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The Joliet area has been one to produce a plethora of talented high school and major college basketball players. That has not, however, resulted in sending players to the professional ranks in the National Basketball Association. Sure, several have found success in the professional ranks overseas, but the NBA is the pinnacle of any player's career and few have broken through. Three years ago – as a second round draft choice of the Philadelphia 76ers – Lockport High School grad...
When the University of Michigan made its run to the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship game, it did so with help from a former local coach. Former Joliet West head coach Luke Yaklich is a first-year assistant under John Beilein. "Luke was destined to be a college coach," said Joliet West Athletics Director Steve Millsaps. "When I sat and talked with him when he told me he was offered (a job at Illinois State University), he was struggling with the decision, you just...
For anyone who plays college football, their ultimate dream is to hear their name called at the NFL Draft as one of the more than 250 selections by one of the 32 teams of the National Football League. That was the dream of Plainfield East graduate Tyler Lancaster — at least for 240 or so picks. Toward the end of the seventh — and final — round, Lancaster and his agent had agreed to terms with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. And with a Packer hat in hand, he informed those close to him of the exciting news....
While several thousand people filled the streets surrounding the Rialto Square Theater in downtown Joliet for the 18th annual Race Fan Rally ahead of the yearly NASCAR weekend, there were two men whose credentials outweighed anyone else there. Brothers Bobby and Donnie Allison, a pair of NASCAR legends, made a repeat appearance to the rally to sign autographs, take pictures with fans and participate in an on-stage question and answer session with WJOL’s Mike Guglielmucci. Outside of being known for their superb driving s...