The 2012 season preview starts out with Arizona. The 2012 season brings one of change, as Rich Rodriguez replaces Mike Stoops, who was relieved of his duties at the beginning of October. Continue reading
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Warriors pull upset
Maine West upsets New Trier in 10 innings for first sectional title
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW June 2, 2012
Maine West didn’t need a lot of rest to pull off a school milestone.
The day after prom, many players on three hours sleep, the Warriors won their first sectional title in school history, defeating New Trier 4-2 in 10 innings Saturday morning at Niles West. Continue reading
Payton wins first sectional
The Payton girls have won two sectionals.
Now the Payton boys can say they’ve won one as well, as they captured their first boys volleyball sectional title Tuesday afternoon, defeating St. Patrick 25-11, 25-21 to win the Young Sectional. Continue reading
Payton eases into first Sectional final
Payton tops Leyden, cruises into sectional final
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 25, 2012
Last week in its Public League final loss, Payton looked defeated and seemingly played with no confidence. That all changed in a week, as the Grizzles rolled into the Young Sectional final, defeating Leyden 25-18, 25-19 Friday. Continue reading
St. Pat’s Moves On
St Patrick upsets Young
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 25, 2012
St. Patrick got a wake-up call when it dropped the second set of its match against host Young Friday in a sectional semifinal. The Shamrocks then woke up and moved on to the sectional final with a 25-22, 14-25, 25-17 win. Continue reading
Lane title streak reaches six, 12 of 14
Lane topples Young, captures sixth consecutive Public League title
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 19, 2012
When a team has won five straight Public League softball titles and 12 of the last 14, one bad inning isn’t going to discourage it. Lane shook off a bad inning Saturday and roared back to defeat Young 12-3 in the Public League final at UIC. Continue reading
Young dominance continues
Young defeats Payton for third Public League title in four years
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 18, 2012
The city boys volleyball title has returned to Young. A year after Payton stopped the Dolphins’ run of back-to-back titles, the Dolphins got their revenge, defeating the Grizzlies 25-20, 25-17 Friday at UIC. Continue reading
Young defeats Lincoln Park in a squeaker
Okello Hope powers Young into Public League final
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 16, 2012
Young’s Okello Hope wanted to beat Lincoln Park bad. And he came out and showed it in the second Public League semifinal at Northside Wednesday afternoon. Hope had 12 kills to lead the Dolphins to a 25-14, 26-24 win over the Lions, avenging Young’s lone conference loss this season. Continue reading
Payton holds off Von
Payton regroups to cruise past Von Steuben
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 16, 2012
Payton was nearly caught looking ahead in Wednesday’s match against Von Steuben, but regrouped for a 25-12, 25-20 win in the first of two Public League semifinals at Northside. Continue reading
McLaughlin throws masterpiece for Lane
Jack McLaughlin throws gem, Lane clinches conference
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW May 9, 2012
To throw a complete-game shutout a pitcher usually needs the right combination of control, defense, luck and the ability to mix pitches. Lane’s Jack McLaughlin had all of the above on Wednesday as he allowed just two hits in a 1-0 masterpiece over Clemente at Horner Park. Continue reading