Sami Marrero is in a new country, learning a new language. And wrestling for Horizon-Southwest is helping him make the transition. Marrero became the first Public League champion in program history on Feb. 2, winning a 19-4 technical fall in 5:15 over Perspectives-Leadership’s Mivontae Russell in the 190-pound final. The junior was one of five […]
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St. Laurence’s Zerrick Johnson honored for reaching 1,000 points
Zerrick Johnson was going through his pregame routine on Jan. 31 when he got some happy news. “Ro (St. Laurence coach Roshawn Russell) came in with three minutes left on the clock and said, ‘We’re honoring you tonight,’” Johnson said after a 54-30 home win over Providence-St. Mel. “I didn’t think that was gonna happen, […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
Pulaski Road rivals Marist and Brother Rice keep rolling. Boys Records through Feb. 3 1. Marist (21-2) RedHawks rolling behind balanced scoring, stingy defense. 2. Brother Rice (21-3) Crusaders trending upward again with big wins over DePaul Prep, Fenwick. 3. St. Laurence (20-5) Vikings have three 1,000-point scorers: EJ Mosley, Zerrick Johnson, Jacob Rice. 4. Mount Carmel (20-5) […]
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Decision time looms for Oak Lawn’s Danielle Dempsey
Danielle Dempsey has a big decision to make. Two of them, actually. The Oak Lawn senior has cycled from golf to basketball to softball throughout her prep career, competing at a high level in every season. With basketball winding down and softball just around the corner, she’s sorting out her college options. “I’m still deciding what […]
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Pat Swanson named St. Laurence football coach
A week after Pat Swanson was born, he was on a football field with his dad Tim, a longtime assistant at Marian Catholic, for summer workouts. Then when he was a little older and NCAA football video games were a big thing, Swanson would make himself a head coach. Now, the football lifer is taking […]
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Curie wrestler Giselle Arambula wins Public League title
Down seven points in the third period to one of the city’s elite wrestlers, Giselle Arambula knew she was in a tough spot. But the Curie junior persevered and earned the biggest win of her career. Arambula pinned Ag. Science’s Carmen Jackson in 4:56 to win the 110-pound title in the Public League finals on […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
There’s a new No. 1 on the boys side after the Battle of Pulaski and a new team enters the girls rankings. Boys Records through Jan. 27 1. Marist (21-2) RedHawks had three quality wins vs. Brother Rice, St. Viator, Waubonsie Valley. 2. Brother Rice (19-3) Huge bounceback after Marist loss, beating defending 3A champ DePaul Prep. […]
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Stephen Brown’s return to form boosts Marist
The good news for Marist, and the bad news for the RedHawks’ opponents, is that Stephen Brown is feeling like himself again. The 6-foot-8 junior broke his collarbone during football and missed the start of the basketball season. The RedHawks soldiered on without him and piled up victories in November and December. But it wasn’t […]
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Football coach Troy McAllister leaves Sandburg
Sandburg is looking for a football coach following Troy McAllister’s departure after four years to take over at Homewood-Flossmoor. H-F, like Sandburg a member of the Southwest Valley Conference for football, announced McAllister’s hiring as football coach and physical education teacher on Jan. 21. McAllister was 19-20 in four seasons at Sandburg with three IHSA […]
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Milestone reached, Nazareth’s Stella Sakalas looks ahead
Pretty much everyone in Nazareth’s gym was waiting for this particular moment. With 7:27 left in the fourth quarter of a Jan. 18 game against York in Coach Kipp’s Hoopfest, Nazareth’s Stella Sakalas went to the line to shoot two free throws. She made the first and the P.A. announcer revealed what the big deal […]