Since Stacy Salgado took over as head coach for the Evanston girls soccer program, the Wildkits have earned wins and ties during the regular season in head-to-head matchups against arch-rival New Trier. But the Kits still haven’t figured out a way to beat the Trevians once postseason play begins. And for that matter, almost no […]
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ETHS Doubles Team Advances to State Tourney
Stick around long enough in the Illinois High School Association state tennis tournament series, and you might get a bucket of ice water dumped over your head. That was a welcome part of the celebration for Evanston’s Alex Robinson and Ben Ward on the final day of competition at the New Trier Sectional on Saturday. […]
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DQ Foils Kits in Race for CSL South Track Title
How close was Evanston’s track team to scoring an upset at the Central Suburban League South division championship meet Friday on the new blue oval at ETHS? The difference was between 300 meters — and a flinch. Take your pick. A disqualification for a false start in the second race of the day, the 400-meter […]
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Menocal’s Header Powers Kit Girls Soccer Team to Regional Crown
Carly Menocal’s job is to prevent goals, not to score them. So it’s safe to say that the goal she scored Friday night was the biggest in the career so far for the Evanston junior defender. Menocal’s header, off a corner kick from teammate Nahla Dominguez, restored some badly needed momentum for the Wildkits after […]
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No-hitter Ends Softball Season for Wildkits
Whitney Young’s Shelby Jacobson tossed a no-hitter and struck out 17 Thursday, ending Evanston’s softball season in the regional championship game. The Wildkits lost 8-0 and finished 10-12 on the season. Evanston’s only baserunners came on a pair of walks. Katy Patton drew a leadoff walk in the 2nd inning and reached second on a […]
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Wildkits Qualify 3 Relays for IHSA State Track Finals
Evanston’s coaching staff and girls track athletes don’t just talk about putting team first every spring. That’s a philosophy that everyone involved in the program has to embrace, no matter the cost. That attitude was reinforced again Thursday at the Class 3A Loyola Academy Sectional meet when junior Rikki Gray was called on to sacrifice […]
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Elwood Homer Sends Kits to Regional Title Baseball Game
Dylan Elwood blasted a 3-run home run to lead Evanston’s baseball team to a 5-2 victory over visiting Whitney Young Thursday in the first round of Illinois High School Association regional tournament action. Evanston, seeded No. 3 in the sectional complex, will host Loyola Academy next Monday at 4:30 p.m. in the regional title game. […]
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ETHS’s Goodwill Strikes Out 15 in Regional Tournament Win
Serena Goodwill came of age in the biggest game of her short high school softball career Wednesday. And because she did, No. 9 sectional tournament seed Evanston spilled No. 8 Lincoln Park 7-2 in the Class 4A regional opener at Oz Park in Chicago and advanced to the regional championship game on Thursday. The Wildkits […]
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Hitters Find Focus as Wildkits Bash Buffalo Grove
High school coaches across the State of Illinois have the same concerns as Evanston baseball coach Frank Consiglio at the conclusion of the most difficult year in sports that anyone can remember. The lack of focus for teenage athletes is a problem every season for those who lead teams in spring sports, but the extension […]
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Sweep Against Highland Park Lifts Wildkits to Another 20-Win Season
Twenty-win seasons have pretty much become the norm for the Evanston baseball program since Frank Consiglio took over as head coach in 2008. So what does it take for the veteran head coach to get excited about reaching that plateau again? When the players themselves take notice of that victory standard. That’s what happened Saturday […]