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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...
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...
In 2008, Benet Academy basketball coach Marty Gaughan was retiring after 19 seasons at the helm of the Redwings' program. The recently retired coach was part of the hiring committee and had coached against then St. Patrick's assistant coach and former Nazareth Academy head coach Gene Heidkamp for the job. "Some of the biggest accolades he received were from our previous head coach Marty Gaughan," said longtime Benet Academy athletic director Gary Goforth. "Marty knew him and...
Senior night success - well almost. It was senior night at Benet Academy in Lisle as 10 Redwing seniors were honored with their parents in an emotional pregame ceremony. After the ceremony, the entire Redwings roster demolished Marist 62-33 in the 'Wings final East Suburban Catholic Conference game of the abbreviated season. The Benet victory was the 300th as a Redwing for the venerable Gene Heidkamp, in his 13th season in Lisle. About 50 miles to the southeast in Chicago...
In a tribute to an injured senior, Bolingbrook and St. Ignatius orchestrated a scenario where the teams traded uncontested layups in the beginning of the game in order to get the injured 6-foot, 3-inch Kai Evans a basket in his final game as a Raider. To the unknowing fan, it appeared as if Evans muffed his point blank attempt, but according to fellow senior Kyonte Thomas, it was all part of the plan. "He said he was going to pad his stats a little and get two points and a reb...
On Saturday afternoon, with the blaring sounds of Queen's 1977 rock anthem 'We are the Champions', the Joliet West Tiger girls hoisted the Southwest Prairie Conference championship trophy after defeating Plainfield North 68-53. The Tiger girls had done their part, toward the goal of a Joliet West Tigers sweep, of the Southwest Prairie Conference championships. Following the Tiger girls' postgame celebration, the surprising Cougars of Plainfield South were set to face the SPC East Division champions from Joliet West in the...
Southwest Prairie Conference East Division champions, Southwest Prairie Conference champions, 14-1 overall record — all in 2020-21. The above accomplishments of Joliet West girls varsity basketball head coach John Placher's Tigers may be only the beginning. On Saturday morning on Joliet's west side, a pair of Tigers were getting together for the 2021 Southwest Prairie Conference championship game. The visiting SPC West Division champion Tigers of Plainfield North (9-4) and the SPC East champs the Tigers of Joliet West (...
Back on February 24, 2020 in an IHSA Class 4A Girls Maine West Sectional semifinal, Evanston defeated Maine South 65-51. Evanston totally dominated the game and led by as many as 28 points. For the third consecutive season, the Wildkits ended a Hawks season. For the 2019-20 season, Maine South finished 24-6 with three of the losses coming to Evanston. On Friday night in Park Ridge, Maine South met up again with their nemesis. The Hawk girls entered the game with a one-game lead over the Wildkits in the CSL South in the first...
Maine South played 11 games in the last 15 days and have played 23 games overall in the 36 days of the season. After the most physically demanding high school basketball schedule in IHSA state history, Maine South senior Sean Gallery stood at the free throw line. Thirteen seconds remained in the Hawks' (13-10) season-ending finale with St. Viator (6-5) with the two teams deadlocked at 53-53. Gallery knocked down both charity tosses and a last second desperation shot by St. Viator went wide and the physically-drained Hawks...
On paper, Glenbard West is one of the top teams in the state in this abbreviated COVID-19-shortened season. The Hilltoppers entered the final game at Downers Grove North undefeated with a margin of victory in the upper 20s. West has six players on the roster listed at 6-foot, 5-inches or taller and four above 6-7, including 6-10 junior Braden Huff. None of that phased the Trojans. "Our team does not care about all of that stuff," said Downers Grove North senior Kyle Engstler....
On Wednesday night the Minooka Indian boys' basketball tea, boarded their bus for the 8.5 mile ride up Ridge Road to Plainfield South High School. In another edition of the traditional 'Battle of Ridge Road' rivalry, the two schools met in a Southwest Prairie Conference postseason tournament quarterfinal. Led by 6-foot-5 senior Cooper Schmid, the host Cougars held off the Indians 66-62. Schmid scored 24 points, hauled down 18 rebounds, blocked three Indian shots, dished out four assists and added three steals. Other than...
For his high-flying, rim-rattling, monster-slam dunks we at The Niles Bugle refer to Notre Dame's 6-foot-5 Paris France native Louis Lesmond,as "The Flying Frenchman." Along with seniors Troy D'Amico and Anthony Sayles, Lesmond led the 2019-20 Notre Dame Dons to the Associated Press' Illinois State rankings No.1 spot. On Monday night in Niles, Lesmond — instead of flying above the rim for two points — the Flying Frenchman was deadly from 20-30 feet away from the basket. Burying a career-high eight three-point bombs and sco...
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...