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

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

Young hands Payton first conference loss

Okello Hope, Tom Wesolowski help Young hold off Payton

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