Oak Lawn girls basketball coach Janet Haubenreiser hopes to pack the gym for the Spartans' game on Thursday night vs. Oak Forest. The idea is to raise funds to help support three Oak Lawn staff members in their battle against breast cancer.
Top seventh- and eighth-grade players earn all-tournament honors at the conclusion of play in the 14th annual Spartan Junior High girls basketball tournament at Oak Lawn Community High School.
Defensive end Mike Calandriello registered 50 tackles and eight sacks in a bounce-back type season for Oak Lawn. His play helped the Spartans contend for a playoff berth.
The CN100 Game of the Week focused on the Chicago Catholic League Championship. Check out the video highlights.
Senior cross country standout Eric Lindelsee enjoys one last memorable run for the Spartans. Girls golf sectional qualifier Danielle Burns nabs team MVP award.
Coach Curtis Simonson leads the Oak Lawn Outlaw Widgets (11-12 year-olds) into a Super Bowl showdown vs. Mt. Greenwood Saturday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.
1987 Oak Lawn High School graduate and state shot put champion Scott Cappos competed for Canada and was an alternate for its 1992 Summer Olympics team. He currently is the men's and women's throws coach at the University of Iowa.
Relving the Glory Days: As a senior at Oak Lawn High School, Scott Cappos captured the 1987 Class AA state title in the shot put even under longtime coach George Dunn. Cappos became the Spartans' fourth state champion for that track event.
Brianna LeBeau is headed to Northwestern, and Hannah Jenkins will play at Loyola. The two are honor roll students and ace softball players at Richards. Can the two Division I recruits lead the Bulldogs to a state title during their senior seasons?
While the Bulldogs will lose RB Marcus Smith, a lot of key players will return for a program that advanced to the second round this year's state playoffs.
Hubbard 29, Richards 13: A couple of key turnovers hurt the Bulldogs, and the defense couldn't get stops in a home loss to the Greyhounds in second round.
RedHawks rally in Game 3 to beat Lyons at Hinsdale South and punch their ticket to Redbird Arena in Normal for the first time.
The Crusaders' playoff dreams ended Friday night with a thorough drubbing at the hands of a team that's been overlooked.
Trailing late in both games, RedHawks rally for 28-26, 26-24 victory to move on to supersectional showdown with Lyons.
Richards' girls swim team celebrates conference championship, while Oak Lawn alum Colin Altenburg scores a game-winning touchdown for Carthage College.
The RedHawks used their defense to win the decisive third game and complete the 23-25, 25-16, 25-17 victory, advancing to meet Sandburg in Thursday night's final.
Here are the matchups, dates, times and sites featuring Southland teams in the second round of the IHSA playoffs.
Saturday's boys and girls championships in Peoria are stocked with high school standouts from our region.
Marcus Smith carried the ball 29 times for 201 yards in the Bulldogs' 28-14 victory over Hyde Park in a Class 6A playoff game Saturday at Eckersall Stadiium in Chicago.
Richards 28, Hyde Park 14: The Bulldogs scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and notched a hard-fought victory in the opening round of the Class 6A football playoffs Saturday.
Martez Walker rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-14 victory over Sandburg in the opening round of the Class 8A football playoffs on Friday night. He also sealed his place in Brother Rice football history.
RedHawks falter after intermission and fall 48-28 in the Class 8A first-round game.
Brother Rice 35, Sandburg 14: Martez Walker and Andrew Walker combined for all but 11 yards of the Crusaders' entire offensive output in a first-round Class 8A playoff victory over the Eagles.
The Oak Lawn Outlaws youth football organization is celebrating its 30-year anniversary by taking a seventh- and eighth-grade team to Florida to compete in a national tournament. And you can help them make it a memorable trip by donating to their fund-rai
Marist 25-22-25, Lincoln-Way East 17-25-15: After failing to close out the Griffins in two sets, the RedHawks regrouped and got the job done in the Class 4A regional final at Thornton Fractional South.
Freshmen John Neubauer and Andrew Jensen teamed up for a second-place finish in the Rayjus Outdoors Oak Lawn Bass Tournament on the Kankakee/Des Plaines River at the Des Plaines Conservation Area.
Former Crusaders' standout Billy Savarino enjoyed the soccer scoring record while it lasted, but not surprised Crete-Monee's Carlos Posada broke his IHSA career goals mark.
Reliving the Glory Days: Billy Savarino established an IHSA record for career goals and led the Crusaders to a fourth-place state finish in boys soccer in 1993.
Senior defensive tackle Matt Conrath earns Player of the Week honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference for his nine tackle performance in Virginia's 24-21 football victory over Georgia Tech.
Brother Rice will be looking ahead toward the IHSA state football playoffs, but it may be kicking itself in the rear end for not winning against Loyola.
Sophomore quarterback had a rough start to the season, but he has rebounded to lead the Bulldogs to a two-game winning streak.
Richards 55, Oak Lawn 12: Bulldogs offense unstoppable in first half, and QB Tommy Mister accounts for four touchdowns against the visiting Spartans.
Redhawks are impressive in all aspects of Friday night's game, and the Spartans are left with a homecoming loss.
Marist 52, Marian 27: Behind an explosive offense and special teams, the RedHawks run wild over the Spartans.
What came next? Don Webster guided Shepard football team to seven playoff appearances in 14 seasons at the helm.
Reliving the Glory Days: Don Webster, a 1966 graduate of Brother Rice, shined in football and baseball before successful career at Purdue.
The rain didn't dampen spirits when the Redhawks hosted Nazareth's Roadrunners.
As the fall sports season heats up, Richards and Oak Lawn dominated a swimming invitational, while McAuley exacted volleyball revenge on Marist.
The Roadrunners threw the ball only three times in their victory on Friday night, and that's exactly what they wanted to do.
Nazareth 33, Marist 20: Rudy Romagnano bulldozed his way to four touchdowns and 237 rushing yards as the Roadrunners delivered numerous big plays to beat the Redhawks.