By Jeff Vorva Staff writer Sandburg wrestler Rocco Hayes was honored at the Orland Park Village Board meeting on Aug. 7 for winning a national championship. Hayes, a junior, beat five opponents by a combined score of 51-1 — including four technical falls — to win the 100-pound men’s freestyle title at the USA Wrestling/United […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Jillian Cosler wins Illinois State Junior title
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Jillian Cosler made a two-day trip to her grandfather’s hometown. And, like her grandpa, she came out a winner. Cosler, an Orland Park resident who graduated from Sandburg in May, won a one-hole playoff to claim the 44th Illinois State Junior Girls Golf Championship, held Aug 1-2 at the Aldeen […]
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College Notebook | Illinois Wesleyan golfer Clifford sets program mark
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Illinois Wesleyan golfer Quinn Clifford has been lauded as a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team in men’s golf for the 2022-23 academic year. Clifford, a Brother Rice graduate and Chicago resident, is the first Titans underclassman men’s golfer to receive Academic All-America status. He was honored for […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Area baseball and softball stars on ESPN
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer It’s easy to catch some of the area’s former athletes honing their crafts. You can find former Brother Rice star and Palos Park native Michael Massey belting home runs for the Kansas City Royals on MLB Network, ESPN or YouTube. During recent NBA seasons, Hickory Hills native and Stagg grad […]
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College Notebook | Howie Hatton sets Crown College batting average, OBP records
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Howie Hatton, a Riverside-Brookfield graduate now attending and playing baseball at Crown College (Minnesota), was named the 2023 Player of the Year by the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. The senior right fielder also was also chosen to the All-UMAC First Team, the 2023 Division3.com First Team All-Region, and 2023 American Baseball […]
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‘Every year just keeps getting better’: Max Strus holds annual youth camp at Stagg
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Things have changed a lot since Max Strus held his inaugural basketball camp last summer. During that camp, he was a starting guard for the Miami Heat, which had just come off an Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Boston Celtics. This summer’s camp ran July 17-20 at Stagg — […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Kaylen Evans’ jersey is headed to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Kaylen Evans is not in any halls of fame, but her jersey will be. Evans, a Nazareth graduate who attended Loyola Chicago before transferring to Morton College, will have her Panthers jersey displayed in the Ring of Honor at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, in recognition […]
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Chicago Christian grad Adam Brouwer named top freshman in Great Lakes Valley
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Illinois-Springfield pitcher Adam Brouwer was chosen the 2023 Freshman of the Year in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Brouwer, a Chicago Christian graduate, is the first Prairie Star to achieve the accolade. Brouwer was also named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Second Team. Brouwer was 7-3 with a 3.94 ERA last […]
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Storylines are Normal for 2023 high school football
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer This year, the road to a state football championship ends at Hancock Stadium in Normal. For Class 7A defending champion Mount Carmel and Class 6A champ East St. Louis, it begins there, too. The two titans kick off the opening weekend of 2023 against each other at 7 p.m. on […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Adversity volleyball finishes 5th in nation
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Adversity was faced with adversity. As a result, its dreams of a national championship were dashed. Adversity 16 Adidas-South still finished tied for fifth in the nation at 50th AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships held in Orlando, Florida, in early July. The team is top-heavy with rising juniors from Marist. […]