Posts by Jason Maholy
Boys Soccer Playoffs: Mount Carmel holds off Washington for sectional title
By Steve Millar Correspondent Mount Carmel survived an upset bid from Kankakee in a Class 2A Brother Rice Sectional semifinal, prevailing 4-3 in overtime. But the poor defensive effort was a wake-up call for a Caravan team that has prided itself on shutting teams down all year. “That was way too many goals,” Mount Carmel……
Read MoreWilmington rolls over Chicago Christian to begin title defense
By Tim Cronin Correspondent WILMINGTON – Extravagant as the pregame ceremony introducing the Wilmington Wildcats to their loyal fans is — complete with fireworks, a motorcycle escort, running through the grove of trees beyond the south end zone and thence to a fan corridor on the Becker Field grass — it has nothing on the……
Read MoreNazareth dup place in top 12 at state girls tennis finals
By Steve Millar Correspondent Makenzie Hyland advanced to the fourth round in the consolation bracket at the girls state tennis finals last season with doubles partner McCahey Hardy. This year, the Nazareth senior found herself back in the same round with new partner, junior Audrey Moster. She was determined to go beyond. “It’s my senior……
Read MoreMount Carmel comes back to top Loyola, finishes regular season unbeaten
By Steve Millar Correspondent With his team trailing Loyola by 10 points at halftime in a battle between two unbeaten teams, senior quarterback Blainey Dowling had a message for his Mount Carmel teammates. Dowling called upon them to remember who they are. “I gathered the team up and I said, ‘Hey, the first half didn’t……
Read MoreMother McAuley tops Lyons; teams could meet again in sectionals
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Senior Night is always a special event. Especially when senior twins are on the team. The Moonan twins, Maeve and Jillian, played their final home match together at Mother McAuley last week and the Mighty Macs sent them out in style. In a possible postseason preview, McAuley made short work of……
Read MoreArgo tops Reavis at SeatGeek; Chicago Christian wins first regional title since 2014
By Steve Millar Correspondent Argo sophomore Hubert Grele could not have imagined a better place to play one of his best games of the season. Taking on rival Reavis at SeatGeek Stadium, Grele produced a goal and two assists to lead the Argonauts to a 3-0 South Suburban Red win on Oct. 12. “Getting to……
Read MoreGirls Volleyball: Marist tops Benet and Lyons, seeks outright conference title
By Randy Whalen Correspondent With the postseason approaching, Marist is heating up. The RedHawks won a pair of matches last week, taking a huge step toward winning the East Suburban Catholic Conference title by beating Benet, 25-10, 25-16 on Oct. 11 in Chicago. Marist (5-0 ESCC) can capture its first outright league title since 2017 with……
Read MoreDavonte Evans’ 4 TDs put Argo on brink of first playoff berth since 2013
By Steve Metsch Correspondent Despite scoring four touchdowns to help Argo to its biggest win in seven seasons, Davonte Evans did not fly home after the game. “He’s riding the bus. He’s not flying” Argonauts interim coach Jason Korkosz said. “He is Superman, though. “He does it all. He puts the team on his back……
Read MoreSt. Rita leans on ‘D’ and special teams in win over Providence
By Steve Millar Correspondent After a first half that was mostly a disaster for St. Rita on a cold and rainy Friday night, a couple big plays on special teams and defense gave the Mustangs’ offense the belief they could rally. Junior quarterback Jett Hilding scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, both on 1-yard quarterback……
Read MoreBoys Golf: Sandburg’s Caleb Negley takes third at state finals
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Caleb Negley’s goal was to advance to the second day of the Class 3A IHSA boys state golf tournament. The Sandburg junior did better than that. Negley shot his best round of the season with a one-under par 71 on the tourney’s final day Oct. 8 at Den at Fox Creek……
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