Carmel’s upset loss to North Chicago last week was tough to take, especially for its four seniors. But coach Kelly Perz did her best to remind her team that 20 wins is nothing to hang their heads about.
Senior Lauren Feely completed one of the greatest careers in state history with two first-place finishes in Saturday’s final round. The state meet capped her three-year state medal count at 12.
Now that the dust has settled following Carmel’s stunning upset loss to North Chicago in the Lakes Regional Friday, there are plenty of positives to reflect upon — and even more to look forward to for Carmel.
Tineesha Coleman scored 28 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as North Chicago made history by upsetting No. 2 seed Carmel, 64-60, Friday night at Johnsburg.
The Carmel girls gymnastic team’s bid to win a fourth consecutive state title came to an end at the Stevenson Sectional Feb. 7. New Trier won with 144.4 points to qualify for state, while the Corsairs were nipped 142.45-142.425 by Lake Fores