Five years of playing Division I volleyball in her hometown has left DePaul’s Rachel Krasowski with plenty of memories. Maybe the best for the Sandburg graduate: being chosen the Big East Conference’s Libero of the Year for the 2024 season. “Honestly, I’m ecstatic about it,” Krasowski said. “I was at a loss for words when […]
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College notes: NIU’s Roy Williams lets his play do the talking
In the press release announcing the eight Northern Illinois football players who were named to the 2024 All-Mid-American Conference Team, defensive end Roy Williams is described by head coach Thomas Hammock as someone who “doesn’t say much but plays with a very physical mentality.” So, does this mean the 6-foot-6, 251-pound Shepard graduate is a […]
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Marcos Gonzales perseveres, but Brother Rice falls at buzzer
Marcos Gonzales’ right ankle was a sight to behold, and not in a good way. “It was pretty nasty,” Caden Workman, Gonzales’ teammate at Brother Rice, said after the title game of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic on Dec. 30. It all started in the Crusaders’ 75-54 quarterfinal win against Maine South on Dec. 27. […]
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Area roundup: Marist’s Bella Bullington plays on national stage
Bella Bullington helped make sure the Unstoppables were stopped. The Marist senior volleyball star closed out the high-school portion of her career representing the RedHawks in the the Under Armour Next All-America match as a member of Team Icon. She helped her team edge Team Unstoppable 25-19, 25-16, 15-25, 21-25, 15-13 on Jan. 1 in […]
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College notes: Richards’ Sebastian Castro makes his mark at Iowa
The drive from Oak Lawn to Iowa City takes a little over three hours and covers approximately 220 miles. But there’s a lot more to it than that for Iowa defensive back and former Richards star Sebastian Castro. “Playing at Iowa changed my life,” Castro said. “I came in naïve about everything. But I grew […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s, Jan. 5
Boys Records through Jan. 5 1. Brother Rice (14-1) Crusaders edged by hosts in Hinsdale Central final.. 2. Curie (11-3) Condors showed their resilience in comeback win over Kankakee. 3. St. Laurence (13-3) Vikings won last four games, consolation title at York. 4. Mount Carmel (12-2) Big Catholic League Blue road test at St. Ignatius […]
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Johnson & Johnson: Twins give Sandburg a lift
With four juniors in the starting five and just two seniors on the roster, Sandburg is still sorting things out at the varsity level. But two Eagles have had a strong bond for years, for obvious reasons — Will and Jonah Johnson are identical twins. “Telepathy, I guess you can say,” Jonah Johnson said. “Since […]
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Keshaun Vaval’s value soars for Evergreen Park
It was a holiday season to remember for Evergreen Park’s Keshaun Vaval. The 6-foot senior guard scored 117 points across four games at Rich’s Big Dipper, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team. In his team’s first game post-Big Dipper, Vaval continued to put up big numbers, scoring a game-high 23 points in a 67-55 […]
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Spartans for life: Danielle, Jack Dempsey carry on family tradition
The best basketball competition in Oak Lawn may not be in the Spartans’ gym, where the boys and girls teams are both chasing another South Suburban Red title — the boys’ third straight and the girls’ fifth in a row. No, the battles get even more heated in the Dempsey family driveway. That’s where Danielle […]
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Southwest Regional’s top sports stories for 2024
There are well over 700 high schools in Illinois, and only a few dozen in the Southwest Regional coverage area. But those local schools punched well above their weight in 2024, winning team state titles across all three seasons and creating lasting memories. And the graduates of those schools also made their mark in the […]