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WEST SUBURBAN GOLD DOWNERS GROVE 5 LEYDEN 2 The Mustangs (5-1, 5-1) swept away the Eagles behind junior LHP Lucas Costello and senior Cole Warehime. Costello allowed just one hit in his five innings and struck out seven Eagle batters. Warehime was 2-for-3 and drove home the only run Costello would need. CENTRAL SUBURBAN CROSSOVERS NILES WEST 12 VERNON HILLS 9 In this wild CSL crossover in Vernon Hills, the Wolves (6-1, 1-0 South) had leads of 4-1 and 7-5 before the host Cougars (0-4, 0-1 North) exploded for five runs in the...
NONCONFERENCE PLAINFIELD EAST 9 WAUBONSIE VALLEY 5 Waubonsie Valley led 3-2 as this one went to the bottom of the fifth, before the Bengals (2-3) exploded for three runs. Bengal senior Ryan Skiba (2-for-3, 2B, 2RBI) tie thed game with a one-out RBI single, 3-3. Junior Jake Denton (2-for-4, 2RBI) put the Bengals up for good with a two-run single for a 5-3 Bengal lead. In the bottom of the sixth, junior Christian Mitchelle turned the lights out on the Warriors, when he smashed a grand slam for a 9-3 Bengal lead. Sophomore RHP B...
DO IT STEVIE'S WAY TOURNAMENT FIFTH PLACE LOCKPORT 4 ST LAURENCE 2 The Porters (2-1) took home fifth place in the prestigious "Do it Stevie's Way" Steven M Bajenski Memorial Tournament with the victory over the Vikings (1-2). With the game deadlocked at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, junior Griffin Brown came through in the clutch for the Porters. Senior winning pitcher, Matt Santarelli singled to lead off the inning and with one out Vic Iizquerdo (2-for-3), singled advancing Tony Francone, the courtesy runner for Santarelli...
After falling to Brother Rice 8-4 on Tuesday in their "Do it Stevie's Way" Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament opener, the Lockport Porters rebounded rather smartly on Wednesday. Behind senior right-handed pitcher Joe Seiber and sophomore right-hander Anthony Martinez, the Porters defeated their Southwest Suburban Blue rivals from Sandburg 4-1. The two Porter hurlers combined on a three-hitter with eight strikeouts. In fact, in their two pool-play games, Porter pitchers allowed just nine hits and two earned runs i...
PASSING attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns Brett Winiecki Plainfield East 92-63-1,022-10-1 Vince Meschi Bolingbrook 129-73- 911-7-8 Luke Leongas Maine South 76-48- 774-8-1 Chris Leto Plainfield Central 103-47- 563-6-5 Josh Davis Minooka 73-44- 515-6-1 Ryan Dawson DG South 38-25 512-4-1 Aidan Voss Joliet Catholic 33-18- 417-5-1 Riley Pfeiffer Lockport 53-27- 398-4-3 Skyar Crudup Joliet West 38-23 286-4-1 Jack Leons Niles West 39-20- 218-1-4 Izaiah Huerta Plainfield South 32-15- 214-2-3 Rowan Keefe Maine South 24-13...
FRIDAY APRIL 16 GAME OF THE WEEK NEW TRIER (4-0, 4-0) AT MAINE SOUTH (4-0, 4-0) 7 WEEK 4 NEW TRIER 13 GLENBROOK NORTH 8 MAINE SOUTH 17 GLENBROOK SOUTH 7 New Trier preview- The Trevian defense. Like the Hawks defense, New Trier has allowed just three TDs, on the season, allowing just six points per game. Maine South preview The Hawks were not looking ahead to New Trier on Friday night against Glenbrook South. With the game tied at 7-7 in the second quarter, Hawks senior QB Luke Leongas was injured and left the game. Enter...
It was Opening Day for Lockport, as the Porters opened up against the Crusaders of Brother Rice in pool-play action of the Stephen M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament. Brother Rice had crushed the Porters' Southwest Suburban Blue arch-rivals from Carl Sandburg 11-6 on Monday at Ozinga Field in Crestwood. Seven Porter errors led to seven unearned Brother Rice (2-0) runs and the Porters fell 8-4. The Porters were led by their senior shortstop Ryan Moerman, who fell a triple short of hitting for the cycle, with a double, a...
The Evans family is looking for support from the Joliet community to take the four-plus hour drive to Quincy, IL on April 17 and rally behind 19-year-old Jazz Evans, a Joliet West High School graduate who was brutally attacked early Easter Sunday morning. Family and friends are organizing a demonstration at Quincy city hall to protest the hate crime perpetrated by Steve Homan, owner of The Barn nightclub, where Evans and a friend were patrons. "Hold Quincy Police and the...
Jazzpher Evans, a graduate of Joliet West High School and freshman at Quincy University, spoke out Thursday along with her family and attorney after she was brutally attacked in the early morning hours of April 4. Her alleged attacker was Steven William Homan, the owner of the Barn Nightclub, where Evans and a friend were enjoying a Saturday night out. Evans tells a story of two college girls, standing near an unoccupied DJ stand when Homan approached her. "We were just...
Talk with anyone who has played and been defeated by Lincoln-Way East head coach Rob Zvonar's Grifffins and a unanimous statement would be agreed upon - you cannot make any mistakes against the Griffins. On Friday night, in a Southwest Suburban Blue battle in Lockport, the host Porters found out the hard way that the statement about Lincoln-Way East (4-0, 3-0) is true. Leading 10-7 and totally taking over the game with seconds remaining in the first half, the Porters (2-2, 2-2) made one crucial mistake. Lincoln-Way East...
FRIDAY APRIL 9 CCL/ESCC CROSSOVERS JOLIET CATHOLIC 49 CARMEL 14 NOTRE DAME 42 LEO 6 CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH NILES NORTH 33 MAINE EAST 3 CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH MAINE SOUTH 17 GLENBROOK SOUTH 7 EVANSTON 47 NILES WEST 6 METRO SUBURBAN RED WESTMONT 38 RIDGEWOOD 22 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 31 ROMEOVILLE 14 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 45 PLAINFIELD EAST 42 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST MINOOKA 48 YORKVILLE 6 SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE L-W EAST 34 LOCKPORT 10 BOLINGBROOK 27 SANDBURG 14 WEST SUBURBAN GOLD DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH 42 MORTON 21...
Two schools, separated by a 20-minute ride down Interstate-80, both programs that have had much success on the local volleyball landscape over the recent times, yet during normal seasons don't play each other. This year is not normal and Friday night, Minooka and Joliet Catholic Academy faced off in Minooka on the Indians' senior night. Behind a match -high 12 kills from Alexis Mines, the Angels win in two sets, 25-18, 25-23. "We just couldn't stop Alexis and (Crystal...
Two individuals from Joliet were arrested adn charged with murder in the death of Jwaun Jones. Adrian Bibian II, 19, and Paola Diaz, 26, were arrested, booked, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for murder. During the course of this investigation, Joliet Police detectives positively identified a vehicle that was used in the homicide. On April 5, 2021 at approximately 8:20PM, this suspect vehicle was stopped by detectives near East Jackson Street and...
When the Peotone High School varsity football team left Kankakee County for Lisle Thursday afternoon, the Blue Devils were undefeated and tied atop the Illinois Central 8 Conference. Sharing the IC8 penthouse with Wilmington (3-0, 3-0) and Coal City (3-0. 3-0), the Blue Devils were looking for a victory in DuPage County. Sixteen seconds into the game, however, the Blue Devils trailed 8-0. Lisle junior Cole Campbell electrified the small Lisle contingent at Benedictine University when he took the Peotone opening kickoff at...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Robert Marshall announced today that bond has been set for a Bolingbrook man accused of setting fire to a Naperville martial arts studio last month. Andrew Wagner, 28 (d.o.b. 5/13/1992) of the 0-100 block of Red Bud Court, appeared at a bond hearing this morning where Judge Alex McGimpsey set bond at $400,000 with 10% to apply. Wagner has been charged with one count of Aggravated Arson (Class X Felony), one count of Arson (Class 2 Felony). He also...
On Wednesday, April 7, at 8:15 pm, Lisle Police responded to the intersection of Maple Avenue and Spring Bay Drive for a traffic crash involving a passenger vehicle and motorcycle. Upon arriving on the scene, officers found a male unresponsive in the roadway. Lisle-Woodridge Fire District personnel arrived and pronounced the male, who had been driving the motorcycle, dead on the scene. The victim has been identified as a 55-year-old Naperville resident, and notifications were made to his next of kin. The driver of the...
Art enthusiasts can bid on original pieces created by Oakton Community College students, faculty and local artists from the comfort of their homes while supporting students in their academic endeavors. The Oakton Educational Foundation's annual "Art & More for Education's Sake"– a benefit silent and live auction event – is open to all and will be live-streamed through Vimeo starting at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22. Register for free at oakton.edu/auctionevent. Alt...
If it truly takes a village to raise a child, then rest easy Will County - the village is here. The 604 Initiative, a non-profit organization designed to serve minority and underprivileged youth in Northern Will County is "committed to educating and inspiring leaders of tomorrow through leadership and character development, mentorship and partnerships." While the 604 Initiative came to be after the civil unrest in the world this past year, it is something Howard has been...
DuPage Forest Preserve District's Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn is seeking donations of supplies, food and gift cards to accommodate the influx of wildlife babies it cares for during the busy spring breeding season. A complete list of needed items is on the Willowbrook webpage on the District's website. Donors can drop off items at the center or donate them through Willowbrook's Amazon Wish List. The Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County also has...
The Edward Foundation has awarded $20,000 in scholarships to Edward Hospital student volunteers, who greet visitors, deliver flowers, transport patients and assist behind the scenes at the hospital. Each of the following students from area high schools will receive a $2,000 dollar scholarship: Five of the 10 local winners are from the Bugle/Enterprise coverage area. Pranav Addepalli, Bolingbrook, Neuqua Valley High School, Ali Chaudry, Bolingbrook, Plainfield East High...
Troy Township Supervisor Joseph D. Baltz is proud to announce that Troy Township will host its semi-annual Shredding Event on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Troy Township residents can bring their personal papers and documents to the township parking lot on the west side of the township offices and community center to be shredded by Iron Mountain. Each resident must show proof of township residency and is allowed to have two letter size file or copy paper boxes shredded. Shredding is for personal papers...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host in-person and online programs ranging from woodpeckers to wildflowers this month. Also on tap are programs about bees and 18th-century history. Program registration is available via the District's online Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Zoom links will be sent upon registration. Face masks are required for in-person programs. Here is the lineup: Wild About Woodpeckers (Zoom Webinar): 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 21...
Three-thousand Romeoville residents will get the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during the last week of April. Held at the Recreation Center (900 W. Romeo Road) on April 26, 27, and 28, members of the Romeoville Fire Department will administer doses to 1,000 residents per day. The clinics will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. The type of vaccine administered will depend on which is available and will not be known until shortly before vaccination day. "We are...
PASSING attempts completions yards TD INT Vince Meschi Bolingbrook 116-67-793-6-8 Brett Winiecki Plainfield East 70-45-705-6-0 Luke Leongas Maine South 67-43-699-7-0 Chris Leto Plainfield Central 97-39-498-6-4 Josh Davis Minooka 52-30-354-4-2 Ryan Dawson D.G. South 27-18-353-2-1 Aidan Voss Joliet Catholic 22-12-333-3-1 Riley Pfeiffer Lockport 32-18-307-3-4 Izaiah Huerta Plainfield South 21-12-188-1-2 Syar Crudup Joliet West 30-15-146-3-1 Adam Smith Plainfield North 42-17-141-2-3 Carl Bew Joliet Central 48-20-128-2-5 RUSHING...
GAME OF THE WEEK FRIDAY APRIL 9 SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE L-W EAST (3-0, 2-0) AT LOCKPORT (2-1, 2-1) 6:30 WEEK 3 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 41 LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 0 LOCKPORT 42 BOLINGBROOK 14 LINCOLN-WAY EAST The defending Class 8A State Champions have a 17-game winning streak as they invade Porter Town. Senior QB Sean Walsh has completed 24 of his 39 passes for 341 yards and six TD passes. Senior WR Max Tomczak has 10 receptions for 153 yards and two TD receptions. Senior Jamal Johnson leads the Griffins in rushing with 391 yards on 56...