Category: Clear-Ridge Reporter Prep Sports

Evergreen Park won its first regional championship in 50 years last season with a senior-heavy team. The only returning players are Keshaun Vaval and Lonnie Mosley. The Mustangs (8-13, 2-5 South Suburban Red) have dropped eight of 10, but coach Jim Sexton is not feeling discouraged quite yet. “We are mostly juniors and two freshmen,” […]

Former Evergreen Park coach Pat Flannigan and Oak Lawn coach Jason Rhodes saw a rivalry developing between their two schools. And every rivalry needs a name, so the Scaduto Series was born. “It’s a rivalry that developed over time,” Rhodes said. “Sometimes it had some negativity associated so we wanted something that was positive and […]

It didn’t take long for Shepard to assert itself against Argo on Thursday night. It was 4-0 after 45 seconds and 10-0 before 150 seconds had been played. Naturally, Jessica Manley was right in the middle of it. The 5-foot-8 junior scored the second, fourth and fifth baskets, the first six points of her 23-point […]

Most teenagers like to spend their summers hanging out with their friends and doing typical kid stuff. If everything goes well, Argo basketball player Darron Greer Jr. will be spending this summer doing something completely different. The 6-foot-4 junior forward has been invited to attend the Euro Youth Basketball Cup that will take place in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brother Rice’s boys and Lyons’ girls remain No. 1 this week. Boys Records through Jan. 19 1. Brother Rice (17-2) Tough loss at the buzzer vs. St. Ignatius. 2. Mount Carmel (17-3) Lost by three to DePaul Prep, bounced back to beat Rolling Meadows. 3. Curie (13-5) Had eight-day layoff before heading into a four-game […]