Lake County High School added seven names to its sports hall of fame this season.
The honorees were Andy Bitta, who started the Libertyville High School soccer programs; Jerry Blum, a longtime referee and umpire; Denis Bogatov, a state-champion tennis player at Warren Township High School; Chris Groth, an all-conference basketball and baseball player at Mundelein High School; Tami Haukedahl, who competed in six sports at Mundelein High School and was an Illinois state trooper for 27 years; Dennis Nevolo, a state-champion tennis player at Warren Township High School and two-time All-American tennis player at the University of Illinois who currently is competing on the ATP World Tour; and Ashley Wanland, an All-State swimmer at Stevenson High School, All-American at the University of Wisconsin and competitor in three Olympic trials.
The Keith Ryan Scholarship Committee initiated the hall of fame as a way to honor those who have contributed to their communities and high schools.
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