St. Xavier’s football team got pressed a little in the fourth quarter when Concordia Ann Arbor (Mich.) returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown to make it a one-score game. But kicker Peyton Benes relieved the tension with a 23-yard field goal with 2 minutes, 24 seconds to play in what turned out to be […]
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K.J. Morris kick-starts Brother Rice in romp past St. Patrick
As beginnings go, it’s tough to top the one that K.J. Morris provided his Brother Rice teammates. On the opening kickoff of the Crusaders’ 48-0 CCL/ESCC crossover victory over St. Patrick at Triton College in Week 5, Morris sprinted 95 yards for a touchdown. For an encore, Morris returned a punt 45 yards for a […]
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North Dakota State commit Myles Mitchell, Richards race past Argo
Fans at Friday night’s South Suburban Red matchup between Richards and Argo hoping to see running back Myles Mitchell at his best were not disappointed. Mitchell powered the Bulldogs to an impressive 41-0 victory in Summit, carrying 29 times for 191 yards and five touchdowns. The North Dakota State commit found the end zone on […]
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Vanderbilt commit Jack Elliott, Mount Carmel cruise by Benet
Through the first five games of the season, Mount Carmel has piled up 215 points for an average of 43 points per game. One of the primary reasons why the Caravan have been so successful thus far is the play of senior quarterback Jack Elliott. In guiding Mount Carmel to a 48-13 Week 5 CCL/ESCC […]
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Cornell commit John McAuliffe, Marist get past IC Catholic
Scoring points hasn’t been a problem this season for Marist. That trend continued in Week 5 as the Redhawks traveled to Elmhurst and defeated IC Catholic 34-26 in a CCL/ESCC crossover. Through the first five games of the season, Marist, which improved to 4-1 overall, tallied 148 points, good enough for an average of 29.6 […]
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‘Pinky’ power: Jonathan Castro leads Kennedy past Carver
When Jonathan Castro first went out for football at Kennedy, no one knew who he was. So his new teammates gave him a nickname. “Honestly, I just love the color pink,” the Crusaders senior said. “So I came in sophomore year and no one really knew my name. They saw I had a pink mouthguard, pink […]
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Quinn, Guerrero-Cuellar, and Porfirio honor 13th Ward Seniors
Alderman Marty Quinn, state Representative Angie Guerrero-Cuellar and state Senator Mike Porfirio held the annual Senior Celebration at West Lawn Park on September 20. The celebration, which started back in 2004, honors seniors of the 13th Ward that have made a significant impact in their neighborhood. This year’s honorees were Ray Konrath, Bill Swiderski, Rosa […]
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Before people carved pumpkins, they carved turnips
Did you know that before people started carving pumpkins into Jack-o-Lanterns, people of Irish and Scottish descent would carve faces into potatoes or turnip? This was done to scare away evil spirits on the night of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half “of […]
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Led by Justin Buckner and James Kingsbury, St. Rita defense stingy again vs. Notre Dame
If St. Rita is to achieve its goals this season of winning the CCL/ESCC Green and making a deep run into the state playoffs, its defense will need to play well. In a Week 5 42-0 CCL/ESCC crossover victory over visiting Notre Dame, the Mustangs did just that, limiting the Dons to just 53 yards […]
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Cam Tryon, Noah Vaughn and Anthony Loughran each score 2 TDs as Shepard tops Evergreen Park for fourth straight win
Whether playing on offense or defense, Shepard senior Cam Tryon’s objective is to make game-changing plays. Tryon made the most of his opportunities and did exactly that in the Astros’ battle against Evergreen Park in Week 5, parlaying three touches into two touchdowns in a 40-0 win over the host Mustangs in South Suburban Red […]