Oak Lawn's Lindelsee Breaks Three Records

Oak Lawn Spartans runner Eric Lindelsee completed the boys track and field season with a bang, turning in knockout performances at both the South Suburban Conference meet and at the IHSA Sectional meet at Lyons Township High School.

At the SSC Red meet on May 11, Lindelsee broke the SSC record in both the 3,200-meter run (9:55) and the 1,600 (4:34). Then, at the sectional meet two weekends ago, Lindelsee broke the school record in the 3,200, posting a time of 9:42.99, which broke the old record of 9:49.

The Spartans’ Joe Martinez also finished the season on a high note, breaking the SSC record in the pole vault at the SSC Red meet with a jump of 12 feet, 3 inches. At sectionals, Martinez finished fifth with a jump of 12 feet, 6 inches.

Other Spartans who had successful seasons for the boys track team included Jeff Rupp, Paul Schapiro, Zach Dantone, Atham Theodosopoulos, Steve Ott, Ed Cruz, Collin Demski and Chris Mepham.

Richards to Host Softball Camp

Richards will hold a summer softball camp from June 13 through June 16. Session 1 runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and is for 8^th graders, incoming high school freshmen and those in high school.

Session 2 runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Within Session 2 there are two groups: 3^rd and 4^th graders in group 1 and 5^th through 7^th graders in group 2. The second session will be further split by ability to provide a greater challenge for those further along in their skills.

“Offensive, defensive, base-running skills and the mental approach to the game will be instructed by Head Coach Julie Folliard and her staff in a fun, positive atmosphere. Join the fun—come to Bulldogs Softball Camp!” a recent release said.

Registration is available in the Richards High School main office.

Spartans Are Bass Masters

The Oak Lawn High School fishing team finished the season on a strong note, placing second at the District 230 Bass Series Bass Classic. In the third and final bass tournament of the series at the Des Plaines and Kankakee River, the Spartans caught five largemouths that weighed over 7.6 pounds.

“These boys are die-hard fishermen,” coach Chris Kuchyt said in a news release. “It was so much fun for me to watch them catch these fish and then try to unhook them while their hands were shaking from all the adrenaline pumping through their bodies.”

According to the release, Omar Abdulla carried the team early in the season, catching enough bass to qualify for the final tournament. Ben Masek stepped up in the team’s final tournament, catching four fish despite not catching any in the previous two tournaments. Carlos Patino added a bass in the final minutes of the tournament.

Marist Makes Noise at State Tennis

Marist’s boys tennis team had a strong showing at state last weekend. Singles player Alex Haizel made it to the third round of the singles championship bracket before getting knocked out by Michael Sellitto of Glenbrook South. Here’s the singles bracket.

Marist’s doubles team of Matt Bisbee and Matt Krakowski made it to the second round of the championship bracket before bowing out to Cody Freischlag & Connor Harmon of Downers Grove South. Here’s the doubles bracket.