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Football | Brother Rice gets 3 TDs from Tyler Lofton, shuts out Phillips on...
The host Crusaders got two touchdown passes by C.J. Gray (9-of-11 passing, 62 yards) and three rushing scores from running back Tyler Lofton (1, 6 and 23 yards) as they rolled over Phillips, 50-0, on...
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Football | Marist rides Jake Ritter’s 4 TD passes to win over Morgan Park
Marist quarterback Jake Ritter threw four touchdown passes as the host RedHawks prevailed, 29-26, over the Mustangs on opening night. Ritter threw scoring passes to Stephen Brown (24 yards), John...
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Football | Steven Holmes runs for 4 TDs as Argo defeats De La Salle
Last season, Argo made the state playoffs in consecutive campaigns for the first time in program history On opening night in Chicago’s Bronzeville community, they Argonauts took their first step toward...
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Football | Joliet West tops Shepard on opening night for second straight season
While Shepard suffered 36-15 loss to Joliet West commence the 2024 season, Astros coach John Rone found at least one encouraging aspect of his team’s performance. “I don’t think the final score shows...
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Sandburg grad Tommy Windt looks back at baseball career
After more than 20 years of playing baseball, Tommy Windt has hung up the spikes. Windt, an Orland Park resident and Sandburg graduate, started playing T-ball at age 2 and went on to play youth league...
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Football | Olaf Kozub romps for 224 yards and 2 TDs as Stagg tops Joliet Central
So far, so good for Stagg, which began new coach Jacob O’Connor’s tenure with a win over Joliet Central on opening night of the 2024 season. Displaying a versatile offense that saw six players score...
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Football | Chicago Christian beats Herscher, wins opener for eight straight...
The Chicago Christian defense forced eight turnovers and the offense exploded as the Knights began their season with a victory for the eighth consecutive campaign. Niko Griggs posted 8 ½ tackles, Brock...
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Windy City Ram Classic | Marist blanks T.F. North, will face Lemont in...
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...
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Reavis’ Chavez, Richards’ O’Shea are Mega stars at Conkey Woods
Santiago Chavez of Reavis won the boys division of the South Suburban Conference Mega Meet in boys cross country on Aug. 29 at Conkey Woods in Palos Heights. Chavez won with a time of 15:55.6 in the...
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Red Stars face Orlando in first home game since Olympic break
Pro soccer is returning to SeatGeek Stadium with two games over the weekend after a hiatus due to the Olympics. The Chicago Fire will make their second of three appearances in Bridgeview this season...
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Girls Volleyball | Shepard and Chicago Christian split Heights battles
Who won the Battle of Palos Heights in girls volleyball this season? No one. Shepard traveled to Chicago Christian on Aug. 27 and the Astros pulled off a 25-22, 25-23 thriller. The two neighboring...
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Gilrs Volleyball | McAuley tops St. Laurence again for Metea Valley-Oswego...
Mother McAuley and St. Laurence had to travel to Aurora to face each other for the first time this season. For the second consecutive season, the two area powers met in the Metea Valley/Oswego East...
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Girls Volleyball | Marist’s Berg, Berry earn all-tourney honors at Mizuno...
Marist, which was ranked 22nd in the nation by maxpreps.com, lost to Lincoln-Way East, 25-20, 25-17, in the semifinals of the Mizuno Crimson Classic at Plainfield North. The RedHawks recovered to beat...
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Football | St. Rita rides big second half to win over Sandburg
Roughly 11 months ago, St. Rita running back Nick Herman got his first varsity start when he filled in for injured starter DJ Stewart in a pivotal Chicago Catholic League crossover against St....
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Football | Richards scores late to edge Crete-Monee
Richards senior Austin Synoga was short on words to describe the final 30-ish seconds of the Bulldogs’ season-opener against Crete-Monee. “It was unreal,” said Synoga, who played the hero in a 27-26...
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Obituaries September 5, 2024
JAMES W. BRINKLEY James W. Brinkley, 91, of Palos Hills, passed away on August 23, 2024. He was an Army veteran. Born on January 25, 1933, in McKenzie, Tennessee, to Jessie and Lou Gertie Duke...
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Step Back in Time: 31st annual River Rendezvous returns to Willow Springs
The 31st annual A River Thru History – The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous will be returning once again this year to Columbia Woods Forest Preserve in Willow Springs for a weekend filled with historic...
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Annual Rhine VFW Post picnic called a success
The annual post picnic at Rhine VFW Post in Garfield Ridge took place on September 1. Post Commander Charlie Johnson says it’s a big hit every year. “We have 125-150 people come every year. It’s our...
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Missing woman’s body found, service set for Saturday
A missing 85-year-old woman who had been missing since September 1 was found Wednesday afternoon deceased. Chicago police said Wednesday Francisca Renteria’s body was found after a massive search...
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