Lake County Gazette

The Coalers Girls Tennis Team achieved a 5-0 shutout victory against Princeton on Tuesday, September 30. Rebecca Hall won at No. 1 singles, defeating Tessa Carlson with scores of 6-1 and 6-0. In the No. 2 singles match, Kyla Kohler secured a win with scores of 6-4 and 6-2.

In doubles competition, Camryn Planeta and Bridget Feeney overcame Ava Munson and Anna Ellis in three sets: 5-7, 6-3, and 10-7. Kyla Stark and Lanie Winke won their doubles match with two straight sets of 6-3. Kamryn Hansen and Olivia Weatherbee closed out the night by winning their match in three sets: 5-7, 6-4, and 10-7.

The team is scheduled to play again on Tuesday, October 7, traveling to LaSalle-Peru for a match starting at 4:30 p.m.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 includes schools across Grundy and Will counties such as Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City High School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district employs a total of 153 teachers with an average salary of $69,297; most are women (77.9 percent), while men make up the remaining staff (22.1 percent), according to the Illinois State Board of Education (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). Student demographics show that the district is predominantly White at nearly 87 percent; Hispanic students represent almost ten percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In fiscal year 2020, the district’s spending per student was $21,619 for a total expenditure of just over $47 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).