Sunday, February 20, 2011
Second-place finish at State Meet rewrites school history book; Carlson, McKeon win individual medals.
A season-long search for near perfection ended with Lake Forest High School's girls' gymnastics team making history following a second-place finish at Saturday’s IHSA State Finals in Palatine. Making the school’s fourth ever trip to the State Meet as a team, the Scouts 148.45 point total outperformed the 1985 squad's third place standing for the best finale since the program began. The Scouts finished a point behind defending champion Carmel (149.45) and ahead of Schaumburg (147.8). Lake Forest also put fourth place Stevenson (146.95) in its rear view mirror after lagging behind the Patriots in both the Sectional and North Suburban Conference meets. “This was as close to a perfect meet as we could have,” Scouts coach Robin Straus said …
Monday, February 7, 2011
Katz shines in girls' basketball loss to Libertyville.
GIRLS' GYMNASTICS Date: Feb. 7 The Final Score: 1. Carmel 151.6; 2. Stevenson 148.925; 3. Lake Forest 147.6; 4. Fremd 146.575; 5. Prairie Ridge 144.975; 6. Palatine 143.625. Scouts’ Star Performer: The entire team (Melanie Foster, Kat McKeon, Grace Kohlmaier, Brittany Moccia, Kylie Carlson and Katie Meier). No individual placed better than fourth in any individual event. Who’s Next: Lake Forest awaits the results of the other three sectionals to learn Thursday if it earns an at-large bid to the State finals on Feb. 18-19 in Palatine. The Bottom Line: “We are capable of big scores, but it’s consistent 9.2’s and 9.3’s,” said Lake Forest coach Robin Straus of how the Scouts’ depth propelled them into third place. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Date: …
Stevenson Sectional is loaded with 5 of the state's top 6 teams in one field.
Carmel and Stevenson are the only high school girls’ gymnastics teams in Illinois to score more than 150 points in competition this year. Guess which sectional they compete in tonight (Feb. 7)? The same one as Lake Forest. “This is the state meet,” said Lake Forest coach Robin Straus of the sectional meet at Stevenson in Lincolnshire. In addition, the sectional includes Prairie Grove (146.375), which took second to host Carmel in their regional Saturday, and Fremd (145.675), which won its regional. Lake Forest put 146.55 points on the board to easily outscore Barrington (139.45), Deerfield (134.675) and Highland Park (109.15) to win its regional rescheduled Saturday night from Wednesday due to the blizzard. “I would have liked to celebrate…
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Veteran coach Robin Straus positions her athletes for successful third-place finish at Lake County Invitational.
Crafting the lineup for a gymnastics meet requires all the skill used for baseball or football. Veteran Lake Forest High School gymnastics coach Robin Straus has spent more than 30 years crafting lineups to meet the competition, and Saturday's Lake County Invitational was no exception. In what turned into a three-team race, Lake Forest finished third behind Stevenson and Carmel with less than three points separating the three teams. Only three Scouts — Kylie Carlson, Brittany Moccia and Katherine McKeon —participated in all four events and rarely in the same order. The only constant was Carlson as the final Lake Forest competitor in every event. “Kylie is our pressure kid. She proved herself with a top 10 all-around performance at state …
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Katie Meier sets school record en route to winning balance beam competition.
Date: Jan. 15 The Final Score: 1.Stevenson 150.4; 2. Carmel 149.35; 3. Lake Forest 147.7; 4. Libertyville 143.65; 5. Barrington 135.85; 6. Warren 134.1; 7. Deerfield134.1; 8. Cubs All Stars (Lake Forest and Barrington junior varsity) 124.5; 9. Bulls All Stars 124.05; 10. Mundelein 123.5; 11. Vernon Hills 119.85; 12. Hawks All Stars 117.9. Scouts’ Star Performer: Kylie Carlson tied for first in floor exercises, placed fourth in the all-around competition, fifth on the uneven parallel bars and sixth in vault. Other Notable Scout Performances: Katie Meier took the gold medal in the balance beam with a school record 9.7 score. Brittany Moccia placed 10th in the all-around including fourth in floor exercise and fifth in vault. Who’s Next: …
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Lake Forest girls place 3rd against state-caliber field.
While most Lake Forest High School gymnasts were allowed to take a break from practices during the school's winter break, junior Katie Meier was among the few who continued to attend practice. “A lot of people were missing over winter break, but I was here,” Meier said. “I just really wanted to use that time without the stress of school to work really hard in gymnastics. It made it easier to work hard.” Everyone got to see the product of Meier’s efforts at the annual Lake Forest Invitational Saturday night. Meier not only scored a career-high 9.55 on balance beam, but took first place against a talented 12-team field that included four state qualifiers from last year's state meet (Carmel, Stevenson, Lyons Township and Prairie Ridge). The …
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Meier scores career-high to win balance beam; Bunning leads Scout swimmers.
GIRLS' GYMNASTICS Date: Jan. 8 The Final Score: 1. Carmel 150.225, 2. Lyons Township 144.775, 3. Lake Forest 143.90, 4. Prairie Ridge co-op 139.625, 5. Conant 135.80, 6. St. Charles co-op 135.10, 7. Deerfield 134.475, 8. Warren 133.825, 9. Lake Park 130.625, 10. Niles North 129.125, 11. Vernon Hills 123.65, 12. Hoffman Estates 108.05 Scouts’ Star Performer: Junior Katie Meier scored a career-high 9.55 to win the balance beam. Her score is No. 3 on the school's all-time leader board for the event. Other Notable Scout Performances: Freshman Brittany Moccia placed fifth on vault (personal-best 9.65), and sophomore Kylie Carlson took fifth on floor exercise (9.3). Who’s Next: Lake Forest competes at the annual Lake County Invitational at 11 …
