IC Catholic Prep girls soccer team finishes fourth in state Timothy’s Daniels and Hoogendorn win four matches at state tennis. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep girls soccer capped off a record-breaking season by finishing fourth in the state in Class 1A. The Knights lost 9-0 to Quincy […]
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Timothy Christian baseball team wins first sectional title
Trojans were one win away from state finals appearance. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian baseball team made some history this past weekend. The Trojans recorded a 7-2 victory over Chicago Holy Trinity to win the Class 2A IC Catholic Prep sectional title at Plunkett Athletic Complex in Elmhurst. […]
IC Catholic Prep softball team wins sectional title
Suicide squeeze bunt in seventh proves to be game-winner. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Things don’t get much more dramatic than they did recently for the IC Catholic Prep softball team. The Knights used a suicide-squeeze bunt in the top of the seventh to score the only run of the game […]
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 […]
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 […]
Addison Trail boys volleyball team reaches sectional semifinals
Blazers finished the season with 21 wins. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Addison Trail boys volleyball team dropped a 25-20, 25-18 decision to Lake Park in the semifinals of the Rockford East sectional. Addison Trail finished the season with a 21-17 record. Earlier, the Blazers were 25-15, 25-10 winners over […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hoekstra named Timothy Christian outstanding senior female athlete
Finished career with medal at state track meet. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Recent Timothy Christian graduate Olivia Hoekstra went out on top in more ways than one. Hoekstra, a three-sport athlete, recently capped her track and field career at Timothy by earning a sixth-place medal in the 400 dash at […]
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 […]