Category: Chicago – Garfield Ridge

Kennedy went into its Week 8 game against Hansberry minus some of its usual leaders on defense. But despite missing four starters on that side of the ball for various reasons, the Crusaders wrapped up a perfect conference season with a 47-12 win over Hansberry at Stagg Stadium. “A lot of guys had to step […]

Not so fast … It appeared that the soccer season at SeatGeek Stadium was going to be shut down after the Chicago Red Stars played their final regular-season home game Nov. 3 at the Bridgeview facility. But the Big Ten Conference recently announced its men’s soccer tournament quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at SeatGeek […]

Gabriel Taylor Jr. played Pop Warner football growing up in New Jersey, but his focus shifted when he moved to Chicago before his freshman year. Taylor was part of the Curie boys basketball program, consistently one of the best in the Public League and the state. Football wasn’t on his radar until another basketball player […]

The schedule says that the NAIA football playoffs start on Nov. 23. St. Xavier quarterback Stuart Ross has a different opinion. “It’s playoff time, now,” he said. “We gotta win out the rest of the year. We have to control what we can and win out those games.” The Cougars put themselves in a playoff […]

Shepard coach John Rone saw this coming. Even though the Astros won just three games in 2023, there was a noticeable level of resiliency and heart that Rone really liked. “It started last year,” Rone said. “We were pretty young and we only started four seniors. But the kids hung through the tough times, they […]

With the state playoffs quickly approaching, Richards coach Tony Sheehan likes that his defense is playing some of its best football of the season. A case in point was a 49-6 Week 8 victory over visiting Evergreen Park in a South Suburban Red matchup. Austin Synoga and Chase Dryier each picked off passes for the […]

Sitting at 1-3 after three straight one-score losses on Sept. 20, Brother Rice was in a tough spot. But a stingy defense has helped the Crusaders turn their season around and become playoff-eligible. Rice’s fourth straight win came in Week 8, a 35-6 victory over host St. Laurence in a CCL/ESCC crossover. During the winning […]

By no means is Danny Carroll the biggest athlete on Lyons’ roster. The senior running back is listed at 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds. In terms of heart and toughness, however, Carroll is among the best the Lions have to offer. In a Week 8, 24-7 victory over York in Elmhurst, Carroll had 32 carries for […]

Argo coach Phillip Rossberg’s message to his team before a Week 8 matchup with Oak Lawn was clear: Play well and beat the Spartans to keep hopes of a third consecutive state playoff berth alive. The Argonauts did just that, rolling to a 44-7 South Suburban Red win that snapped a four-game losing streak. Argo […]