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Niles North Football Coach Mark Egofske Resigns
The only coach to lead the Vikings to back-to-back IHSA playoff appearances has stepped down due to health issues.
Despite leading the Vikings to two playoff berths in as many seasons after a 22-year absence from the postseason, Niles North head coach Mark Egofske has resigned.
Reasons for Egofske’s resignation appear to be health-related, as he has a hip replacement surgery planned for January, according to the Skokie Review.
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The other reason was to be able to watch his daughter, Julienne Egofske, during her final season of high school softball.
The Vikings are coming off a 7-5 season in which they advanced to the IHSA Class 7A quarterfinals where they were eliminated by Bradley-Bourbonnais. It had been the school’s first ever appearance in the state quarterfinals.
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