Team to field a 17U team as well in 2018. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Elmhurst American Legion Post 187 baseball team recently announced its postseason awards. Individual award winners were honored during the team’s banquet in late July at the Post 187 American Legion hall in Elmhurst. Tim Beecroft […]

School to host special fantasy football event. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep girls volleyball team once again is the recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association team academic award. The Knights have earned the national recognition in 24 of the award’s 25 years of existence. The only […]

Also took second in freestyle division. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Willowbrook senior-to-be Jack Jessen was on a mission recently. Jessen, a standout three-time state qualifying wrestler for the Warriors, had just placed second at the freestyle nationals held in Fargo, N.D. He still had the Greco-Roman nationals to go in […]

Beecroft named Elmhurst American Legion team MVP By Mike Miazga Correspondent Fenton wrestler Dylan Butts was part of the Team Illinois contingent that competed at the recent prestigious Greco-Roman junior nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D. Butts, wrestling at 182 pounds, lost his first match to a wrestler from Minnesota by […]

Sophomore-to-be places seventh at nationals after tough exit from freestyle tournament. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Addison Trail sophomore-to-be Guillermo Juarez earned himself a large measure of personal redemption recently. After being disqualified for failing to make weight during the freestyle nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D., Juarez didn’t close up shop. […]

COURTESY PHOTO/The Elmhurst Independent It’s a ‘three-peat’ The 14u Emeralds won the Oak Park Falcon Crest tournament over the July 22-23 weekend. After going 5-0 to advance to the finals, the Emeralds dispatch the Windy City Rage to secure the third championship game in a row (and back to back […]

Simon Krukowski York Summer Tennis Team Krukowski and partner Evan Sedlacek were 8-4 winners at No. 4 doubles in the 17s division during York’s recent 7-5 win over Willowbrook in Trident League summer tennis action. The win pushed Krukowski to 6-0 on the summer and helped York move to 3-1 […]

Dukes defeat Willowbrook and Oak Park Country Club. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York summer tennis team continued play in both the Trident League and the West Suburban Tennis League with four recent matches. In a recent Trident League contest, the Dukes were 7-5 winners over Willowbrook. York won 4-2 […]

Former Hoffman Estates High swimmer previously coached at Buffalo Grove High School. By Mike Miazga Correspondent New York girls swimming and diving coach Jeff Skalon is ready to hit the ground running. He is a great swimming coach for individuals of all ages, both adults and children, offering support, confidence […]

Knights take second in Lisle summer league play. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The summer high-school basketball season isn’t about wins and losses. But when a team does well in a particular event, it opens the eye of its coach. And that’s exactly what happen with the IC Catholic Prep girls […]