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Back-to-Back Macs! | Mother McAuley tops Benet for second straight 4A title

by Jason Maholy

By Randy Whalen Correspondent When the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the start of the 2020 girls volleyball season from August to spring of the following year, it also delayed the debut of Ellie White. When that season got underway in March 2021 with a home victory over Joliet Catholic, White became the first freshman to start […]

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Postseason Report | Mother McAuley tops Normal West to punch ticket to state

by Jason Maholy

By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Mother McAuley has 16 state championships in girls volleyball, but it’s been a while since the Mighty Macs have gone back-to-back. The last time it happened was 1994 and 1995, when they won Class AA titles. The Macs could make it happen again this weekend as they participate in the […]

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Football Class 4A Playoffs | Les, Ball lead St. Laurence over Dixon

by Jason Maholy

By Mike Walsh Correspondent Sharing a backfield with running backs Aaron Ball and Harley Rizzs, it’s easy for St. Laurence quarterback Evan Les to be overlooked. However, the senior signal-caller is quite proficient when carrying the ball. In the Vikings’ 31-21 victory over Dixon in the second round of the IHSA Class 4A playoffs — […]

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Football Wrap | Nazareth lays waste to Glenbard South, advances to 5A quarterfinals

by Jason Maholy

By Mike Walsh Correspondent There’s just something about playing postseason football that suits Nazareth very well. Saturday afternoon in LaGrange Park, the Roadrunners (6-5) rolled into the Class 5A quarterfinals with a 42-0 victory over Glenbard South. Quarterback Logan Malachuk threw two TD passes, including a 17-yarder to Jake Cestone. Malachuk also scored on a […]

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College Notebook | JJ McCarthy keeps balling for Wolverines

by Jason Maholy

By Mike Walsh Correspondent The plaudits are piling up for Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The former Nazareth star was named the Big Ten’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 23, sharing the award with Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The LaGrange Park resident was also selected to the Davey O’Brien Great Eight […]

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It’s all Grevengoed | Family with volleyball bloodlines represents in supersectionals

by Jason Maholy

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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