OPRF high school student-athletes pose for a photo with their coaches on Wednesday morning. Standing, left to right: Boys' basketball head coach Matt Maloney, Ka'Darryl Bell, head wrestling coach Mike Powell, Sam Brooks, girls basketball assistant coach J.P. Coughlin, Steve Golz, Jack Picchiotti, head baseball coach Chris Ledbetter and assistant boys' track coach Danielle Dobias-Wagner, Zack Weigel. Seated: Stekara Hall, Dianna Polley and Carl Heinz.

Eight OPRF High School student-athletes who have indicated that they will continue their respective sport at the college level next year were honored this morning by the school.

The following is a list of the names of the student-athletes, the colleges they’ll be attending next fall and their respective sport. 

Ka’Darryl Bell — Bradley University — Basketball

Sam Brooks — University of Iowa — Wrestling

Steve Golz — Wheaton College — Soccer

Stekara Hall — Illinois State University — Basketball

Carl Heinz — Duke University — Track and Field

Jack Picchiotti — Purdue University — Baseball

Dianna Polley — University of Oklahoma — Rowing

Zack Weigel — Seton Hall — Baseball

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Brad Spencer has been covering sports in and around Oak Park for more than a decade, which means the young athletes he once covered in high school are now out of college and at home living with their parents...