Latest sectional loss hits Lake Park hard.(Sports) From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: March 10, 2007| Author: Schmit, Kevin | COPYRIGHT 2007 Paddock Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Kevin Schmit Daily Herald Sports Writer

The hump became a mountain Lake Park just couldn't climb over.

The Lancers' fourth time in a sectional title game painfully turned into their fourth loss.

This time, a 48-39 defeat to Conant in Friday's Class AA Elgin sectional final, it seemed especially painful to a close-knit, senior-laden crew led by coach Dan Batka.

Most of these same players felt the sting of last year's sectional fin...