Signing Day: Eight is Great Recruiting Haul for L-W North

Eight Lincoln-Way North student-athletes announced their college plans during a signing-day ceremony Wednesday at school.

The number eight was great for Lincoln-Way North. That's because eight Lincoln-Way North student-athletes announced their college plans during a signing-day ceremony Wednesday at school. 1. Jillian Galich (softball), George Washington University. 2. Ashley Weringa (basketball), Ashford University. 3. Jake Pearson (swimming), Oakland University (Mich.). 4. Jackie Billie (volleyball), St. Edwards Universty (Texas). 5. Mike Miller (baseball), Southern Illinois University. 6. Kevin Smith (baseball), Creighton University. 7. Josh Handzik (baseball), St. Joseph's College (Ind.) 8. Alyssa Lombardi (equestrian team), Kansas State University. Get News Alerts and Facebook Updates From These Patch Sites:

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L-W East Boys Soccer Prepares for District 210 Tour

Lincoln-Way East's boys soccer team hopes to find some scoring against its sister schools, beginning later this week. Lincoln-Way North girls tennis placed third at Sandburg Invitational.

The Lincoln-Way East boys soccer team has struggled recently to put the ball in the back of the next, which has hurt its chances to come away with victories. Still, the Griffins are playing competitive soccer as their defense remains stingy. The result has been a four-game stretch of winless matches. East has not won since the Griffins beat Manteno 4-2 on Sept. 6. After losing to St. Ignatius, the Griffins have escaped their last three matches with draws despite only scoring one goal. After traveling to Thornton on Tuesday, the Griffins will begin their tour of District 210, playing Lincoln-Way West on Thursday, Lincoln-Way North on Saturday and Lincoln-Way Central next Tuesday. Three of the Lincoln-Way high schools met last week in girls …

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