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Sports
Fenwick boys water polo wins state title
After a one-year hiatus, the Fenwick boys water polo team regained its familiar designation as state champion. The Friars defeated state tournament host Stevenson 10-4 in Saturday's championship game.
Huskies run to third place at St. Ignatius Sectional
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It's never easy when a track and field team loses a top sprinter like Zach Booth (left hamstring injury), but luckily the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys squad has speed to burn with Tariq...
Roundup: Kroeschell finishes second in state pole vault
McKenzee Kroeschell capped off her Huskies career in style by taking second place in the pole vault clearing 12 feet at Saturday's Class 3A state finals. Lake Forest's Carly Schmidt claimed the state...
OPRF's boss of lacrosse starts a new chapter
During his senior year at Oak Park and River Forest High School, Dan Ganschow decided to leave the football team. After suffering an injury and ultimately losing playing time at running back to Mike...
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Former Concordia University baseball player claims coach promised help in exchange for sex acts
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Anthony Collaro, a former Concordia University student athlete, is suing the school and former Cougars baseball coach, Spiro Lempesis.
Huskie tennis takes second in West Suburban Silver Conference
With defending state champion Hinsdale Central in the way, the Oak Park and River Forest High School and Lyons Township High School boys tennis teams both knew winning the West Suburban (Silver)...
Roundup: Fenwick water polo defeats defending state champs
Sectional host Fenwick knocked defending state champion Lyons Township out of the playoffs with an 11-8 win Saturday. Matt Farmer (six goals) and Danny Farmer (two goals) paced the Friars.
Oak Park native Iman Shumpert throws down dunk against Pacers
Oak Park native and New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, who returned from an ACL injury earlier this year, threw down a mean tomahawk dunk during Game 2 of the Knicks-Pacers series Tuesday that has...
Huskies sweep Downers Grove North in doubleheader
The Oak Park and River Forest High School baseball team swept Downers Grove North 9-1 and 8-2 on Saturday, and suddenly, the West Suburban (Silver) Conference race just got a whole lot more...
OPRF girls soccer nets two impressive wins
While Oak Park and River Forest High School's 6-1 win over visiting Trinity on Friday looked impressive across the board, Huskies girls soccer coach Ignacio Ponce valued a particular patch of stellar...
Friars tripped up at MCAC tourney
The Fenwick boys and girls water polo teams fell short of claiming the Metro Catholic Aquatic Conference championships on Saturday.
Roundup: Friars vent frustration on Hales
The Fenwick baseball team endured three tough losses by a run during a busy week. Despite close setbacks to De La Salle, St. Rita and Bishop McNamara, the Friars displayed live bats with 16 hits in a...
District 200 board votes to retain OPRF athletic trainers
The District 200 Board of Education on April 25 voted to award its athletic training contract to the school's current longtime vendor, Oak Brook-based Athletico.
Youth sports
Local basketball club, Chicago Hoops Express, wins state championship
The Chicago Hoops Express, a girls basketball club based at Trinity High School, recently won the eighth grade AAU State Championship.
St. Giles hoops champs
The St. Giles Catholic School fifth grade boys basketball team recently won the Classic League Championship over Ascension Catholic School.
Wolfpack win A-Team League
The Oak Park-River Forest-based Wolfpack School of Basketball sixth-grade team recently won the Bulls/Sox Academy Winter A-Team League by sweeping the playoffs. Bottom Row (left to right):...
St. Giles sixth graders win St. Pat's tourney
The Oak Park St. Giles sixth grade boys basketball team won the 17-team St. Patrick's Basketball Tournament with a victory over St. Francis Xavier Warde in the final game.
Brad Spencer
Wrigley is just plain worn out
Wrigley has lost its nostalgia, its archaic wonder. It's time for a classy upgrade, one that will also bring a winner to town.
Thanks for everything and I'll see you around
Well, you can't afford to buy them all a round at the local watering hole or take them all out to lunch, but when you've spent 12 years at one particular job and you're moving on and you have an...
Farewell fellow local sports fans
It's been a good run, but the time has come. After 12-plus years, I've decided it's time that this section needs a fresh perspective, so I'm leaving Wednesday Journal.
My bracket picks are perfect thus far, I swear
What can I say? I'm perfect and I'm a genius. I'm a perfect genius.
Sports columnists
Oak Park's "The Race that's Good for Life" has record turnout
The Race that's Good for Life brought out a record number of participants for Sunday's 32nd running of this annual Oak Park event. The race, organized by the Oak Park Runners Club, was voted 2012's...
Close call for Oak Parkers at Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon, the Holy Grail for many runners, has now been marred by tragedy.
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OPRF hoopsters selected to play in all-star games
OPRF boys basketball players Virgil Allen and Alex Gustafson were selected to play in separate all-star games.
Concordia University baseball earns top 25 ranking
Concordia University Chicago's baseball team recently cracked the top 25 in the current American Baseball Coaches' Association (ABCA) poll.
Fenwick's Danny Lattner headed to Augustana
Fenwick High School student-athlete Danny Lattner has announced that he plans on attending Augustana College and play for the school's football team.
OPRF Hockey Club hires new director
The OPRF Hockey Club recently announced that it has hired Dave Dyson to serve as the organization's hockey director and varsity head coach.