Monday, May 21, 2012
Logo represents roots of youth organization that was started by volunteer firefighters.
The Lake Zurich Flames youth football organization will be starting this year’s season with a new look. The Flames recently introduced their new, professionally designed logos for youth football and cheerleading. “In the past two years we have been updating our uniforms. We wanted to get more in line with the high school colors and are going toward a blue base,” said Flames board member and coach Keith Mescha. Mescha said board members liked the idea of keeping with theme of a fireman badge. “People don’t understand why we are called the Flames. It’s our history; we were started by volunteer firemen and we wanted to keep with our roots,” he said. Mescha said this is the first time the Flames will have a unified look with its spirit …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lake Zurich Lacrosse Club attracts youth to action-packed sport.
Lacrosse, deemed the fastest-growing sport in the nation, also may be the fastest-growing sport in Lake Zurich, judging by the numbers. The Lake Zurich Lacrosse Club was founded in 2003 with 28 kids. Today, there are more than 500 athletes participating in Lake Zurich lacrosse, said Dave Kintzer, president and one of the founders of the club. “Once kids try lacrosse, they fall in love with it. It’s a constantly moving action-packed type of sport,” Kintzer said. Lacrosse, which has elements similar to basketball, hockey and soccer, also is a strategy game, Kintzer said. “It’s like a chess match,” he said. Lacrosse traces its roots to Native American games and rituals. The sport has been played in Eastern colleges since the 19th century, …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Patch user "mp" guessed that the teams would combined for 33 runs, two fewer than the actual total of 35.
Editor's note: Due to an oversight, the winner of this contest was incorrectly announced on Tuesday. We sincerely regret the error. It shouldn’t be surprising that most entrants in Patch’s Pro Baseball Pick ‘Em Contest did not give the batters enough credit in making their selections. Milwaukee outscored Chicago 18-17 in the three-game series over the weekend, and few participants counted on 35 total runs from the teams battling for last place in the division. By guessing the teams would score 33 runs (Brewers 19, Cubs 14), Patch user "mp" was chosen to win the $100 gift card good for pro baseball apparel. Thanks to everyone who participated. Enjoy the rest of the baseball season!
It was a full house at Ela Soccer Club's First Annual Awards Night.
Ela Soccer Club held its 1st Annual Awards Night, May 7, at Lake Zurich High School to an overwhelming crowd nearly 1,000 players, coaches, parents, family members and friends. “To see our players filled with pride, excitement and enthusiasm brought home what a great club we have” said Jackie Marais, Ela Soccer Club's executive director Individual awards were presented to each team, for Players’ Player, Most Improved Player and Player of the year. Players were also selected to represent an honorary Ela First XI team. All award winners are posted on the Ela Soccer Club's website. The U10 Girls Red team beat out the U13 Boys Elite and U15 Girls Elite to take the team of the year award. This team coached by Gin Sharma, director of …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Quarterback gets contract after participating in Chicago Bears rookie minicamp.
Lake Zurich High School graduate Matt Blanchard was among seven players signed by the Chicago Bears, over the weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. Blanchard participated in a rookie minicamp over the weekend. The Bears liked what they saw and signed him to a three-year contract. The 23-year-old was a quarterback at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he won 25 games in two seasons, passing for 44 touchdowns to just six interceptions, according to ESPN Chicago.com. Blanchard was the starting quarterback at Lake Zurich High and had listed his dream job as “head coach of the Chicago Bears” while in college, according to Chicago Now. Blanchard won all 25 of his starts at LZHS, throwing for 44 touchdowns and only six …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tom Chmela adds programs for 7- to 13-year-olds in Hawthorn Woods Elite Soccer Club.
Tom Chmela started Hawthorn Woods Elite Soccer Club, a travel team, just last year and already the program is growing and expanding. Chmela has been involved in Lake Zurich area soccer programs for years. He became involved in coaching soccer when his daughters were growing up. His daughter Haley, a 2010 Lake Zurich High School graduate, was on the school's soccer team. A Hawthorn Woods resident, Chmela brings to the club his love for the sport of soccer and his experience as a physical education teacher at Evanston Township High School. Hawthorn Woods Soccer Elite attracts players from throughout the Lake Zurich area — Barrington, Palatine, Libertyville, Buffalo Grove and even as far as Naperville. “We’re pretty much like a family …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Game was held Monday night at Lake Zurich High School
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 staff members took on the Harlem Wizards during a special game Monday night. The game took place in the Lake Zurich High School Field House. District 95's roster included: The team was coached by Superintendent Mike Egan.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The NFL draft begins at 7 p.m. in New York. We take a look back at some of the Bears worst draft mistakes.
The NFL draft begins at 7 p.m. Thursday and the Chicago Bears have the 19th overall pick. The Bears have a checkered draft history, to say the least. For every Walter Payton, there’s a Rashaan Salaam. But, of all Bears mistakes on draft day, which is the worst? We did our best to compile a list of worthy nominees and we limited our choices to the first round: Those are our nominees. Vote in the comment section, or feel free to tell us who you think was the Bears worst draft pick.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Humber's achievement was 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history; third perfect game for the Chicago White Sox.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Level 6 team from Midwest Elite Gymnastics Academy will compete in Florida in early June.
For members of the Level 6 team at the Midwest Elite Gymnastics Academy, the hours of training and conditioning they do suddenly has become even more important. The 11 girls on the team learned last week that they qualified to compete at the 2012 USA Gymnastics Open Championships at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The competition runs May 31 through June 3. Members of the team include: Maggie Close of Lake Zurich; Jessica Flatland of Hampshire; Makenzie Fletcher of Gilberts; Christa Halter of Algonquin; Tanjae Lugo of Elgin; Jane Merczel of Streamwood; Tara Nelson of Lakewood; Hannah Oliveros of Streamwood; Jane Richards of Elgin; Sarah Ruesch of Hoffman Estates; and Ashley Suchyta of South Barrington. "It's…
Cristel Mohrman
11:10 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
That was actually the Wisconsin story that announced the winner. If you click the link to the contest page (http://muskego.patch.com/articles/contest-guess-scoring-outcome-in-milwaukee-chicago-series-to-win-100-gift-card) you'll see the entries. Sorry for the confusion! more ›