Panthers' upset bid turned away
For four quarters, the Oswego defense dictated the tone of Friday
night's game against Providence Catholic in a second round Class 6A
playoff game. Unfortunately, overtime between the Panthers and Celtics gave
Providence the opportunity to run tailback Timothy Hanrahan from the
10-yard line.
Kaneland High School senior David Dudzinski said Tuesday he has chosen Holy Cross over Loyola of Chicago in announcing his verbal commitment to the Patriot League school.
Downers Grove South found a way to grind out 10 needed points in the
second half and stood breathless as it saw a 40-yard field goal by Waubonsie Valley with 28 seconds remaining sail wide left. That allowed the
Mustangs to squeak out a 22-21 win in a Class 8A first-round playoff
game at Benedictine University.
It almost slipped away in the mud at Fred Carlton Field, but the Oswego defense wouldn't let it go. They held off Bloomington 28-26 on Friday in a first-round Class 6A
playoff game and move on to next week's second-round matchup with
Providence.
Providence atop list of area title hopefuls
The Joliet area has nine teams remaining in the state high school football playoff hunt, with second-round games on tap this weekend. And so far, we still have the potential to send a team to the championship game in any of the six classes from 3A through 8A.
The season-ender real logic-bender
Marist volleyball coach Natalie Holder told me a story Wednesday. Told me a few stories, in fact. Lord knows, she had plenty to talk about after a Tuesday that started with one of her players getting hit by a school bus while driving down Western Avenue and ended with getting run over once again in the postseason by Mother McAuley.
Where is the buzz?
Here we are in the second round of the IHSA playoffs, and it feels like something's missing. A little buzz, perhaps. A little excitement.
Joliet 3, St. Louis 1 – let's build on that
Lincoln-Way East upheld the honor of the Joliet area last week when the Griffins opened the Class 7A state high school football playoffs with a 35-7 win over Belleville West. Joliet Catholic did the same with a 48-7 thumping of Troy Triad in 5A, and Minooka joined in with a 44-25 win over 7A foe Edwardsville.
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