Lessons learned from Boston Marathon bombing put into practice.
Chicago's second unit praised with getting Bulls back on track against Memphis.
Alshon Jeffery sets team record in receiving yards in losing effort.
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Who spent a beautiful Sunday watching the White Sox lose for the 99th time?
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The teams will play each other for the first time in nine years.
Marian Catholic's boys varsity football team is now 2-2 for the season.
The Bloom Township Blazing Trojans boys varsity football team is now 3-1.
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Dave Mattio was honored for 37 years as head coach of the Spartans during a Sept. 13 football game.
Will you be among the runners and walkers who get to go home with a Ditka-esque mustache and aviator sunglasses?
When the Chicago Bears meet the Minnesota Vikings Sunday at Soldier Field, which offensive weapon will carry the day?
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Bloom Township couldn't keep up with the Warriors last Saturday. Next up, Kankakee.
Marian Catholic's boys varsity football team improves to a 2-0 record.
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As the school year quickly approaches, so do fall sports. Marian Catholic High School recently released a list of this season's tryout dates.
The Blazing Trojans open the season at home against Thornwood, before taking on 5A playoff qualifier Lincoln-Way West in week two.
Marian Catholic had a down year in 2012-13, going 1-8 and missing the IHSA playoffs. However, there’s a new head coach patrolling the sidelines and a new season around the corner. Today, Patch takes a look at the Spartans 2013-14 schedule.
Returning players Teniya Page and Ashton Millender stay sharp playing summer basketball on traveling team.
Four Prairie State College students were named to Academic All-American teams for their efforts in the classroom and on the field of play.
Marian Catholic’s Imani Haynes qualified for the IHSA state meet in the 300-meter hurdles, after running a 45.76-second race at the H-F Sectional.
The 21st Annual William McCormick Memorial Golf Outing will take place June 21 at Glenwoodie Golf Course. The event is currently accepting golfer registration and sponsorship applications.
The Bloom Blazing Trojans volleyball camp is open to junior high and high school players, and will run Monday to Thursday, June 17 to 20 and June 24 to 27. The camps cost $25 to attend.
Geena Locicero, a senior member of the Bloom Blazing Trojans softball team, reached base safely in all 24 regular season games this season. Locicero and the rest of the Blazing Trojans will play Thornton on May 20 in the IHSA tournament.
The Blazing Trojans 4x100-meter relay team and individuals Angela Cates and Ivory Cassel earned trips to the IHSA State meet May 16-18, after qualifying at the H-F Sectional.
DePaul University in Chicago recruited Marian Catholic’s Ashton Millender to play as a Blue Demon next school year.
The Blazing Trojans boys track team took first place in 12 of 18 events during the Southland Athletic Conference championship meet on Wednesday, May 8.
Bloom Trail Special Olympic team members Jillian Angell, Jermaine Butler, Daniel Cornejo, Tiera Curtis, Richard Fonville, Luis Garcia, Curtis Rutledge and Brandon Whitson all earned medals at a Special Olympics event Saturday, May 4.
Johnny Griffin, a senior forward for the Blazing Trojans, was named to the Chicago United Hoops Classic All-Star team recently. He competed in the All-Star game May 4, at 2 p.m. at the University of Chicago Ratner Center.
Marian sophomore Joe Cifelli earned his way to the U.S. National Diving Completion in San Antonio, Texas. Cifelli will compete with 30 of the best divers in the U.S. in the 16- to 18-year-old age group.
Japheth Cato helped the University of Wisconsin finish fourth overall at the March 9 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships.
There are a lot of athletes from Chicago suburbs—and Patch towns—on some of the best teams in college football this season.
Marian Catholic picked one of its own—Jerry Verde—to take over as the Spartans' football coach. Verde played at Marian Catholic in the 1990s and more recently coached at Crete-Monee.
Seven student-athletes made their college plans official during a signing-day ceremony Wednesday at Marian Catholic High School.