Metering is ON

Maloof powers Vernon Hills past Wauconda

Powerful running by Sam Maloof and a stingy defense keyed a Vernon Hills victory over visiting Wauconda 33-6 Friday. The win is the Cougars third …

  • Oct 22, 2011

Lakes’ lone score holds up

Lakes set up next Friday’s first-place showdown with sister-school and North Suburban Conference Prairie Division rival Antioch with a 7-6 win over host Vernon Hills …

  • Sep 24, 2011

Kick, pick by Gonzalez lifts Sequoits

George Gonzalez booted a 22-yard field goal with 1:41 left in the game to lift host Antioch past Vernon Hills 10-7 on Friday in a …

  • Sep 17, 2011

St Francis scores late to edge Vernon Hills

St. Francis doesn’t tie games. It wins them. After a Nick Donati 10-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Rutkowski with four seconds to play cut the …

  • Sep 3, 2011

O-line leads way in 24-point win

All Wayne Didier could think about was The Hill.  Vernon Hills had just allowed 18 unanswered points. The Cougars were losing to visiting Dunbar 18-16 …

  • Sep 1, 2011

North Suburban Prairie football preview

NORTH SUBURBAN PRAIRIE Outlook: Any of four teams could finish first, with Grant rating an edge with a huge, experienced offensive line. Antioch and Lakes …

  • Aug 20, 2011

The streak continues; Cougars blank Grant

Vernon Hills forced seven turnovers, including six fumbles, en route to a 20-0 victory at Grant in Fox Lake Friday night. The win extends their …

  • Oct 9, 2010

Vernon Hills continues shutout streak

While DaVaris Daniels and Evan Spencer have been garnering most of the attention for Vernon Hills, the Cougars' defense has quietly been been piling up …

  • Sep 17, 2010

Another shutout win for Cougars

It's now officially 240-0. Most of the suspense was gone by halftime Friday night in Vernon Hills. That's because the home-standing Cougars led visiting Antioch …

  • Sep 25, 2010

Last-second touchdown lifts Kaneland

The yellow Kaneland school bus sitting in the parking lot at Vernon Hills had one unifying message written on it: "I believe we will win." …

  • Nov 14, 2010

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Lakes’ lone score holds up
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St Francis scores late to edge Vernon Hills