Jim Owczarski: As Wheaton Warrenville South was forced into yet another second-half
punt, the Geneva defensive coaches couldn't contain themselves any
longer. While the hard reality is that the Vikings are going home,
30-16 losers to the Tigers Friday night in the second round of the
Class 7A playoffs, the statement wasn't wishful hyperbole.
With its home field unplayable because of rain, Glenbard South used
fellow district school Glenbard North's artificial turf to derail the
Rochelle Hubs 35-14 in Class 5A action at Weber field in Carol Stream
on Dec. 31.
Wheaton Warrenville South and Neuqua Valley played to a draw after 80 minutes of regulation
and four 10-minute overtimes sessions before Neuqua took matters into
its own hands and scored a 4-2 victory in penalty kicks to earn a 2-1
win Saturday afternoon to claim the Class 3A Naperville North Sectional
championship.
Redemption = Providence
Short-term memory meant a long-term gain in several long runs for Providence. Tim Hanrahan finished with 209 yards rushing on 33 carries and scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime as the Celtics outlasted Oswego 16-10.
North Stars playoff march a long time coming
A look back at the 2009 Courier-News high school football preview offers a reminder why I pegged St. Charles North as the area's top team this fall.
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.
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