Posts by Jeff Vorva
Pro Soccer Report: New-look Red Stars ready to open season
By Jeff Vorva Staff writer No Rory Dames. No Julie Ertz. No Sarah Gorden. No Katie Johnson. A lot of familiar faces will be missing when the 2022 Chicago Red Stars’ open the NWSL season on Saturday against Louisville, with the match scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. There is…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup: Glenbard West smacks Marist from ranks of unbeaten
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Two of the top eight boys volleyball teams in the country squared off April 23 and it didn’t go well for No. 4. Marist, which came into the Brother Rice Smack Attack tournament unbeaten and ranked fourth in the nation in the USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association’s poll released April…
Read MoreKaspar resigns committee posts before Orland trustees vote
By Jeff Vorva Orland Park resident Scott Kaspar took the you-can’t-fire-me-because-I-quit approach to fending off being removed from two committees and said he was protecting those committees from politics. Orland Park’s village board tabled a motion to have Kaspar booted off the Police Pension Fund and Ethics committees for comments that they said he made…
Read MoreBylut hopes Palos Heights library will offer more in-person programs
By Jeff Vorva Former COVID-19 rules are being relaxed but a pandemic byproduct still exists in Palos Heights. In the same week that mandatory mask rules were lifted on airplanes and local transportation, Palos Heights Alderman Don Bylut wondered aloud about why all of the programs he had seen posted in newspapers and online were…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup: Marist coach Connolly retires
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The only girls basketball head coach in Marist history is retiring. Mary Pat Connolly, who started the RedHawks program in 2002 when the Chicago private school went coed, is giving up coaching the program. “It’s been a fun journey for my family,” Connolly told Daily Southtown columnist Tony Baranek. “They…
Read MorePro Soccer Report: Red Stars face a potentially Challenge-ing schedule
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The Chicago Red Stars have put themselves in a great position to make it to the semifinals of the Challenge Cup. But is that a good thing? The Red Stars tied Racing Louisville, 1-1, on the road April 16. A victory at Kansas City this Saturday would mean a trip…
Read MoreCollege Report: Area alums gunning for back-to-back national titles with Carthage men’s volleyball
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer This Marist/Chicago Christian/Lyons connection could lead Carthage College to another national title. Marist setter Gene McNulty, Chicago Christian middle hitter Zach Bulthuis and Lyons outside hitter Matt Slivinski helped lead the defending national champs to the Final Four of the NCAA Division III men’s volleyball tournament with a pair of…
Read MoreCudney honored by Orland Park for raising money for Ukraine
By Jeff Vorva Eleven-year-old Luke Cudney is a home-school student in Orland Park who learned a little bit about making pottery via a video class. Little did he know that it would lead him to being honored by the Village of Orland Park trustees and Mayor Keith Pekau. Pekau presented Cudney with a Community Pride…
Read MorePalos Heights looks to add more parking at Lake Katherine
By Jeff Vorva When Lake Katherine gets busy, parking can be an issue. The facility and the City of Palos Heights are working on improving that situation. Plans are in the works for additional parking to be created in what is now an open field on the northeast side of the property. “The goal is…
Read MoreCollege report: Former Riverside-Brookfield star homers in four consecutive at-bats
By Jeff Vorva Staff writer Former Riverside-Brookfield baseball standout Ryan Cermak is a leadoff hitter who is belting the ball like a cleanup hitter. The Illinois State University centerfielder hit three straight homers — including grand slams in consecutive at-bats— and broke a school record with 10 RBIs in a 15-7 victory over Western Illinois…
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