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February 26 • Plainfield Virtual Reality Experience. 7-8 p.m. Plainfield Public Library District. Step into a new (Virtual) reality. Explore a 3D world with Oculus Quest headsets and test out augmented reality using Merge Cubes. Limited to Plainfield cardholders and those age 16 and older. February 27 • Joliet Project Next Generation: YOU will learn to "paint" in 3D Augmented Reality, and then 3D print in four colors. Students Grades 8th-12th. 4-6 p.m. Joliet Public Library. Project Next Generation: Students grades 8th...
Plainfield – The third annual Plainfield Suicide Prevention Walk will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Plainfield High School-Central Campus at 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive. Participation is free and open to the community. Attendees will walk the track for an hour in honor or in memory of someone touched by suicide. The event aims to raise awareness of suicide, honor those who have died by suicide, and show support for those who may be considering suicide and n...
The Joliet West High School Marching Tigers began their competitive season on Saturday with a great performance at the 17th Annual Pontiac Marching Band Competition. The band placed 2nd in Class D and was one of 12 performing bands at the festival. The band will continue its competitive season with a performance at Plainfield South on September 24 at 3:15 p.m. Future performances also include Downers Grove South, Naperville Central, and the band will finish the season on...
The 70th Annual Plainfield Community Homecoming Parade is Saturday, October 8, 2022. Safety is the community’s top priority and the Village of Plainfield, Plainfield Fire Protection District, and Plainfield School District 202 have worked together to ensure this year’s Homecoming Parade is a safe and enjoyable event for everyone. Over the last several years, our country has witnessed numerous acts of violence at public events including parades. We take these events seriously and have been preparing to put on a safe and succes...
Plainfield – Two Plainfield South High School seniors recently earned national recognition from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for their artwork. Vivianne Angulo earned two gold and two silver National medals for her pieces in ceramics and glass category. Angulo earned gold for her ceramics and glass pieces titled "Drowning in Time" and "Blossoming." She received silver for her ceramics and glass piece titled "Trick or Treat" and her sculpture titled "Sweet Girl." Alyse S...
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA - Collegiate national championships are hard to win, but on Saturday a Joliet Junior College cross country team did it for the second consecutive year at the NJCAA Division III finals in Georgia, as the meet was hosted by Georgia Military College. This time it was the Wolves men's team as they won the title scoring 91 points to edge two-time defending champion Mineral Area College (MO.) With 97 points. JJC's Hunter Phillips won the individual title covering...
Helen K. Farnham of Massillon, Ohio, passed away peacefully December 14, 2021. Helen was born in 1922 to Grant and Lena [Clow] King in Joliet, Illinois and grew up on a farm in Plainfield. Helen married Robert E. Farnham June 27, 1944, soon after they graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Helen was predeceased by her parents, three brothers, a son-in-law, and in 2004, her husband. Survivors are daughters Elizabeth [Walter] Keller; Nancy [Frank]...
Anyone that ever spent time around Romeoville High School graduate Abby Smith knows that no matter if she was on the basketball court or the softball field, she was always as positive as she was relentless her pursuit of a victory for her teammates. A few things have changed over the years -her last name as changed to Talley, her battle is now in the game of life and her No. 1 teammate is only eight months old. Her attitude, energy and determination, however, are still the...
While Aaron Larkins, Jr. was the obvious star in Plainfield Central's 17-6 Southwest Prairie Conference East Division victory over Plainfield East on Saturday in the Wildcats' homecoming contest, the senior running back was quick to give credit to the linemen that helped open up a lot of running room for him. All Larkins did was rush for 258 yards on 44 carries and caught a pass for 13 yards and capped his day with a three-yard touchdown with 1:36 left to give his team a 17-0...
Plainfield East super-sophomore left-hander, Brady Louck is a man of very few words. The 16-year old Louck lets his powerful left arm and his powerful bat at the plate do his talking for him. On Monday night in the Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional, Louck fired a two-hit shutout, striking out 13 top-seeded Brother Rice (29-11) hitters and led his No.13-seeded Bengals (17-15) to a 3-0 victory and the first-ever state final four appearance for East. At the plate, Louck had a per...
In the insane 2021 IHSA boys varsity baseball season, the Plainfield East Bengals (16-15) finished the regular season with a 12-15 record, which resulted in a lowly No.13 seed in the Sectional 6 complex. A No.13 seed with a 12-15 record advancing to the IHSA Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional would be considered a Cinderella story on the East Side of Plainfield. Not so fast. The Bengals showed they were more like a rising young debutant than the lowly rags-to-riches Cinderella. East opened the tournament by dispatching the...
West Side of Joliet. IHSA Class 4A Regional D semifinal on Friday afternoon. Joliet West 9, Bradley-Bourbonnais 8 One out. Top 7. Boilermaker runner on first base. Enter Joliet West senior reliever Camden Karczewski. Karczewski, who is the son of Tigers' head coach John Karczewski, appeared in just his third game of the season on the mound. 3 2/3 innings were all that Karczewski had logged in the 2021 season. On this day, Karczewski threw one pitch to nail down the save for Tiger sophomore starting pitcher Conner Hogan...
A year ago, the Joliet West baseball team was ready to compete. The Tigers were coming off a loss in the regional championship game and had several key players back. That season, however, was lost to the pandemic protocol set forth by the State of Illinois and the Illinois High School Association. Entering the 2021 season, West knew it had a few talented players, but there were a lot of question marks — namely could a conference pitching rotation that saw 6-foot, 8-inch sophomore Conner Hogan as the elder of the staff be e...
Entering Monday's crucial Southwest Prairie Conference Eastern Division three-game series, the Tigers of Joliet West and the defending SPC champion Cougars of Plainfield South were tied atop the SPC East with identical 8-1 records. In 11 thrilling-innings on Monday, on Plainfield's south side, the Tigers slipped past the Cougars 2-1. On Tuesday, on Joliet's West Side, the Tigers won going away 8-4 as Mother Nature provided an annoying, seven-inning drizzle on the proceedings. On Thursday, back in Plainfield, Joliet West...
WEST SUBURBAN GOLD DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH 10 ADDISON TRAIL 0 (FIVE INNINGS) Another five-inning WSC Gold affair for the Mustangs (14-1, 12-1). Senior Noah Edders (1-0) fired a one-hitter with eight strikeouts at the over-matched Trailblazers (5-6, 4-4). Senior Cole Wareheim singled, hit his second home run and drove home two Mustang runs, while Maxx Palenik and John Szalko each singled and had two RBI. Edders helped himself at the plate with a single, double and an RBI. SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 7 ROMEOVILLE 1 Th...
AREA BASEBALL RANKINGS 1 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 9-1 Cougs' stay No.1; SPC a bit stronger than WSC 2 DOWNERS GROVE S 13-1 Great hitting, great pitching define Mustangs 3 LOCKPORT 9-6 Porters travel to H-F to face angry Vikes Monday 4 MINOOKA 9-6 SPC West leaders ready to roll 5 PLAINFIELD NORTH 8-4 Tigers look to unload on SPC West's last place WA 6 DOWNERS GROVE N 8-6 Trojans ready to make a big run in WSC Silver 7 JOLIET WEST 8-7 Tigers get ready for "Battle of Joliet" with JT 8...
AREA BASEBALL RANKINGS 1 LOCKPORT 6-2 Porters "three-peat" at WJOL/Ladas Tourney 2 PLAINFIELD N 3-0 Alex Brodie (.500) leads Tigers 3 PLAINFIELD S 2-0 Tylor "Puma" Phommachanhom leads Cougs' 4 DG SOUTH 5-1 Huge WSC Gold series with Hinsdale South next 5 PLAINFIELD C 4-2 Carter Prochaska threw a gem in WJOL 6 NILES WEST 7-1 Glenbrook North (6-1) first test for Wolves Tuesday 7 BOLINGBROOK 3-2 The 'Brook is for REAL 8 PLAINFIELD EAST 2-3 Bengals walk-off on Andrew for first win...
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC JOLIET CATHOLIC 8 NOTRE DAME 0 GAME ONE After freshman Jake Gimbel threw a three-hit shut-out at Coal City on Thursday, Hilltopper senior Drew Buss (2-2) would not be outdone by his underclassman teammate. Buss fired a three-hit shutout of his own at the hard-hitting Dons (4-13, 2-5) with 10 strikeouts and did not walk a batter. The Hilltoppers (7-8, 2-1) exploded for their eight runs in the third inning to put this one away. Junior Lorenzo Rios (2-for-3,RBI) continued his hot-hitting with an RBI...
Whenever Plainfield South and Plainfield Central meet on a baseball diamond, the game usually goes down to the last pitch. Tuesday's, Southwest Prairie East battle between the host Cougars and the visiting Wildcats was no different. With the area No.1-ranked Cougars clinging to a 6-5 lead with two outs in the top of the seventh, Wildcats senior Jack Irwin stood on third base. On the the mound for the Cougars was senior right-hander Tylor "Puma" Phommachanhom. Phommachanhom had relieved starting pitcher, senior Max Peters (4...
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD SOUTH 10 AT PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 5 The SPC East co-leading Cougars (7-0, 4-0) were trailing 3-2 when they exploded for six runs in the top of the third inning and roll to their seventh consecutive victory. Junior Zander Tubbs (1-for-4, HR, 3RBI) launched a three-run bomb over the left field fence for a 5-3 Cougs' lead. Freshman Blake Phommachanhom's (2-for-4, 2RBI) two-run single extended the South lead to 7-3. South scored on a Wildcat miscue to make it 8-3 after two and a half innings. The...
AREA BASEBALL WEEK 3 RANKINGS 1 PLAINFIELD S. 6-0 Cougs “Puma” Phommachanhom .636 11 RBI 2 PLAINFIELD N 7-1 Take SPC West series from Oswego; Minooka next 3 LOCKPORT 6-3 Could the Porters long lay-off cooled-off bats? 4 DG SOUTH 8-1 Mustangs in drivers seat for another WSC Gold title 5 MINOOKA 6-4 Indians lead SPC West, No. 2 next in Minooka Monday 6 JOLIET WEST 6-5 Camden Karczewski hitting .636 for SPC East co-leaders 7 DG NORTH 5-4 Senior Elijah Carter .438; three triples leads Trojans. 8 PLAINFIELD E 4-5 Senior Mike Bai...
WEST SUBURBAN SILVER DOWNERS GROVE NORTH 8 GLENBARD WEST 1 The Trojans (5-4, 2-4) went above the .500 mark for the first time this season, behind a four-hitter from junior RHP Mike Gorman. The Glenbard West run was unearned. Gorman (1-1) struck out seven Hilltoppers (5-7, 2-6) with two walks. Trojan seniors Dave Marshall, Lucas Nielsen, and Matt Schellbach all had two hits and drove home a Trojans run. Marshall and Schellbach each had doubles and sophomore Sean Ryniec hammered his second home run of the season. EAST SUBURBAN...
Plainfield East senior catcher Mike Bailey loves to swing the bat against his Bengals' rivals from Plainfield Central. In Tuesday's 13-2 Bengals Southwest Prairie Conference East, the middle game of three game series victory, Bailey drove home seven runs. Plainfield Central won 13-3 on Monday in the series opener. In the rubber game Thursday on Plainfield's East Side, Bailey had a single in three at bats against Central ace, junior Carter Prochaska. In the East bottom of the sixth, with Plainfield Central up 3-1, Prochaska...
PASSING atttempts completions yards touchdowns interceptions Brett Winiecki Plainfield East 108- 73-1,402-16-1 Vince Meschi Bolingbrook 189-104-1,287- 7-8 Ryan Dawson Downers Grove S 96- 65- 956- 9-2 Josh Davis Minooka 126- 74- 851- 9-1 Rowan Keefe Maine South 98- 62- 836- 4-1 Chris Leto Plainfield Central 132- 60- 736- 7-5 Aidan Voss Joliet Catholic 50- 29- 682 8-2 Riley Pfeiffer Lockport 60- 31 484 4-5 Skyar Crudup Joliet West 81 38 442 6-5 Carl Bew Joliet Central 100- 43- 361- 3-8 Adam Smith Plainfield North 82 38 338 3-4...
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD SOUTH 14 JOLIET CENTRAL 0 Plainfield South (4-0, 2-0) senior Max Peters fired a one-hit shutout at the Steelemen (1-7, 0-2) with 11 strikeouts. Brennan Phillips had a pair of singles, two doubles and drove home seven Cougar runs. Tylor Phommachanhom and Jeremy McGuigan homered for the Cougars. JOLIET WEST 15 ROMEOVILLE 10 The Tigers (4-5, 2-0) kept pace atop the SPC East with Plainfield South (4-0, 2-0) with the slugfest win over the 'Ville (3-6, 0-2). Josh Wokurka singled, homered and drove...