By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Keisha Newell knew her first season at the helm at Mother McAuley would come with significant challenges, not the least of which would be replacing four starters from las…
Football Playoffs Class 6A Second Round: Bulldogs tame Lions, advance to quarterfinals
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor The Richards defense wouldn’t typically agree holding an opposing offense to 34 points was indicative of a good day. How one defines “good day,” however, is all a matter …
13 Sandburg wrestlers advance to sectionals
By Jason Maholy Sport Editor Wrestlers spend all season improving their stamina, refining their technique and learning from their mistakes as they build toward being at their best at the state …
Osmani, Spartans end Lindblom’s win streak at 18
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Oak Lawn entered last week’s matchup with Lindblom scuffling, having lost two straight games and six of its last eight to dampen what had been an encouraging first half o…
The Easy Writer: Super Bowl LIII, wrestling and Bulls spit
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Let’s cut right to the chase, Super Bowl LIII is Sunday. Somewhere between pizza, salsa, beverages, ‘squares,’ stupidly expensive commercials, musical entertainment and g…
The Easy Writer: A Walk in the Parkey
Cody Parkey didn’t get it done against Eagles, but he wasn’t alone in that regard By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Teams win games and teams lose games. It is rare that a single player or spe…
Shepard holds off Springfield for first home playoff win since ’91
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor When a program hasn’t won a home playoff game in 27 years, attempting to exorcise that demon doesn’t come easy. Kevin Graham hit Yousef Isa for a 46-yard touc…
The Easy Writer: Outdoors writer Jim Kirby retires
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor I don’t really know Jim Kirby. When I came on here as the sports editor for The Regional-Reporter, Jim had already been our outdoors writer for the past few years. …
RedHawks soar over Hilltoppers
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor With Marist facing third-and-long and pinned inside their own 10 yard line, Jadon Thompson just wanted to make a play for his team. Given the circumstances, the RedHawks …
Chicago Christian tops Guerin for third straight win
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Ten Years. That’s how long it had been since Chicago Christian had opened a season with three consecutive wins. The 2008 season had, for that matter, been as many t…