With strong, experienced returning cast, Warriors have their sights set high this season. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Last year, the Willowbrook boys basketball team did the regular-season trifecta sweep by winning tournaments at Thanksgiving, Christmas and over the Martin Luther King holiday. To kick off this season, the Warriors already […]
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Willowbrook girls bowling team fourth at Plainfield Central
Warriors girls basketball team faces Leyden; Football team rakes in honors. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Willowbrook girls bowling team had a strong showing at the recent Plainfield Central invitational. The Warriors took fourth out of a large 24-team field. Sophomore Makaylah Jones led the Warriors with a 1,134 series. […]
Willowbrook wrestling team young, but talented
Warriors coming off 19-win campaign. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Willowbrook wrestling team is a mixture this season of individuals with varsity experience and talented newcomers. The Warriors are coming off a 2016-2017 season where they went 19-11 overall and took 3-3 in West Suburban Conference Gold Division play. Willowbrook […]
Willowbrook girls bowling team placed fourth
COURTESY PHOTO On a roll The Willowbrook girls bowling team placed fourth out of 24 teams at the recent Plainfield Central Invitational. Sophomore Makaylah Jones led the Warriors with an 1,134 series with a 210 high game. Junior Holly Helsper had an 1,131 series with a 227 high game. Senior […]
Timothy Christian boys basketball team opens new arena with wi
Trojans move to 4-1; Thomas pours in 22 points. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Grand openings should have happy endings. In the case of the Timothy Christian boys basketball team, there most certainly was a happy ending. The Trojans were 60-57 winners against Chicago Christian in a Metro Suburban Conference Red […]
Timothy Christian girls basketball team defeats Chicago Christian
IC Catholic Prep boys basketball team downs Lisle. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian girls basketball team went 1-2 during a recent three-game stretch with the team’s victory having extra-special meaning. The Trojans defeated Chicago Christian in a Metro Suburban Conference Red Division game that was part of the […]
The score of a lifetime
George Bosman and Ken Huizinga have been the official basketball scorekeepers at Timothy Christian for 50 years. By Mike Miazga Correspondent In most cases, long-term labors of love start out of necessity. Retired Timothy Christian teachers George Bosman and Ken Huizinga fall into that category. Bosman and Huizinga are celebrating […]
York boys basketball team off to strong start
Dukes 5-1 overall to start season By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York boys basketball team moved to 5-1 overall after opening West Suburban Conference Silver Division action with a 61-37 win against Glenbard West and then defeating East Aurora 60-52 in non-conference play. Earlier, the Dukes advanced to the Palatine […]
Team chemistry a key for York girls bowling team
Conference-champion Gould returns for Dukes. By Mike Miazga Correspondent On any sports team, chemistry can mean the difference between a good season and a not-so-good one. In terms of the York girls bowling team, coach Katie Turnbull is fired up about her team’s chemistry as it heads into the 2017-2018 […]
York wrestlers primed for continued improvement
Dukes return 26-match winner Gutierrez. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York wrestling team is young this season, but that’s OK with coach Mike DiNovo. “We’re a young team, but the guys are ‘coachable’ and they work hard,” the second-year head coach said. York is coming off a 2016-2017 season where […]