Six years ago, Douglass played its first varsity game against Uplift at Hanson Stadium, and uniforms and equipment were hard to come by for the new program. Continue reading
Matt Forte presents gift to Douglass
Reply
Category Archives: Published Work
St. Francis loses heartbreaker to Trinity International
After a sluggish start and a furious late comeback, St. Francis was left with putting its defense to the test as Trinity International drove to potentially win the game. Unfortunately for the Saints, the Trojans drove all the way to the 11-yard line, setting up a 28-yard field goal that would give them a wild 41-39 victory Saturday in Deerfield. Continue reading
Payton wins conference
After last year’s disappointing end to the Public League season, Payton had one thing on its mind coming into 2013: redemption. Continue reading
Harlan wins first sectional
A year after losing a heartbreaker to Simeon in the sectional final, Harlan was looking to make sure the same thing didn’t happen again. The Falcons prevailed, 7-5, over Jones to win the Class 3A St. Ignatius Sectional championship Saturday morning. The win marks the first sectional title in the program’s history. Continue reading
Payton creates school history
A year after becoming the first boys athletic team in school history to qualify for the state finals, the Payton volleyball team became the first in any sport, boys or girls, to qualify in consecutive years. The Grizzlies accomplished the feat by defeating St. Patrick 25-23, 25-23 for the second straight year at the Young sectional Tuesday. Continue reading
St. Patrick ousts Young
Friday marked the second year in a row St. Patrick upset Young in a sectional semifinal. Continue reading
Payton rallies past Latin, to face St. Patrick for sectional title
When a team is reeling, sometimes all it takes is a couple words of encouragement to turn everything around. With Payton down four (14-10) in the second set of its sectional semifinal match with Latin, Grizzlies coach Casey Feeney called a timeout to calm his players down. Continue reading
Tom Wesolowski propels Young to regional title
Playing against each other for the second time in a week and the fourth in the 2013 season, the Young and Lane boys volleyball teams know pretty much everything there is to know about one another. Continue reading
Payton comes back, claims Public League title
In a matchup of the Public League’s two premier programs, it would only be fitting for the city title match to go three sets, with the league’s best players facing off against each other for the crown. Continue reading
Payton routs Lincoln Park, goes to finals
Games are supposed to be all about having fun. Continue reading
Michael Wojtychiw 