Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Nov. 13. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Naperville Central: Football, Redhawks defense: While quarterback Ian Lewandowski amassed 94 yards and three rushing touchdowns, it was Central's defense that led the charge with five takeaways in its Class 8A quarterfinal win over Homewood-Flossmoor. The Redhawks recorded three interceptions and two fumble recoveries in a 42-14 win. Lemont High School: Football, Indians defense: In their Class 6A quarterfinal win over Hubbard—a 29-0 shutout—the Indians' defense held Hubbard to minus-23 yards of total offense with only one play of 10 yards or more for the whole game …
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thate becomes second straight DGS runner to garner award.
A note from the editors at Patch: By the voting deadline for this week's Athlete of the Week (9 p.m. Oct. 26), Amanda Thate of Downers Grove South had 44 percent of the votes, making her the clear winner. Freshman Amanda Thate has been Downers Grove South's No. 1 cross country runner in every meet this season except for the WSC Gold conference championship two weeks ago. The only thing holding her back from another top finish was a turned ankle, which caused her to slow down. Her postseason took a turn for the better at the Lyons Regional, where she finished third overall in 17 minutes, 56 seconds to help her team advance to the Lockport Sectional this weekend. "Amanda has had an amazing freshman season so far," Mustangs coach Doug …
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Oct. 23. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Aaron Bailey, junior, quarterback. Bailey completed 6-of-8 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown and also rushed 10 times for 135 yards in a regular-season finale win over Lockport. Lemont High School: Damon Aleman, senior, quarterback. Aleman helped Lemont complete a perfect regular season by completing 6-of-10 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns in the last game of the regular season. Benet: Kim Simmons, senior; Madeline Carney, senior, tennis players: Simmons and Carney won three matches to earn Benet six team points in the state meet…
Friday, October 21, 2011
Strelau received more than half the votes in an initial Patch poll.
A note from the editors at Patch: By the voting deadline for this week's Athlete of the Week (9 p.m. Wednesday), Katie Strelau of Downers Grove South had 52 percent of the votes, making her the clear winner. On Thursday, it was brought to our attention that the poll remained open and an overwhelming number of votes had been cast for other nominees. Although we greatly appreciate the participation, we have chosen to honor our original deadline and the greatest number of votes cast at that time. Moving forward, the poll will be closed each Wednesday at 9 p.m. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Katie Strelau runs at a different speed. Not only does the 16-year-old Downers Grove South junior lead her high school cross country team on the race track, …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Oct. 16. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Nick Goodell, junior, boys soccer midfielder. Goodell scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the Raiders' regular-season finale. The Raiders finished the season 11-10-1 overall and begin their postseason tonight. Lemont High School: Shane Purtle, senior golfer. Purtle finished third overall in the IHSA's Class 2A State Finals and earned all-state honors. He shot a 9-over 151 in the tournament. Naperville Central High School: Matt Randolf, senior running back. Randolf scored five rushing touchdowns in a conference win over crosstown …
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The Neuqua Valley boys golf team turned back fellow local boys golf power Benet for third place at the 29-team Fenton Invitational on Saturday morning in Bensenville.
Ian Nebendahl had a dream start at the 43rd Fenton Invitational on Saturday morning in Bensenville. The Neuqua Valley fifth man began his round of the 29-team boys golf tournament at White Pines Golf Club with a par. But then his outward nine really became interesting. “I came out pretty fast out of the gate,” Nebendahl said. Nebendahl had three consecutive birdies and rode his sizzling start to lead the Wildcats to third place in the team standings with his low round of 4-over-par 74. Neuqua Valley and Benet were tied for third place with team scores of 310, but Nick Roaches’ 79 proved to be the tiebreaker for the Wildcats. The Nebendahl start was indicative of a team-wide opening nine holes for the Wildcats on the par-70 layout. “We were…
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Downers Grove South 3, Naperville Central 1. The Mustangs capture their first regional title since 2007 behind the pitching of Matt Wivinis.
HINSDALE – Downers Grove South baseball coach Darren Orel has been in charge of the program for four years, but a regional title has escaped the Mustangs. Saturday, however, the Mustangs were able to capture that elusive title. Downers South edged defending Class 4A state champion Naperville Central, 3-1, to win the Class 4A Hinsdale Central Regional title and advance to next week’s Class 4A Neuqua Valley Sectional. “This is a big thing for our program,” Orel said. “This group finally got us over the hump a little bit. This group has been around a little bit and they’ve been close and they finally got over the hump. This is huge for this program in terms of down the line and doing these kinds of things a little more consistently.” Downers …
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Downers Grove South 8, Naperville Central 2. The Mustangs score five runs in the first and coast to the non-conference win Thursday.
NAPERVILLE – Both Downers Grove South and Naperville Central knew that Thursday’s non-conference softball game would be a good barometer to see where each team was at early in the season. It was Downers South that left with a good feeling. The Mustangs jumped on Central starter Kristina Vizza, scoring five runs in the first and chasing her from the game before cruising to an 8-2 win. Both teams had just lost one-run games to state power Lockport in the past week, so the Mustangs were certainly satisfied to bounce back against the Redhawks. “We’re starting to play better,” DGS coach Ron Havelka said. “It was a nice confidence builder for our team. I was really proud of how we played defense. We were really into the game. The kids played …
Friday, February 25, 2011
Sports Writer Paul Johnson ranks the top five teams in the region, plus a short list of the next best teams.
1. Benet Academy (27-0): Benet is the talk of the nation after taking down the state’s No. 1 team, Simeon on Saturday. The Redwings soared to No. 6 in the USA Today poll and No. 1 in the Midwest. They’ll take their perfect record into the postseason next week at the Naperville North Regional. 2. Downers Grove South (23-3): The Mustangs quietly will ride into the postseason in Benet’s shadow, not having lost a game since Dec. 18. They’ll ride a 16-game win streak into the West Aurora Regional next week. 3. East Aurora (20-5): The Tomcats have won five straight after a three-game hiccup and still have a non-conference tune-up with Batavia Friday before starting their postseason journey. East Aurora headlines the Bolingbrook Regional next …
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Sports writer Paul Johnson ranks the region's top five boys basketball teams, plus a list of five knocking on the door.
1. Benet Academy (25-0): The game Illinois basketball fans have awaited for all season is finally here, the Redwings’ showdown with No. 1 Simeon Saturday at the UIC Pavilion. Simeon was knocking on the door of a No. 1 national ranking, but was knocked off by Whitney Young this week. Could a Benet win make it the state’s No. 1 team? 2. Downers Grove South (21-3): A 10-day layoff didn’t slow down the Mustangs against Leyden. Friday features a chance for DGS to wrap up the West Suburban Gold as the Mustangs host a tough Proviso East team. DGS beat the Pirates by 12 in January. 3. East Aurora (17-5): The Tomcats rebounded from three straight losses with three straight wins, including Neuqua Valley and cross-town rival West Aurora. They …
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11:31 am on Thursday, November 17, 2011
Student Athletes sacrifice their time and sometimes their physical wellbeing to perfect their craft. No matter what sport they participate in and regardless if they finished first or last, every student athlete deserves a shot at being recognized for their sacrifices. Well-done to all nominated athletes, well-done voters for showing your support and thank you Patch for providing a platform to … more ›