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After serving as interim coach of Romeoville for all nine games last season when Oliver Gibson was away from the team and never returned, Justin Trovato is now the official head coach of the Spartans and the team is responding. With a 37-9 win over Joliet Central, Romeoville sits at 2-1 halfway through the six-game shortened season. This is the first time since weeks eight and nine of the 2013-14 season that the Spartans have won two games in a row and it is the first time in...
1. JOLIET CATHOLIC 3-0 Hilltoppers survive St.Ignatius, hold razor-thin lead over No. 2 2. MAINE SOUTH 3-0 They're screaming at us in Park Ridge....Hawks No. 1 3. LOCKPORT 2-1 Porters bomb the Brook; defending Class 8A champs next 4. BENET ACADEMY 1-0 Is Redwings season in jeopardy due to virus? 5. NOTRE DAME 0-3 Dons may be best 0-3 team in Illinois 6. BOLINGBROOK 1-2 Raiders look to bounce-back at Sandburg (1-2) on Friday 7. PLAINFIELD NORTH 2-1 "The Tiger Kanon" PK Kanon Woodill ends Indians streak 8. PLAINFIELD SOUTH 2-1...
After rolling past Sandburg 23-0 to pick up their first Southwest Suburban Blue victory last week, the Lockport Porters went looking for bigger gains on Saturday. In the way stood the Bolingbrook Raiders and the area's leading passer Vince Meschi. Meschi completed 24 of his 39 passes for 305 yards and one touchdown. Not bad. Totally overlooked in Saturday's quarterback match-up, however, was Lockport senior quarterback Riley Pfeiffer. All Pfeiffer did was complete four of his...
On Friday night, the defending Southwest Prairie Conference West champion Minooka Indians hosted the Plainfield North Tigers in the awesome, newly-renovated Central Stadium Field. The Indians entered the game with an 11-game regular-season winning streak. The Indians also entered the game averaging 45.5 points-per-game after their first two victories of the season. After unleashing "The Tiger Kanon", NIU-bound Plainfield North placekicker, Kanon Woodill, and the senior Danny Nuccio-led Tigers defense, the Indians...
They weren't "The Big Bad Wolves". They certainly were "The little bad wolves". We are talking about the Wolves of St.Ignatius from Chicago's West Side. The St. Ignatius Wolves (0-3, 0-1) gave the Associated Press' Class 5A No. 3-ranked Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers (3-0, 2-0) everything they could handle on Thursday night before falling 21-7. Behind the passing combination of 5-foot-10, 160 pound quarterback Leo Rugai (5-for-9, 77 yards) and his favorite receiver, 5-foot-9 160 pound EJ Talarico (4 catches 47 yards), the...
THURSDAY APRIL 1 CCL/ESCC GREEN MONTINI 7, NOTRE DAME 0 CCL/ESCC ORANGE ST. LAURENCE BENET ACADEMY — CANCELLED CCL/ESCC/WHITE JOLIET CATHOLIC 21, ST IGNATIUS 7 CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH MAINE WEST 37, MAINE EAST 12 ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8 COAL CITY 33, LISLE 6 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST ROMEOVILLE 37, JOLIET CENTRAL 9 WEST SUBURBAN GOLD DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH 28, ADDISON TRAIL 14 WEST SUBURBAN SILVER GLENBARD WEST, DOWNERS GROVE NORTH — CANCELLED FRIDAY APRIL 2 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD SOUTH AT PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 6 PLAINFIELD EAS...
After falling to the defending Class 8A State Champions from Lincoln-Way East 42-14 on March 19, the Bolingbrook Raiders (1-1, 0-1) were looking to bounce back in their home-opener on Saturday. The Raiders rebounded from the Lincoln-Way East loss in devastating fashion, destroying their guests from Bradley-Bourbonnais 44-6. After falling behind 23-0, Bradley Bourbonnais (0-2, 0-1), scored with 45 seconds remaining in the first half on a seven-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Neal May, Jr., to junior wide receiver...
De' ja vu - Psychological feeling that a present-day event has been experienced in the past. "De' ja vu' all over again" - The late, great Major League Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and philosopher Lawrence "Yogi" Berra (1925-2015) Back on Saturday, September 28, 2019, Plainfield North, then junior quarterback Adam Smith and his Tigers lost a 14-13 heart-breaker at the hands of the Oswego Panthers. The Southwest Prairie West showdown between the 4-0 Tigers and the 4-0 Panthers was originally scheduled for the night before on...
THURSDAY ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8 LISLE 20 REED-CUSTER 0 FRIDAY MARCH 26 CCL/ESCC GREEN PROVIDENCE 7 NOTRE DAME 0 CCL/ESCC ORANGE BENET ACADEMY DE LA SALLE cancelled METRO SUBURBAN RED AURORA CHRISTIAN 41 WESTMONT 6 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD EAST 44 PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 38 ROMEOVILLE 17 JOLIET WEST 14 (OT) SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE LOCKPORT 23 SANDBURG 0 WEST SUBURBAN GOLD HINSDALE SOUTH 21 DG SOUTH 12 SATURDAY MARCH 27 SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN CROSSOVER BRADLEY-BOURBONNAIS @ BOLINGBROOK SUNDAY MARCH 28 CCL/ESCC WHITE JOLIET...
For years, Minooka was considered the worst football facilities in the greater Joliet area - and rightfully so. Now, the Indians are among the best. Minooka opened those facilities Friday night with a thrilling 34-27 win over Oswego East to remain unbeaten two games into the season. Minooka rallied several times in the game, the last one coming on a Josh Davis to Trevor Hudak 18-yard touchdown with 26.2 seconds remaining in the game. "That was a big touchdown," Hudak said. "If...
Last Friday night, the Lisle Lions traveled to historic Jeff Reents Stadium on the campus of Wilmington High School and fell to the host Wildcats 35-24. In a special edition of Thursday Night Football at Benedictine University in Lisle, the host Lions took on the undefeated Comets of Reed Custer. Reed-Custer had demolished Illinois Central 8 Conference title contender Manteno 33-8 in week one. After taking the opening kickoff, the Lions marched 69 yards in 11 plays, capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by senior Brett Weber (...
GAME OF THE WEEK JOLIET CATHOLIC (1-0 AP CLASS 5A NO.3) AT FENWICK (0-0 AP CLASS NO.9) TRITON COLLEGE RIVER GROVE, ILLINOIS SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 6 P.M. Sunday Night Football in River Grove. This Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic-White Division Class 5A Top Ten battle was originally scheduled for Friday night. On March 19, Fenwick had their season opener with Nazareth Academy (AP Class 7A No.3) cancelled due to a Fenwick athlete testing positive for the world-wide virus. The Friars will come off quarantine on...
PASSING attempts comp yards TD INT Vincenzo Meschi Bolingbook 53 26 301 2 6 Luke Leongas Maine South 15 12 252 4 0 Brett Winiecki Plainfield East 20 16 208 2 0 Chris Leto Plainfield Central 31 12 149 1 3 Ryan Domin Westmont 23 13 103 0 2 Riley Pfeiffer Lockport 15 11 95 1 2 Adam Smith Plainfield North 14 8 77 1 0 Josh Davis Minooka 16 7 75 1 0 Aidan Voss Joliet Catholic 5 3 71 1 0 Jack Leons Niles West 15 6 68 1 2 Hayden Timosciek Lockport 12 7 56 1 0 RUSHING YARDAGE attempts yards TDs Hunter Ryan Minooka 16 146 3 Jared...
The Associated Press released its first Illinois high school football state rankings on Tuesday night. Checking in at No. 3 in the AP's Class 5A rankings are the Hilltoppers of Joliet Catholic Academy. JCA garnished two first-place votes, trailing Rochester who were voted No.1 and Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, who checked in at No. 2 in Class 5A. Checking in at No. 9 in Class 5A are the Hilltoppers' Sunday night opponent, the Fenwick Friars. The Hilltoppers and the Friars will be engaged in a Class 5A Top Ten battle at...
The 2020-21 Bugle/Enterprise Newspapers girls and boys basketball season will never be forgotten. With the world-wide virus creating havoc for high school sports in Illinois on February 5 the IHSA allowed high school basketball to begin. Overjoyed to be playing, girls and boys hoopsters went out and had one of the most successful basketball seasons in recent history. Local girls won eight conference championships, while the boys took home five conference championships. Enterprise Newspapers Girls Conference Championships...
Minooka Community High School Principal, Dr. Bryan Zwemke and Athletic Director, Bob Tyrell were able to surprise head girls bowling coach Frank Yudzentis with news that he had been named the 2019-20 Illinois State Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). "It truly is an honor to be nominated, let alone receive this award." Yudzentis said. "This is something that cannot be accomplished without being surrounded by some really fine...
Some may say his two-game performance in the NCAA tournament was a coming out party for Drake guard Joseph Yesufu — those people, however, are a little late to the party. Yesufu, the 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore from Bolingbrook, showed the nation what he can do, scoring 21 and 26 points, respectively in the two games the Bulldogs played in the tournament, but his run started a month earlier. Yesufu tallied his first collegiate 20-point game on February 17 against Northern Iowa...
Three touchdowns in 20 seconds. Five touchdowns in 3e minutes, 27 seconds. Leading 7-0 with 3:45 remaining in the second quarter of their 2020-21 season-opener the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers (1-0) unleashed sheer destruction on the host Vikings of St. Laurence (0-1). With 3:45 remaining in the second quarter, Joliet Catholic senior defensive end Pat Strocchia recovered a Viking fumble at the St. Laurence 18 yard-line. On the ensuing play Hilltopper junior quarterback Aidan Voss (3-for-5, 71 yards,TD; 3 rushes, 52 yards)...
The 1930’s actor and vaudeville performer Will Rogers was one quoted as saying, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” And while Rogers died some 50 years before Niko Schultz was born, the Plainfield South senior sure lived up to Rogers’ words. In Schultz’ first-ever attempt to run 600-meters at the CYUP Misfits Invitational in Chicago, he posted a time of 1:19.86, making him the fastest in that race this year in the nation and the fastest ever in t...
1. JOLIET CATHOLIC 1-0 3 TD's in 20 seconds....Hilltoppers demolish St.Laurence 49-0 2. MAINE SOUTH 1-0 QB Luke Leongas 3TD passes in Niles West win. 3. MINOOKA 1-0 Indians crush Bengals for head coach Matt Harding's first win... 4. PLAINFIELD NORTH 1-0 QB Adam Smith 2 TD passes in win at "The Ville; Oswego next! 5. BENET ACADEMY 1-0 After scoreless first-half, Redwings roll to victory. 6. D.G. NORTH 1-0 Crush Proviso East. "Old Oaken Bucket Game" vs. Hinsdale Central cancelled. 7. NOTRE DAME 0-1 Dons look to bounce back at...
As the COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc all over the country, it was routinely stated that those most impacted were the elderly and those with preexisting conditions and that, for the most part, children and teenagers were not at risk. That would be determined by how you define risk. Sure, the teenage population was not lying in hospital beds or on ventilators - but they were still impacted. These teens lost school, prom and graduation. The artists lost inspiration, the musician...
On Friday night in Arlington Heights, The Associated Press' Illinois Class 3A, No.1-ranked Dons of Notre Dame, met St. Viator's 5-foot-11 sophomore guard, Eli Aldana up close and personal. Aldana, scored nine of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter, erasing an 11-point Dons lead and leading his Lions to a stunning 47-46 victory. Aldana buried a three-pointer to pull the Lions within 46-45 and turned the Dons over and then hit a game-winning runner with five seconds left for the victory. But they say defense wins. In...
"We really wanted to get this one. We have been playing against those guys from Loyola since we were little kids. It always feels great to beat Loyola." Those were the postgame comments from Notre Dame senior forward Troy D'Amico. In the second of three consecutive games versus the fiercest rivals of the Notre Dame Dons, the Loyola Ramblers invaded Niles on Saturday afternoon. There were about 25 Dons' parents in attendance, yet one would have thought the cavernous Notre Dame gymnasium was packed to the rafters. The Loyola...
Friday, March 13, 2020. Almost one year ago to the day, the Notre Dame Dons and the St.Viator Lions were to meet in the IHSA Class 3A Grayslake North Sectional championship game. Sadly, the day before the State government in Springfield decided to close Illinois' schools to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. With their decree, they shattered the hopes and dreams of many Illinois student-athletes On that day, "The Original March Madness" died. Friday, March 5, 2021. In Arlington Heights on Friday night, the...
If there is one thing we have learned in the last year is to take nothing for granted — ever. That has been stuck in my head ever since the 2020 Prep Shootout Basketball All-Star game was cancelled because of COVID-19. At that game, we were all set to honor freelance reporter Drake Skleba with an Ambassador Award to recognize his dedication to bringing amazing coverage to high school athletics. We had it all planned — we were going to surprise Drake with the award in between the girls and boys games. We had Drake’s cousin, Ma...