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Conant beats Schaumburg in triple overtime to advance to sectional final: Conant’s Sam Armando (9) battles for position against a Schaumburg defender. Story and Photos By: Alex Mayster …

Conant beats Schaumburg in triple overtime to advance to sectional final

Hailey Andress scored the game-winner for the Cougars to put them in Friday's sectional final.

Conant’s Sam Armando (9) battles for position against a Schaumburg defender. Story and Photos By: Alex Mayster In a sectional semifinal pushed late into the night due to lighting issues, it was Conant’s Hailey Andress that put the lights out on Schaumburg’s season. Andress’ goal midway through the third overtime period pushed the Cougars girls soccer team past the Saxons 2-1; sending Conant onto the finals of the Schaumburg sectional. The junior defender collected the ball on a dead sprint down the sideline and realized she would have an opportunity to score as the goalkeeper moved up in the box. From there it was a matter of getting it past…

Schaumburg’s outside duo close out Conant

Frost and Desai prove to be too much for the Cougars

Schaumburg junior setter Blake Nelson tries to block a Conant kill attempt. Story and Photos By: Charlie Burroughs Sometimes an uninspired practice the day before a game doesn’t result in a loss. Such was the case for Schaumburg boys’ volleyball team who defeated Conant in two games Thursday night. Energy and emotion that seemed to lack in recent days for the Saxons wasn’t present in the 25-22 and 25-21 straight game sets over the Cougars. Coach Kyle Reid said the academic stress of a few players taking Advanced Placement classes has taken away from recent practices. “A lot of kids have had a lot of difficult hard test to get through,” said Reid. “They’re great kids…

Fremd a 3-1 winner in soccer over Conant

Kotsakis scores two second-half goals to help propel Vikings

Fremd freshman Jessa Rizzo (in white) tries to gain position on Conant junior Kaitlin Chiero. Story and Photos By: John Juettner It took until the final minute and 24 seconds before Fremd could breathe easy in Saturday’s girls’ soccer game against Conant. At that time, junior forward Elise Kotsakis scored her second goal of the game to put the host Vikings up 3-1, which served as the final score. “It was kind of nerve-wracking,” Fremd coach Steve Keller said. He added that it was a relief when Kotsakis’ second goal found the back of the net. Kotsakis’ first goal of the match came with 32:48 to play, and it put…

Conant wins MSL boys’ gymnastics title

Cougars hold off Fremd and Palatine

The Conant Cougars won the Mid-Suburban League boys’ gymnastics championship thanks to a great group effort. It may have not been Conant’s best performance all year. Still the Cougars managed to pull away from the field at the Mid Suburban League boys’ gymnastic conference meet Friday at Fremd. Conant cruised to the title with a score of 155.95. Fremd was second with 148.75 points, Palatine third with 148.00, Elk Grove was fourth with 138.75 and Buffalo Grove was fifth with a 136.45. Conant was able to claim the title thanks to the work of all-arounders Anthony Crivolio, Steve Rink and Joey Mauk. The three combined for 155.20. “They did another nice…

Conant bounces back with a complete win

Cougars too much for Palatine in 4-1 win

Conant defender Hailey Andress (in white) clears the ball away from Palatine midfielder Samantha Reynolds. Story and Photo By: Charlie Burroughs Behind quick sophomore forward Courtney Raetzman’s feet the Conant girls’ soccer team shot down the Palatine Pirates Monday night, 4-1. After the contest both squads felt like the game was closer than the result indicated. The Conant offense was able to put 14 more shots on goal than Palatine. In the second half Palatine was only able to get within striking distance once. “I told them the goal was to shut them out in the second half,” said Conant coach Jason Franco. “We haven’t had too many lately, early in the year we had a…

Elk Grove powers past Conant

Grens slug their way to 15-2 win

Elk Grove’s Stephanie Maday (foreground) pitches against Conant while third baseman Dani Goranson (background) plays third base. Story and Photos By: Charlie Burroughs The first inning for the Conant defense and pitcher Bri Cavin was a mess of mostly the wrong kind of stats: three runs, two hits, two errors, and two strikeouts. Elk Grove took every Conant mistake and turned it into a run Monday afternoon in the 15-2 victory. In the first inning Conant began with a dropped pop fly, allowing the runner to advance to second. The following play, an overthrow to first on an Elk Grove bunt by infielder Dani Goranson scored that runner, making the score 1-0. With two outs, a…

Four in a row for Fremd

The Vikings are MSL champs in badminton again

Anita Liu and Fremd are the MSL champions in badminton. Story and Photos By: John Juettner It’s been quite a run for Fremd in badminton, and the Vikings success continued Saturday at Elk Grove. For the fourth consecutive year, Fremd is the Mid-Suburban League champion in the sport. The Vikings scored 68 points for the meet, beating out Buffalo Grove (63), Hersey (42), Palatine (36), and Prospect (35.5). The Vikings trailed Buffalo Grove by two points heading into Saturday’s action. The doubles portion of the meet was completed on Friday, and the Bison took three of the five doubles championships. For an early 23-21 meet lead “We were down, but we had a…

Conant survives Fremd’s comeback effort

Pritscher and Kitzinger scored two goals apiece for the Cougars

Conant’s Jake Pritscher takes a shot that was saved by Fremd goalie Nick Klein in the first period Friday. Story and Photos By: John Juettner Fremd kept battling back from deficits, but Conant stood resilient in Mid-Suburban League lacrosse action Friday. The host Vikings came back from trailing by a goal twice in the fourth quarter only to see the Cougars score quickly afterward each time to retake the lead. After Fremd midfielder Tyler Hanson scored with 5:10 to play to tie the score at 6, Conant attacker Jake Pritscher netted his second goal of the night just 34 seconds later to give the Cougars a 7-6 win. Even though Fremd goalie Nick…