Posts by Jeff Vorva
Red Stars Report | Rapinoe sinks Chicago with two goals in season finale
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Women’s soccer legend Carli Lloyd’s career ended on the SeatGeek Stadium field in 2021. There was a chance that another legend, Megan Rapinoe, was also going to play her final contest in Bridgeview. But the 38-year-old Rapinoe, who will retire after this season, will put those plans on hold for…
Read MoreOrland Park gets ready for Halloween with Great Pumpkin Party
Orland Park was the host of a couple of pumpkin parties on Oct. 7 to get residents raring to go for Halloween. The village held a morning and afternoon session for its Great Pumpkin Party at Centennial Park and activities are geared toward kids 1-9 years old. There was plenty of fun to be had…
Read MorePalos Park joins three-county fire task force
By Jeff Vorva Palos Park first responders are now a part of the Will, Cook and Grundy County Fire Investigation Task Force. Police Commissioner Dan Polk said at the Oct. 9 village council meeting that this will beef up resources for the community. “This provides collective strength under a unified command while allowing each agency…
Read MorePro Soccer Report | Red Stars out of playoff picture
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer It took 21 games, but the Chicago Red Stars are finally out of the postseason picture. For the first time since 2014, the Red Stars failed to make it to the NWSL playoffs. They dropped into last place in the 12-team league after a 6-3 road loss to Kansas City…
Read MoreStep by step, Basketball Museum of Illinois taking shape in Bedford Park
By Jeff Vorva Staff writer The Basketball Museum of Illinois is coming to the area. But it’s going to be a long process before it’s complete. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association found a home for its museum at the Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park, but the museum’s main section will be in a building…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup | Saint Xavier alum Lovitsch named women’s hoops interim coach
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer In August, a relatively short time before the start of the college basketball season, Saint Xavier lost the services of women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster, who left to coach at Division II Chadron State College in Nebraska. Leading the Cougars this season will be one of their former players. Sidney…
Read MorePro Soccer Report | Red Stars not done yet after win over Louisville
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer On the same night the Chicago Cubs were eliminated from MLB playoff contention, the Chicago Red Stars were staying alive in the race for the final NWSL postseason berth. The Stars entered action last weekend in 12th and last place, but with three games remaining still had a chance to…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup | Evergreen Park athlete seeking 1M pop tabs; Mights Macs win ASICS tourney
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Before he starts collecting points and rebounds, Evergreen Park senior hoops player Ulises Cardenas is collecting pop tabs. Cardenas is on a mission to collect 1 million tabs to help raise money for the Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.…
Read MoreMr. 800 | Saint Xavier women’s volleyball coach Bob Heersema attains milestone win
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer A few trips around the baseball field in 1988 produced one of the greatest legacies in NAIA women’s volleyball history. Then-Saint Xavier Athletic Director John Morrey tried to coax women’s assistant volleyball coach Bob Heersema to lead the program. Heersema was reluctant. He wasn’t sure he was ready to be…
Read MorePro Soccer Report | Red Stars seeking max points in quest for playoffs
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer With three games to go and in last place, the Chicago Red Stars are in a position to be spoilers. But in this unpredictable NWSL season in which teams are bunched up in the standings, the Red Stars are in a position where they can play more than merely that…
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