By Mike Walsh Correspondent One of the top performers at the recent three-day House of Champions Invitational held at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis natatorium was UIC women’s swimmer Taira Juronis. Juronis, a Stagg graduate, won the 200-breaststroke with a time of 2:16.49, nearly two seconds faster than the second-place swimmer. Juronis also bested her […]
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Boys Basketball | St. Laurence looks to keep good times rolling in 2023
By Steve Millar Correspondent A young St. Laurence team is hitting its stride and starting to believe. The Vikings took momentum into the New Year by winning four straight games at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic to capture the tournament’s consolation championship. “It was a pretty big boost getting those four wins,” sophomore guard Zerrick […]
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Boys Basketball | Stagg looking for a spark as conference play begins
By Randy Whalen Correspondent The return of Connor Williams and a fast start provided Stagg hope for its first back-to-back wins in nearly a month. A stifling Lockport defense and a slow finish thwarted that possibility. The Chargers scored only 13 points over the final 23:44 of the game and fell to the Porters, 43-31, […]
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Blue Devil Girls Win Again, Now 15-0
By Dennis Bowling Following a recent break, Peotone Coach Steve Strough could sense the Blue Devils were just not putting their best foot forward, but Peotone junior Madison Schroeder came out amped up and provided plenty of offensive energy to help the Blue Devils do very well on January 5. Schroeder, a 5’-10” outstanding guard, […]
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Local Hoops Wrap | Four area teams win holiday titles; Shepard coach Chiucciarello notches 300th victory
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer With the odds of 8-to-1, 16-to-1 or even 32-to-1 of winning a holiday basketball tournament, championships are not easy to come by. But the area produced four champions — two boys teams and two girls teams — at the end of December as Mount Carmel won the 16-team Pekin Tournament, […]
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Bobcats Take Holiday Tourney Championship
On Thursday, December 29, the Beecher Bobcats scored another holiday victory, 72-50, over Morrison. The win clinched the team’s place in the championship game of the Cliff Warkins Memorial Tourney, hosted by Erie High School, on Friday, December 30. For the Bobcats, Adyn McGinley led the team with 24 points, Zack Johnson had 18, Rio […]
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Blue Devils Fall to St. Anne at Kankakee Holiday Tournament
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Miles Heflin’s, who is one of the top players in this area, late in the game “Hail Mary” shot just missed the basket by a matter of inches. The Blue Devils just fell short of beating St. Anne on December 29. Heflin, a 6-foot-4 power forward, scored a team-high 29 […]