Crystal Lake Police Department Press Release on Prairie Ridge Wrestling Arrests

Finally got my hands on Friday’s press release about the investigation of the Prairie Ridge High School wrestlers from the Crystal Lake Police Department. For the record, it appears below: On Thursday, February 28, 2010 the Crystal Lake Police Department … Continue reading

Misdemeanor Battery Charges Filed Against Five Prairie Ridge Wrestlers

Five Prairie Ridge High School wrestlers were charged with misdemeanor battery for hazing other team members, an article in the Daily Herald by Chuck Keeshan reports. The arrests were made about a month after the issue surfaced on WMAQ-TV. In … Continue reading

Locker Room Rules for High School Coaches, Huntley Makes Recent Changes

The Crystal Lake High School District 155 Prairie Ridge High School wrestling controversy sparked my interest in the locker room instructions for coaches. Here is what District 155 sent me: “Coaches are responsible to supervise their athletes until each student … Continue reading

Northwest Herald Prohibits Comments on Prairie Ridge Investigation, Former School Board President Characterizes Probe as “Out of Control”

“The actions which have been found objectionable by the Prairie Ridge and District 155 Administration have been going on in high school athletics for decades,” said Crystal Lake lawyer and former District 155 School Board President Jim Bishop. ‘Different generations … Continue reading

Prairie Ridge Wrestling Hazing May Have Included Sexual Molestation

Reading between the lines of the following press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department, but not too much, led me to the use of the words “sexual molestation” in the headline. See if you agree. On Thursday, January 28, … Continue reading

Additional Statement from High School District 155 on Wrestling Hazing and Intimidation

Just to keep you up to date on Crystal Lake High School District’s public response to the wrestling team hazing reported this morning, here is the latest statement. STATEMENT REGARDING ALLEGED HAZING AND INTIMIDATION AT PRAIRIE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL School … Continue reading

District 155 Issues Letter about Prairie Ridge Wrestling Hazing

Dated today, the following letter has been posted on the District 155 web site about the WMAQ-TV’s Ten O’Clock hazing story: February 4, 2010 Dear Prairie Ridge Community: We would like to share information pertaining to recent events surrounding the … Continue reading

Zane Seipler Out Campaigning on Election Day

Most local candidates think campaigning time is over the Sunday before the election. It’s not over, of course, until the polls close at 7 PM. Today, standing out in front of my Crystal Lake Park District Main Beach polling place … Continue reading

Prairie Grove High School Senior Kristen Suhrhoff Gets Manzullo Air Force Academy Appointment

The following press release has been received from the office of 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo: Prairie Ridge High School Student Appointed to U.S. Air Force Academy [CRYSTAL LAKE] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) today announced that Kristen Suhrhoff of Crystal … Continue reading

Crystal Laker Nathan Smith Discovers Six-Ton Plant Eating Dinosaur in Antarctica

Crystal Lake’s Prairie Ridge High School graduate and Field Museum and University of Chicago grad student Nathan Smith has discovered another creature from the time of the dinosaurs. Smith named this one Glacialisaurus hammeri, after his old professor William Hammer, … Continue reading

Crystal Laker Nathan Smith Discovers Six-Ton Plant Eating Dinosaur in Antarctica

Crystal Lake’s Prairie Ridge High School graduate and Field Museum and University of Chicago grad student Nathan Smith has discovered another creature from the time of the dinosaurs. Smith named this one Glacialisaurus hammeri, after his old professor William Hammer, … Continue reading

McHenry County’s High School Graduation Rates

When you think of how well high schools are doing, one of the measures surely would be graduation rates. I have this memory of when Huntley’s was 100%. Of course, that was before all of the growth. I haven’t seen … Continue reading

McHenry County’s High School Graduation Rates

When you think of how well high schools are doing, one of the measures surely would be graduation rates. I have this memory of when Huntley’s was 100%. Of course, that was before all of the growth. I haven’t seen … Continue reading

Prairie Ridge High School Grad Nathan Smith on Team that Finds Pre-Dinosaur

On the team of scientists that discovered a pre-dinosaur announced Thursday was University of Chicago student and 1998 Crystal Lake Prairie Grove High School Nathan Smith. Daily Herald reporter Chuck Keeshan made the connection. The gist of the discover is … Continue reading

Prairie Ridge High School Grad Nathan Smith on Team that Finds Pre-Dinosaur

On the team of scientists that discovered a pre-dinosaur announced Thursday was University of Chicago student and 1998 Crystal Lake Prairie Grove High School Nathan Smith. Daily Herald reporter Chuck Keeshan made the connection. The gist of the discover is … Continue reading