By Randy Whalen Correspondent Laila Barakat did just about everything possible to help her team win. In the end, however, the Stagg sophomore guard’s effort wasn’t quite enough. Barakat scored a caree…
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Girls Bowling: Evergreen Park’s Kiara Smith headed to state
By Randy Whalen Correspondent There’s an old saying: “Act like you’ve been there before.” In a crowded field for the five individual bowling state qualifying positions last wee…
Boys Swimming: Oak Lawn finishes second in SSC
From Staff Reports Experience is paying dividends for the Oak Lawn boys swim team. With several swimmers having three years of varsity experience, the Spartans swam to a second-place finish at the Sou…
Mother McAuley names water polo coaches
From Staff Reports Mother McAuley has announced that Nancy O’Brien-Kane has been hired as head varsity water polo coach. O’Brien-Kane, a 1984 McAuley graduate, is joined by new head junior varsity coa…
Boys Bowling State Finals: Bulldogs strike hard for best finish in in program’s history
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Sitting in third place after a red-hot opening day at the IHSA state tournament, Richards was in prime position to top its ninth-place finish from a season ago. Led by so…
Girls Basketball: Spartans lean on Reagan-omics in win over Chicago Christian
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Oak Lawn’s Reagan Cameron continues to impress. Cameron established a new career-high in points with 28 to help the Spartans defeat Chicago Christian 54-35 in the opening…
Girls Basketball: Cameron, Kennelly lift Oak Lawn over Shepard
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Oak Lawn wants to continue its recent stretch of good play as the postseason nears. Shepard wants to continue to get better each time on the floor as it builds toward the…
Boys Bowling: Richards rolls to state finals again
By Randy Whalen Correspondent It’s been a special season for the Bulldogs. And it will conclude, as a special season should, with another trip to the IHSA state finals. They Bulldogs took second…
Boys Basketball: Cosme layup lifts Brother Rice over Richards in 3OT
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor It took Brother Rice and Richards to the final second to determine the winner of a battle that lasted 44 minutes. The final play didn’t go as it was drawn up for the Crus…
Girls Basketball: Better balance key to Richards’ success
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Last season, opposing teams figured out all they had to do to beat Richards was stop Halle Idowu. That’s easier said than done, but triple-teaming pretty much any high sc…