Sue Giannantonio coached Crete-Monee softball for 32 seasons, winning more than 500 games along with 10 conference titles.
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Posted inPro Sports
Anton Saletros ends drought, but Fire falls in U.S. Open Cup
Anton Saletros scored his first goal for the Fire in a 2-1 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss to St. Louis City SC.
Posted inPrep Sports, Prep Sports Manteno Vedette, Vedette Prep Sports
Vedette sports report: Beecher softball moves to 20-0
Colgate recruit Taylor Norkus pitched a one-hitter in the opener as Beecher swept Route 1 rival Grant Park on April 28.
Posted inCollege Sports
Area roundup: SXU men’s volleyball finishes second in NAIA again
It was a wild weekend for the St. Xavier athletic program regarding the NAIA nationals. SXU’s men’s volleyball team finished runner-up in the nation for the second year in a row. The Cougars softball team qualified for nationals. And the baseball team is waiting to hear if it earned a spot in the national tournament. […]
Posted inClear-Ridge Reporter Prep Sports, DVN Prep Sports, Prep Sports, Regional Prep Sports, Reporter Prep Sports, SWNH Prep Sports
Sandburg’s Drew Drzonek having a senior moment
Sandburg’s Drew Drzonek, who is committed to Illinois State as a kicker, is also a key cog for the Eagles’ 15-6 baseball team.
Posted inYour Town
Toppen named new Beecher Elementary principal
Grant Park assistant principal Kelly Toppen will be the next principal at Beecher Elementary School.
Posted inBeecher
Beecher Police community room open for use
The Community Room at the Beecher police station will be open for groups to use, but it won’t be turned into a party room.
Posted inPalos Heights
Palos Heights sours on Illinois’ proposed BUILD project
Add Palos Heights to the list of those who are not in favor of the state’s controversial BUILD initiative.
Posted inPalos Park
Palos Park’s Reed to leave council for health reasons
G. Darryl Reed, who has been on the village council since 2011, announced he will leave the council at the end of May.
Posted inPalos Park
Smith to take over for Boehm as Palos Park village manager
Rick Boehm’s last meeting in an official capacity was April 27 and Jeannine Smith was approved by the board at the same meeting.