unbeaten Neuqua Valley. Continue reading

North Shore Schools Look to Help Fight Melanoma

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 76,000 new patients will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2016. Despite the fact that it accounts for only one percent of all those struck with skin cancer, it is considered to be the worst form of skin cancer, as well as the world’s fastest-growing form of cancer. Continue reading

New Trier Wins Invite

Neither the rain nor the cold could stop New Trier.  Continue reading

New Trier Wins Third Straight Pepsi Title

With Loyola Academy being around the bend from New Trier’s Northfield campus and instances where students from the same family attend either school, it wasn’t a surprise that the PepsiCo Showdown title game on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology was an emotional one. Continue reading