By Steve Millar Correspondent Brandon Hickey is optimistic about his first season as head coach of the Chicago Christian baseball team. The Knights struggled to an 11-18-1 record last year, when Hickey was an assistant. But he saw some things to be excited about. “We saw we had a lot of talent last year with […]
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Area Sports Roundup | EP football gets new coach; Morton women head back to nationals
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer For the second time in two weeks, an area high school football team is getting a new head coach. Evergreen Park announced Jim Ramazinski has been named to the position. He will replace Jerry Verde. Ramazinski comes to the Mustangs with a wealth of coaching and teaching experience. He is […]
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Hoops Wrap | Morton College taking aim at national title
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Morton College’s women’s basketball team took its first postseason step in its quest for a national championship. The Panthers, who finished second in the nation in the National Junior College Association Division II Tournament last year, handily defeated Moraine Valley, 91-51, on March 4 in Rockford to head into the […]
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Boys Wrestling State Finals | Mount Carmel’s Lemley wins 3rd Illinois title
Caravan’s Seth Mendoza and Crusaders’ Bobby Conway are also kings of the mat By Steve Millar Correspondent After winning his fourth high school wrestling state championship, Mount Carmel senior Sergio Lemley took a moment to look back on his career and what it took to have so much success. “It’s all in my heart and […]
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Girls Bowling State Finals | Shepard’s Kahlen Ranson rolls to fifth at Cherry Bowl
By Randy Whalen Correspondent While most competitors at the IHSA girls bowling state finals had practice time on the lanes the day before the tournament started, Kahlen Ranson did not. That worked out just fine for the Shepard senior. Ranson polished off her high school career by rolling a two-day total of 2562 to place […]
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College Notebook | Sandburg grad Madison Giglio making a splash at Toledo
By Mike Walsh Correspondent The University of Toledo’s Madison Giglio was lauded as the Mid-American Conference’s Women’s Diver of the Week for the timeframe ending Jan. 25. Giglio, a junior who prepped at Sandburg, won both diving events in the Rockets’ tri-meet against MAC opponents Buffalo and Ohio on Jan. 20. Giglio won on the […]
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Area Sports Roundup: Lyons’ Collins will be busy at state swim meet
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer A host of area boys swimmers qualified for the IHSA state meet, which begins Friday at FMC Natatorium in Westmont. At the Hinsdale Central Sectional, Lyons finished second with 253 points, 99 behind the champion Red Devils. Lions senior Quinn Collins is heading to state in four events — two […]
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Area Sports Roundup: Curie’s Grandberry eyes wrestling state title
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The inaugural IHSA state girls wrestling meet took place last year, with Curie heavyweight Aaliyah Grandberry finishing second at the historic event. She would like to do a just a little bit better this year. Gradberry will shoot for a state championship beginning Friday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. […]
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Hoops Wrap | Oak Lawn girls win third straight conference championship
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer It couldn’t have been scripted much better than this. Two neighborhood rivals, both with 8-4 records in the South Suburban Red, went to battle on Feb. 7 with the girls basketball conference title on the line, and the Spartans earned their third straight Red title by knocking off the Bulldogs, […]
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Chicago Christian coach Kevin Pittman reaches 250 wins
By Mike Walsh Correspondent When Chicago Christian boys varsity basketball head coach Kevin Pittman recently won the 250th game of his career, a rather unique venue was chosen for the ceremony at which he was honored. Pittman reached the milestone with a 54-43 victory over visiting Timothy Christian on February 3. Rather than recognizing the […]
