By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Alyssa Naeher always seems to have her game face going. She has that famous scowl and looks intimidating. Even in publicity photos, she has that look that says she is not to be messed with. The Red Stars’ goalie, one of the best in the world, is also ultra-focused on […]
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Bill Finn retires after 40 years as Moraine Valley AD, passes torch to General McArthur
By Jeff Vorva Staff writer On July 1, General McArthur III will take over as the new athletic director at Moraine Valley Community College. It will be the first time since 1983 that someone other than Bill Finn will have that job. Finn announced his retirement months ago and his last official day is June […]
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Morton College’s Miguel Cantu rakes way into record book
By Mike Walsh Correspondent It had been a while since a Morton College baseball players claimed the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference MVP Award. It had been even longer since a Panther earned All-American status. The efforts of freshman first baseman Miguel Cantu this season ended both droughts. Cantu parlayed an impressive season into a league […]
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Rice grad Payton is Buster Posey Catcher of Year finalist
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Louisville catcher Jack Payton has been named a finalist for the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. Payton, an Orland Park resident who prepped at Brother Rice, is one of three finalists along with Kyle Teel of Virginia and Ryan Snell of Lamar. […]
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Shepard alum Charlie Szykowny runs hot for Flames
By Mike Walsh Correspondent It’s not that Charlie Szykowny didn’t enjoy his time playing baseball at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. After all, he was a First-Team All-American in 2022, as chosen by D3Baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings. Szykowny, a Palos Heights resident and Shepard graduate, set a program season record that year with 18 home runs and […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Area hoops teams compete in summer showcases
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Five area girls basketball teams participated in a monster girls hoops showcase and showed their skills to college coaches during the NCAA’s live period. The first Windmill City Weekend Live Event took place June 15-17 at Batavia High School. Each team competed in a four-team pool and then playing a […]
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Pro Sports Report | Wright injured in loss as Stars’s slide continues
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Even when things are looking better for the Chicago Red Stars, they get worse. The slumping team, which has won one of four games since May 27 while scoring two goals over that span, rang up 15 shots — six of of them on goal — and looked lively and […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Autopsy determines ex-Nazareth football player had heart condition
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The Nazareth community was saddened on Feb. 20 when it found out that graduate Ryan Keeler, who was attending and playing football for UNLV, had died in Las Vegas. It was revealed last week that the results of the autopsy performed on Keeler determined the 20-year-old UNLV football player died […]
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Pro Sports Report | Fire appear done in Bridgeview in 2023; Messi and Miami coming to Soldier Field in October
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Things will not get Messi in Bridgeview. And it’s likely that June 6 will be the last time SeatGeek Stadium in the village hosts the Chicago Fire soccer game in 2023. With the news that soccer legend Lionel Messi was going to sign with MLS team Inter Miami, there was […]
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Baseball Class 4A State Championship | Brother Rice falls to Edwardsville, takes 2nd for best finish since 1981
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Cole Van Assen helped take Brother Rice to a place it hasn’t been to since 1981. A state championship game. The Crusaders lost, 6-4, to Edwardsville in the IHSA Class 4A state final on June 10 at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet, but it was Van Assen’s masterpiece […]