By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Mallory Swanson has been showing Chicago Red Stars fans that she has recovered nicely from a knee injury and surgery that kept her out of action most of 2023. Now, the rest of the world can see her progress. Swanson scored two goals in a 70-second span to help the U.S. […]
Category: Chicago – Garfield Ridge
Red Stars fall to Chivas in Summer Cup
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The Red Stars had a rough outing on July 26 with a 1-0 setback to Chivas de Guadalajara in their second game of the NWSL X Lisa MX Femenil Summer Cup. Chivas’s victory was the first by a LIGA MX team over an NWSL squad in Summer Cup play. Gabriela Valenzuela […]
Free Jacks top Hounds, will play Seattle for Major League Rubgy title
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The Chicago Hounds dropped their Major League Rugby Eastern Conference final, 23-17, to defending champion New England on July 27 to end their second season. The Hounds held a 17-16 lead in the 67th minute, but the Free Jacks took the lead for good five minutes later and hung on. The […]
Max Strus Basketball Camp raises $50K for Andrew Weishar Foundation
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Back in the summer of 2019, Max Strus gathered with family and friends for an NBA Draft party. The night did not go quite as planned for the Hickory Hills native and Stagg graduate, who had that spring completed his college career with DePaul and was hoping to get a shot […]
Morton College, Trinity Christian name new women’s hoops coaches
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Two area colleges are welcoming new women’s basketball coaches for the 2024-25 season. Alyssa Moore was named coach at Trinity Christian College and John Bongiorno is taking over over at Morton College. Moore fills the vacancy that has been held by interim coach Dominique Nelson, whose team finished 4-22 last season. […]
Andy’s Frozen Custard to open Friday in Garfield Ridge
By Bob Bong Andy’s Frozen Custard will open its first store in Chicago Friday morning in the Garfield Ridge community. The store at 5446 S. Mulligan Ave. will hold its ribbon cutting and golden scoop ceremony at 11 a.m. followed by its grand opening from 11:30 to 4 p.m. Guests will get to meet company […]
Clear-Ridge Reporter and NewsHound July 24, 2024
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XposureRuns seeks to raise profile of high school hoops players
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent While some people are leaving Illinois in search of opportunities elsewhere, some are coming to the state and creating their own opportunities for themselves and others. Mustafa Sulaiman, a native of Philadelphia who now lives in south suburban Matteson, is trying to help pave the way to college for student-athletes across […]
Gotham tops Red Stars in PKs after scoreless draw
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent It’s rare to see the Chicago Red Stars participate in shootouts because NWSL regular-season games end in regulation, so fans got a treat on July 20. Gotham knocked off the Red Stars 5-4 on penalty kicks after regulation ended in a scoreless draw during the first round of the Summer Cup […]
Players from Nazareth and St. Rita taken in 2024 MLB draft
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 […]
