Libertyville three-sport standout Brendan Cook has been selected as the Daily Herald’s Lake County high school sports male athlete of the year.

Quarterback Matt McGraw, a starter at quarterback the last two seasons at Grant, will attend Lake Zurich his season year.

Tommy Kaider, a paraplegic the last 20 years, remained a hero through his last days to those who loved him, and to those he coached.

A few Lake County football players have announced their plans to continue their careers at the collegiate level. Stevenson senior receiver Alex Capstick is headed for the University of Pittsburgh, Antioch senior fullback Hunter Price to William Penn, Lake Zurich receiver Payton Powell to the University of Findlay and Lake Zurich quarterback Evan Lewandowski to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Libertyville’s Santino Panico, a standout on the high school’s 2003 state runner-up football team, has made a film about vegan athletes. It’s only the most recent chapter in his compelling personal story, which includes marathon running.

Illinois Wesleyan junior defensive back Trevor Staley, who played at Lake Zurich, was named to the second team of the 2017 Associated Press Little All-America Division III football squad.

Lake Zurich senior linebacker Jack Sanborn inked his national letter of intent to Wisconsin on Wednesday’s early signing day.

Wednesday marked the first early signing date for high school football seniors, and seven players from Lake County took advantage.