
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…
Palatine’s Sam Salomone digs in to hit with Rolling Meadows’ Natalie Cannizzo catching. Story and Photos By: John Juettner Capitalizing on the mistakes of an opponent is always an important key to victory. Forcing your opponent to make a play helps too. Palatine was able to do both of those things on the base paths in its 8-2 victory over visiting Rolling Meadows on Monday. The Pirates were routinely aggressive, trying to take the extra base whenever possible. Palatine coach Jeff Manz said he doesn’t think his team has great speed from the top of his lineup to the bottom, but his players run hard and consistently hustle. “We always…