By Michael Wojtychiw – Contributor September 20, 2012
FRANKLIN PARK — Knute Rockne once said, “A coach’s greatest asset is his sense of responsibility — the reliance placed on him by his players.” Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW April 25, 2012
When it comes to Public League volleyball, Payton and Young are usually the league’s top two teams. And if their match Wednesday afternoon is any measuring stick, it seems it’ll be the same way this year. Young defeated the host Grizzlies 21-25, 25-22, 26-24. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW November 3, 2011
The saying, “a third time’s a charm” definitely held true for Stevenson as it defeated Lake Forest 18-25, 25-20, 25-23 Thursday evening to win the Class 4A Buffalo Grove Sectional. The Scouts had previously defeated the Patriots twice this season. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW October 11, 2011
Once again Young used the arm of Madisen Lenzini and the hands of setter Jenna Jacobson as it continued on its quest for the city championship, this time downing Taft 25-15, 25-18 Tuesday afternoon at Northside. Continue reading
BY MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW September 27, 2011
When a team plays its neighborhood rival, it always seems as if the stakes are higher. That was the case at St. Ignatius Tuesday afternoon, as the host Wolfpack defeated their rivals from Young, 25-19, 28-26. Continue reading
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