Knights’ senior reflects on productive summer season. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Winning a state championship tends to get one noticed. IC Catholic Prep senior Joey Bianchini, who won a Class A state wrestling title last season, is drawing interest at the college level. Bianchini said he’s looking into Purdue University, […]

Dukes finish regular season with two away contests. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Fans of the York football team will have the opportunity to see it on home soil twice in the first three weeks of the 2017 season. After opening the season on the road in Winnetka for a non-conference […]

York Summer Tennis Team The York summer tennis team won the West Suburban Summer Tennis League 17U championship. Overall, the Dukes went 7-3 in summer play. They posted a 4-1 mark in Trident League competition and went 3-2 in West Suburban regular-season action.

PHOTO SUBMITTED The Elmhurst Independent A group from the Elmhurst Swim Team gather during warmups at the 2017 Summer Regional Swim Championships. The Elmhurst Swim Team was selected for the first time in its 26-year history to be a host of the 2017 Summer Regional Swim Championships. The team co-hosted […]

Blazers use summer season to integrate new talent. By Mike Miazga Correspondent There are many new faces on the Addison Trail boys basketball team. And that’s no worry for longtime Blazers coach Brendan Lyons, who graduated the vast majority of players from his 2016-2017 squad. “This kind of reminded me […]

Blazers use summer season to integrate new talent. By Mike Miazga Correspondent There are many new faces on the Addison Trail boys basketball team. And that’s no worry for longtime Blazers coach Brendan Lyons, who graduated the vast majority of players from his 2016-2017 squad. “This kind of reminded me […]

Patton wraps up high-jump career at Drake. By Mike Miazga Correspondent A number of recently graduated Fenton High School student-athletes will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Being an athlete is incredibly rewarding and taxing, but it is all worth it to reap the rewards of hard work, […]

Warriors could have as many as nine juniors on roster. By Mike Miazga Correspondent While the Willowbrook girls basketball team technically qualifies as young, the Warriors are far from bereft of varsity experience. The Warriors have a trio of returning juniors-to-be in Maureen Schmid, Katelyn McCann and CeCe Lizasuain, all […]

Knights open in Kankakee Aug. 25. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep football team, which won the state title a year ago, won’t have to jog its memory too much when it comes to this season’s schedule. The Knights will play the same nine opponents it did a […]

Knights honor four-year, three-sport athletes. By Mike Miazga Correspondent A trio of IC Catholic Prep wrestlers recently competed in the freestyle and Greco-Roman state and national competitions. Joey Bianchini, who won a Class A 113-pound state title last year for the Knights, qualified for both Greco-Roman and freestyle nationals for […]