Thursday, May 23, 2013
Get the latest news on OPRF, Fenwick, Proviso East and Trinity and how they're doing in postseason play for all sports. Participate in making the news by sharing photos and posting updates in the comments!
It's playoff season for high school spring sports, and we're tracking all the action at Fenwick, Oak Park-River Forest, Proviso East and Trinity. With such a rich history of sporting success at our high schools, here's a quick and easy way to track the teams. You can also help us by sharing photos from games and meet. Follow a certain team? You can also post photos and updates to our Local Voices section here. ***"Next game" indicates the teams' next playoff game, not necessarily their next regular season game. State finals are May 10-11. State finals are May 31-June 1. State finals are May 31-June 1. State finals are June 7-8. State final meet is May 23-25. State finals meet is May 23-25. Fenwick: Competed in the Fenwick 2A …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
They're back ... After snapping a streak of eight straight state titles last year, the Fenwick boys water polo team is a champion again.
The Fenwick boys water polo team is a champion once again. After a streak of eight straight Illinois titles and nine of 10 state wins was snapped last year in a loss to Lyons Township, the Friars captured the crown again Saturday. Fenwick defeated Stevenson 10-4 in the championship. According to IHSA.org, five Friars scored two goals each: Matt Bresnahan, Matt Farmer, Andrew Bertschy, Trevor McLean and Justin White. Watch a replay of the game on IHSA.tv. Stevenson took the early lead on a goal by Josh Weisberg, who scored one possession after a big save by goalie Rob O'Brien. Fenwick answered almost immediately on two beautiful, deep passes by goalie Tommy McGuire to Farmer and Bresnahan. The Patriots' Mitchell Sokolsky tied the game …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Watch AP History teacher Colby Burnett as he competes Monday in the Tournament of Champions.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Fenwick High School teacher Colby Burnett takes part in Jeopardy Teacher's Edition.
Being an AP World History teacher has to give you a certain leg up on a show like Jeopardy! It appears it was helpful for Fenwick High School AP World History teacher Colby Burnett, who won the game on Friday, Nov. 16. Burnett, also a graduate of Fenwick, appeared on the game show as part of Jeopardy! Teacher's Edition. The two-week long competition is billed as, "the country's brightest educators," engaged in a battle of wits. According to the Chicago Tribune, Burnett won't be keeping the money he wins as a contestant on the show—he'll be giving it to his mom! Burnett plans to move his mom, who currently lives in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, back to Oak Park. It's the least he can do, Burnett told the Tribune, after his mom worked the …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Inclement weather scraps most extracurriculars; OPRF Athletics are still on for Friday.
Fenwick High School students were released on an early dismissal at 1:15 p.m. Friday. All athletics and extracurriculars canceled. Oak Park-River Forest High School students did not attend classes today, part of a prescheduled day off. The building closed to staffers at 2 p.m. but officials say all home and away athletic events are still on for Friday, including 4:30 p.m. freshmen boys basketball; 5 p.m. boys swimming; 6 p.m. sophomore boys basketball; 7:30 p.m. varsity boys’ basketball and the wrestling meet at Glenbard West. Trinity High School closed Friday at 1 p.m. River Forest Public Schools District 90 has canceled Friday's district-related activities and PTO-sponsored events. Lincoln and Willard schools will dismiss at 3:10 p.m…
Monday, December 19, 2011
Please help us choose our Athlete of the Week for Dec. 12 - Dec. 18: Maine South's Jacqui Grant, Loyola's Michelle Ricolcol, Niles West's Vaughn Monreal-Berner, Highland Park's Lena Munzer and Fenwick's Sam Ainsworth.
The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, Dec. 12 - Dec. 18: Jacqui Grant, junior, girls basketball, Maine South – Grant had 17 points and 10 rebounds against CSL South-leading Glenbrook South in a 45-39 victory last week. The win over the previously undefeated Titans vaulted the Hawks into a tie for the CSL South lead. Vaughn Monreal-Berner, junior, wrestling, Niles West – Monreal-Berner took home the title in the 182-pound weight class at the Lake Park Ralph W. Krupke Classic last weekend. The Niles West junior is now 17-3 on the season and is looking to get to the state championships after getting to sectionals last year. Lena Munzer, junior, girls basketball, Highland Park – Munzer reached the 1,000-point mark for her career on Dec…
Monday, November 21, 2011
Please helps us choose our Patch Athlete of the Week, Nov. 14 - Nov. 20: Maine West's Brittany Collins, Fenwick's Mimi Schneider, Glenbrook North's Rachel Blitt, Loyola Academy's Will Palivos and Highland Park's Lena Munzer.
Almost 1,000 people voted last week to make Glenbrook South's Alli Mack our Athlete of the Week. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, Nov. 14- Nov. 20 are: Brittany Collins, sophomore, basketball center, Maine West – The 6-foot center isn’t planning on having any sophomore slumps in her second varsity basketball season as she scored a game-high 20 points in Maine West’s season-opening 55-35 loss to Palatine on Nov. 14. The Warriors will host their Tip-Off Classic tournament later this week. Mimi Schneider, sophomore, girls swimming, Fenwick –Schneider racked up four victories at Saturday’s state championships, winning the 100-yard butterfly and swimming a leg in all three of Fenwick’s relay teams. Schneider finished the 100 fly in …
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Bishop McNamara blocks kick, beats the Friars 21-13.
A turbulent week for the Fenwick football program ended in heartbreak Saturday night. After putting itself in position to tie the game upon scoring a dramatic touchdown with less than two minutes remaining, Fenwick’s excitement was quickly doused by disappointment when its extra-point kick was blocked. Bishop McNamara went on to beat the Friars 21-13 in a Chicago Catholic League White Division opener at Morton West High School in Berwyn. “It’s kind of devastating,” newly-installed Fenwick coach Scott Thies said about seeing the chance to tie the game blocked. “That’s part of football.” Thies, who's in his first year as the school’s athletic director, replaced former head coach Joe DiCanio, who was asked to resign earlier in the week …
Friday, June 17, 2011
Fenwick grad Earl Gorman set to speak at weekend memorial events.
Earl Gorman was working in his office in downtown Chicago in 1986 when he noticed the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade moving through the city streets. Hurriedly, he threw together a uniform of sorts, fastened some insignia to his top, and joined in with the 200,000 veterans and their family members marching through the city. An estimated 300,000 spectators cheered for those in uniform that day, among the first wide scale, organized recognitions for veterans of the controversial conflict. “We were treated pretty poorly when we got back. The whole country was against us," said Gorman, aFenwick High School graduate. "And I was proud to be over there, fighting communism.” Twenty five years after the parade, he'll get a chance to …
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friars snap six-game losing streak with 6-2 win versus St. Viator.
The noise emanating from the Fenwick girls softball team’s dugout in the bottom of the fifth told the story. The Friars came alive after breaking a tie with three runs in the inning. The offensive outburst brought much-needed relief in the form of a 6-2 East Suburban Catholic Conference triumph over St. Viator Thursday at the Priory in River Forest. “It was definitely a big relief, you know,” winning pitcher Olivia Soja said of the rally that enabled the Friars to snap a six-game losing streak. “It’s just nice to finally have some pressure taken off.” “It was a slump that I think every team goes through,” said Friars shortstop Natalie Marotta, who went two for three and scored twice. “It’s just something you’ve got to come out of. It’s …
Michael Sewall
9:23 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
I hadn't gathered all of the info by the time of publication, but will be updating the article with that information throughout the playoffs. more ›