By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Between daughters, nieces and the other players he has coached, Troy Grevengoed enjoyed an elite season. The Chicago Christian girls volleyball coach took the Knights to Sandwich on Nov. 3 for play in the Class 2A supersectional – basically the IHSA’s version of the Elite Eight – where the team […]
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Richards rolls over Hubbard in first round of 6A playoffs
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Six different Richards players found their way into the end zone in a 55-7 win over Hubbard to open the IHSA Class 6A playoffs. Richards needed just 93 seconds to drive the ball 57-yard for their first score of the game, a Myles Mitchell 5-yard rushing touchdown. Mitchell and his running […]
Girls State Tennis | Sisters from Sandburg take 2nd in doubles; Marist’s Klooster finishes 6th
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Orland Park is not known as a hotbed of tennis. But at the 2023 IHSA girls tennis state tournament, three players from the village made a lot of noise. The sister doubles team of Maia and Estela Loureiro finished second in the Class 2A state finals, held Oct. 19-21 at […]
Richards tops Reavis for 22nd straight time, enters playoffs on seven-game win streak
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Among are public schools, Richards has arguably the richest tradition when it comes to football. The Bulldogs have won two state titles (1988, 1989), 34 league championships and qualified for the playoffs 37 of the past 38 seasons. That includes this year, in which Richards enters the postseason on a seven-game […]
Tennis and Cross Country | Eagles soar to titles
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer It was a Sandburg Saturday. It was raining and reigning on Oct. 14 as the Orland Park school was able to add three titles to its collection of hardware in cross country and girls tennis. The Eagles won their ninth straight girls tennis sectional title, scoring 29 points and holding […]
Football Wrap | Evergreen Park tops Eisenhower, likely earns playoff spot
By Mike Walsh Correspondent In his first year as the head coach at Evergreen Park, Jim Ramazinski has had plenty of items to address on his to-do list. One of them, however, was not finding a bell-cow running back. Senior Antonio Clay-Jones is a three-year starter who is both talented and reliable. One week after […]
Richards blasts Argo for fifth straight win
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Argo head coach Phil Rossberg knew his team’s Week 7 matchup against Richards wasn’t going to be easy. The Bulldogs came into the game winners of four straight, with a solid defense that has been improving each week. Rossberg found out first-hand how well Richards has been playing defensively as the […]
Football Wrap | Richards rolling through SSC Red; Sandburg tops H-F in OT
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Richards coach Tony Sheehan knew he had to be patient as his Bulldogs experienced a tough start to the season, dropping their first two games by a combined score of 76-14. With a team largely composed of players getting their first taste of varsity football, Sheehan knew better time were ahead. […]
Richards blanks Evergreen Park
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Richards began the season with two bad losses, but after five weeks find themselves with a winning record and atop the South Suburban Red. The Bulldogs have been improving and played their best game of the season in a 41-0 romp over SSC Red rival Evergreen Park on Sept. 22. Since […]
Richards downs Oak Lawn in crosstown clash
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Merriam Webster defines a rivalry as “one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess.” In sports, that makes both sides of any competition rivals, but the term is often reserved for a special matchup, of sorts. One of those is Oak Lawn and […]
