Month: May 2017

Sports

Breaking through

Close team bond helps IC Catholic Prep girls soccer team reach state semifinals. By Mike Miazga Correpsondent As IC Catholic Prep girls soccer senior co-captain Kaitlyn Grady explains it, there was one word on the team’s mind at the beginning of the season. “The word was breakthrough,” she said. “Like […]

News

Staff from Elmhurst Hospital travels to Lebanon

Provide medical treatment, surgery, services to displaced refugees By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent When we see images of children injured in the war in Syria or displaced to refugee camps in neighboring countries, it’s too easy to feel a moment of sympathy and then, go on to the […]

Sports

District 88 Sports Report

Addison Trail baseball and softball teams win playoff games Willowbrook softball team competes against Neuqua Valley. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Addison Trail baseball team saw its season come to a conclusion after a 7-1 loss to No. 5 seed Geneva in the semifinals of the Class 4A Addison Trail […]

Sports

Willowbrook baseball team wins regional title

Dembowski hit wins it for Warriors in seventh inning. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Willowbrook baseball team doubled its fun recently. Mike Dembowski’s RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Warriors a 6-5 come-from-behind victory against Lake Park to win the Class 4A Hoffman Estates regional […]

Sports

Triple crowned

York boys lacrosse team wins conference for third year in a row ELMHURST—York High School’s Varsity Lacrosse team captured the 2017 West Suburban Championship by earning a 4-1 record in conference play and an 18-5 overall season record. It is the third straight conference championship for the Dukes. “Entering the […]