Libertyville High wins 4A baseball state title; board recognizes team and thanks interim co-superintendents

The Community High School District 128 board opened its June 23 meeting with recognition of the Libertyville High School 2025 4A state champion baseball team and their coaches.

Ray Albin introduced the team and noted the championship concluded after the school year. Coach Matt Thompson said the title has been “quite a whirlwind,” adding, “you wake up and you watch another video of the same event from a different angle.” The board and the crowd applauded players and coaching staff; a number of coaches and players were called forward to receive certificates.

In her superintendent’s report, Interim co-superintendent Becky Nelson read a note of thanks from Dan Lee, assistant executive director of the Illinois High School Association, for the district’s role in hosting parts of the 2025 boys tennis finals and congratulated Special Olympics athletes who competed at the Illinois State Summer Games. Nelson and Ray Lechner were publicly thanked by the board for serving as co-interim superintendents during the school year; Nelson closed her remarks by thanking the board and community for the opportunity to serve.

No board action was required for the recognition items; the honors and reports were recorded during the meeting’s communications and superintendent report segments.