Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Jan. 8. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Alec Boyd, senior guard on the boys basketball team. Boyd scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter during an overtime victory over Glenbard West. The loss was Glenbard West's first of the season. Boyd scored four quick points to spark an 8-0 run that forced overtime. He also made all four free throws in OT to help clinch the win. Boyd finished the game with 13 points total. Downers Grove South: Jerron Wilbut, who earned all-tournament honors at the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. He averaged 19 pts. per game. Wilbut started Monday's game…
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Jan. 1. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Ben Moore, junior forward on the boys basketball team. Moore, who was voted as Patch's Athlete of the WEek on Dec. 7, was named to the McDipper tournament's All-Tournament team. He finished the tournament with 26 points and 11 rebounds and led the Raiders to a consolation bracket championship game appearance. Downers Grove South: DGS' boys basketball team. Just 24 hours after seeing their eight-game winning streak snapped, the Mustangs bounced back with a gritty 53-46 victory over Naperville North Friday night in the third-place game of the …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Dec. 18. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Varsity Cheerleading Squad. The Bolingbrook High School varsity cheerleading team qualified for the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Cheerleading Championships Feb. 11 in Springfield, by winning the Bolingbrook Invitational earlier this month. Downers Grove South: Danny Spinuzza, sophomore point guard on the boys basketball team. DGS Coach Jay Baum called Spinuzza "the next coming of Bryan Mullins." Mullins was the best point guard in school history and now plays pro ball in France after a highly-touted collegiate career at Southern …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Dec. 11. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Nick Malonga, senior forward on the boys basketball team: Malonga had 14 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in the Raiders' 47-33 win over Sandburg over the weekend. Bolingbrook improved to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the SWSC Blue. The Raiders will play next at Nequa Valley on Wednesday. Downers Grove South: Jerron Wilbut, senior guard on the boys basketball team: Wilbut helped lead DGS to a come-from-behind 62-57 victory over Morton Friday night. The Mustangs came roaring back after a 35-22 deficit in the game. Wilbut scored 18 of …
Friday, December 9, 2011
Junior becoming a scoring, rebounding weapon
By the voting deadline for this week's Athlete of the Week (9 p.m., Dec. 7), Bolingbrook's Ben Moore had 53 percent of the votes, making him the clear winner. Bolingbrook High School junior Ben Moore has led the Raiders to three straight victories. Moore followed up 19- and 24-point outputs in the first two games of the streak with a team-high 18 points against Lockport on Tuesday, a 63-59 win. The Raiders took a 61-56 lead on a Moore layup, earning mention from his coach. Moore scored five of his points in the fourth quarter. "We toughed it out at the end, but it shouldn't have got to that point," Rob Brost said. "This team, when compared to other teams we've had in recent history ... we would fall apart at the end of the game. We stepped…
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Dec. 4. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Ben Moore, junior, forward: The Raiders defeated Lincoln-Way Central and Danville on the strength of Moore's game-high 19 points, and 24 points and eight rebounds, respectively. Bolingbrook is off to a 3-2 start to the season. Downers Grove South: Josh Williams, senior, running back: Williams was named to the Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State team. Hinsdale South: Brock Benson, senior, center: Benson scored a game-high 21 points against Downers Grove South in the West Suburban Conference Gold Division opener for both teams. …
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sophomore defensive back making name for himself.
By the voting deadline for this week's Athlete of the Week (9 p.m., Nov. 30), Bolingbrook's Parker Westphal had 73 percent of the votes, making him the clear winner. What a week for Parker Westphal. Who? Westphal, Parker, sophomore defensive back for Bolingbrook's varsity football team. Check that—state-champion football team. No slight to Westphal, but the playmaker doesn't pop up much in Patch archives or Google search results prior to the Class 8A title game, during which he recorded four tackles and two sacks in the Raiders 21-17 victory over Loyola Academy. Westphal helped anchor a defense that forced two turnovers, had three sacks and held Loyola to 182 yards of total offense, a new IHSA 8A record. And now this on the rising star, …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Nov. 27. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Parker Westphal, sophomore, defensive back: Westphal had four tackles and two sacks in the Raiders 21-17 victory over Loyola Academy in the IHSA 8A state championship game. Westphal helped anchore a defense that forced two turnovers, had three sacks and held Loyola to 182 yards of total offense, a new IHSA 8A record. Downers Grove South: Greg Garro, senior, basketball center: Garro thrived late in the Mustangs’ 58-52 win over St. Charles North on Friday at the St. Charles East Thanksgiving Tournament. With 2 minutes, 35 seconds to play and …
Friday, November 25, 2011
Individual contributions lead Raiders to state championship.
By the voting deadline for this week's Athlete of the Week (9 p.m. Nov. 22), the Bolingbrook football team had 92 percent of the votes, making it the clear winner. It would be easy to regularly nominate Aaron Bailey for Patch Athlete of the Week honors. Bolingbrook's quarterback, a heavily recruited junior, leads the team in offensive production every game and his numbers are good enough to stand toe-to-toe against any of the state's top performers. Last week, Bailey actually garnered Patch's weekly award and could have again this time around on the strength of 199 rushing yards and a game-winning touchdown. This week's about the Raiders though -- all of them -- because it took all three phases of their team to beat Naperville Central on …
Monday, November 21, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Nov. 20. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Football team: Bolingbrook (12-1) outlasted Naperville Central 22-19 Saturday at Memorial Stadium to advance to the Class 8A state finals for only the second time in the school’s history. Junior quarterback Aaron Bailey rushed for 199 yards and a winning 60-yard touchdown scamper. Downers Grove North: Gabby Sims, sophomore swimmer: Sims won the 100-yard backstroke individual state swimming championship in 55.8 seconds. Sims also placed eighth in the 100-yard butterfuly with a time of 57.22 seconds. Hinsdale South: Swimming, relay team: Hannah…
Renate Meyer
1:36 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Joe Stolfo - goalie for the Trojans,Lemont HS combined Hockey Club. Freshman at Lemont High School. One of 3 goalies appointed to the Blue All Star team. The Blue Team played the Red Team on Saturday 1/7/12. Though they lost 7-1. Senior goalie on the blue team allowed three goals in the first period. Joe played the second period and denied all goals. 2nd senior goalie allowed 4 goals in the 3rd … more ›