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Area Sports Report | Stagg flag football coach invited to Super Bowl
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Saja Alnajjar said she became a football fan growing up, and one of the first games she watched was Super Bowl XLI between the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts in February 2007. Little did she know then that she would someday be a football coach. And little did she know…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup | Sandburg grad, former Bears OL Schofield signs with Lions
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Michael Schofield got the best of both worlds. On one hand, the former Sandburg and Michigan star offensive lineman wanted to squeeze out one more NFL season – his 10th – in 2023. When he hadn’t signed with team by August, he worked at Sandburg as a volunteer football coach…
Read MoreChicago Bears honor Stagg’s Nero, Gilmore
By Mike Walsh Correspondent The Chicago Bears named Stagg head football coach Colt Nero and Chargers senior Lebarion Gilmore as the Chicago Bears Coach of the Week and the Chicago Bears High School All-Star for Week 3 of the 2023 season. The honors came after Stagg defeated visiting Belleville West 24-0 in a nonconference matchup…
Read MoreSandburg grad Feeney ready to help Bears
By Jeff Vorva Staff writer For the second straight year, the Chicago Bears will look to a Sandburg graduate to try to keep prized quarterback Justin Fields in one piece. Last year, it was offensive lineman Michael Schofield who picked up some game time with the team he grew up cheering for. This year, Dan…
Read MorePro 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…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup: St. Rita’s Kuska to be inducted into Hall of Fame
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The plaudits keep coming for retired St. Rita football coach Todd Kuska. Kuska, a former player with the Mustangs and head coach for 25 years, has been named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame class of 2023. Kuska racked up a 215-93 career mark, which…
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