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A whole new ballgame | Area well-represented in inaugural girls flag football season

by Jeff Vorva

The inaugural Illinois High School Association girls flag football season is in full swing and is providing a new avenue for female athletes across the state. With flag football becoming an Olympic sport in 2028, there is speculation its popularity will soar over the next several years. Girls flag football has drawn enough interest from […]

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Football | Evergreen Park gallops past Oak Lawn in conference opener

by Mike Walsh

Within the first five-plus minutes of the Week 3 battle between Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park, 27 points had been scored. The host Mustangs sustained their offensive momentum throughout the contest en route to a 49-31 victory over the Spartans in the South Suburban Red opener for both teams. Leading the way for the Mustangs […]

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Windy City Ram Classic | Marist blanks T.F. North, will face Lemont in semifinals

by Jeff Vorva

And then there was one. The 32-team 2024 Boys Windy City Ram Classic soccer tournament was chock-full of area teams, but only Marist survived the first three rounds to make it to the semifinals. The RedHawks had an easy win in the first round with a forfeit over Mansueto on Aug. 28. In the round […]

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Football | Steven Holmes runs for 4 TDs as Argo defeats De La Salle

by Mike Walsh

Last season, Argo made the state playoffs in consecutive campaigns for the first time in program history On opening night in Chicago’s Bronzeville community, they Argonauts took their first step toward securing a third straight postseason berth, defeating De La Salle 45-0 in a non-conference matchup at Parente Field. Argo senior running back Steven Holmes […]

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2024 Football Preview | Evergreen Park gunning for sixth straight playoff appearance

by Xavier Sanchez

CONFERENCE: South Suburban Red HEAD COACH: Jim Ramazinski 2023 RECORD: 6-4 (lost 42-13 to Sycamore in first round of the Class 5A playoffs) OUTLOOK: Evergreen Park has made five straight postseason appearances and nine trips to the playoffs in the past 12 seasons. Coach Jim Ramazinski is in his second season with the Mustangs and […]

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2024 Football Preview | New coach Blackmon, QB Kaleb Navarro lead De La Salle

by Jeff Vorva

CONFERENCE: Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference Red HEAD COACH: Harold Blackmon 2023 RECORD: 4-5 2024 OUTLOOK: The Meteors went from 1-8 in 2022 to just missing the playoffs with a 4-5 record in 2023. A 42-41 loss at St Patrick in the third week of the season ended up looming large. New head coach […]

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Players from Nazareth and St. Rita taken in 2024 MLB draft

by Jeff Vorva

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Three players from the area were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, which took place July 14-16. Pitcher Ryan Smith, who graduated from Nazareth in 2021 and ended up at Illinois-Chicago, was taken by Houston in the ninth round of the draft. Smith, who underwent Tommy John surgery while […]

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A bevy of changes ahead for the 2024 high school football season

by Jeff Vorva

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The IHSA’s annual posting of the coming season’s football schedule always gets people talking. This year is no exception. Tears for Fears meets David Bowie as there are changes, changes and more changes; fans might need pencils and scorecards to keep track. As a public service, we here at Southwest Regional […]

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It’s about time | Illinois high school hoops gets 35-second shot clock beginning with 2026-27 season

by Jeff Vorva

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Count Sandburg sophomore Daniel Morakinyo as someone who can’t wait for the 2026-2027 basketball season. The rising guard/forward will be a senior that year, and he will embrace the IHSA’s implementation of a 35-second shot clock for varsity boys and girls basketball. “It’s a good feature,” Morakinyo said after a game […]

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Brown family legacy continues in world of Illinois boys volleyball

by Jeff Vorva

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The Brown family’s legacy continues in the world of boys volleyball. Twins Chris and Eric Brown helped Oak Lawn finish fourth in the IHSA volleyball tournament in 1993, the second year the boys state tournament took place. Though the twins graduated that year, that season served as a springboard for the […]

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