Football | Defense keys Argo to win over rival Reavis

By Mike Walsh / September 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Football | Defense keys Argo to win over rival Reavis

In Argo’s last two meetings against arch-rival Reavis, both of them losses, the Argonauts defense allowed a combined 69 points. Heading into Week 3’s South Suburban Red opener for both teams, Argo vowed things would be different this season. They were, as a stingy, hard-hitting defense helped the Argonauts (3-0, 1-0 South Suburban Red) to…

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Windy City Ram Classic | Marist blanks T.F. North, will face Lemont in semifinals

By Jeff Vorva / September 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Windy City Ram Classic | Marist blanks T.F. North, will face Lemont in semifinals

And then there was one. The 32-team 2024 Boys Windy City Ram Classic soccer tournament was chock-full of area teams, but only Marist survived the first three rounds to make it to the semifinals. The RedHawks had an easy win in the first round with a forfeit over Mansueto on Aug. 28. In the round…

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2024 Football Preview | QB Johnny Liessen among wealth of returning starters for Reavis

By Xavier Sanchez / August 25, 2024 / Comments Off on 2024 Football Preview | QB Johnny Liessen among wealth of returning starters for Reavis

CONFERENCE: South Suburban Red HEAD COACH: Tim Zasada 2023 RECORD: 4-5 OUTLOOK: Rams head coach Tim Zasada is embarking on his 13th season at the helm, the most in program history. Last season, they fell short of a winning record, but Zasada is hoping the experience gained by his underclassman pays off in 2024. Reavis…

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Mount Carmel dethrones unbeaten, two-time defending champ Nazareth for sectional title

By Xavier Sanchez / June 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Mount Carmel dethrones unbeaten, two-time defending champ Nazareth for sectional title

By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Mount Carmel came into its Class 4A sectional matchup against Nazareth viewed as the underdog. The favored Roadrunners did, after all, enter the game 37-0 and were gunning for a third consecutive state championship. The Caravan have respect for the Roadrunners, but they would never call themselves an underdog; and they…

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Boys Volleyball | Sandburg seeks 26th regional title

By Jason Maholy / May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Boys Volleyball | Sandburg seeks 26th regional title

By Randy Whalen Correspondent Coming off the worst season in program history in 2023, Sandburg was not going to settle for anything less than better results this year. Past the midway point of this season, however, the Eagles had a record of 11-8. But they closed the regular season strong, winning 11 of their last…

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Baseball | Red-hot Reavis looks to make noise in postseason

By Xavier Sanchez / May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Baseball | Red-hot Reavis looks to make noise in postseason

By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Reavis is determined to send their head coach Don Erickson into retirement on a high note and will head into the postseason red hot and as South Suburban Red champions. The Rams defeated Oak Lawn 3-0 for the second straight day on May 15 to clinch the conference title. They followed…

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IHSA announces postseason assignments for baseball, softball, girls soccer

By Jason Maholy / May 19, 2024 / Comments Off on IHSA announces postseason assignments for baseball, softball, girls soccer

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The IHSA has announced the Class 3A and 4A baseball seeds were revealed and Nazareth, which is seeking its third straight state championship will have to do it in Class 4A after winning two straight in 3A in 2022 and 2023. The Roadrunners drew the top seed at the Reavis Sectional…

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Girls Track | Shepard’s Kyla Motley wins three titles at Lyons Sectional

By Jeff Vorva / May 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Girls Track | Shepard’s Kyla Motley wins three titles at Lyons Sectional

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Shepard junior track star Kyla Motley was a sectional champion in three events for the second year in a row. Motley won the 100 high hurdles with a time of 15.31, the long jump with an 18-2.5 effort, and the triple jump with a 36-9 at the Class 3A Lyons Sectional. Motley,…

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IHSA announces boys volleyball postseason assignments

By Jason Maholy / May 4, 2024 / Comments Off on IHSA announces boys volleyball postseason assignments

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Last year, the area sent a pair of boys volleyball teams to state as Lyons finished runner-up to champion Glenbard South and Brother Rice lost in the quarterfinals. This year, both could face each other in the sectional finals. The Lions picked up the second seed and the Crusaders the third…

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Badminton players from Reavis and Lyons going to state

By Jason Maholy / May 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Badminton players from Reavis and Lyons going to state

By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Reavis singles player Dania Amjad finished third in the Bolingbrook Sectional on May 2 to qualify for the IHSA state tournament. The Lyons doubles team of Simone Brown and Mia Graziano finished fourth in the York Sectional to qualify for state. The state finals are May 10-11 at DeKalb High School.

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Senior Christian Flutman accounted for three touchdowns in Chicago Christian’s 53-16 playoff win against Illini West on Nov. 2. Photo by Mike Clark

Football roundup: Christian Flutman helps Chicago Christian advance

Christian Flutman rarely comes off the field for Chicago Christian and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The senior starts at quarterback and defensive back and also is the holder for kicks — duties that kept him plenty busy on Nov. 2 when the Knights rolled by visiting Illini West 53-16 in a Class…

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IHSA football playoff scoreboard

With records and seedings in parentheses Note: Classes 8A and 7A are seeded 1-32. All other classes are seeded as two 1-16 brackets. First round Class 8A Glenbard East 49, Curie 0 Stevenson 31, Sandburg 14 Marist 42, Glenbrook South 14 Lyons 38, Joliet West 0 Class 7A Fenwick 12, Brother Rice 7 Quincy 49,…

Red Star Mallory Swanson (9) moves the ball against Kansas City on Nov 3 at SeatGeek Stadium. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Area sports roundup: Red Stars fall to eighth seed, will face Orlando

The Chicago Red Stars are heading into the NWSL playoffs with a three-game losing streak and will face the regular season’s best team. The eighth-seeded Red Stars visit top-seeded Orlando at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals. The Red Stars had a 1-1 draw at Orland on March 29 and lost 1-0 in Bridgeview on…

Mother McAuley girls volleyball coach Jen DeJarld has helped keep the Mighty Macs' regional championship alive at 44 straight. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Postseason roundup: McAuley wins 44th straight volleyball regional

The streak is up to 44. Mother McAuley won another regional championship in girls volleyball on Oct. 31 and that brings its total up to 44 straight regional or district championships after a 25-12, 25-14 victory over Stagg to win the Class 4A Stagg Regional in Palos Hills. Excluding the 2020 COVID-19 season, the Mighty…

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Jack Elliott, Mount Carmel cruise in Class 7A opener

Before a Class 7A opener in Machesney Park on Nov. 1, Mount Carmel and Harlem had never played each other. The Huskies are likely fine with not seeing the Caravan again anytime soon, as the Caravan rolled to a 56-14 victory. Playing only in the first half, Mount Carmel quarterback Jack Elliott completed 11 of…

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Two-way star Myles Mitchell helps Richards advance

With Richards trailing late against visiting Dunlap in a Class 6A opener on Nov. 1, Bulldogs coach Tony Sheehan knew what time it was. Myles Mitchell time. “I’m not going to lie,” Sheehan said. “I went up to him in the fourth quarter and told him that we were going to put it all on…

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Shepard’s bounceback season ends in Class 6A opener

A rough start led to a season-ending loss for Shepard on Nov. 1. In the first three minutes of a Class 6A playoff opener against downstate Washington, the Astros fell behind 14-0 en route to a 52-21 road loss. Shepard went three-and-out on its first possession. Washington blocked the ensuing punt and scored on a…

Senior Christian Flutman accounted for three touchdowns in Chicago Christian’s 53-16 playoff win against Illini West on Nov. 2. Photo by Mike Clark

Football roundup: Christian Flutman helps Chicago Christian advance

Christian Flutman rarely comes off the field for Chicago Christian and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The senior starts at quarterback and defensive back and also is the holder for kicks — duties that kept him plenty busy on Nov. 2 when the Knights rolled by visiting Illini West 53-16 in a Class…

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Clear-Ridge Reporter and NewsHound November 6, 2024

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IHSA football playoff scoreboard

With records and seedings in parentheses Note: Classes 8A and 7A are seeded 1-32. All other classes are seeded as two 1-16 brackets. First round Class 8A Glenbard East 49, Curie 0 Stevenson 31, Sandburg 14 Marist 42, Glenbrook South 14 Lyons 38, Joliet West 0 Class 7A Fenwick 12, Brother Rice 7 Quincy 49,…

Red Star Mallory Swanson (9) moves the ball against Kansas City on Nov 3 at SeatGeek Stadium. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Area sports roundup: Red Stars fall to eighth seed, will face Orlando

The Chicago Red Stars are heading into the NWSL playoffs with a three-game losing streak and will face the regular season’s best team. The eighth-seeded Red Stars visit top-seeded Orlando at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals. The Red Stars had a 1-1 draw at Orland on March 29 and lost 1-0 in Bridgeview on…

Mother McAuley girls volleyball coach Jen DeJarld has helped keep the Mighty Macs' regional championship alive at 44 straight. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Postseason roundup: McAuley wins 44th straight volleyball regional

The streak is up to 44. Mother McAuley won another regional championship in girls volleyball on Oct. 31 and that brings its total up to 44 straight regional or district championships after a 25-12, 25-14 victory over Stagg to win the Class 4A Stagg Regional in Palos Hills. Excluding the 2020 COVID-19 season, the Mighty…

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Jack Elliott, Mount Carmel cruise in Class 7A opener

Before a Class 7A opener in Machesney Park on Nov. 1, Mount Carmel and Harlem had never played each other. The Huskies are likely fine with not seeing the Caravan again anytime soon, as the Caravan rolled to a 56-14 victory. Playing only in the first half, Mount Carmel quarterback Jack Elliott completed 11 of…

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Two-way star Myles Mitchell helps Richards advance

With Richards trailing late against visiting Dunlap in a Class 6A opener on Nov. 1, Bulldogs coach Tony Sheehan knew what time it was. Myles Mitchell time. “I’m not going to lie,” Sheehan said. “I went up to him in the fourth quarter and told him that we were going to put it all on…

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Shepard’s bounceback season ends in Class 6A opener

A rough start led to a season-ending loss for Shepard on Nov. 1. In the first three minutes of a Class 6A playoff opener against downstate Washington, the Astros fell behind 14-0 en route to a 52-21 road loss. Shepard went three-and-out on its first possession. Washington blocked the ensuing punt and scored on a…

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Unbeaten Quincy ends Argo’s season in Class 7A opener

Argo coach Phillip Rossberg knew it wouldn’t be easy going on the road to play unbeaten Quincy in a Class 7A opener on Nov. 2. Quincy quarterback Bradyn Little passed for six touchdowns as the 10-0 Blue Devils defeated the Argonauts 49-7. “They’re as advertised,” Rossberg said. “Their quarterback passed 10,000 yards for his career,…

Defensive tackle Josh Loera (left) and running back John McAuliffe played key roles in Marist’s playoff win against Glenbrook South on Nov. 1. Photo by Mike Walsh

Marist pulls away in second half to win Class 8A playoff opener

Missing the IHSA playoffs last year for only the second time in 14 seasons was a bitter pill for Marist. “We had a letdown last year by not making the playoffs,” RedHawks linebacker Kevin Tomkins said. “We knew that we needed to pick it up this season. “When we worked out in the offseason, we…

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