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 …
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Lake Forest swimmers qualify 5 individuals, 2 relay teams for state meet.
Date: Feb. 19 GIRLS' GYMNASTICS The Final Score: 1. Carmel 149.45; 2. Lake Forest 148.45; 3. Schaumburg 147.8; 4. Stevenson 146.95; 5. Hinsdale Central 146.675; 6. Fremd 145.65; 7. Glenbard West 144.65; 8. Prairie Ridge 143.50. Scouts’ Star Performer: Kylie Carlson repeated her second place in floor exercise from a year ago with a 9.75, finishing 25 hundredths of a point out of first. Other Notable Scout Performances: Kat McKeon tied for fourth on the balance beam with a 9.425. Melanie Foster took ninth with an 8.65. Who’s Next: The Scouts' second-place finish was their best in school history. The Bottom Line: Strong performances by Carlson, McKeon, Foster, Brittany Moccia, Grace Kohlmaier and Katie Maier gave Lake Forest a “near perfect…
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Posting state’s third highest sectional score, Lake Forest hopes to climb higher this weekend.
Lake Forest High School’s girls' gymnasts are poised to achieve one of the goals they set when the season opened, and stand at the precipice of making history when the State Finals open at 5 p.m. Friday and continue at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Palatine. The Scouts, who hope to finish among the top five teams, compiled the third highest team score (147.6) in the state’s sectional meets last week behind defending State champion Carmel (151.6) and North Suburban Conference rival Stevenson (148.925). Lurking behind Lake Forest are Schaumburg (147.4), Fremd (146.575) and Hinsdale Central (146.475). Eight teams are competing along with individual qualifiers in each event from numerous schools. In 1985, Lake Forest posted its highest finish ever …
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: …
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 …
