High School Football: Riverside-Brookfield puts bite on Chicago Christian
By Steve Metsch Correspondent A lethal combination of mistakes and a quality opponent resulted in a loss for Chicago Christian. The host Knights fell 42-6 to Riverside-Brookfield in Metro Suburban…
High School Football: Shepard still winless after loss to Lemont; battle with Richards awaits
By Steve Millar Correspondent Shepard coach John Rone believes he has seen steady improvement from his team each week. But at 0-3 with a game against Richards looming in…
High School Cross Country: Stagg boys’ hard offseason work contributing to big results
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Stagg won the boys preseason SouthWest Suburban Red cross country race on Aug. 30. But some people think it was won long before that date. The…
No chance of rain: Sandburg shuts out T-Bolts as McAllister gets first win as an Eagle
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Before every game, football defenses usually make it a goal to post a shutout. Sandburg has been doing that for years. Friday night, it actually happened…
Football Forecast: Week 3
Millar had a great week going 10-2, two games better than anyone else, and correctly picking Marist to beat Richards in the Game of the Week to jump into the…
High School Football: Oak Lawn’s McGlynn, Duer star on offense and ‘D’ in win over Stagg
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Oak Lawn defensive end Jack McGlynn had never played offense in a game prior to the Spartans’ Week 2 matchup with Stagg. After his performance…
High School Football: Lions feast against Addison Trail
By Steve Metsch Correspondent Heading into Week 2, Lyons coach Jon Beutjer wanted his team to bounce back from an opening-week loss and tune up for a Week 3 showdown…
High School Football: Marist ‘D’ shines in win over Richards
By Steve Millar Correspondent Twenty-three seconds into Friday night’s game, Marist and Richards had both scored touchdowns and it looked like a shootout was in store. That would not have…
High School Football: Dowling helps Mount Carmel whip Phillips
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent If the last name of Mount Carmel quarterback Blainey Dowling sounds familiar, it’s because the Caravan’s Stadium is named Barda-Dowling Stadium. The “Dowling” part of…
Pro Soccer Report: Red Stars, Gotham draw for second time in three matches
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent It was quite an eight-day stretch for Scott Parkinson. On Aug. 29, he was an assistant coach for the Chicago Red Stars as they beat Kansas…
College Football: Big second half lifts Indy over Saint Xavier
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent University of Indianapolis football players came to Saint Xavier with heavy hearts. The Greyhounds suffered an emotional setback in when former teammate Koebe Clopton was shot…
Football Forecast: Week 2
Greetings, football fans. What a Week 1 it was, both on the field for our area teams and here for our silly little prognosticating competition. On the field, Richards showed…
High School Football: Lausch totals 5 TDs in first half as Brother Rice thumps Hillcrest
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor As far as season-openers go, it couldn’t have gone much better for Brother Rice. The Crusaders scored two touchdowns in the first four minutes and…
High School Football Wrap: Chicago Christian rolls behind two Lukes
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Chicago Christian picked up where they left off in the spring — scoring points, playing tough defense and winning, opening the season with a 50-8…
Pro Soccer Report: Two Olympians back for Red Stars in win over KC
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The Olympians are back. Well, at least two of them. After weeks without Julie Ertz, Alyssa Naeher, Casey Krueger and Tierna Davidson, who were participating for…
High School Football: Blocked kick, scoop-and-score lift Caravan
By Steve Millar Correspondent J.T. Harris knew he had just made a huge play for Mount Carmel in the final minute of Friday night’s season-opener against St. Rita. The…
High School Football: Punt return lifts Richards over Nazareth in opener
Garmon scores on 84-yarder in fourth quarter; Donnie Burton adds 2 TDs By Steve Metsch Correspondent Even after the hundreds of football games he’s coached, Tim Racki dreads the first…
Boys Soccer: Marist and Shepard boot way into Windy City Ram semifinals
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Bryson Roberts is back on the pitch and better than ever. The Marist junior forward, who skipped his sophomore season to focus on club soccer, has…
High School Football Preview: Maturation of Marist ‘D’ will be key to another postseason run
REDHAWKS AT A GLANCE CONFERENCE: Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Blue HEAD COACH: Ron Dawczak 2019 RECORD: 8-5 2021 SPRING RECORD: 4-2 2021 FALL OUTLOOK: With quarterback Dontrell Jackson Jr.…
High School Football Preview: Brother Rice has the goods to send Badke out on top
CRUSADERS AT A GLANCE CONFERENCE: Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Blue HEAD COACH: Brian Badke 2019 RECORD: 8-5 2021 SPRING RECORD: 4-2 2021 FALL OUTLOOK: As if the Crusaders didn’t…
Football Forecast: Week 1
The Week 1 Football Forecast from our motley crew of prognosticators is here. Defending champion is Steve Millar, who took the title in the spring with a strong finish and…
High School Football Preview: Sandburg begins the Troy McAllister era
EAGLES AT A GLANCE CONFERENCE: SouthWest Suburban Blue HEAD COACH: Troy McAllister 2019 RECORD: 2-7 2021 SPRING RECORD: 1-4 2021 FALL OUTLOOK: With a new coach in Troy McAllister, the…
High School Football Preview: Chicago Christian looks to keep good times rolling under new coach
KNIGHTS AT A GLANCE CONFERENCE: Metro Suburban Red HEAD COACH: Tom O’Connor 2019 RECORD: 6-4 2021 SPRING RECORD: 5-1 2021 FALL OUTLOOK: The Knights lost a lot of talent from…
Arab business owners accuse mayor of bigotry
Lightfoot unfairly shutting gas stations, they say By Tim Hadac and Jeff Vorva It’s not every day that Mayor Lori Lightfoot is likened to former President Donald Trump, but that’s…
Shooting mars church carnival
Moms, kids terrified by gunfire near St. Nick’s By Tim Hadac The day after a double shooting down the block from the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish Carnival, a range…
Fiesta Back of the Yards cancelled
The vibrant sights, sounds, aromas and tastes of the annual Fiesta Back of the Yards will be nowhere this year, as the long arm of the pandemic has claimed the…
Pappas: tax sale coming up
Urges property owners to check status online From staff reports Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent Cook County property…
Township of Lyons trustee scores hole in one
By Steve Metsch Township of Lyons trustee Mark Anderson figured it wasn’t his day after he scored a nine on the par-three first hole at Zigfield Troy in Woodridge. Boy,…
New bus will be rolling for Township of Lyons seniors
By Steve Metsch The Township of Lyons is getting a new bus for its popular senior services that saw 2,300 riders in the month of August. The bus is officially…
Pet Parade returns to La Grange for 75th year
By Steve Metsch After a year of not seeing folks march with their dogs, cats and other creatures down the streets, anticipation is high for this year’s La Grange Pet…
Lyons Township Democrats rally at Fall Fest’s return
By Steve Metsch The Democratic Party of Lyons Township Fall Fest reflects what the organization is all about, one official said. Brian Bernardoni, president of the Roberts Park Fire Protection…
Residents learn the benefits of canine massage at the Evergreen Park Library
By Kelly White Summer can leave some pets stressed. In order to cure some of that anxiety, the Evergreen Park Public Library held a class on understanding the benefits of…
Another new high school in Clearing?
Private school planned for old St. Rene bldg. By Tim Hadac The Clearing neighborhood has not been home to a high school in the last 100 years; but within the…
