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Himalayan country on April 25, he was hiking with 26 others in Langtang National Park, a 660 Days of worry by family and square mile reserve about 90 miles friends were followed by jubila- from the capital of Kathmandu. tion when Palos Hills native Co- But his family and friends in IlServing Chicago Evergreen Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills and Worth Thursday, March 1, 2007 linois were not exactlyPark, sure where rey Ascolani, was rescued

by U.S. Ridge, Special Forces helicopters after he was.

Serving Chicago Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills and Worth Thursday, March 1, 2007 “We Evergreen knew he wasPark, in Nepal, being trapped for five days in Ridge, but we weren’t sure if he was earthquake-ravaged Nepal.

“I can’t tell you how good it was in Kathmandu, or out on the hike just to be able to talk to him today. already. He had also visited a The emotions are still very high,” monastery. His itinerary hadn’t said his mother, Christine Bregar been set,” Damon said.

“He is an adventurer. Using on Saturday. “For two days, we didn’t even know he was alive.” Barcelona as a base, he had alAscolani, 34, a 1998 Stagg High ready been to Switzerland and School graduate, had moved to walked the El Camino,” he added, Barcelona, Spain, to teach Eng- referring to the trek across northlish, about 18 months ago. But ern Spain that attracts people after his rescue, his family was from around the world.

Bregar, who lives in downstate looking forward to welcoming him back to the southwest suburbs Lacon near Peoria, credited Damon, Franklin and Mike Dettlaff sometime this week.

Photo by Jeff Vorva Bregar, and Corey’s older broth- - all Stagg graduates -- with us- Kailey Green had a couple of reasons to be happy. Aside from winning the 10K race in Palos er, Damon Ascolani of Lemont, ing social media to coordinate the Heights on Sunday, her family moved into a new home in Washington, Illinois, this weekend for said Corey and a friend, Paul efforts to rescue Corey and the the first time since a tornado destroyed its old house.

Franklin, also a Stagg alumnus group of people he was with. Dawere considering climbing Mt. mon said that he and the other Everest later this year, and he friends used Facebook to keep in had gone hiking in Nepal to lay touch, and get a general idea of where Corey was. the groundwork.

Kailey Green’s family was noMore coverage of the event, When the 7.8 magnitude earthwhere to be found on Sunday. including the race’s first quake shook the mountainous (Continued on page3) The 26-year old from Chicago bandit crossing the finish line. won the overall women’s diviBy See pages 3, 4 and Sports. sion of the First Midwest Bank’s Jeff Vorva second running of the 10K race, which ran in conjunction with find her. I finally got to talk to the 8th annual half marathon in her. It was terrible.’’

Palos Heights.

That seems like such a long A pretty big deal? Some might time ago and yet all this time, think so. people have been without homes.

Her family, however, was moving into their new house this game that was going on in the The Greens were able to get by weekend and just didn’t have afternoon in Chicago. That game but this weekend it would be time to come and watch Kai- was stopped and delayed for two appropriate if they blasted the John Denver song “It’s Good to hours. ley run.

My family took to the base- be Back Home Again” throughBut that can be excused.

See, the last time the Greens ment for a little while that day. out the new house to christen it.

“They rented a house while were in a house that they called Luckily, the storm passed with minimal damage and no deaths they rebuilt it,” Green said. “I their own was Nov. 17, 2013. was home for Easter and got At about noon that day, mem- in our area.

Washington was not so lucky. to see the new house, and it bers of the Green family left Green was in Chicago trying looks awesome. They are really their home in Washington, Illinois and a tornado ripped to find out just what in the heck excited to move in.’’

Green was also excited to be through the town, destroying happened in her hometown and more than 1,000 houses, includ- the news she heard was not good. running on Sunday. She said she “I got a voice mail from my raised $1,300 in pledges for the ing the one Kailey Green grew up in. She’s not sure how old it mom and they were at the hos- South West Special Recreation was but said it “was pretty old.’’ pital because they took in one Association, which provides acMost of us in this area that of our neighbors,” she said. “I tivities and sports for children day were bracing for that storm couldn’t get her cell phone be- and adults with disabilities.

She said she works as a nurse to move north and possibly hit cause her phone and her purse Photo courtesy of Ascolani family Corey Ascolani, a Palos Hills native, takes a selfie in Nepal before Orland Park and Worth and cre- were gone. I called back to the (Continued on page3) one of the most devastating earthquakes in history hit that area. ate havoc with the Bears-Ravens hospital and they had to try to

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POLICE & COMMUNITY NEWS

Heights patrol officer has keen eye for spotting drunken drivers Credited with 34 of 101 DUI arrests by Heights Police Department

By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter In a Police Department dedicated to getting drunk and drugged drivers off the road, Officer John Parnitzke stands out.

In 2014, Palos Heights police made 101 DUI arrests. A third of them—34, to be specific— were made by Parnitzke, who was praised for his efforts by Alderman Jerry McGovern (4th Ward), himself a retired Chicago police officer, at a City Council meeting earlier this year.

“With the amount of highway deaths in Illinois that have happened over the last few years [due to DUI-related causes], he should be commended,” McGovern said.

While the alderman praised Parnitzke’s dedication, he added that different police officers have different knacks for spotting certain crimes, be it impaired driving, burglaries, shoplifting or any number of offenses. One of Parnitzke’s obvious strengths, he said, is spotting drunk and drugged drivers.

Parnitzke deflected the praise and instead credited the Palos Heights Police Department, which he said offers specialized training that some other law enforcement agencies do not. He also chalked up the numbers to departmental leadership committed to “creating a certain culture, an environment where we very aggressively patrol the streets, to keep them safe for

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Police Beat possession of a controlled substance when police said he was found with heroin during an April th Manuel Garcia, 45, of the 2400 24 traffic stop at 95 Street and Western Avenue. th block of 25 Street, Rockford, was charged with driving on a susVanessa Martinez, 19, of Cicero, pended license, no insurance, and having a cracked windshield at and Marcos F. Macias, 28, of Chi8:50 a.m. April 30, in the 10100 cago, were charged with felony retail theft at 8 p.m. April 24 at block of Ridgeland Avenue.

Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said they tried to leave with 64 Nicholas VanHusen, 26, of the assorted items worth $1,369. They 400 block of West Melrose Street, Chicago, was charged with pos- were charged with felony due to session of cannabis, possession of past record of offenses, police said.

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drug paraphernalia, speeding and improper lane usage at 10:40 a.m.

May 2 in the 6400 block of West 95th Street.

Photo by Tim Hadac

Officer John Parnitzke, minutes before he starts his evening shift patroling the streets of Palos Heights. the citizens. That matters. It filters through.”

Parnitzke, 31, has been a police officer for more than seven years and joined the Palos Heights Police Department in June 2011.

“This is a great place to work,” he said during a conversation at police headquarters, 7607 W. College Drive. “We have leadership committed to training and it’s refreshing to be equipped with the state-of-the-art technology we need to do our jobs.”

Like most people, Parnitzke has a personal story to tell about the effects of drunk driving.

“When I was 12 years old, I had a best friend whose older brother—an 18-year-old high school student—was killed in a DUI crash,” he recalled. “He was a passenger in

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a car driven by someone who was impaired. He was a good kid, but you know, a few bad decisions and, well, that’s how it typically goes.”

But it is professionalism, not personal recollections, that motivates Parnitzke.

“It’s important to separate the person from the offense,” he said. “[With most DUIs], these are normal people who just made a mistake. Sometimes we encounter people who are impaired but actually, at some point, thank us for stopping them.”

The department’s vigorous enforcement of DUI laws on the books continues this year, Parnitzke added.

“Last year, we made 101 [DUI] arrests as a department, and already this year, we’re pushing that number and should be on pace to almost double it by year’s end,” he said.

The projected increase is part of the department’s push to keep “Palos Heights a great, safe community,” according to Deputy Chief David Delaney. “There were 322 deaths throughout Illinois in 2013 (the latest data available) resulting from DUI drivers. There are far too many ruined lives and families, as evidenced by the numerous blue and white memorial signs posted on the roads. Our goal is to reduce those tragedies by eliminating them in Palos Heights.

“No one is out to arrest those adults that have a couple drinks with dinner, but once they’ve chosen to drink until they’re impaired, we will do what we can to take these dangerous drivers off the road,” Delaney said, adding that the quickstep pace of DUI arrests is “due to the department reinforcing the costs that these arrests can have in people’s lives. This is directly related to the hard work of Officer Parnitzke and the rest of the men and women of the Palos Heights Police Department that we are able to attain these levels.”

James N. Hooker, 27, of Evergreen Park, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, a felony and possession of drug Myles C. Frank, 23, of the 10400 paraphernalia, at 1 a.m. April block of Ridgeland Avenue, Chi- 27 om the 9900 block of South cago Ridge, was charged with California Avenue. domestic battery following a disturbance at his home at 4 p.m.

May 1. Police said he pushed a woman to the floor and punched several holes in a wall.

Nathan Thomas 19, of the 13100 block of Blackstone Lane in Lullia Rahman, 21, of the Plainfield, was charged with retail 12100 block of South Lavergne theft and resisting arrest after Avenue, Alsip, was charged with fleeing from police outside Jewel/ retail theft and contributing to Osco, 9528 S. Roberts Road at 7:54 the delinquency of a minor at p.m. April 13. Employees said he 4:03 p.m. April 30. Police said and another man, who was not security guards observed her in charged, were acting suspiciously, the Kohl’s department store conand they fled when police arrived. cealing cosmetics worth $279 in Thomas was found in possession her clothing, and encouraging a of a bucket of chicken and bottle 17-year-old girl with her to particiof vodka taken from the store. He pate in the theft. They were both was also wanted on an outstandstopped when they went outside. ing Will County warrant.

Hickory Hills

Muhammad J. Jarad, 19, of the 10600 block of Mason Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving on a suspended license, resisting arrest and disobeying a stop sign at 10:58 a.m. April 30 in the 10600 block of Washington Street. Police said he resisted when he was being put into handcuffs.

Evergreen Park

Mohammad SM Nassan, 19, of the 4900 block of West 84th Place, Burbank, was charged with felony possession of cannabis and other offenses following a traffic stop at 11:56 p.m. May 3 in the 9200 block of Roberts Road. Police said a box containing 169 grams of cannabis in six packages was found in the car. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol because a marijuana grinder and two open bottles of liquor were also in the car.

Meredith Mathis, 37, of Palos Hills, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol Ryan M. Stephen, 24, of the after being stopped for erratic driving in the 3300 block of West 7500 block of West 64th Street, 95th Street at 12:15 a.m. May 1. Summit, was charged with driving on a suspended license and Joseph Fields, 29, of Chicago, issued a citation for possession and his passenger, Renee Zago- of cannabis when he was stopped jowski, 26, of Oak Lawn, were at 4:27 p.m. May 3 in the 8600 both charged with possession of block of 84th Court. Police said drug paraphernalia for syringes he was carrying four small bags and plastic bags when they were of cannabis in his pockets. stopped in the 3900 block of West 91st Street at 6:30 p.m. April 25.

Fields was also charged for driving on a suspended license and an outstanding Will County warrant.

Naser Abulahajm 24, of the Antonio Rivera-Calvillo, 51, of 7000 block of 87th Street, BridBlue Island, was charged with geview, was charged with drivdriving under the influence of ing on a suspended license, susalcohol following a traffic stop pended registration, no insurat 3 a.m. April 26 at 92nd Street ance and following too closely and Western Avenue. when he was stopped at 9:16 p.m. April 25, in the 8900 block Patricia Ann Wlosek, 28, of of South Cicero Avenue.

Alsip, was charged with felony possession of a controlled subChloe E. Squalls. 22, of the stance, heroin, and possession 15100 block of State Street, of drug paraphernalia, at 12:43 South Holland, was charged p.m. April 24 at 87th Street and with driving on a suspended Pulaski Road at Walmart, 2500 license and no insurance, as well W. 95th St. G as having no front registration plate and one headlight at 9:15 Willie F. Gude, 58, of Chicago, p.m. April 27 at 4100 block of was charged with felony retail West 95th Street. theft after police said he was caught taking food items and alJoseph G. Yaber, 39, of the cohol worth $71.64 from Walmart, 9400 block of South Meade Av2500 W. 95th St., at 11:42 a.m. enue, was charged with driving April 25. The charge was upgraded on a suspended license after he to a felony due to several past was involved in a three-car acconvictions. cident at 5:14 pm. April 28 in the 9100 block of South Central Frederick D. Polcar, 38, of Avenue.

Worth, was charged with felony No injuries were reported.

Oak Lawn

Phillip G. Harmon, 19, of the 8900 block of South Dante Avenue, Chicago, faces felony drug charges after being arrested by police investigating a noise complaint at a house in the 10600 block of South Kolin Avenue at 5:27 a.m. April 26.

Police retrieved a bag containing 18 smaller bags of marijuana that they said Harmon tried to hide under a blanket. Two more small bags were allegedly in his pocket, totaling 15.6 grams. He was charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver, while the renter, Nicole Rosales, 23, was issued an village ordinance violation for keeping a disorderly house due to repeated noise complaints.

Jordan D. Smith, 20, of the 2200 block of East Joe Orr Road, Lynwood, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs when he was stopped at 12:51 a.m. April 17 at 103rd Street and Kilpatrick Avenue.

Police said he appeared intoxicated and submitted a urine sample. He had no alcohol in his system but allegedly admitted smoking marijuana and taking a Xanax pill.

George D. Doyle, 55, of 8100 block of South Maplewood Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 12:22 a.m. April 21 at 95th Street and Southwest Highway. He was also cited for speeding and failure to dim lights. Police said he refused chemical testing but field sobriety tests indicated intoxication.

Timothy L. Budzius, 49, of the 9000 block of South Central Avenue, was charged with driving on a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance when he was stopped for erratic driving at 98th Street and Kilbourn Avenue at 10 pm.

April 22. Police said they found an amphetamine pill that he did not have a prescription for was found in the car.

Palos Hills Fernando Verduzco, 25, of Worth, was charged with aggravated speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, and disobeying a stop sign at 12:30 a.m. May 1 at 86th Avenue and 103rd Street.

He was also charged with illegal transportation of alcohol and obstructing. Police said his car fishtailed as it sped away, and he ran into an apartment complex, where he was arrested, Daniel Grannes, 43, of Chicago, was charged with criminal trespassing following a disturbance at the Valley Inn, 8300 W. 107th Place, at 11 p.m. May 2. Police said they were called to the scene by employees who said Grannes refused to leave, because he had been told not to return after a prior arrest there. He was stopped just outside the business.

Employees of Walgreens, 11053 Southwest Highway, reported seeing two teens, a male and female, taking items off shelves and going into the bathroom. Before police arrived, the two fled the store, setting off the alarm, and escaped in a car driven by the girl.

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Eighth wonder Streak of great weather for race continues

By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter Mother Nature’s seven-year winning streak of mild weather at the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon looked like it would end last Sunday, as early-morning rain started to slap the pavement on the 13.1-mile course in Palos Heights and Palos Park.

But whether it was a 6:30 a.m. pre-race prayer service led in the beer tent by Harvest Bible Chapel Pastor Ryan Hall, or race co-founder Jeff Prestinario’s repeated insistence that the streak would not be broken, faith paid off. About 30 minutes before the starting horn sounded at 7:30 a.m., clouds rolled away to the northeast, and the sun bathed Route 83 in light and warmth.

That was fine with Palos Heights resident Kathy Becker, who bicycled from her home a mile away to cheer on her cousin, Marie Gagliano, at the starting line on Route 83 near Palos Heights City Hall.

“I didn’t bring my umbrella, but I was more worried about Marie.

Wet pavement can be a hazard, or even anything slick on the ground,” Becker said, recalling the infamous incident at the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, when winner Robert Cheruiyot slipped on an advertising mat, fell backwards and hit his head on the pavement just as he reached the finish line.

No such slip-ups occurred Sunday at the eighth annual Palos event, even though a shortage of volunteers weeks earlier had threatened to make logistics a bit difficult.

“In the end, it all came together, as it does every year,” said Mel Diab, race co-founder and owner of the popular Running for Kicks specialty running shoe store near 127th Street and Harlem Avenue. “The people who volunteer for this event really pull together, work together and make it all happen. I can’t thank them enough. They are as important as our sponsors and everyone else who made this day possible.”

Prestinario added that in its eight years, the event has raised more than $200,000 for charity. This year’s not-for-profit recipients were the American Cancer Society and the Alsip-based South West Special Recreation Association (SWSRA).

The morning was a mixture of grimaces, sweat and smiles, as com-

petitors—in the big race, as well as a 10K and the Walk, Run or Roll race for athletes with disabilities— pushed themselves to their limits and then savored the sweet payoff of their efforts.

Finishing first overall in the half marathon was Kyle Brady, 26, of Warrenville, with a time of 1:11:31.

Finishing first among women and 10th overall was Kristen Heckert, 28, of Bolingbrook, who hit the tape at the 1:18:36 mark.

Nearly 40 athletes with special needs participated in the event’s Run, Walk or Roll race, headed by the SWSRA, nearly doubling last year’s final total of 32 participants.

Results for the Half Marathon and 10K race are posted online at theracershub.com.

The event, which bills itself as the premier athletic event in the Southwest Suburbs, also draws thousands of people to the area—some of whom patronize local restaurants and other businesses, giving a shot in the arm to the local economy.

“We had the best breakfast yesterday at Royalberry Restaurant,” said Oak Lawn resident Dawn Podlasek, there with her husband, Jim, and twin 8-year-old sons, Jason and Jon. “This evening, after we drop the boys at their grandma’s house, we’re coming back for dinner and drinks on Harlem. We go to Orland a lot when we dine out, but we didn’t know about these nice restaurants in Palos Heights. We had been passing them up, I guess, but not anymore.”

That kind of endorsement was music to the ears of Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz.

“The whole idea behind this race—other than the race itself— is to get people into the Southwest Suburbs and appreciate what we have here,” Straz said in his prerace remarks at the starting line.

“All too often, everything south of Madison (Street) is thought of as being a vast wasteland of culture and civilization…but we do actually have things going on out here “We’re fortunate to go through the forest preserves a bit west of here,” the mayor continued, pointing toward Palos Park. “Behind me, we’ve got Lake Katherine, which has an incredible amount of natural beauty and a bike path (the Cal-Sag Trail) under construction that will link Alsip with Lemont. So please, stick around and discover the Palos area.”

The 2015 First Midwest Half Marathon’s organizing committee will meet next week to share observations and discuss ways to improve the event for 2016. Those with feedback to offer may visit firstmidwesthalfmarathon.com and click on the “Contact” tab.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

The Start of the 2015 race featured more than 1,000 runners in the half marathon.

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educator for the Advocate hospital network and spends some time at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. She said she has been running since she was 8 or 9.

The family has gone through a lot since that tragedy hit Washington, but Sunday, Green was full of smiles. A race title for her and a new home for the rest of her family was pretty special.

“It was a great weekend for the family,” she said.

Orland Park’s John Cancialosi is the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon’s first athlete in the newly created wheelchair division.

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Damon said that two days after the earthquake, Corey was able to use someone’s satellite phone to send a text message to their mother. Bregar said that when she got the first text message, she wasn’t sure if someone who heard about the case was playing a cruel prank, and asked for confirmation to ensure it really was her son. “When he said as my favorite son, I knew it was him,

Cops probe deadly crash

By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

Autopsy results on IglinChrist Medical Center in Oak Lawn for injuries that were not ski and Weber are pending, a life threatening, according to spokesman for the Cook County Bridgeview police and acci- police.

Medical Examiner’s Office said dent reconstruction specialists Victims in the minivan were on Tuesday morning. continue to investigate a two- Palos Hills residents Haneen A. vehicle crash that killed two Salem, 17, the driver, and his Bridgeview Police interviewed elderly Chicagoans and injured siblings, Ziad, 15, and Ammr, 8, the survivors and witnesses at four local teenagers and two as well as their friends, Orland the crash scene and continue younger children on Sunday.

Park residents Sami Samara, to investigate with assistance The crash occurred at 3:06 15, and siblings, Jeneen, 14, from the South Suburban Major p.m. on Harlem Avenue, just and Rami, 8.

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because he always jokes about that,” she said.

They were eventually all able to speak to him, and from the satellite phone, got the coordinates of where the group was and send for help.

In phone interviews conducted since his rescue, while at the U.S. embassy in Nepal, Corey thanked the U.S. forces for rescuing his group, which included people from several different countries.

He said there were landslides following the earthquake, but his group was in an area where they

could see the rocks coming and get out of the way. In a radio interview, he also said the group was able to clear and mark three makeshift helipads for the rescue helicopters to land.

Damon Ascolani said that since his rescue, Corey had been staying at the U.S. embassy in Kathmandu, and helping with the recovery efforts as much as possible until flights out became available. According to the latest figures on Tuesday, at least 7,000 people have died in the quake, and thousands more are missing.

Coincidentally, Ascolani was not the only Stagg alumnus rescued following the earthquake. Tinley Park resident Rob Besecker and his sister, Chris Griffin, were also there, and came home earlier this week.

Besecker, who has muscular dystrophy and atrial fibrillation, had just left Mount Everest’s base camp and was in the town of Luka when the ground shook. His older sister was there for support, but had become ill on the climb and was taken by helicopter back to Kathmandu before the quake.

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Our Neighborhood

A few sights at the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon

Kaitlyn Frey, 5, of Winfield, lets the world know her mother, Stephanie, is a fast runner at the start of the 10K race.

Palos Heights opened its arms – and streets – for the eighth half marathon.

A little stretching was in order on Sunday morning before the start of the races at the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon and 10K Run in Palos Heights.

Jeff Gutierrez of Mokena relaxes after finishing first in the Walk, Run or Roll race on Sunday.

Photos by Jeff Vorva Stella Flickinger, 3, of Burr Ridge helps her father, Patrick, finish the half marathon.

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The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

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News and events from our archives.

Our Bingo game wasn’t kid stuff 50 years ago

From the May 6, 1965 issue The story: Ground was broken for the new junior high school in Hickory Hills at 97th Street and Roberts Road.

The quote: “Adults only, please.” – No, it’s not what you think. It was a rule for the Reporter’s new game – Newspaper Bingo.

Fun fact: Worth policewoman, known only as Mrs. Young, helped smash a ring of bogus check passers.

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From the May 10, 1990 issue The story: A 29-year-old Hickory Hills man was charged with aggravated assault when he allegedly threatened to shoot a neighbor in the head. Police said he was on his porch and screamed “I am the devil! I’m Ozzy Osbourne!’’

The quote: “I haven’t given this city one blade of grass,’’ – a Palos Hills resident who didn’t want to be identified as he complained to the city council about being charged for waste pickup when he doesn’t use the service.

Fun fact: Oak Lawn’s Jiffy Lube team of Ken Schmook, Daryl Johnson, Bob Harshman and coach Dion Stanley won a Jiffy Lube Best There Is preliminary competition for swift oil changes.

Nursing home problems hit home 10 years ago

From the May 5, 2005 issue The story: Chicago Ridge’s Peter D. Gloesteanu, 27, was indicted for allegedly stabbing his wife, Ana, to death. The couple was married the previous Valentine’s Day. The quote: “We’ve had psych patients and sex offenders who get passes and just walk out…there is no way I’d put a loved one in a nursing home with those people,’’ – Chicago Ridge Police Chief Tim Baldermann on some of the problems facing nursing homes at the time.

Fun fact: Chicago Ridge resident Tim Jensen returned home after spending a year and a half in Iraq with the Marines.

Mat 7: ON THIS DATE in 1925, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Glenn Wright made an unassisted triple play.

May 8: ON THIS DATE in 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.

May 9: ON THIS DATE in 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip to the Western Hemisphere. May 10: ON THIS DATE in 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. In 1963, Decca Records signed the Rolling Stones on the advice of Beatle George Harrison.

May 11: ON THIS DATE in 1946, the first packages from the relief agency CARE arrived in France. In 1949, Israel was admitted to the United Nations as the world body’s 59th member.

May 12: ON THIS DATE in 1908, “wireless radio broadcasting” was patented by Nathan B. Stubblefield. In 1932, the body of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was found in a wooded area of Hopewell, N.J. May 13: ON THIS DATE in 1110, Crusaders marched into Beirut, causing a bloodbath. In 1959, the Diners Club issued its first credit cards.

Answer to last week’s question: Cinco de Mayo (fifth of May) commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French invaders at the Battle of Puebla on that date in 1862.

This week’s question: In 1970, the Beatles’ last album was released in the United States.

What was its title?

(Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

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‘Irish hillbilly’ making in impact in Worth

By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent Talk with John Staunton, proprietor of the Chieftain Irish Pub in Worth, for just five minutes and you will learn two things.

First, he is Irish.

Second, he loves his music.

But not just any music. His passion is country music, which he sings, writes and plays in his own pub, as well as locations across the U.S. Staunton, also known as Sean Mora, which is Gaelic for “Big John” is not your usual, run-of-the-mill, wannabe musician.

He is an accomplished singer and composer who is also a civic-minded, entrepreneur with a flair for running a successful business. The Chieftain Irish Pub will celebrate its fifth year anniversary on Saturday.

His journey to Worth began years ago in Ireland where his father was an Irish folk singer and their home was filled with music. Staunton knew early on, however, that his heart was in country music.

“I was an Irish Hillbilly,” he said with a laugh. “Country music is huge in Ireland.”

By 1990, he had formed a band called “The Cadillacs” which became successful and toured Ireland, Scotland and the Photo by Colleen McElroy

John Staunton/Sean Mora may not be a big Nashville star but he loves his country music and owns a pub in Worth.

United Kingdom for ten years. As the band members began to marry and have children they tired of all the travel, Staunton said.

Looking for a new challenge, he traveled to the United States where he had gigs in New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.

Eventually he said he felt the lure of Nashville and headed there with songs he had written. Still living in Ireland, he would travel back and forth a couple of times a month to visit Nashville.

Finally, he said an agent told him he needed to be in the “inner circle” in order to be heard.

Staunton shifted gears. Music was still his interest and he wanted a base in the U.S. Enter, Worth, Illinois. Staunton was visiting relatives in the southwest suburban region and saw a broken down bar for sale on 111th Street.

“I love a challenge and I decided to go for it,” he said.

He approached the village officials and told them his plans for the building, which included a total remodeling and expansion and then opening again as a bar.

“They asked me if I had lost my mind,” he said.

He told them he would close on the building, board it up, return to Ireland for three months to get his affairs in order, come back and begin the remodeling.

“I did exactly what I told them I would do,” he said.

He renovated the building, inside and out

and added a second story with three apartments. The Chieftain Irish Pub opened for business in May, 2010.

“It is a family-friendly pub with a neighborhood community atmosphere,’’ he said.

“There is no nonsense in my pub. I want it to be an asset to the village.”

Staunton says he draws customers from the Palos communities, Oak Lawn, Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge and Alsip.

Staunton says it is important to become a part of the community. He said the Village of Worth was extremely helpful as he moved through all the paperwork required when starting a project such as the remodeling he did.

In Ireland, he said he was very involved with the civic groups and business community. He currently serves on the village’s economic development commission as chairman where he is spearheading work on a long-term master plan.

He still finds time for his beloved music and writes when he feels the inspiration.

At least twice a year, he goes on tour to New York and Boston where he plays a country-Irish music mix. ”I like to keep my hand in.” he said During July and August, on Sunday nights, you can find him on the front patio of the pub, relaxing and jamming with fellow musicians.

To hear him play and sing his own compositions as well as familiar country songs, visit his website at chieftainpub1.wix.com/ johnstaunton#!music-/cl5sm.

Abel is more than able New EP police sergeant has had a Monster career

By Claudia Parker Correspondent There’s a new sergeant in town.

Evergreen Park board members voted unanimously Monday night to approve Abel Salazar’s promotion from the police tactile unit to police sergeant after five years with the force.

Salazar, who said that five years ago he had his resume on Monster. com in hopes of getting a police gig, said his first few weeks on the job as a patrolman were full of adrenaline.

“I received three commendations within my first three months,” said Salazar.

Commendations are often awarded when an officer has been in grave personal danger in the performance of duty or has had a highly credible, unusual police accomplishment.

In Salazar’s case, one of them was received for his involvement in capturing suspects in the armed robbery of a Barraco’s Pizza delivery driver in December, 2009.

He had flashbacks during that incident.

“That kid being robbed at gunpoint was me,’’ he said. “I had an armed robbery committed against me when I was 17. I felt lucky to

be in a position to protect him.

There were guns drawn with helicopters flying over our heads. I loved it!”

The fast pace of high crime during Salazar’s first few months were short-lived.

“Things really mellowed out after that,’’ he said. “Evergreen Park is one of the safest towns anyone could ever live in.”

After a year as patrolman, Salazar was promoted to the radar unit, which he said specialized in keeping the roads clear of those driving erratically.

He only remained in that position four seasons before being promoted again, this time to Special Weapons and Tactics, aka SWAT. He’s spent the previous three years in SWAT, serving alongside his partner Steven Hart.

Hart was noticeably happy for Salazar the two posed for a picture during the board meeting. He was there for support as were a host of Salazar’s family members.

“Hard work naturally pays off,” Mayor Jim Sexton said. “He came in five years ago, has been well trained and educated on the job and he’s done a good job.”

Salazar said prior to being on the EP Police department he worked at Little Company

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of Mary Hospital in the processing department.

“I don’t remember how old I was but I always thought maybe one day I would be a police officer. While working at Little Company, I started applying for positions in law enforcement. I kept my resume current on Monster.com.” Salazar said.

“Evergreen Park was the first one to give me a chance and because of that, I will never leave.

The head chief and deputy chiefs are some of the best people to work for.”

Salazar studied biochemistry while attending school at Purdue University’s Calumet campus. He said discontinued classes to join the police force.

“This is where I’m supposed to be.” Salazar said. “I’m very focused about getting criminals off the street.”

With some of the national attention on police misdeeds, Salazar and Sexton expressed concerns about the state of the nation’s view on police.

“My father was a police officer for 35 years,’’ the mayor said. “No one knows more than I do about the key life events he missed while out protecting the community. It’s easy to criticize our officers but they have a tough

Photo by Claudia Parker

Abel Salazar, right, poses with his partner, Steven Hart after Salazar was sown in as a police sergeant Monday night. job, they go through a lot.”

“It’s unfortunate that a few bad apples can mess up the image of an entire force,” Salazar said. “I risk my life every day

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An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher

Jeff Vorva Editor

Published Weekly Founded March, 16, 1960

The cause of the Civil War Civil War was the last possible means to resolve the slavery issue.

It came down to what Lincoln told the people of Illinois in 1858 which was basically that the nation could not remain half free and half slave; it had to become with one or the other.

All options had been exhaustDon C. White ed: the Kansas – Nebraska bill of 1854, the Dred Scott case in 1857 and John Brown’s raid in 1859 were the final pieces of the puzzle.

By the time of the presidential election of 1860, each side was stronger in their beliefs and some on each side were willing to act upon them.

The question in my mind, as well as in many others who have studied the Civil War period, is why didn’t we follow England’s course and abolish slavery thirty or forty years before the war came? One reason was because the country did not have a William Wilberforce in its midst. He spent his lifetime working to rid England of slavery.

It is seems clear today that the South was not going to do anything to end slavery.

As the presidential election of 1860 drew near, and if Abraham Lincoln were elected, some of the southern states were ready to secede. He was elected and South Carolina on December 20, 1860 voted to secede.

In the 1790’s slavery was losing ground in America. In his book, “Meet General Grant,” W. E. Woodward strongly suggests that without Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin slavery would not have survived as long as it did. In my reading of the Civil War and its causes I believe that Mr. Woodward is correct in how important the cotton gin was and how it saved slavery from an early demise.

Another quote from Mr. Woodward’s book, “Slavery was concentrated in the warm, damp lands of the seacoast, where the chief crops were rice, indigo and tobacco.

In the cultivation of these products animal drudgery was worth more than intelligence.”

As we know, cotton became king and slavery was perpetuated in the South and was spreading westward. Any talk of gradual emancipation soon died off.

Mr. Woodward also states that “Whitney’s invention was the most momentous achievement of a single individual that has ever occurred on the American continent.”

Of course he wrote this in the 1920’s and at that point in our history it may have been true. What the cotton gin did to perpetuate slavery into the 1850’s and bring about the Civil War that cost the lives of 620,000 plus Americans is both monumental and horrendous in the effect it had on our country.

Slavery was the cause of the American Civil War. Any attempt to change history only takes away from what Lincoln and those that survived the war and those that died for the cause – both North and South – did. They answered the question; should slavery be continued and expanded or should it be abolished?

Some historians are still debating this question yet today.

I believe Lincoln did what he could to solve the question of slavery. He was one of the first, if not the first president to welcome Negroes in the front door of the White House. Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and others visited him in the People’s House. Although on Douglass’s last visit on the occasion of a reception for the second inauguration, he was stopped twice before being allowed in. When he finally got in and Lincoln saw him, he said for all to hear, “Here comes my friend Douglass.”

When Sojourner Truth came to visit Lincoln he signed her autograph book to “Aunty Sojourner Truth.” There is a picture of her with Lincoln on her visit but it is a composite.

Few Negroes ever saw Lincoln and fewer still would have talked to him. He was well thought of by them throughout the land and the following will illustrate just how much they thought of him.

“The [black] people of Baltimore, to show their appreciation … of President Lincoln in the cause of human freedom, contributed $580.75 to have a copy of the Bible bound in purple velvet, mounted in gold and engraved with a representation of Lincoln striking the shackles from a slave, . . .”

The Bible was given to Lincoln at the White House in September of 1864.

Don C. White is a historian from Palos Hills who has written a book on the Civil War

H i sotno r y Le s s

A boomer’s filter-less thoughts about Diet Coke, Johnny Carson and some‘eye prunes’ I was reading the lament of another journalist who insisted that although life is easier and healthier in our generation compared to our parents, 60 is not the new 40.

Maybe. But the truth is that I am 62 and I may look 62.

But I don’t feel 62. When I think of my father, who died at the age of 69 of emphysema – he smoked two packs of Camel filter-less cigarettes a day for 60 of those 69 years – I don’t recall him being as energetic as I feel today.

But my dad, George, was one tough Palestinian American. We both served in the military and we both love this country, too.

I go to the health club almost every morning around 6 a.m. and workout on the treadmill walking and running three miles and then doing some weight exercises for the arms.

I clear my brain by never missing a chance to admire the hot looking women. It was easier to enjoy the “eye candy” when I was at LifeTime Fitness.

But LifeTime Fitness didn’t treat me so well, so I left and signed up with Palos Fitness.

LifeTime is for a younger set.

The medium age at Palos Fitness is much higher, more my generation. So instead of enjoying “eye candy” views, I spend a lot of time avoiding a lot of “eye prunes.”

I spend a lot of time on my computer, not just writing but reading. Maybe I’ve gotten lazy, because I listen to a lot of audio books in my car going to and from work.

I prefer non-fiction. One of my favorites is about other baby boomers, like “Life” by Rolling Stones drug king, Keith Richards. Now, I’m listening to “Blood Cold,” the story of Robert Blake’s crazy life with Bonnie Lee Bakely, who he was accused of murdering. He was acquitted, but convicted in a civil case (a la O.J. Simpson).

Knowing what I know about Bakely, I probably would have killed her, too.

The other day, I actually

The Grapevine By Ray Hanania sat down on the couch and watched, from start to finish, the last movie that Humphrey Bogart made before his death, “The Harder They Fall.” The story of a longtime newspaper columnist who lost his job when his newspaper folded, and he had to take a job working for a racketeer (Rod Steiger) who rigged, with Bogart’s help, professional boxing matches.

What a great movie.

I don’t recall my dad ever waxing longingly about any movies he watched. And, I don’t remember my dad reading any books, although he was a pretty smart dude who worked hard.

I can’t wait until the new Jurassic Park movie comes out, or the new Star Wars

film. I’ll be front row for both.

Of course, I do go to see practically every new movie that is made. My dad loved Jack Paar, Mitch Miller and Ed Sullivan.

Truth be told, I miss Johnny Carson. He had class that today’s talk show hosts just lack.

Is 60 the new 40? Will we baby boomers live forever like we think, or hope?

I know one thing. I pay more attention to the foods I eat, although for a long time I was addicted – and I mean addicted – to Diet Coke. It was a 40-year love affair and 10 cans of Diet Coke a day, which I only gave up recently when a news report claimed the dietary ingredient was the cause of my growing gut.

Is Diet Coke my generation’s cigarettes? Or do baby boomers just love to make excuses?

Ray Hanania is an awardwinning former Chicago City Hall reporter and media consultant. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.

Inside The First Amendment

Messages of hate, signs of freedom

By Charles C. Haynes Advertisements will soon appear on New York City buses and subways that may startle even the most hard-bitten New Yorkers.

“Killing Jews is worship that draws us closer to Allah,” reads the ad (a quote attributed to Hamas MTV). A young man is pictured wearing a scarf around his head and face. Under the photo is the statement: “That’s His Jihad. What’s yours?”

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has done all it can to ban the controversial ad sponsored by a group called the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI).

But last week, U.S. District Judge John Koeltl ruled that MTA must allow the AFDI ad, rejecting the city’s argument that the message could be misinterpreted as a call to violence against Jews.

“There is no evidence that seeing one of these advertisements on the back of a bus would be sufficient to trigger a violent reaction,” said Judge Koeltl. “Therefore, these ads — offensive as they may be — are still entitled to First Amendment protection.”

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on the fact that this and other provocative AFDI ads have been running on public transportation in other cities without incident.

Unless it incites imminent violence or is likely to do so, speech that offends or is viewed as hateful is protected speech under the First Amendment.

Other cities have tried other arguments to stop AFDI ads, mostly to no avail.

Last month, for example, a Pennsylvania federal district court ordered Philadelphia’s transit system to accept a different AFDI ad, this one reading “Islamic JewHatred: It’s in the Quran.” The ad pictures Adolf Hitler meeting with an Arab leader.

In upholding the right of AFDI to run the ad, the court rejected as unconstitutional Philadelphia’s policy of prohibiting ads that “disparage or ridicule” of any person or group on the basis (among other traits) of religious belief.

Judges in these cases may be sympathetic to city officials trying to promote tolerance and civility by banning ads from AFDI, an organization infamous for meanspirited attacks on Islam and Muslims.

But judges also know that the First Amendment is intended to bar government from determin-

ing whose speech is acceptable — and whose speech is not. After all, what is “hate speech” for some may be political or religious conviction for others.

Sadly for the cause of free speech, Philadelphia’s transit authority has responded to the court ruling by suspending all future political or public-issue advertising.

While the First Amendment bars city officials from practicing viewpoint discrimination on city buses and subways (allowing some political or religious views, but not others), the First Amendment permits them to impose content-based restrictions (banning all religious and political views).

By contrast, San Francisco’s transit authority avoided a legal battle by allowing the AFDI ads to go up. At the same time, however, city officials countered the speech by condemning the posters as “racist and offensive” and promising that all proceeds from the AFDI ads will go to San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission.

Free speech is sometimes painful, often offensive and always messy. But consider the alternative.

In Moscow this week, govern-

ment officials are cleansing the city of swastikas or any other symbols of Nazism in preparation for Victory Day, the celebration of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Germany.

Fearful of government censors, booksellers have removed any book that has offending images on the cover, including the Pulitzer-Prize winning Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust by cartoonist Art Spiegelman.

Government censorship, of course, is the law of the land in Russia where it is a criminal offense to “offend people’s religious feeling or question the national dignity of peoples.”

Such is daily life in Moscow, Tehran, Beijing and many other cities with offense-free zones enforced by the state. Those who dare dissent either live in fear of arrest or languish in prison.

So the next time you see a poster that offends, remember that in a free society messages of hate are also signs of freedom.

Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and executive director of the Religious Freedom Center. Web: www. religiousfreedomcenter.org Email: chaynes@newseum.org

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Trinity Christian College names mayor Southwest Symphony concert will of Holland, Mich., as its next president celebrate the music of Frank Sinatra Trinity Christian College’s next president came to the Palos Heights campus last Thursday for a welcome visit and reception Kurt D. Dykstra, an attorney who is now the mayor of Holland, Mich., has been appointed to become Trinity’s president, effective July 1.

With a calling to public service, President-elect Dykstra will bring years of leadership experience to the role of president. Besides serving as mayor of the city of Holland, he is the senior vice president and community president of Mercantile Bank of Michigan. In addition, he teaches law and political science-related courses at Hope College in Holland and has been an attorney since 1997.

“We are very pleased and excited that the board of trustees has approved the appointment of Kurt Dykstra as the next president of Trinity Christian College,” said Marty Ozinga III, chairman of Trinity’s Board of Trustees. “Into the role of president, he brings many talents, along with a commitment to the Lord and to Christian higher education and impressive professional experience as a lawyer, banker, Christian college instructor, and public servant. We thank God as we look forward to supporting Kurt as we begin a new chapter at Trinity.”

“Kurt Dykstra is a dynamic individual who has been a leader in every organization with which he has been affiliated,” said Terry Van Der Aa, chair of the presidential search committee. “He has a love for Christian higher education and will bring a new energy to Trinity Christian College.”

Dr. Liz Rudenga, former provost, has been serving faithfully in the role of interim president since June 1, 2014. She will continue her committed leadership of the college through June 30, the end of the academic year. Rudenga was appointed as interim following the departure of former president Dr. Steve Timmermans, who had accepted a position as executive director of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

“I am honored and humbled to be selected as Trinity’s eighth president,” said Dykstra. “Leah and I know that God has guided Trinity throughout her history and trust God has great things planned for Trinity’s future. We both consider it a special privilege to join the Trinity family and are excited to begin the work before us.”

Dykstra said he looks forward to bringing his passion for Christian higher education to the role of president. For the past seven years, he has served on the board of Northwestern College (Iowa), his alma mater. In the college classroom setting, he has shared his expansive knowledge and expertise as a part-time member of the faculty at Hope College for more than a decade, teaching upper-level courses in the Department of Economics and Business and the Department of Political Science. In addition, he has mentored and offered career guidance to students.

As Holland’s mayor since 2009, Dykstra has provided leadership for this industrious and prosperous lakefront city, known for its world-class industry, award-winning downtown, and Lake Michigan beaches. This role and that of an attorney have given Dykstra myriad opportunities for interacting with diverse people, from top leaders in government and industry to everyday families. Dykstra himself grew up in

Oostburg, Wisconsin, and was the first in his family to graduate from college. Dykstra earned his Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) at Northwestern College, in Orange City, Iowa, and his Juris Doctor at Marquette University Law School, in Milwaukee, Wis., graduating first in class (Summa Cum Laude). While at Marquette he also was elected the editor in chief of the Marquette Law Review. He is a former judicial law clerk for the Honorable Ann Walsh Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and practiced law for 15 years at two National Law Journal 250 firms.

While Dykstra’s work as mayor has contributed to his understanding of financial health and a vibrant economy, his expertise in the financial arena stems primarily from his professional experience in the private sectors of law and banking.

He brings with him a grasp of business realities and management acumen as well as a successful history of fundraising based on building relationships, a hallmark of his career in law, politics, nonprofits, education, and business.

“Kurt is an extraordinary leader and will serve Trinity Christian College with distinction,” said Dr. James Bultman, president emeritus of Hope College and former president of Northwestern College. “His appointment is a great loss for the city of Holland and Hope College, a tremendous gain for Trinity, and an exciting opportunity for an exceptional family. A bright future awaits the Trinity community.”

The Trinity community welcomes not only a new leader, but Dykstra’s family, including his wife of 22 years, Leah, assistant director of admissions at Hope College, and their two teenage daughters, Juliana and Emma-Elisabeth. They are members of Holland’s Pillar Church, a dual-affiliation congregation of the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Leah serves as the vice president of the council at Pillar.

“I have long admired and cared for the work that Trinity Christian College has been called to do, and hearing the announcement that you have chosen Kurt Dykstra as its next president feels like a marriage made in heaven,” said Rev. Dr. Timothy Brown, president of Western Theological Seminary, in Holland. “Kurt Dykstra will be a great college president. Kurt and Leah Dykstra together will be a terrific gift to Trinity, the students, the faculty, and the staff.”

“Authenticity, integrity, and faithfulness to the Reformed tradition are words I would use to describe Kurt Dykstra,” said Rev. Dr. Matthew Floding, director of ministerial formation at Duke Divinity School, in Durham, North Carolina. “Kurt possesses a wonderful skill set that will make him an effective and consummate leader.”

Selection process

In July 2014, the executive committee of Trinity’s Board of Trustees announced the formation of a presidential search committee, chaired by Terry Van Der Aa, former Trinity Board of Trustees chair. Rob Buikema, Board of Trustees vice chair, served as the committee’s vice chair and Board of Trustees liaison to the search committee. The board also engaged Price Harding, partner at CarterBaldwin Executive Search. The committee was composed of representatives from Trinity’s diverse constituencies, including the college’s current and former board of trustees members, alumni, faculty, staff, administration and student body.

— Trinity Christian College

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Recording artist Tom Tiratto, known for his portrayal of Francis Albert Sinatra, will take the stage with the Southwest Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Sinatra’s 100th birthday in the Tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes.

The tribute will be part of the SSO Youth Concerto Competition concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Ozinga Auditorium of Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights.

Known for his interpretive phrasing and memorable arrangements, Sinatra was a musical giant for a generation. Tiratto, who played Sinatra in The Rat Pack is Back revue performed in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Chicago, will sing Sinatra favorites such as I’ve Got You under My Skin, My Way and The Way You Look Tonight.

This concert includes Gershwin’s An American in Paris and features the 2015 winner of the SSO’s Youth Concerto Competition clarinetist Amer Hasan playing Von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1.

Tickets, $16 to $25, can be purchased at the door, or in advance at 802-0686 and online at www.

The final concert this season for the Southwest Symphony Orchestra on Saturday is a salute to Francis Albert Sinatra upon his 100th Birthday, featuring recording artist Tom Tiratto. southwestsymphony.com. Seniors, ists wishing to audition for the 65 and over pay $16. Children 12 orchestra should call the number and under are free. Instrumental- above.

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The Worth Senior Pinochle The Double Nickel Plus Cho- club is seeking new members. rus meets at the Community Membership is free. Visit the Center, 3450 W. 97th St. in Ev- group at the Worth Park Disergreen Park, every Wednesday trict Terrace Centre, 11500 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 111. New- Beloit Ave., every Monday and comers are welcome. For more Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Games begin at noon. information, call 422-8776.

Call 448-1181 for information.

55 and Up

Palos Hills residents 55 years and older meet from noon to 2 p.m. the second and fourth Brooks will provide an Wednesdays of each month at overview of retirement living the Palos Hills Community Cenoptions, offer resources and ter, 8455 W. 103rd St. Tickets for strategies for retirement living events must be purchased one planning, and suggest questions week in advance. Entertainment older adults and their families includes musicians, singers, lunshould ask when touring a retirement community. Both events include lunch prepared

by Smith’s executive chefs and a tour of the Smith facility.

Meals on Wheels

The Evergreen Park Office of Citizens’ Services offers a Meals on Wheels program for village residents 60 years and older who are unable to prepare their own meals. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday. For more information, call 422-8776.

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The Smith Vi l l a g e “Retirement Planning 101” presentation is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at 2320 W. 113th Pl., Chicago. For reservations, call 773-474-7303.

The Smith Crossing presentation is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at 10501 Emilie Lane in

Church Corner Church committee seeing vendors for upcoming festival The Communications Committee at the United Methodist Church of New Lenox is hosting a campground festival in June. They are currently seeking vendors to participate. The Old Campground Festival Arts and Crafts will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27 on the grounds of the church, 339 W. Haven Ave. For more information, call 815485-8271.

CHARLES FRANCIS BEVID Charles Francis Bervid, 91, died April 24 at his home in Oak Lawn.

Services were held April 28 from Palos Gaidas Funeral Home to St. Fabian Church.

Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery.

Mr. Bervid, a retired Chicago police officer, served in World War II as a Navy Seaman First Class on USS LST 529 and USS LST 400. Survivors include his son, Paul Bervid; sister, Virginia Smat; and many nieces and nephews.

JOHN J. DEVENS John “Jack” J. Devens, 87, died April 22 at his home in Worth.

Services were held April 25 from Curley Funeral Home to Our Lady of the Ridge Church. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Mr. Devens was a retired mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (nee Rehm); children, Mary (Stephen) Stanis, Katherine (Keith) Longrie, Margaret (Edward) Palenik, John Devens Jr., Patricia (James) Denison, Janet (Michael) Gunkel and Donna (Nick) Vamrakas; and 56 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

ALICE M. MURRAY Alice M. Murray (nee Hartig), 90, of Worth, died April 19 at her home.

Services were held April 23 from Schmaedeke Funeral Home to Our Lady of the Ridge Church.

Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Mrs. Murray, a Chicago native, was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Tom (Char) Murray, Lyn (Ken) Koester, Allisan (the late Frank) Konrath and Jim (Karen) Murray; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

EVELYN H. ZIEMANN Evelyn H. Ziemann (nee Gensch), 90, died April 26 at Smith Village in Chicago.

Services were Friday from Kosary Funeral Home to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oak Lawn.

Interment was at Bethania Cemetery.

Mrs. Ziemann is survived by nieces and nephews, Ruth Feldscher, Rev. Daniel Gensch, Dr. Magdalene Corbin and Walter Gaedtke Jr., and many greatand great-great-nieces and nephews.

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SCHOOLS

Shepard students learn about ice cream and sweetness via Mary Cate When asked to affirm that “no” has become her favorite word, Mary Cate Lynch somehow found a way to simultaneously contradict and agree with her mom.

“That’s your favorite word, right?” Kerry Lynch asked.

“Ice cream,” Mary Cate yelled, drawing laughs from the crowd of District 218 students and faculty members and, especially, her mom at Shepard High School.

The momentary exchange between Kerry and Mary Cate provided not just a highlight but a snapshot capturing the essence of the “Choose Kind” event.

Everyone laughed and at once understood that, while Mary Cate may look different, she thinks, laughs, plays, and definitely wants her way like every other threeyear old.

Mary Cate was born with Apert Syndrome, a rare (one in 160,000 to 200,000 births in the United States annually) craniofacial condition that affects the head, feet, and hands. It is a spontaneous genetic mutation that occurs at conception.

The Lynch family has worked to raise awareness of Apert Syndrome and counted the Monday presentation as the 95th they’ve hosted in area schools.

“We all have things that are different in our lives, right? We all have battles. We have things going on at home or school, maybe we have medical battles. Mary Cate’s had a medical battle with many surgeries in her young life,” Lynch said.

In babies with Apert Syndrome, facial bones and fingers and toes grow together. Lynch opened by talking extensively about the exceptional medical issues. She closed, however, by emphasizing the unexceptional upbringing that Mary Cate has enjoyed.

“Did any of you notice any patterns about Mary Cate?” said Lynch, referencing a video that opened “Choose Kind” that showed her daughter’s life from birth to present day.

“You saw some pictures form when she was born, and some other from after her surgeries.

But mostly we saw pictures of her at the park, playing with her friends, having tea parties, and doing things that any other kid does,” Lynch said.

And that’s kind of the point – whatever our differences, many things make us all the same -- of “Choose Kind.”

The event closed with everyone reciting the “Choose Kind” pledge together: “When given the choice between being right and being kind, I will choose kind.”

Lynch borrowed the phrase from the book “Wonder,” which tells the story of a young boy who has enduring facial reconstructive surgery and wonders if peers will accept him.

The main character suffers bullying at first, but perseveres with the help of some friends.

He succeeds, makes honor roll, and even earns an award from the school for courage.

—District 218

Shhhh, the books are here For once, The Quiet Game worked.

Dressed as The Cat in the Hat, Richards High School junior Robert Shorter announced to the classroom that the table making the least amount of noise would get to pick books first.

And the second graders at Childs School in Robbins fell silent and smiled, hoping they would win.

Soon after the students at the winning table started to sort through boxes of books, however, enthusiasm overtook them.

Chatter, punctuated now and then with an exclamation upon finding a sought-after title, filled the room. And then the other tables wanted to know when they could pick books – quiet was over.

And so it went all afternoon as Richards students from the Future Educators of America club moved from class to class distributing more than 600 books, two each for every student at the Robbins school.

“Nothing is more rewarding than seeing a child get excited about reading and giving each child a chance to pick a book or two to take home,” said Kelli Mason, the faculty advisor for FEA, a club for students inter-

ested in careers in education.

“Also, the Richards FEA students truly wanted an opportunity to give something back to the community.”

Organizing a book drive of this size takes time and energy.

“I’m not sure how excited they were about sorting and counting lots of children’s books at the beginning of the drive. But as we collected more books, I heard lots of ‘Oh, I used to love this book!’ and ‘my parents read this to me,’” Mason said.

Aside from serving the community, FEA students lived an experience that may help them decide whether to pursue a career in education.

“I think they learned more about the joy of sharing the love of reading and learning with children. When we left Childs School after visiting classrooms, the students couldn’t stop sharing stories about interactions with children and what they had seen at the school,” she said.

Richards teachers, the Chicago Ridge Public Library, Illinois State Representative Kelly Burke, and the Children’s Reading Foundation of Greater Chicago donated books to FEA for the event.

—District 218

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Power of the press

St. Louis de Montfort’s students have been busy writing and publishing the Lions Update. The Lions Update is a student-written newspaper that highlights school events, book and movie reviews, poems, stories and more.

Students shown are from left to right, bottom to the top are Christian Viramontes, Jamie Larsen, Samantha Slodyczka, Ulysses Valencia, Michael Jurgilas, Lily Ornelas, Angie Viramontes, Angelo Escareno, Jenna Lasen, Ruben Garcia, Gavin Akoto and Lucian Slodyczka.

Bulletin Board LEWIS UNIVERSITY Oak Lawn student has artwork on display at college gallery Oak Lawn resident Alfredo Melendez will present his work at the biannual Senior Capstone Art Exhibition. It will be on display from April 30-May 18 in The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery, located on Lewis University’s main campus in Romeoville.

The biannual art show coincides with the Department of Art and Design’s capstone course, senior project. This course challenges the graduating students to put their newly acquired skill and understanding of art to the test by participating in a professional exhibition experience.

Melendez is studying Computer Graphic Design at Lewis University. For more information, contact Natalie Swain, art gallery coordinator at swainna@lewisu.edu.

DISTRICT 123 Students, alumni describe how ‘the world would be a better place if…’

D123 students and alumni were recognized in April at the Illinois PTA District

34 Annual Reflections Dinner held at the Lexington House. This year’s theme “The World Would Be A Better Place If…”, inspired the students to create a variety of entries in many categories and age divisions.

Hundreds of entries competed at the local levels throughout the area, with over 120 entries submitted at the South Suburban Illinois PTA District 34 Level Competition. D123 students and alumni created 27 of the 38 entries sent onto the state level of competition.

Peg Staehlin, Illinois PTA president and Michele Sheppard, Illinois PTA, vice president for Field Operations were in attendance to present the awards to the students. Many teachers and administrators, including Supt. Dr. Paul Enderle, were also on hand to congratulate and support our students. In addition to the awards evening, these entries were also highlighted at the annual Illinois PTA Spotlight held at Millikin University held in March.

D123 announced that three students and alumni have advanced to the National

PTA level of competition and six students earned honorable mention at the Illinois PTA level of competition.

Blake Attig, Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School, with an entry in photography, Shawnee Masters, Oak Lawn Community High School, with an entry in photography, and Corrin Smith, Kolmar School, with an entry in dance choreography, all went on to national level competition.

Honorable Mentions were received

by Halle Bradbury of Kolmar School in photography, Leah Bradbury of Kolmar School in photography, Anna Enderle of Sward School in literature; Rachel Lipczynski of Sward School in film production, Aiden Sweetser of Sward School in photography, and Evan Sweetser of Sward School in film production.

Advancing to state competition were Nathan Bradbury of Kolmar School in the photography category, Georgia DeRousse of Sward School in film production, Marisa Dvornik of Hannum School in visual arts, Emma Enderle of Oak Lawn Hometown (Continued on page 9)

Shepard students qualify for language honor societies Nearly 100 students at Shepard High School this year qualified for induction into the French, German, and Spanish national honor societies.

Criteria include three semesters of the same foreign language, current enrollment in a foreign language course, 3.6 cumulative GPA in all foreign language courses, 3.0 cumulative GPA in all other classes, good standing behaviorally, foreign language teacher recommendation, and additional teacher recommendation.

Shepard recently hosted an induction ceremony for all three languages.

Students qualifying for French National Honor Society include Eva Adomaityte, Kathryn Baker, Sara Campione, Kailey Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gallegos, Taylor Hoekstra, Emma Lazowski, Sarah Quattrocki, Islam Sandoka, Janet Santoyo, Maggie Sera, Kylie Sterling, Alyssa Trinko, Hannah Vasil, Alexis Carr, Alison Elzinga, Reilly Longawa, Matthew Gibson, Joseph Monahan, Kelly Pawlak, Annie Rangel, Stephanie Wasag, and Marley Wiest.

Students qualifying for German National Honor Society include Logan Couture, Jordyn Czarny,

Logan Dolehide, Morgan Dolehide, Cody Esparza, Paige Harkabus, Karsyn Hettlinger, Traverse Jarman, Kiersten Mahler, Taylor Novak, David Reddy, Michelle Sneddon, Ashley Shellberg, Grace Spindler, Allison Schuldt, Jayna WilsonErika Brann, John Clohessy, Hannah Jones, Timothy Komperda, Tom McInerney,and Brian Nelson.

Students qualifying for Spanish National Honor Society include Sara Abualsamen, Eva Adomaityte, Nicolette Alex, Hamzah Alkhatib, Jasmine Anderson, Randall Barnes, Daniel Becker, Brenna Braasch, Kelli Callahan, Kevin Callahan, Maura Callahan, Milan Carter, Victoria Churin, Elizabeth Ciukaj, Jack Cody, Kayla Cody, Nicole Connors, Bryanna Cross, Michael Cuzco, Dylan Doidge, Sherdell Edwards, Nicole Fleck, Leslie Garcia, Tiffany Gmyrek, Paulina Goryl, Alexander Gowaski, Abigail Graham, Michael Graham, and Nicolas Harnisch.

Also, Jenna Huisenga, Hannah Horstmann, Scott Huston, Joseph Iaquinta, Connor Kapala, Naledge Killins, Sydney Kleina, Nancy Lesnicki, Brenna Koepp, Felicia Lonosky, Jillian MacDonald, Troy Magpantay, Jessica Makenas, Nicholas Martinez, Tamara McCo-

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Shepard High School teacher Jennifer Fischer congratulates student Islam Sandoka of Worth on qualifying for Spanish National Honor Society. ndichie, Aleksandra Mierzejewska, Lauren Mikos, Paul Milkus, John Morrissey, Ellen Mueller, Krystyna Nedza, Stefanie Neylon, Aubrey Quick, Joanna Rangel, Gabriella Ramirez, and Kyara Rogers.

Also, Maryam Sandoka, Heidie Senko, Benjamin Schlusemann, Namra Shafi, Leeana Skuby, DaiJerne’ Slater, Oluwatobi

Sogebi, Justin Soriano, Mary Stocklen, Allie Terry, Maulika Thakkar, Emma Toomey, Martha Turwon, Gabrielle Villarreal, April Villeroz, Caleb Washington, Hayden Wiest, Sarah Wohler, John Wolniak, Taiah WomackHayes, Kendall Yerkes, Adam Zahdan, and Omar Zorba.

--District 218

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Students at Childs School in Robbins pick out favorite books distributed by the Future Educators of America chapter at Richards High School. FEA distributed more than 600 books, two for every student at Childs School.

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Worth Junior High School’s Scholastic Bowl team took first place at the 2015 South Suburban Junior High School Conference Scholastic Bowl which was held at Central Park School on Saturday. This is the second year in a row that Worth won this event. Pictured are the members of the team -- from top left: Maureen Eichstaedt (coach), Jainika Sharma, Jakub Zolnik, Mohammed Abdelhamid, Tim Kopec, Connor Farrell, Philip Anglin, Sebastian Sproch, Farah Elhoumaidi, Antonio Cruz, Suaad Rashid, Amal Al-Rashdan, Gilbert Williams, Rudy Krastin, Paul Martinez. From bottom left: Abderrahmane Elhoumaidi, Damian Kiernia, Ariana Cook, Avalyn Krastin, Raghad Abu-Shalbak, Jessica Marszalek, Meagan Ruger

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Stagg students show their Skills The Illinois Association of SkillsUSA held its 51st annual Leadership and Skills Conference in Springfield, Illinois in late April. The conference leadership and skill events were held at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, the Capital Area Career Center, the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, and the Springfield Hilton Hotel. The nearly 1,800 registered participants are supported by an additional 300 business and industry, organized

labor and educational professionals who supervise and judge the competition and provide technical support. ​ Stagg High School brought home a silver medal. Top ten finishers for the Chargers include: ​Clothing Construction Oula Yassine -  second place Job Skills Demonstration ​Tierra Collins – fifth place The Chargers are coached by Erin Ludewig and Erin Wendt. —District 230

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Pictured are St. Catherine of Siena scholars Mary Keenan from Bridgeview, Alexandra Herman from Chicago, Nicole Kowalczyk from Chicago, Basia Pawlica from Chicago, Jocelyn Perez from Chicago, Hannah Rizzo from Oak Lawn, Bethany Kingsley from Chicago and Marnee Fuertes from Burbank.

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Stagg High School was represented by four competitors at the SkillsUSA 51st annual Leadership and Skills Conference including Tierra Collins, Sarah Socha, Oula Yassine and Sireen Hamarshah.

Bulletin Board (Continued from page 8) Middle School in visual arts; Elena Estrada of Kolmar School in visual arts, Isabella Finnegan of Hometown School in visual arts, Deniza Fuentes of Sward School in literature, Nancy Kane of Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School in dance choreography, Julian Maldonado of Kolmar School in film production, Sammer Marzouk of Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School in literature Kayla McSweeney of Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School in visual arts, Marissa Perales of Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School in dance choreography, and Jacie Strelow of Sward School in literature.

Grace Wittbrodt-Betz of Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School advanced to state competition with two entries in photography.

National PTA Reflections is America’s oldest and largest arts education program of its kind. Since 1969, the Reflections Program has inspired millions of students to reflect on a specific theme and create original artwork.

District 123 Education Foundation to host 24 th annual golf outing When golfers and their friends help support the Oak Lawn/Hometown District 123 Education Foundation during the 24th annual golf outing and dinner, they will get a chance to meet former White Sox player Ron Kittle.

Golfers of all skill levels are encouraged to sign up for this year’s golf outing being held Saturday, May 30 at the Stony Creek Golf Course, 5850 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn. The deadline to register is Friday, May 22. To register, or donate online, visit d123.org/golf. There are varying pricing levels.

Registration opens at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. The dinner, awards and silent auction begin at 6 p.m.

The event is for golfers and non-golfers alike. Individuals can join the foundation for golf and dinner, or just dinner.

There will be a $5000 Putting Contest and a chance to win a car.

The Kid’s Doctor

By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com Allergy season has arrived!

Wow! I just had a very busy week in the office, and while I was on call in the evening.

The biggest problem right now seems to be allergies.

While some parts of the country are still experiencing cold, many areas are warming up, and trees and grasses are starting to release their pollen. My own back yard is covered in yellow oak tree pollen, some of it so thick it looks like tumbleweeds. This can’t be good for anyone!

While I’m finally seeing fewer children with the upper respiratory infections common in winter, the allergy season is looking wicked this year. Seasonal allergies due to pollens from grasses and trees are typically not seen in children until they’re over 24 months old.

At times, it’s difficult to distinguish the last of the cold viruses from early allergy symptoms, but a child’s medical history is important, as well as any family history of allergies.

The good news is, there are a lot of medications available to help relieve the symptoms of itchy eyes, scratchy throat, cough and drippy nose. While non-sedating antihistamines like Claritin, Zyrtec and Allegra have been available over the counter for quite some time, intra-nasal steroids are now available, as well.

Intra-nasal steroids are one of the mainstays of allergy treatment, as they are a pre-

ventative medication. When used on a daily basis, they help prevent the “allergic cascade� that occurs when you inhale all of those pollens blowing in the wind.

These products work best when used every day for the duration of allergy season, which is really dependent on where you live. Allergy sufferers in the Northeast will typically have symptoms later in the spring/summer than those in the sunbelt.

You can now pick up Flonase and Nasacort over the counter and use them daily, even for children. Make sure to aim the spray toward the outer side of the nostril and not toward the nasal septum (middle). This will allow the steroid spray more coverage, as well as to try and help nosebleeds, which can be a side effect of a nasal steroid spray.

Lastly, with some many kids playing outside in the “yellow mist� of pollen, make sure to bath/shower them and wash their hair when they come in.

This will help reduce some of the itching and rubbing of their eyes and nose, too.

(Dr. Sue Hubbard is an award-winning pediatrician, medical editor and media host. “The Kid’s Doctor� TV feature can be seen on more than 90 stations across the U.S. Submit questions at http://www.kidsdr. com. The Kid’s Doctor e-book, “Tattoos to Texting: Parenting Today’s Teen,� is now available from Amazon and other e-book vendors.)

Eight seniors presented their research to the Queen of Peace Community on April 29, 2015, at the St. Catherine of Siena Congress. This intense, immersive experience is a three year program where select high achieving stu-

dents are invited to start independent research on a topic of their own interest with the support of a Peace moderator and a mentor who is an expert in the chosen topic. The culmination of the program is the presentation and defense of the research

at the Annual St. Catherine of Siena Congress.

This year’s scholars were Marnee Fuertes—“Sexual Objectification,� Alexandra Herman—“ Cyber Bulling,� Mary Keenan—“The Decline of Creativity,� Bethany Kingsley—“Childhood Obesity,�

Nicole Kowalcyzk—“Food Engineering and Marketing,� Basia Pawlica—“Clothing and Self-Image,� Jocelyn Perez—“Illegal Immigration,� and Hannah Rizzo— “Binge Viewing.� —Queen of Peace

Yet another Murphy joins Moraine Valley board

By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent It’s Murphy times three at MVCC. The Governing Board of Moraine Valley Community College has a brand new look after welcoming two new trustees in a special meeting Thursday.

While the look is new, the roster may sound familiar as one of the new trustees bears the name of Murphy, bringing the total number of Murphys serving on the board to three. None of them are related. Joseph Murphy and Susan Murphy round out the Murphy trio on the board.

Taking the oath of office was Orland Hills resident Kimberly Hastings, who defeated incumbent Patrick Kennedy in the April 7 election and Evergreen Park resident Michael Murphy, who unseated incumbent Thomas Cunnningham. Kennedy did not attend the meeting.

Linzey Jones, of the Cook County 15th Circuit Court, swore them in.

Hastings and Murphy have a number of things in common. It is the first elected office for each of them, both previously attended Moraine Valley and each has an engineering degree.

Hastings is a graduate of Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, where she obtained a B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She said she is looking forward to serving the college and protecting the taxpayers’ dollars. “I want to have a part in the college continuing to provide its excellent educational opportunities,� she said. “Moraine Valley Community College is my foundation. I completed all my undergraduate work here which enabled me to move on to my higher education. I want to give back to this community. It is only right.�

Murphy graduated from Evergreen Park High School in 2005 and graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in 2009 with a degree in architectural studies. He

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Linzey Jones, of the Cook County 15 Circuit Court swears in Evergreen Park’s Michael Murphy to the Moraine Valley board th

said he took a year to investigate grad schools. “During this year off, I enrolled in MVCC, taking additional courses to pursue a dual career in architecture and structural engineering,� he said. “What was great about being at Moraine was that I was able to work construction and other side jobs and also do substitute teaching at Evergreen Park high school.�

In 2012 he finished his masters of architecture with emphasis in structures. He is currently taking his architecture board exams to become a licensed architect and is preparing for the structural engineering exam in a few years. “Not many people become licensed as both, but I enjoy the challenge and am passionate about both fields,� he said. “I am excited to be a member of the board of trustees to continue MVCC’s great role in our community and to provide amazing opportunities to our students,

young and old, to improve their education and lives.�

In other action, the board was reorganized with Trustee

Joseph Murphy elected chairman; John Coleman as vice chairman and Susan Murphy as secretary.

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Snooze news:

Napping is good for you You’re going to like this one for sure. The best part is the fact that my topic is easy and so beneficial to brain health and overall stamina. I’m speaking of taking naps. Not just for the old folks, but for everyone.

I was reading an online report in Science Daily, regarding sleep studies that showed, taking a nap, even a short power nap, provides many health benefits.

Since my children were babies, I always took advantage of nap-time and when I put them down for their naps, I also took a nap until they awakened. Many women use nap-time for cleaning and cooking. Not me, I figured I deserved the break. I gave up the wonderful habit when my youngest, at age 4, awakened before me and decided to light a napkin on fire and then realized mom wouldn’t like him playing with fire, so he tossed it into the garbage. Oh well, I won’t even go into that -- this column is about the positive health benefits of napping. Not hot napkins.

When I worked, I always used my breaks to take a power nap.

I just knew I always felt better and more alert after a nap and decided that was best for me. I just learned, my own observa-

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The Palos Heights Farmers Market is alive with the flowers, fruits and vegetables of spring every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 12217 S. Harlem Ave.

Celebrate spring at the Heights Farmers Market every Wednesday Tealightful Teas will be guest of Community Tent Spring is alive at the Palos Heights Farmers Market. Stop by the farmers stands and pick up early spring vegetables that are in the market, including kale, spinach, rhubarb, and more. In addition, they have beautiful flowers, flowering baskets, flowering shrubs, and potted herb plants available. Hiemenz Nursery has a very large assortment of perennial flowers, grasses, and flowering shrubs. Your yard will be beautiful.

A large selection of food items is also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, croissants, bakery and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegars, jams and local honey, beef, pork and chicken, salsas, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, and toffee. Yoder bakery has farm fresh eggs, cheese and butter, along with pies and other bakery goods.

Aracely’s has three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, and Parmesan’s Pizza has ready to eat pizza and pizza products, along with ready to bake pizza, pesto, and bakery items.

Every cook needs sharp knives and the latest kitchen tools! Super Sharp will sharpen knives and other small items on site, with larger items ready in a week. The Pampered Chef has all tools you need to prepare fantastic meals and get ready for spring barbeques.

Tealightful Teas will be the guest of the Community Tent on May 13. Tealightful Tea has a wide variety of pre-packaged and loose

leaf teas, scone and cookie mixes, dips and spread mixes, and honey sticks. The market is open for the season every Wednesday, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 12217 S. Harlem Ave. Reservations continue to be taken for this year’s Community Tent. Interested not-forprofit organizations, area businesses and local artisans should email farmersmarket@ palosheights.org or call 203-6631 for more information. Reservations are taken on a first come first served basis, and dates are filling up fast.

The 2015 Frequent Shopper Card Program continues every week. Pick up your card at the City Tent. The market is partnering with area food pantries this year. For every can of fruit, vegetables or protein (tuna, peanut butter, etc.) brought to the City Tent; double credit will be given on your “Frequent Shopper Card�.

The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2015 Recipes of the Week. Stop by the City Tent to pick up this week’s recipe along with previous early spring recipes. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.

WellbeingMD.com, or at www.palosheights.org.

While at the City Tent, representatives from the Palos Heights Beautification Committee will be on hand with split the pot raffle tickets for this year’s Car Classic Event. Tickets are only $2 each. The final drawing will be held on July 16, and a minimum grand prize is $10,000.

For more information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market, visit www.palosheights.org, call 361-1800, or email farmersmarket@ palosheights.org.

Mixing it up for good health

By Dee Woods

tions on napping were spot on.

Lack of sleep is recognized as a public health problem. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report people who lack sleep are more likely to develop chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and even depression.

A National Health Interview Survey reported that a study suggested a 30-minute nap could reverse the hormonal impact of a night of sleep deprivation. The study found that napping could restore biomarkers of neuroendocrine and immune health and bring them to normal levels.

Each of the three-day sessions began with a night where subjects spent eight hours in bed and concluded with a recovery night of unlimited sleep.

The study explained, “ReDee Woods column runs every searchers analyzed the participants’ urine and saliva to deter- first and third week. She can be mine how restricted sleep and reached at deewoods10@icloud. napping altered hormone levels. com.

Palos Park ranked in top five best suburbs in which to live

By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

criteria to evaluate Chicago-area suburbs: • Amenities per capita • Standard of living (cost of livPalos Park is one of the best suburbs in the entire Chicago area, ac- ing, median home price, median cording to a survey conducted by a rent, median household income, national real estate firm, but that’s and student to teacher ratio) • Total crimes no surprise to people who live in • Violent crimes the 100-year-old village. • High school graduation rate “It is nice to be recognized, but • Average commute time our residents already know what Palos Park tied with La Grange a wonderful place Palos Park is to live,â€? Mayor John Mahoney told The for fifth place on the list, behind Regional. “[The survey findings] are first-place finishers Burr Ridge a reflection of the mantras we use and Park Ridge, Glenview and about our town -- a pastoral setting, Kenilworth. Rounding out the top rural splendor (found on our Village 10, in order, are La Grange Park, Crest) and the best place to live, raise Western Springs, Wilmette and Wila family and enjoy outdoor recre- low Springs.

About Palos Park, the survey ation in the Chicago area, which we often use when describing our town noted, “If you’re in the market in our brochures, newsletters, etc.� for a quick commute and tons of Conducted by Movoto, an on- shops, restaurants, and a buzzing line real estate brokerage based in nightlife—Palos Park is not the place San Mateo, Calif. that operates in for you. However, if you’re looking 30 states, the survey used several for a quiet and peaceful escape from

In May, two of the area’s continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) are planning programs for residents of the Orland Park and Chicago’s Beverly neighborhoods who take care of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, tonight, Smith Crossing in Orland Park will hold an open forum led by social services director Amy Majcina and director of admissions Amie Kamba, touching on subjects of interest to caregivers whoÂ

WORTH The Worth Park District office is located at 11500 S. Beloit Ave. For more information, or to register, call 448-7080, or visit worthparkdistrict.org.

Immediately and ongoing: The Worth park District is now accepting registration for summer camp.

Those registering by tomorrow, Friday, will receive a 10 percent discount. Participants can enjoy pool days, field trips and more.

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At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Smith Village’s memory support coordinator Diane Morgan will screen a short film titled, “He’s Doing This to Spite Me.� It is a documentary about four different caregivers and how they interact with their loved one affected with cognitive loss.

Ongoing: Mega Passes are now on sale for the annual Worth Days Festival for $50 presale before August 19. The mega passes will cost $60 on the midway.

Worth Days is being held Thursday through Sunday, August 20 through 23. Event leaders are seeking crafters and food vendors for this event.

June 5: The Worth Park District is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a golden jubilee party from May 20: The Worth Park Dis- 7 to 10 p.m. at Gale Moore Park, trict Historical Museum, 11500 109th Street and Nordica Avenue.

Beloit Ave., is hosting a program There will be fun family games, on basic genealogy by Patti Higgins, including a bags tournament with president of the South Suburban cash prizes. Registration will be Genealogical and Historical Soci- held on site. The Walk-Ins will ety at 7 p.m. There is a suggested provide the entertainment. Cooldonation of $5. Registration is not ers and lawn chairs are welcomed required. and encouraged.

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the city, keep reading. “Palos Park is nestled among a dense wooded area. If you move here, you’ll be surrounded by hills, creeks, oak trees, and a more rural setting than most of the places we’ve looked at so far. It’s safe, the schools are some of the finest, and all around, it’s a wonderful place to come home. Just be prepared for the commute,� the survey added.

One thing the survey did not note is Palos Park’s rich and colorful history, which would have given the village a leg up on newer communities.

Other local cities and villages making the 29-suburb list include Palos Heights in 11th place, Worth in 17th, Palos Hills coming in at number 23, Hickory Hills in 25th Place, and Oak Lawn in 28th.

Suburbs that are typically thought of as highly desirable, like Hinsdale, Orland Park, Elmhurst and Naperville, are nowhere to be found on the list.

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After a night of limited sleep, the men had a 2.5-fold increase in levels of norepinephrine, a hormone and neurotransmitter involved in the body’s fight-or-flight response to stress. Norepinephrine increases the body’s heart rate, blood pressure and blood sugar.

Researchers found no change in norepinephrine levels when the men took naps following a night of limited sleep.�

Science Daily also reported that lack of sleep also affected the levels of Interleukin-6, a protein with antiviral properties. Levels of interleukin-6 in the saliva of the subjects, were adversely affected when sleep was restricted, but levels became normal when the subjects were allowed to nap. The findings of their study caused them to conclude naps were good for the immune system. So, if you’re not getting enough sleep, and even if you are, take time for a little power nap. Twenty to 30 minutes can do a mountain of good. I’m going for my nap right now!

OAK LAWN The Oak Lawn Public Library is located at 9427 S. Raymond Ave. For more information, and to register for programs, call 708422-4990, or visit olpl.org. Â

come for the movie and stay for the conversation. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of  May 9: Patrons are invit- duty, however, Kyle finds that ed to Cinema Chat at 1 p.m. it is the war he can’t leave bewhere they will see the 2014 hind. The movie stars Bradley film American Sniper at the Oak Cooper, is rated R, and is 132 Lawn Public Library. They can minutes long.

“The movie helps us understand there is no right or wrong way; caregiving is a journey, helping us deal with a devastating disease,� Morgan said.

Smith Village is at 2320 W. 113th Place, in the Beverly/Morgan Park area of Chicago. To reserve a seat, please call 773-474-7300 or send an email to familyandfriends@ smithvillage.org. Â Â Â Â Before ending at 7:30 p.m., light refreshments will be served at both meetings.

Community Briefs OAK LAWN Oak Lawn Garden Club to host plant sale Centennial Park Gazebo.

9400 S. Nashville, Oak Lawn, will be the site of the Oak Lawn Garden Club’s plant sale Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until all merchandise is sold out. There will be no sales prior to 9 a.m.

The club will be selling perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, and vegetables. There will be a fairy garden raffle, a treasure chest table with garden art, and trinkets for a garden. For more information, visit oaklawngardenclub.org.

Author Fair coming The Oak Lawn Library is hosting a free Author Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, featuring 13 local published authors. Two Ask the Author panel sessions discussing the writing process are scheduled for 10 to 11 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. This is an opportunity to meet local authors of many different genres including mystery, health, thrillers, fantasy fiction, biography, historical, and horror. Books will be available for purchase. The library is located at 9427 S. Raymond St.

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Help mom with her retirement income strategy Mother’s Day is almost here.

This occasion may have special significance for you if you’ve been fortunate enough to have your mother around for your adult life. So naturally, you’ll want to bring Mom some flowers or another gift. But if she’s planning to retire soon, you may want to think about a longer-term way to improve her life — namely, by initiating a conversation about her retirement income strategy.

Of course, she may already have matters well in hand. But a great many people on the verge of retirement have not planned for those years, so you may be able to provide some valuable suggestions. Here are a few ideas: • Boost contributions to retirement plans. If Mom is still working, urge her to contribute as much as she can afford to her IRA and her employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k).

The chances are pretty good that she will be spending many years in retirement — in fact, the average life expectancy for a 65-year-old woman is 20.5 more years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So she’ll want to accumulate as much as possible before she bids “adieu” to the working world.

• Discuss appropriate withdrawal rates. Encourage your mother to meet with a financial professional to determine an appropriate rate of withdrawal from

her investments. To help ensure that she doesn’t outlive her resources, she needs to avoid taking out too much during her early years of retirement.

• Take care of legal arrangements. If you haven’t already done so, ask your mother if she has drawn up the important legal documents related to her estate plans. Does she have a will? Has she created a durable power of attorney, which allows her to name someone to make financial and health care decisions on her behalf if she becomes incapacitated? As you know, this is a sensitive topic, so you’ll want to approach it with care.

• Evaluate Social Security options. Your mother is probably well aware that she can start taking Social Security as early as age 62, but will get much bigger monthly payments if she waits until her full retirement age, which will likely be 66 or 67. But she may not know that she might be able to benefit from a

Social Security “spousal strategy” that could result in her receiving more income than she could get by just taking her own benefits.

For example, if her spouse is the higher wage earner and can afford to delay taking benefits, your mother could eventually receive higher survivor benefits.

Or, your mother and her spouse could employ a “file and suspend” strategy. Under this strategy, her spouse, upon reaching full retirement age, files for retirement benefits and then immediately requests to have those benefits suspended. As a result, your mother can file for spousal benefits, which would be larger than what she would receive at her full retirement age. To make sure they are making any Social Securityrelated moves correctly, though, your mother and her spouse will want to consult with a tax advisor who is thoroughly familiar with Social Security rules.

You want your mother to enjoy a long, happy and active retirement. So, talk to her about the moves she can make to help turn that aspiration into reality.

Scott Johnson, CFP, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, 974-1965. Edward Jones does not provide legal advice. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.

Oak Lawn woman named one of the top divorce lawyers in the state Schiller DuCanto & Fleck, LLP announced that Anita M. Ventrilli, an Oak Lawn resident and graduate of Mother McAuley, was named one of the top divorce lawyers in the state, according to Leading Lawyers magazine.

Senior partner, Karen PinkertLieb, has been named the Top Woman Divorce Lawyer by the magazine, which cited her versatility as both a seasoned negotiator and a skilled litigator enable her to achieve the best possible results while always remaining dedicated to her client’s priorities.

Pinkert-Lieb is an expert in marital dissolution cases, and also handles pre/post marital agreements, civil union dissolutions, and complex parentage.

Additionally, seven of its women attorneys, including Pinkert-Lieb, have been named to the 2015 Illinois Top 100 Women Consumer Lawyers list. Schiller DuCanto & Fleck’s seven selections were the most of any law firm.

“This distinction further serves testament to the strength of our women attorneys,” said Donald C. Schiller, senior partner, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck.

“We are very honored that so many of our attorneys are recognized as top professionals in their industry.”

The 2015 Illinois Top 100 Women Consumer Lawyers include senior partners: PinkertLieb, Meighan A. Harmon, Tanya J. Stanish, and Ventrilli. Partners selected were: Michele M. Jochner, Jennifer Dillion Kotz, and Andrea M. Muchin.

Pinkert-Lieb and Ventrelli were named as Illinois Top 100 Women Lawyers and Top 10 Women Consumer Lawyers, No. 3 and No.8, respectively.

Ventrelli was also named as the No. 3 woman divorce lawyer.

The lists in Leading Lawyers Magazine are compiled as a result of “thousands of contacts with Illinois lawyers asking them which of their peers they

Ventrelli believe comprise the top lawyers.”

Lawyers cannot buy their way on the list of leading lawyers, but rather, those selected are most recommended by their peers.

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Area Property Tran$fer$ Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.

Chicago Ridge Gaudyn Ewa to Kemp Mary E, 3101 W 95th St, Unit #2C, $64,000; BMO Harris Bk to Amer Monir, 9825 S Harlem Ave, $52,500; Ciesla Adrian J to Bennett John, 10319 Barnard Dr, $190,000.

Evergreen Park Omalley Robert T to Morrison Michael J, 9631 S Hamlin Ave, $300,000; Fannie Mae to Rangel Jorge, 2936 W 100th St, $125,000; Walsh Katie to Raleigh William T, 9810 S Harding Ave, $175,000; Holle John Tr to TKO Property Mgmt LLC, 9346 S Troy St, $81,000; Kelly Denise M Tr to Fisher Anthony H, 9619 S Francisco Ave, $140,000; Mudler Richard A to Navarro Maria M, 9421 S Sacramento Ave, $116,000.

Hickory Hills Fannie Mae to Elameer Fuad, 8535 W Thomas Charles Ln, $102,000; Gonzalez Ricardo to Potacki Amanda, 9320 S 81st Ave, $110,000; Judicial Sales Corp to JB Real Estate Fund LLC Series 8545, 8545 84th Ave, $168,000.

Oak Lawn Mcdonald Robert J to Robinson April, 9720 Pulaski Rd, Unit #9720107, $55,000; Broderick Gilbert to Zawislak Ryszard, 10120 Pulaski Rd, Unit #101202W, $42,000; Khalifa Alaa to Steen Ashley, 9716 Karlov Ave, Unit #2209, $50,000; Schiffman David M Tr to Hall Frederick P, 5920 W 89th Pl, $209,000; US Bk to Ascension Comm Prop Inc, 5424 W 90th St, $96,000; Martinez Eva to Kuruvillah Phillip, 9724 Karlov Ave, Unit #4110, $45,000; Fannie Mae to Ahmed Adel Ali, 10429 Mansfield Ave, Unit #104252, $85,000; Poole Jerry Matthew to Powers Eugene M, 10705 S Kildare Ave, $232,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to LLD Prop Inc, 10421 S Keating Ave, $460,000; Delberto Lynn to Delberto Michael, 9328 Meade Ave, $150,000; 2010 Real Estate Foreclosure LLC to Nunez Michael, 9217 Tulley Ave, $160,000; Martinez Oscar to Seem Grp LLC, 4039 Trafalgar Ln, $23,500; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Standard B&T Co Tr, 9620 Mayfield Ave, $45,000; Cook County Sheriff to Reliable Grp LLC, 7005 W 87th St, $155,000; Bracken Joseph Ind Adm to Mckenzie Gary, 9621 Karlov Ave, Unit #9621-NE103, $55,000; TCF Natl Bk to Muthana

Aneesa, 4009 105th St, Unit #40092, $60,000.

Palos Hills Pesce Joseph V to Thompson Joshua P, 8103 W 98th St, $183,000; PKL City LLC to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, 7921 W 103rd St, Unit #3B, $85,500; Logsdon Mary C to Ciesla Adrian J, 11126 Cottonwood Dr, Unit #11A, $139,000; Orant Anthony L to Fioravanti Robert III, 10016 S Eleanor Ave, $354,500.

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Pharmacy technicians Mousa Haddadin, of Summit, and Trina O’Kane, of Garfield Ridge, review some information at Garfield Pharmacy, 6456 W. Archer Ave. in Chicago.

Garfield Pharmacy aims to maintain neighborhood tradition Jawad Hamdan, who opened the Garfield Pharmacy last month in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community, is proud to be continuing a neighborhood tradition.

“I wanted to maintain an independent pharmacy in the area,” said Hamdan.

Garfield Pharmacy, 6456 W. Archer Ave., is now the fifth pharmacy that Hamdan has opened. He has other locations in Chicago’s Little Village, Pilsen and Gage Park neighborhoods, and in Chicago Ridge.

What appealed to Hamdan was that the Garfield Ridge location has a history of being an independent pharmacy. The site was most recently Archer Pharmacy and that location has been an independent pharmacy in the community for nearly 40 years.

“It’s an area that got my attention,” said Hamdan. “It was already set up to be a pharmacy. I like the area. It is very quiet and multicultural.

We have a lot of people coming in who are Polish and Mexican. It is very steady.”

Hamdan said the people he has met are hardworking and loyal. They like the idea of an independent pharmacy where they feel comfortable and get to know the pharmacists and other employees. Hamdan said it is a connection to the neighborhood.

He said attentive service is provided with low prices. Free medication delivery is provided. Garfield Pharmacy accepts Medicare and Medicaid customers.

Hamdan has four employees at Garfield Pharmacy. He is looking for someone who can speak Polish. Hamdan’s goal is to eventually have 10 employees, which is about the number he has at each of his other locations.

Plans for a grand opening will take place when the weather improves, Hamdan said. He has tentative plans for music and will give out free gift bags.

Garfield Pharmacy is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays.

For more information, call 773-424-7772.

Tropical Sno to open for summer in Bridgeview Sno - Daze Tropical Sno will be opened for the season Friday, May 1, at 7777 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview.

Comings & Goings By Bob Bong Normal business hours of 2-10 p.m. started on Saturday, May 2.

Pandora to open at Chicago Ridge Mall Pandora will open its third south suburban jewelry store on April 29, at Chicago Ridge Mall.

The retailer also has stores at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park and one that opened in December at Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet.

Tinley Kmart adopts K-fresh format Kmart is reconfiguring its Tinley Park store at 16300 S. Harlem Ave. from a Super Kmart into a new format the chain calls K-fresh.

The Hoffman Estates-based retailer is changing most of its remaining Super Kmarts into the new format, which includes the removal of its butcher, bakery and deli food service departments.

The new format also includes less sales floor space, reduced operating hours fewer staff.

The company said in a release at least five of its remaining 11 Super Kmart stores would be converted. The Tinley store was the only one in Illinois.

K-fresh stores have replaced the service departments with prepackaged items, and offer reduced brand variety and pack sizes.

Store hours have been cut from 24 hours to 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.com and www.southlandsavvy. blogspot.com.

Local agent becomes certified Butch Zemar, President of Elite Benefits of America became certified through The National Association of Health Underwriters’ (NAHU) new professional development course on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Zemar, an Evergreen Park resident, completed this 10hour course to receive the most up-to-date information on the key technical components of PPACA and is prepared to counsel his/her clients on upcoming required healthcare changes and new options for health plans.

“By taking this course, Zemar has joined an elite group who is uniquely qualified to assist clients in complying with the new law,” said NAHU CEO Janet Trautwein. “He under-

stands how the market is likely to change over the next few years, and is in the perfect position to advise families and businesses in planning for the future.”

Zemar, President of Elite Benefits of America has been an insurance agent for over 10 years and was a 2014 Broker of the Year Finalist. He is a healthcare reform specialist and author who has two books published about healthcare reform for businesses and manufacturers.

Zemar leads a team of professionals committed to providing the highest in product offerings and long-term service and support. He has established a reputation as a “health care reform specialist” with a deep understanding of the industry and provides businesses with

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But we had scant guessing for this one.

The first people to be wide awake for this week’s contest was the tag-team of Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky, who also provided a Dunkin’ Donuts webpage touting its new bacon guacamole flatbread item on its menu. Guacamole rhymes with Maholy, who pioneered this contest. But we digress.

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Controversial finish caps male portion of Palos Heights races

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When it came to figuring out which males won the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon and 10K run on Sunday — well, it required a little work.

What should have been simple tasks turned into ordeals. It wasn’t a matter of who crossed the finish line first in Palos Heights — that would be too easy.

For the record, Kyle Brady of Warrenville won the half marathon with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 31 seconds while Tinley Park’s Mark Luttrell set the pace in the 10K with his 38:12 clocking.

But before that happened a couple of bizarre and somewhat surreal events unfolded.

In the 10K race, a man wearing no shirt or bib crossed the finish line first and accepted the winning medal. He said his name was Juan Munoz from Cicero, but when a reporter asked him his age, he replied, “Naaah.’’

Since the man didn’t have a bib or timing chip, he was termed a “bandit” by race officials and denied the victory.

Instead, the win was given to the 42-year-old Luttrell.

Race co-founder Mel Diab said it was the first time in the history of the First Midwest Bank event such a thing had occurred.

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Warrenville’s Kyle Brady stretches before the start of Sunday’s half marathon in Palos Heights. He went on to win the eighth running of the race.

bandits,” Diab said. “It happens to the best marathons.

“There was a guy from France who participated in the Chicago Marathon who once tried to win prize money when he finished ninth or 10th overall. They have chip timing and they found that

he cheated and took a cab.”

Declaring a winner for the half marathon also proved more confusing and complicated than expected.

Because some of the early finishers in the half marathon were passing by the slower

10K runners, the race’s other co-founder, Jeff Prestinario, had some concerns. They turned out to be well-founded.

Despite race organizers’ attempts to instruct the 10K runners to go through a makeshift chute on the left side and the half marathoners to run into one on the right, Brady slipped through the cracks and crossed the finish line with a group of 10K runners. Thus he wasn’t allowed the ceremonial luxury of breaking the tape in victory.

“I saw a guy who looked like a half-marathon type in with the 10K runners, but I didn’t know for sure,” said Prestinario, who also served as the race announcer. “I didn’t want to announce that he was our winner unless I knew for sure.’’

Brady, a standout runner from Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and North Central College, departed right after he completed his race. The individuals in charge of timing said they weren’t certain what Brady’s official time was but guessed it to be 1:11:31, just ahead of Gurnee’s Jared Rothlauf, who was clocked at 1:12:29.

The women’s winners were easier to track as Bolingbrook’s Kristen Heckert, 26, won with a 1:18:36. She was followed across the line by Chicago’s Alyssa Poremba, 23, at 1:18:44.

Photo by Jeff Vorva Both are runners for the New A man who claimed to be from Cicero and said his name was Juan Munoz crossed the finish line first in the First Midwest Bank 10K race on Sunday,

See RACES, Page 4 but he had no timer chip or bib and was not declared the winner.

Spartans in the driver’s seat

Caravan cause Vikings’ collapse Vikings, Crusaders both run afoul of Mt. Carmel

Their SSC Red lead grows after more wins

By Ken Karrson

By Ken Karrson

Sports Editor

Sports Editor

Two years ago Mt. Carmel captured a Class 4A baseball championship for the first time.

Don’t be shocked if the Caravan go back for seconds this June.

If last week’s display offered any sort of accurate glimpse at Mt. Carmel’s abilities — and based on the Caravan’s glossy season record it probably did — the Chicago Catholic League Blue squad will be a tough out come playoff time. Mt. Carmel was certainly formidable in four league outings against local schools St. Laurence and Brother Rice.

Neither team was able to solve the Caravan, who left both with an uphill climb to regain challenger status within the CCL Blue.

That’s especially true for the Vikings, whose two setbacks versus Mt. Carmel were preceded by a pair against defending 4A kingpin Providence Catholic.

“It’s a different spot [for us],” St. Laurence coach Pete Lotus said. “It’s the first time in my 10 years we’re in this position. We have a lot to work on.

“We have good kids — they work hard and I know it’s been hard on them [to experience this]. I think we’ll get it figured out.”

Rice was able to do some quick rebuilding of confidence at Loyola Academy’s expense. After falling to the Caravan — once by the mercy rule — the Crusaders rebounded to defeat the Ramblers 8-4 and 8-5 on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.

“It was an emotional roller coaster on Monday and Tuesday,” Rice coach John McCarthy said. “We had hit rock bottom on where we were emotionally as far as how good we were. I think we had lost a little bit of self-confidence.

“It was a huge point in the season for us, but I’m proud of the guys for bonding together and coming back. We got stronger [after that].”

Mt. Carmel St. Laurence

10-13 1-3

Already licking their wounds after a double dip at Providence’s hands, the Vikings were hoping to get back on track last Wednesday.

Instead, Caravan sophomore Cameron Hupe stymied St. Laurence’s offense by allowing just four hits while Mt. Carmel banged out 14 against three Vikings hurlers.

While the discrepancy was evident, Lotus didn’t think his pitchers deserved all the blame. He noted they were undermined by a defense that committed four errors and never did settle into a groove last week.

“You’re going to have some rough innings against good teams, but I really expected us to play better [overall],” Lotus said. “It felt like we were down by more than we were [early on]. It was frustrating

Photo by Jeff Vorva

St. Laurence’s Nick Verta slides safely into second base while Providence Catholic’s Mike Madej leaps high to spear an errant throw and save the ball from flying into the outfield last Monday. The defending Class 4A champion Celtics downed the Vikings 7-2 in a Chicago Catholic League Blue contest in Burbank.

because I think again we had pretty good pitching.

“We tried to address what it takes to be successful in the Catholic League Blue, but we haven’t been doing some things to make it happen [like] getting clutch hits and making plays [in the field].

We have to remember we’re a little bit young and we don’t have a lot of guys who’ve been through it [before]. We’re feeling our way through things — that’s a tough way to play.”

The main thing, according to Lotus, is making sure his athletes don’t get discouraged. After last week’s struggles, that became a genuine concern.

“I’ve always thought our kids have done a good job of bouncing back from adversity,” he said. “I don’t see that [right now].”

St. Laurence (14-7, 5-5) trailed only 1-0 through three innings, but the Caravan ripped the game wide open with a four-run fifth.

That uprising was sandwiched between two other multiple-run rallies.

Mt. Carmel had several contributors to its noisemaking, most notably Malik Carpenter (three hits, two RBI). Also getting into the act were Scott Kapers (two hits, two RBI), Ako Thomas (two hits, two runs), Josh Stowers (two RBI) and Nick Wheeler (two RBI).

Tommy Farrell and Nick Verta both belted doubles for the Vikings and the former eventually tallied their lone run on Frank Greco’s sacrifice fly.

See VIKINGS, Page 3

Hertz didn’t need to put Oak Lawn in the driver’s seat. The Spartans did it themselves.

What placed Oak Lawn in control of the South Suburban Conference Red race was a continuation of its recent play. The Spartans have hit only minor bumps over the past few weeks and Evergreen Park was unable to alter that trend last week.

Oh, the Mustangs certainly tried, particularly in the opener of a two-game series on Monday.

Senior Brian Pall, fresh off a dominating performance versus Shepard in which he struck out 15 and allowed only a bunt single, was strong again as he limited Oak Lawn to four hits while fanning eight.

“It seemed like his curveball got sharper as the game went along,” Spartans coach Bill Gerny said. “After starting at our knees, it was biting right into the dirt and it was tough for our guys to lay off that. We swung at a lot of bad pitches.

“Nothing was going our way offensively. The way we were swinging the bats, we were fortunate to get that last run off him.”

But that was the one making the difference for Oak Lawn, which stayed in the hunt thanks to a masterful exhibition by its own hurler, Matt Witkowski.

Witkowski was nicked for a run in the first but no others, so when the Spartans capitalized on an Evergreen error in the sixth to scratch out a score,

they were able to bag a hardfought 2-1 triumph.

And with that one in its possession, Oak Lawn finished off the Mustangs with far less difficulty on Tuesday as it captured a 9-0 victory. With a 10-0 rout of TF North in a Thursday crossover also factored in, the Spartans entered the current week with just one loss in 12 SSC encounters and, more importantly, a 2 ½-game advantage over second-place Shepard.

“Our guys are playing looser and more relaxed,” Gerny said.

“We haven’t had this hot a start [in conference play] since I’ve been here.”

And Gerny didn’t want to risk anything by taking struggling TF North for granted. Instead of letting pitcher Chad Cwik be used in a lower-level meeting with Evergreen, Gerny put the sophomore on the hill versus the Meteors varsity, where Cwik delivered three innings of onehit, four-strikeout ball.

“We didn’t want to have a 5-3 win over them, where guys are starting to doubt themselves a little bit,” Gerny said. “They’re playing with so much confidence [that] we want to keep it rolling into the tougher part of our schedule. If our guys take their foot off the gas even a little bit, we could be down 4-0 right away.”

Gerny wasn’t referring to TF North with that statement, but to the Mustangs, who were obviously seeking to make amends for Monday’s gut-wrenching See SPARTANS, Page 5

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AP, phone home

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Mustangs making their move

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

When the regular season began, Evergreen Park coach John O’Connor was anticipating that his young team would need about a half-season to round into form and perhaps become a contender both in the South Suburban Conference Red and beyond.

After the Mustangs went 4-1 last week, O’Connor is confident they are right on schedule.

Evergreen began its week with an 8-5 win over Lemont on Monday, followed it with a 14-1 victory over Argo the next day and 5-0 shutout of Eisenhower on Wednesday before splitting a doubleheader with Queen of Peace on Saturday.

The Mustangs are now 12-7 overall and 8-5 in conference play.

“The girls played very well last week,” O’Connor said. “It took a while for us to come around because we have so many young players. I felt that we would start playing better about halfway through the season, and now it’s starting to happen.

“I think we’re starting to jell and I’m looking forward to the IHSA regionals coming up. I know I’m looking [ahead], but I think we have a lot to look forward to. We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores who are playing well.”

Bethany Salazar went 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored in Evergreen’s SSC crossover triumph over Lemont while freshman Lizzie Brendich had a hit and tallied twice. Megan Pyles picked up the pitching win. Salazar (two RBI, one run) and Brendich (three runs, one RBI) both delivered two hits in support of freshman pitcher Kelly Farmer, who stopped Argo on Tuesday.

That same batting duo was at it again versus the Cardinals as they evenly split four more hits between them. Salazar augmented hers with two RBI and two runs while Brendich contributed one of each. Farmer won for the seventh time in eight decisions.

Salazar completed a 10-for15 week at the plate by totaling four hits in the twinbill against the Pride. Three of her hits were homers and she drove in 10 runs.

After producing a pair of 2-for4 efforts on Saturday, Brendich wound up 9-for-18 for the week with four RBI. “Bethany and Lizzie both had a great week for us,” O’Connor said. “Lizzie has had a heck of a year and is coming along very nicely as a freshman.”

Another key for the Mustangs was the return of starting pitcher Maddie Vojacek from tendinitis that had sidelined her all season.

She pitched all seven innings in the second Queen of Peace game and struck out seven.

A year ago Vojacek went down with a knee injury in a game against Oak Forest.

“Maddie pitched on Saturday and it was great to have her back,” O’Connor said. “Now we have the luxury of three starting pitchers: Vojacek, Farmer and Megan Pyles. We’re very excited about that because Maddie is throws a lot of heat and Kelly and Megan are more off-speed.

“We’re also planning using Maddie as a closer, which will be a great contrast in pitching styles from Farmer and Pyles. It’s just

nice to have Maddie back.”

O’Connor said his squad has bounced back impressively after dropping a couple of 6-4 verdicts to Shepard the previous week and losing 14-10 to Reavis.

“Shepard is a good team and we played them tough both games,” he said. “There were some calls that could have went either way, but the girls have really picked their game up this past week. The Reavis game was also tough because of a bad call, but we didn’t help ourselves with two errors.

“We just have to continue to play fundamentally strong and stay focused.”

Evergreen will get more opportunities to do just that as it was slated to square off with Illiana Christian, Richards and Thornton this week.

“We’re looking forward to [that], especially getting a chance against Richards,” O’Connor said.

“We’ve been improving every day and I’m hoping the girls can continue to do that in this coming week’s games. It would be nice.”

SHEPARD

A 9-2 win over Oak Lawn salvaged last week for the Astros, who fell short against both Reavis (13-7) and Tinley Park (7-2) before that.

Skylor Hilger did her part in trying to subdue the Rams as she unloaded a homer and double as part of a three-hit day. Jalyn Stepney also homered. Pitcher Gabby Graffeo struck out six but couldn’t keep Reavis’ bats quiet for very long.

The Rams plated eight runs in the sixth.

Jenna Husienga reached base three times against the Titans, knocked in one run and scored another, but not much else was happening for Shepard on that day. Graffeo took the loss. *** Jessica Coyle went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and one run in the Astros’ romp past SSC Red rival Oak Lawn. Hilger also was 3-for-4 for Shepard (18-6, 10-4) with a triple and three runs.

The Astros waited until their last at-bat to take control as they tallied six times during that plate appearance. Stroking RBI hits in that rally were Taylor Horn (tworun double), Stepney (double), Husienga, Heather O’Kelly and Kaitlyn Blaton.

Graffeo scattered seven hits and fanned two in gaining the pitching victory. Marisa Loya took the loss for the Spartans while striking out five. She also smacked a pair of hits as did her sister Mia, who scored once.

OAK LAWN

Besides free food, the Associated Press is a journalist’s best friend.

Without input from the nation’s most noted wire service, newspapers across the country would be unable to provide their readership with the kind of thorough coverage that’s come to be expected.

The AP sends reporters everywhere, from each corner of the continental U.S. to any place the action is happening abroad. Publishers especially love the AP because it saves their own organizations a great deal of travel money, thereby enabling said executives to put together a more diverse vacation itinerary for themselves.

Generally speaking, the AP is a reliable source of information.

Occasionally, though, even it goes above and beyond the call — much to some famous folks’ consternation, I hasten to add.

A couple weeks ago, the AP inadvertently made available to its media customers a list of sports personalities’ home phone numbers. It read like a Who’s Who of American athletics, with inclusions ranging from former superstars like Kareem AbdulJabbar, Hank Aaron and Dick Butkus to legendary coaches such as John Wooden, Don Shula and Eddie Robinson, and owners like George Steinbrenner and Jerry Reinsdorf.

The list also included a number of famous dead heroes, such as Wilt Chamberlain, Walter Payton, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, which indicates that it’s either well out of date or the AP’s found one heck of a long-distance carrier.

Of course, by the time the list journeyed from the media’s hands into those of John Q. Public via thousands of e-mails, steps had already been taken by many of the rich and famous to make those numbers obsolete, at least in regards to themselves.

But with so many cell phones and other wireless communications devices out there these days, phone numbers cannot just be summarily trashed.

So now, in their haste to distance themselves from their adoring fans, the number-changing sportsmen have created a nightmare for innocent parties. When some guy is yearning to yak it up with John Elway, he doesn’t want to settle for John Smith, unless that name belongs to the former New England Patriots place-kicker.

As a colleague of mine opined, Americans’ love affair with sports and entertainment-world figures knows no limits. Any country that can somehow turn talent-less Paris Hilton into a celebrity, even for a brief time, is in way over its head when it comes to misplaced idol worship.

But since no one is universally liked — except Mr. Rogers, whose name wasn’t on the list — that means some of the calls placed to the headline-makers are apt to be less-than-cordial in nature. Thus, there will probably be hundreds of instances where someone thinks he’s giving Bud Selig a tongue-lashing when, in fact, the recipient of the diatribe is an insurance man named Bud Black, who is not in any way related to the ex-Kansas City Royals pitcher bearing the same moniker.

Confusion will reign, but I have some suggestions for those who may wind up being unintentionally victimized: No. 1: Respond the way you think the famous person would, meaning that you simply blow off the blowhard.

No. 2: Pretend you are the famous person and blow off the blowhard, which then worsens the already-shaky reputation of the celebrity and gives you a deep sense of retaliatory satisfaction for having gotten saddled with his old phone number in the first place.

No. 3: Engage in a lengthy conversation with the caller and calmly explain to him why his opinion of you couldn’t be further from the truth, seeing as how you aren’t the person he wants.

When he persists in criticizing, loudly chastise him for being a brainless buffoon and hang up.

No. 4: Curse at any caller immediately upon answering the phone, then threaten legal action if you’re ever again bothered at home. Thinking you’re insane enough to actually do them some sort of harm, the phone intruders will leave you alone, as will any family members or friends who accidentally tried to contact you while you were in the midst of your psychotic rant.

No. 5: Have a friend who knows a foreign language tape an outgoing message for you, then let your answering machine pick up every call. Unless the person on the other end of the line is looking for a World Cup soccer player, he’ll realize the phone number no longer has any star quality attached to it and will cease dialing you up, thereby ridding your life of another mope.

No. 6: Work quickly to get your number changed, so some other poor sucker gets stuck with it. Hey, let the headaches be someone else’s. Besides, with a little luck, another famous — or infamous — person will be given the number.

And I’m sure O.J. Simpson’s got more time to talk than any of us do.

BARTOSH

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Queen of Peace’s Abby Bennett tries to get things lined up for herself during an at-bat last Monday against Oak Lawn. The Pride had a long afternoon as they suffered a 12-0 loss at home versus the neighboring Spartans.

Loya was the heroine versus Richards as she stroked the twoRBI double that finally broke a scoreless tie. Kaleigh Hayes (two hits) and Natalia Rafacz crossed the plate on Loya’s two-bagger.

Mia Loya earned the victory in the circle by striking out 11, giving up four hits and issuing only one free pass. She absorbed the defeat against Oak Forest.

Oak Lawn managed only two hits.

MARIST

The RedHawks sprinted to a 5-0 week and extended their unbeaten string to 11 while improving to 18-4-2 on the season. Marist has won all 10 of its East Suburban Catholic Conference matchups to date.

The only real challenge issued to the RedHawks was from Nazareth Academy in the front end of an ESCC doubleheader on Saturday, but that was only because the Roadrunners were able to keep Marist’s bats somewhat in check. Four runs were three more than the RedHawks required as they shut out Nazareth 4-0. Game 2 ended 12-0.

Amanda McIlhany was Marist’s big gun as she went 6-for-8 on the day with three RBI and three runs and pitched a no-hitter in the nightcap.

Madison Naujokas was the RedHawks’ headliner in their 12-2 rout of Oak Forest last Monday as she was 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Her 3-for-4 performance on Wednesday included a two-run homer, which helped bury Minooka 10-0. Naujokas finished that contest with five RBI and two runs.

Emily Riley chalked up the pitching win by firing a one-hitter and whiffing eight.

Brooke Wilson went 3-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBI in Marist’s 12-3 mashing of Richards on Thursday. The Bulldogs’ lone success last week was against TF North, which got rocked 19-4 in an SSC crossover on Monday.

Handing the Spartans another setback during a 2-2 week was Oak Forest, which prevailed by a 2-0 count last Wednesday. Oak Lawn defeated neighborhood foe Richards by that same score in eight innings the day before and also shut out Queen of Peace 12-0 last Monday.

The rout of the Pride was led

by Marisa Loya (homer, two RBI, two runs), Mia Loya two hits, two runs), Ashley Labuda (two hits, three RBI, one run) and Hayden Landingham (two RBI, one run).

Marisa Loya whiffed 14 Peace MOTHER MCAULEY batters, walked no one and alGoing unbeaten in three games lowed just three hits in pocketing last week were the Mighty Macs, a pitching win. who took down Queen of Peace

(5-0 on Tuesday), Reavis (11-0 on Wednesday) and Regina (8-2 on Thursday). The latter triumph raised Mother McAuley’s record to 7-0 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red and 18-3 overall.

Amy Balich’s two homers, part of a 3-for-5 effort, lifted the Macs to their league win. Morgan Fleming included a three-run dinger among her two hits versus the Rams and pitcher Holly Marousek (two-hitter, 14 strikeouts) was McAuley’s star opposite the Pride.

Also part of Peace’s 1-4 week was a 10-2 loss to Loyola Academy.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN

A busy week featured the Knights going 2-3. Their victories came over Walther Christian (15-3) and Guerin Prep (9-3) while defeats were doled out to Chicago Christian by Manteno (12-0), Reavis (5-2) and Lemont (13-5).

Bethany Regnerus’ three-run homer was a key blow for the Knights (7-12-1) in their rout of Walther. She collected two hits in the game. Pitcher Hannah Dieck struck out nine batters in the win over Guerin and also delivered at the plate with three RBI.

SANDBURG

Maggie Lehr’s two roundtrippers and four RBI propelled the Eagles to an 11-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue victory over Stagg last Wednesday.

That win was followed up by a 10-0 whitewash of Joliet West on Friday as Paige Chladek (3for-4, two doubles, three RBI, one run) led Sandburg (14-9, 5-2).

Preventing a perfect week was a 10-5 defeat against Lockport last Monday.

Stagg also wound up on the wrong end of two other lopsided outcomes: 16-1 versus Andrew last Tuesday and 10-0 against Lockport on Thursday.

The Chargers did get the better of Bolingbrook, however, as Sam Owens (two RBI), Amanda Collins (three runs) and pitcher Alexis Minet (three strikeouts, four-hitter) played pivotal roles.

Oak Lawn pitcher Marissa Loya was in control last Monday as she threw a 12-0 shutout against host Queen of Peace.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Milestone met — again

Knights surpass 20 wins for 7th straight season

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Less than two decades ago Chicago Christian had some baseball seasons where its total number of games didn’t stretch much beyond 25.

Since Eric Brauer became coach in 2009, however, that has frequently marked the amount of victories the Knights have collected each spring. Twenty-three is the fewest in any campaign to date, and Christian is on the cusp of passing that plateau yet again.

With three more wins banked last week, the Knights had 21 in their possession entering the current week. And because two of them were garnered in Metro Suburban Conference crossover contests, Christian remained in the hunt for an East Division crown.

That isn’t the Knights’ primary objective in 2015, but Brauer obviously wouldn’t refuse it. More important to him is the continued success of the program on an annual basis, something he said started with his predecessor Sam Hamstra.

“I give a ton of credit to Sam for laying the foundation and getting things rolling in the right direction,” Brauer said. “It’s fun to see the kids achieve.

“We’ve been fortunate we have quality-character kids that buy into what we’re doing. Regardless of talent [level], if you’ve got everybody going in the right direction, you can get a lot accomplished.”

That was certainly true for Christian (21-6, 9-4) on Wednesday and Thursday as it recorded shutouts at two out-of-the-ordinary locales. The first win, a 6-0 decision over IC Catholic, was earned at the Steel Yard in Gary, Ind., home of the minor-league South Shore RailCats while the second came against host St. Edward at Judson University in Elgin by a 9-0 count.

The Knights just missed registering a third whitewash as they defeated Westminster Christian 12-1 last Monday in Palos Heights. Keeping Chicago Christian’s week from being completely rewarding were Aurora Christian and Joliet West, which handed down 5-2 and 8-4 setbacks, respectively.

The Eagles did all of their damage on Tuesday in the third inning, which was pushed along by two Knights misplays, a couple of overthrows and a pair of free passes. “[And] they had some timely hits,” Brauer said. “The whole game for us was [the result of] one inning. We just couldn’t get out of it.”

Those five runs were plenty for Aurora pitcher R.D. Lutzel, who silenced Chicago Christian on two hits while fanning 10, the second-most strikeouts chalked up against the Knights this season. Dan Vos’ single in the sixth provided both Chicago Christian markers.

“There are definitely pluses in See KNIGHTS, Page 4

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SXU SPORTS SUMMARY

Two Cougars teams qualify for nationals One of the St. Xavier University teams that qualified for an NAIA national tournament was no surprise.

The other, however, probably caught a number of people off guard.

With pitching sensation Nicole Nonnemacher as its key figure, the softball squad has run roughshod over the majority of its competition this spring. The Cougars’ most recent trio of victories gave them 44 in 51 outings and a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tourney championship to go along with their regular-season title.

SXU (44-5-2), which is ranked fifth nationally, was to learn the identity of its first opponent in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament today. Play will be conducted at 10 sites beginning Monday.

Also extending its season was the women’s golf team, which captured the CCAC tournament crown last week. That victory moved the Cougars into the NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships, which take place May 1215 at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Ga. The event consists of one practice round and four championship rounds with a maximum of 144 players, which includes approximately 27 teams and 5-to-10 individual qualifiers.

“What a great accomplishment for the ladies to win our conference and go to nationals with only four girls in just the second year of our program,” SXU coach Mike Mandakas said. “I am so proud of all four of them. It took a full team effort to win.”

SOFTBALL

Nonnemacher threw her 15th shutout of the season while striking out 14 batters and allowing only one hit, and that performance plus clutch hitting from Sarah Saunders enabled the Cougars to edge the University of St. Francis 1-0 for the CCAC postseason title Saturday at the Ballpark in Rosemont.

Saunders’ biggest contribution was a second-inning double. Following that leadoff hit, the senior advanced to third and eventually tallied the contest’s lone run on a wild pitch.

Following the championship game, SXU had some of its players named to the 2015 CCAC’s alltourney squad. Tournament MVP Nonnemacher, Saunders, junior catcher Jessica Arebalo, junior shortstop Rebekah Ferguson, senior center fielder Shannon Lauret and senior right fielder Katie Sears were the Cougars’ representatives. *** To reach the final, SXU rode another sterling effort from Nonnemacher and Arebalo’s 3-for-3 day at the plate to a 6-3 triumph over Olivet Nazarene University on Friday.

Nonnemacher notched her 24th win in 27 decisions by fanning 11, walking one and scattering six hits. Arebalo’s two-run double in the first staked Nonnemacher to a lead and the former later added a double.

The Tigers pulled even with the Cougars in the fifth on Mikaela Goetz’s hit, but doubles by Ferguson, Lauret (RBI) and Megan James (RBI) restored the advantage to SXU. An Olivet error and Sears’ single then increased the locals’ lead to 6-2 in the sixth.

Ferguson ended the day with three hits and three runs. *** Arebalo also played a starring role for the Cougars last Thursday in a 2-0 victory over USF. The Stagg alumnus went 2-for-3 with a triple and drove in both SXU runs.

In the circle Nonnemacher tossed a two-hitter and whiffed 12 while going the distance.

Before the game Nonnemacher and Ferguson were named the CCAC Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year, respectively, the first such dual accomplishment for the Cougars in the same softball campaign. Myra Minuskin shared the conference’s Coach of the Year honor.

Other SXU players chosen for the All-CCAC first team included Ferguson, Sears and Lauret. Earning a spot on the second team was sophomore second baseman Savannah Kinsella. *** Prior to being tabbed for the All-CCAC team, Nonnemacher and Ferguson received the conference’s weekly pitching and player honors, the former doing so for the fifth time this spring.

Nonnemacher went 6-0 with a 0.20 earned-run average over 34 2/3 innings during the week that ended April 26. Four of her wins were shutouts and three featured the junior throwing a one-hitter.

Batters compiled a meager .088 cumulative average and struck out 58 times against Nonnemacher.

being an All-American, so this is the first step. I like how he is progressing through the season.”

WOMEN’S TRACK

Ferguson hit .577 (15-for-26) with three homers, another extrabase hit, 13 runs and seven RBI.

WOMEN’S GOLF

The Cougars lowered their team score by 20 strokes on the second day of the CCAC tournament to claim the championship last Tuesday at the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox. SXU totaled a 664 (342-322) for the tourney.

Sophomore Taylor Thompson’s round of 75 on Tuesday was an eight-shot improvement for her and made her the individual runner-up. Four strokes behind Thompson at 162 was freshman Hannah Cruz, who carded an 81 both days and tied for fourth place overall.

Sophomore Katie Reno followed up a first-day 91 with a 78 to land in a tie for ninth and freshman Hannah Schultz completed the Cougars’ scoring with her 175 (87-88), which put her in the No. 14 position.

“Taylor led the way again for us and [it was] a great tournament by Hannah,” Mandakas said.

“Katie had an awesome second round with a 78 [and] Hunter played great as well as she has been battling a swing change all winter long.

“The team left some shots out there [the first day], but they played good enough to finish only two shots out of the lead after Round 1. [They] played well on a difficult course.” *** Before competing in the CCAC event, Thompson claimed her second consecutive conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honor following her second-place showing at the AIB Invitational in Iowa. Her score of 80 helped SXU also be runner-up in the team standings.

MEN’S GOLF

Sophomore Kyle Yaeger shot a second-round 79 and finished in a tie for 12th to lead the Cougars to a third-place team finish in the CCAC Men’s Golf Championship last Thursday at Flossmoor Country Club.

SXU shot a cumulative 652 (321-331) and was well off the pace set by tourney champion Cardinal Stritch University (603; 307-296). Junior Zach Trent was the Cougars’ second-best finisher as he fired a 161 (78-83) over two days to place 15th in a 59-golfer field.

Sophomore Robert Lively and freshman Michael Perez shared the 24th position after each carded a 166. Lively’s best score was a 79 in the opening round while Perez’s 82 on the second day bettered his previous effort by two shots.

Freshman Joshua Napoli also competed for SXU and wound up 57th with a 190 (97-93).

“Hosting the conference championship was a very fun experience,” Mandakas said. “Even though our team didn’t finish better, I know that it was a great lesson for our players and a great opportunity to play at a fabulous course. It will help us prepare better for next year.”

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An NAIA provisional qualifying time of 31 minutes, 6.49 seconds in the 10,000-meter run by sophomore Abel Hernandez and record-breaking performance of 14:35.85 in the 5,000 by senior Brian Corcoran highlighted the Cougars’ appearances in Hillsdale (Mich.) College’s Gina Relays and the Benedictine University Twilight Invitational in Lisle.

Hernandez easily made the provisional qualifying time of 31:30 in his event and narrowly missed the automatic qualifier of 31 minutes. It was the secondfastest 10,000 clocking ever turned in by an SXU runner. Corcoran broke his own school-record time in the 5,000 while automatically qualifying for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.

The automatic qualifying standard in the latter race is 14:45.

“Brian ran a perfect race, and with that [same] type of performance at the national meet he has a legitimate chance to make the finals and possibly become an AllAmerican again,” Cougars coach Kyle Rago said. “[And] Abel’s performance was just what he needed.

“We’ve been training since late March, and hopefully this will give him even more confidence in his training. He set his goals for the season on making nationals and

Personal-best times by sophomore Nicole Watkins and freshman Rachal Brooks and a strong performance in the 10,000 by senior Ali Proffitt were the headline performances as the Cougars women also split their squad so SXU could be represented at both the Gina Relays and Twilight Invitational.

In Lisle on Friday, Watkins turned in a time of 4:51.16 in the 1,500 to surpass her previous low by 10 seconds while Brooks ran a personal-best 1:02.47 in the 400-dash. At the Gina Relays, Proffitt recorded a time of 39:32.92 in the 10,000.

“We had some very solid performances by Nicole, Rachal and Ali,” SXU coach Lisa Ebel said.

“We have put up some nice times over the last few weeks and I feel confident with where the team is at. I think we will do well [from here on].”

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The Cougars’ season ended last week but not before freshman right-hander Tyler Hebel fired a no-hitter on Tuesday.

Hebel’s outing, which included five strikeouts and five walks, came in the opener of a home doubleheader against Calumet College of St. Joseph. SXU (1328, 11-18) won that contest 12-0 at Richard R. Ferrell Field and then completed the sweep with a 16-2 rout in Game 2.

Hebel’s no-hitter was the first for a Cougars hurler since Scott Koziol threw one against Concordia (Mich.) University on March 4, 2011.

Nine runs in the first inning immediately put SXU in control of Game 1. Alec Barnhart’s twoRBI single was a key hit in the rally and the Cougars were also aided by two Crimson Wave errors. Barnhart went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored.

Bryan Polak added two RBI for SXU and Erik Eggert also knocked in a run.

Casey Papp totaled five RBI to spearhead the Cougars’ assault in the second contest. Three of those runs were driven in on a fifthinning triple, part of a seven-run SXU uprising in that frame. Papp’s sacrifice fly and Drey Devereaux’s two-run single were key elements in a six-run second stanza.

Robin Prokaski logged the Game 2 pitching by tossing a four-hitter. *** Devereaux finished with a game-best three hits and scored his team’s lone run, but the Cougars dropped their season finale 6-1 to NCAA Division II University of Wisconsin-Parkside last Wednesday night at Simmons Field in Kenosha, Wis. SXU was plagued by errors as six of them allowed the Rangers to plate four unearned runs. Seniors Jack Surane and Dan Wetzel split pitching for the Cougars and surrendered only six hits with six strikeouts and four walks.

Bryan Villanova chased in Devereaux with an eighth-inning groundout. SXU stranded nine baserunners. *** Sophomore catcher Ryan Pellack racked up four RBI on the day to help the Cougars earn a CCAC doubleheader split with Trinity Christian College last Monday at Richard R. Ferrell Field.

SXU won the opener 4-3 when sophomore Jeremy Dryier hit a walkoff single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. The Trolls gained their revenge in the nightcap as they made off with a 5-4 decision. Between games, the Cougars recognized their five seniors: Wetzel, Papp, Damon Softcheck, Villanova and Surane.

The Trolls had control early in Game 1, but freshman Jacob Wimmer’s fielder’s choice sliced SXU’s deficit to 2-1 in the second inning. Pellack’s two-out, tworun double then put the Cougars ahead for the first time in the fifth, but Trinity responded by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the sixth to create a deadlock that Dryier eventually broke.

Freshman left-hander Kyle Sabie (3-1) collected the victory in relief of Wetzel.

The Trolls constructed a 5-1 lead in Game 2 by tallying three times in the eighth, giving them just enough cushion to withstand SXU’s late push. Pellack (sacrifice fly, RBI single), Papp (RBI single) and Polak (RBI double) were the Cougars’ noisemakers in the eighth.

Matt McKenzie took the loss for SXU.

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St. Laurence first baseman Tommy Farrell knocks down a potential Providence Catholic hit and records a putout during the Vikings’ 7-2 home loss to the Celtics last Monday.

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Continued from page 1 *** Greco was the mound man who got roughed up by the Caravan in Saturday’s rematch. Again Mt. Carmel pounded out 14 hits as every one of its starters hit safely.

Carpenter’s grand slam was the most devastating blow unleashed on the Vikings, but six of his teammates delivered a pair of hits and four of those players drove in at least one run.

Amazingly, though, St. Laurence was within 5-3 in the fourth stanza and had men on second and third after scoring all of its runs during that plate appearance. Kevin Aderman singled in two of them and Dan Cummings coaxed a bases-loaded walk from Caravan ace Nelson Munoz, but the rally died out shortly after that.

Munoz, who beat the Vikings 3-2 in the 2014 postseason, rang up eight strikeouts.

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Greco took the hill against another standout pitcher, the Celtics’ Brent Villasenor, last Monday and again held his own as he fanned seven and scattered eight hits over six innings. Providence outhit the Vikings 13-6 on the day, but St. Laurence still managed to strand 10 baserunners.

Two Vikings were left in scoring position in the second inning and all three bags remained filled at the conclusion of the third. The Celtics scored twice in their second at-bat, using a double and sacrifice fly as payoffs.

Lotus said he didn’t believe his guys were intimidated by the defending state champions and declined to cite that as a possible reason for the failure to capitalize more often.

“We didn’t talk much about it because we’ve competed well with them [in the past],” he said.

“This game we had a lot of chances and we could have put a lot more pressure on their pitcher if we had scored early.”

Providence strung together a series of hits to up its lead to 4-0 in the fourth and added a threespot in its final turn at the plate. That late surge ensured that the Vikings’ solo markers in the sixth and seventh remained merely cosmetic.

Jake Tholl’s groundout and a Celtics error brought in St. Laurence’s runs. Sean Burnette’s double was the Vikes’ biggest hit. *** Both Providence and the Vikings finished with six hits last Tuesday, but four errors ruined Anthony Robles’ pitching performance on St. Laurence’s behalf. Three of those miscues led to a momentumchanging five-run outburst for the Celtics in the third inning.

“He threw the ball really well,” Lotus said of Robles. “[Strikeouts] are definitely not Anthony’s game. He gets ground balls, but when you don’t field them it’s a bad combination.

“All the games [last week] were real similar.

We didn’t play real well [at times]. And when you don’t make some plays against good teams it’ll cost you.”

The Vikings didn’t erase their goose egg until the fifth, doing so on Verta’s groundout. A double play killed off a promising third stanza and a total of four players were left aboard in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings.

Mt. Carmel Brother Rice

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Before silencing St. Laurence, Munoz did the same to the Crusaders. Rice (19-6, 7-3) collected just three hits off him last Monday in a game ended by five innings via the mercy rule.

Jake Ridgway (double), Ryan King and Danny Paluch were the only Crusaders to hit safely against

Munoz. Mike Schalasky suffered his first loss in five decisions for Rice after walking six and registering no strikeouts.

Mt. Carmel went up 4-0 in the first inning and erupted for six runs in the fifth.

“They took it to us,” McCarthy said. “We gave them opportunities to succeed and they took advantage of it. We learned a lot about ourselves and what it’s going to take to be an elite team come playoff time [from] the pressure Mt. Carmel put on us and the intensity of the game.

“Munoz kept us in check and kept us off-balance [by throwing] different pitches in different counts and their hitters, one through nine, are very good.

You don’t get any breaks in the order. We were very impressed with their team.” *** Tuesday offered some promise as the Crusaders plated three runs in the second inning. Ryan Kutt’s double got the rally going and King, Ridgway and Michael Massey all supplied RBI singles.

With Kutt setting down eight Caravan batters on third strikes and walking only one, Rice appeared in reasonably good shape. But an unsightly seven errors ultimately haunted the Crusaders as Mt. Carmel roared back to score all of its runs between the fifth and seventh. Augmenting the Crusaders’ miscues were a dozen Caravan hits.

“They’re a fundamentally sound team, but we didn’t play very well,” McCarthy said.

Andrew Dyke’s sixth-inning single knocked in Rice’s final marker.

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After slipping behind 2-0 in the first 2 ½ innings on Wednesday, the Crusaders were in danger of staying in a funk. In its third plate appearance, however, Rice piled up seven runs as six players had hits and the Ramblers issued three bases-on-balls.

The significant happening, in McCarthy’s opinion, was the single to right field stroked by Colin Shea, the No. 9 man in the order. While not responsible for driving in a run, the hit was notable because Shea is not a regular in the Crusaders’ lineup.

“Here’s a guy who hadn’t played in a week, [but] he comes off the bench to get a hit — you know that’s not easy to do,” McCarthy said. “That gave everyone a sense of energy and kind of turned things around.

“That’s a guy that’s a senior leader. He goes about his business and doesn’t complain.”

Also part of that rally were Schalasky (two-run single), Dyke (RBI double), King (RBI single), Ridgway (RBI single) and Paluch (RBI fielder’s choice). That was more than enough support for pitcher Jack Guzek, who scattered five hits over six innings, fanned five and walked one.

Schalasky finished with two hits and Massey (single) collected the last RBI. “We were able to recover after being down early and got a huge win on Wednesday,” McCarthy said. “We felt good [afterward]. We’ll see how big a turning point it is for us.” *** At the very least Rice stayed pointed in the right direction on Saturday as it completed a sweep of Loyola behind Schalasky’s seven-strikeout pitching effort and Massey’s 4-for-5 showing that spearheaded an 11-hit attack.

The Crusaders were down 4-3 after three innings but went ahead in the top of the fourth on RBI hits from Massey and Schalasky that followed a Ramblers error and hit batsman. Three more tallies in the sixth put Rice in control as King (RBI single), Schalasky (sacrifice fly), Kutt (double) and Massey (single, stolen base) led the way.

Ridgway (sacrifice fly) provided Rice’s initial run and two hits, a double steal and Loyola error were combined to give the visitors another pair of markers in the third. Four of the Ramblers’ runs came on three homers.

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Seventh-inning stretched Astros dig deep, beat Bengals in last at-bat

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Illini recruit helps out

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One of the volunteers sharing a laugh at the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon is Plainfield East senior Aaron Jordan, one of the top high school basketball players in the state who is headed to Champaign to play for the University of Illinois next season.

Knights Continued from page 2 facing a good pitcher like that,” Brauer said. “The bummer is, in both games we lost, we didn’t do enough to deserve to win. We gave away seven runs, and that’s a lot.”

Could the Knights have been caught a little flat-footed in a busy five-game week? Brauer didn’t think a plethora of activity, which included a fair amount of travel, should have been any sort of negative influence.

“From my vantage point, they’re high school kids and they should have enough energy to play every day,” he said. “It’s fun to play [games]. You can stomach it a little better if you play well in defeat, but we just didn’t get it done.”

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In need of a pick-me-up after Tuesday’s disappointment, the Knights got it from Vos, who nohit IC Catholic over six innings on Wednesday and struck out a dozen batters. Bobby Schaaf added one more whiff while completing the no-hitter in the seventh.

“We played well all the way around,” said Brauer, whose team went errorless in the field and stroked nine hits. “We didn’t do anything poorly. It was just a good, clean, solid game.

“We saved Dan for that game.

We wanted to give him plenty of rest [between mound assignments], and it makes a big difference when your pitcher goes out and puts up a couple zeros [at the start] and is sharp. You want to build momentum off that.”

Christian did so by tallying twice in its initial at-bat. It added three runs in the fourth and concluded its scoring in the sixth. Trevor Wolterink (two hits, one RBI) and Pat McCarthy (two-run single) were the Knights’ offensive ringleaders.

Also chipping in were Ron Clark (RBI double), Christian Bolhuis (RBI single), Josh Hill (triple) and Adam Schoenle (sacrifice fly).

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It was more of the same on Thursday, this time with Bolhuis being the one to handcuff opposing batters. The Green Wave managed just one hit over five frames while fanning eight times.

The first of Bolhuis’ strikeouts gave him 256 for his career, one more than the Knights’ all-time leader, 2007 graduate Jon Merrick. Although he has walked 10 more hitters than he did in all of 2014, Bolhuis’ 42 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings is a team-high figure.

“He had some command issues [earlier], but he’s definitely regaining form,” Brauer said. “His last four outings he’s getting stronger

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Continued from page 1 Balance Chicago team.

Last year Naperville’s Amanda Mirochna, another New Balance runner, edged Heckert by one second. Mirochna did not defend her title because of an injury, so Heckert’s main competition this year was Poremba.

“We ran together for almost the

and he’s not getting hit [hard]. He’s one of five guys that’s pitched 27 or more innings in 27 games [so] he’ll probably head into the postseason at around 40 or 42. We feel he’ll be fresh for the stretch run.”

Bolhuis also delivered Christian’s first RBI with his third-inning single. The Knights netted three more runs in the fifth as Wolterink’s double (two RBI) and a misplayed pop fly hit by Schoenle were the key ingredients. The latter featured the ball ricocheting off first base and leading to an RBI. “The whole thing can be different if they get out of that inning [down] 1-0 and their [starting] pitcher stays in,” Brauer said of St. Edward, which left the bags filled in its portion of the fifth. “They made a [pitching] decision based on it being 4-0 instead of 1-0.”

The Knights turned the game into a romp by erupting for five more runs in the seventh. The rally was fueled by five RBI hits, including Zach Frieling’s triple.

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Nine runs in the second sent the Knights on their way to an easy win last Monday. Seven hits — one of them a two-RBI double by Jack DeVries — and three walks were used to amass the tallies.

Run-producing singles were supplied by Vos, Hill and Frieling, Wolterink lofted a sacrifice fly and Bolhuis drew a bases-loaded walk. Two other runs came without benefit of an RBI. Wrapping up Bolhuis’ pitching win were Vos and McCarthy, who had sacrifice flies in the third and fourth innings, respectively.

“It was a nonconference game for them and they did not use any of their top pitching,” Brauer said of Westminster. “That was the big story of the game.”

The trio of Bolhuis, Tyler Edgar and Schaaf teamed up on a twohitter and whiffed six between them.

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The Tigers struck for four runs in the top of the first and never trailed on Saturday as they ended the Knights’ week on a low note.

All four of those early markers were unearned as Christian was charged with two miscues.

“It was definitely an uphill climb from the get-go,” Brauer said. “We did not play a clean ballgame and they kept avoiding disaster.”

The Knights amassed 11 hits, including doubles by McCarthy and Frieling and a triple from Bolhuis, each of which opened an inning.

Hill (single), Schoenle (single) and Clark (sacrifice fly) had RBI, but Christian stranded runners in nearly every stanza.

All eight of Joliet West’s run were mustered after two outs had been recorded. whole race,” Heckert said. “The last 800 was like, ‘Whatever you got.’ I was lucky enough this time to have enough in the tank to get ahead.”

Kailey Green of Chicago won the 10K event with a 39:05 while Patricia Holland was second at 46:24.

Locally, Oak Lawn’s Dan Regalado, 27, was the top finisher with a fifth-place showing of 1:15:45.

Shepard may share a conference residence and the same school district with Richards, but according to Astros coach Frank DiFoggio the Bulldogs don’t rate as his team’s major rival.

Nor does any other member of the South Suburban Conference Red for that matter.

“Since I’ve been here the Oak Forest and Stagg games have probably been our biggest [each season],” DiFoggio said. “Our guys have known a lot of their kids for a long time [so] there’s more joy when we win those games.”

That meant spirits were sky high on Thursday. Having already dispatched the Chargers in an earlier matchup, Shepard added the Bengals to their list of 2015 conquests, doing so with a seventh-inning rally that DiFoggio thought might not have been possible even a couple days earlier.

An SSC Red split with Richards didn’t do a great deal of harm to the Astros in a contending sense, although they did slip behind front-running Oak Lawn by two games in the loss column. Far more troubling to DiFoggio was the manner in which Shepard succumbed to the Bulldogs in the second encounter.

“On Tuesday we didn’t play [with much energy],” he said. “We had a chance to go for the jugular and make a statement, but we didn’t. The last couple weeks has shattered our confidence.

“We had a nice long talk after Tuesday’s game and we asked them, ‘Do you really think you’re a good team or not? You’re not showing it.’ We questioned them and we challenged them.”

And the Astros gave DiFoggio the answer he hoped they would. Behind a strong mound performance from Jack Carberry and lastinning RBI hits from Mark Albrecht and Bobby Peterka, Shepard squeezed past SSC Blue leader Oak Forest 2-1.

“That was the best game we’ve played in a really long time, and I’m not just talking about this year,” DiFoggio said. “We believed that we could do it and the boys were excited. That was a huge one to get — I will not be surprised if [the Bengals] go far in [Class] 3A.” Oak Forest notched its only run in the second inning on a double-play ball. Catcher Peterka threw out three Bengals baserunners in the game, Eric Horbach speared a line drive that ruined Oak Forest’s bases-loaded situation in the fifth and Carberry fanned five while effectively scattering eight hits.

“He’s growing up fast and we need him to,” DiFoggio said of Carberry. “We played outstanding defense and Jack just dominated

them. He really got in their kitchen and they didn’t hit many balls hard.”

The veteran leader also liked the Astros’ escape from that fifth-inning jam.

“If they would have put another one across, I don’t know if we would have been able to sustain what we were doing the first four innings,” DiFoggio said.

The Bengals inadvertently gave Shepard (14-7, 8-3) a boost in the seventh by committing a couple errors. After Adam Gregory was intentionally walked, Albrecht beat out an infield hit and Peterka stroked a soft single to drive in the deciding run. Both players had gone hitless on the day prior to that.

“We played two real good, clean games [last week] and we had a stinker in the middle,” DiFoggio said.

Shepard 3-1 Richards 2-8 The Astros’ other respectable display came last Monday when Gregory bested the Bulldogs’ Nick Mejia in a pitchers’ duel. Gregory, who’d thrown well in a one-run loss to Evergreen Park the week before, held Richards to six hits and struck out five.

The Bulldogs did their only scoring in the fifth when Mejia swatted a two-run double.

By that time Richards was in a 3-0 hole, courtesy of Kyle Longfield (two-run single in the first) and Ricky Mundo (RBI single in the top of the fifth).

“Both sides were really up for the game,” DiFoggio said. “It was well-pitched and the defenses were pretty solid.”

The Bulldogs stranded 10 men, including leaving the sacks jammed in the sixth.

But instead of continuing to frustrate Richards (10-10, 8-4), Shepard let it off the hook on Tuesday. Part of that was Angelo Smith’s doing — the Bulldogs sophomore mowed down nine Astros on third strikes and allowed only four hits.

Meanwhile, Richards’ offense flexed some muscle as it smacked a dozen hits. Included among them were doubles from Nick Fritz and TJ Spyrnal plus run-scoring singles by Brett Thomas (two RBI) and Mejia.

“Subconsciously, maybe our guys are a little more relaxed at the plate knowing he’s out there,” Bulldogs coach Brian Wujcik said of Smith. “I know he takes the pressure off us a little bit because he’s going to limit the number of hits the other team gets.”

Smith did, however, issue four free passes and hit two batters, meaning Shepard was not without opportunities. The Astros put their leadoff man on base in six of their seven plate appearances and the first two batters on in the sixth and seventh frames but failed to inflict much harm in any of those instances.

DiFoggio said his team had lost its aggressiveness at the plate after whiffing 15 times versus Evergreen pitcher Brian Pall the week before, although some of that was regained against Oak Forest.

“We’re taking a lot of early, hittable pitches for strikes, then we’re swinging at garbage to put us in the hole,” he said. “Our [proper] mind frame is just not there and we’re not driving the ball because we haven’t had a very consistent plan at the plate.”

Connor Doolan’s groundout gave Shepard its lone marker in the fifth. Richards was in command by then, thanks to Mejia’s two-run dinger in the first and a five-run fourth that DiFoggio referred to as “a hot mess of an inning” as it was helped along by an error and couple misplays.

Another error led to a Bulldogs run in the sixth as well.

The Astros were set to face Reavis twice this week and TF North once. Success in those contests would give added meaning to next week’s pair of matchups with Oak Lawn.

“We’re not concerned about them” DiFoggio said of the Spartans. “We’re concerned about us.”

Richards 6 Bremen 5 After squaring things with Shepard, the Bulldogs took down the Braves in an SSC crossover on Thursday. A five-run explosion in the third was pivotal to Richards’ success, but so too was a play that went overlooked by almost everyone.

Mejia didn’t miss it, though, and neither did the first-base umpire. What both saw was a Bremen batter fail to touch the bag on his way to an apparent double in the seventh inning. Mejia quickly asked for the ball, tagged first and registered the second out.

That rendered an ensuing single meaningless and assured the ‘Dogs of a winning week.

“None of us in the dugout saw it,” Wujcik said. “It’s something we talk about, [that] your job as a first baseman is to watch the bag. But in that situation some guys are going to get caught up watching the play [unfold].

“That was the most heads-up play of the season. And the other half of that play is having the umpire in proper position.”

Stopping the Braves there was vital because they had reduced Richards’ 6-2 edge by plating three runs between the fifth and sixth frames. Noel Castro’s pair of RBI singles, Smith’s two-run hit, Chris Zeschke’s infield single and a wild pitch had enabled the Bulldogs to create that advantage.

Ryan Renken and Thomas shared the pitching chores. Renken earned the victory despite getting reached for 10 hits. He struck out six.

Richards had three conference games on tap this week as well as a tilt with Brother Rice on Friday and a showdown with Yorkville at Kane County Stadium on Saturday.

Waylaid in Woodstock

Losses to Marian Central mar RedHawks’ week

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

No positive vibes were found at this Woodstock.

The prevailing sound was that of bat hitting baseball, and it was definitely not music to Marist coach Kevin Sefcik’s ears. That’s because host Marian Central Catholic was doing the majority of it.

The Hurricanes are new to the East Suburban Catholic Conference this year, having previously been a resident of the now-defunct Suburban Christian Conference. While some former members opted to become part of the Metro Suburban Conference and others joined the Chicago Catholic League, Marian Central chose a different route.

And through the Hurricanes’ first four diamond encounters that may have seemed the wrong path to follow as they did not win any of them. But things were much different versus the RedHawks, who were swept in a doubleheader last Tuesday.

After boarding a bus from Mount Greenwood at 11:30 a.m., Marist players were later mistreated to the tune of a 16-3 Game 1 shellacking. The second game was much closer, but that went Marian Central’s way by a 6-4 count after the hosts scored late to snap a 4-all tie.

“There’s a possibility we could have overlooked them, although I don’t know why we would because we’re not that Palos Heights’ Joaquin Flores was seventh and Palos Heights’ Jan Myrda was ninth.

Also in the top 50, Orland Park’s David Hansen was 13th, Palos Park’s Neyl Marquez was 15th, Orland Park’s Dmitri Dimizas was 19th, Oak Lawn’s Joseph Lerner was 21st, Chicago Ridge’s Roberto Ortega was 33rd, Chicago Ridge’s Jake Walasik was 40th and Palos Heights’ Joel Frasor was 47th.

good a team,” Sefcik said. “No one knows much about them, but they hit the ball hard all day. We just got rocked.

“I can’t even tell you we played that bad; they just beat us. Their pitching was just OK, but we couldn’t get them out.”

Rich Kairis’ 2-for-2 effort was about all the RedHawks had to show for themselves in the opener, but John Carmody’s homer and Brian Wood’s pair of hits — which included a triple — kept Marist competitive in the nightcap. Eric Hansen also had two hits, Jack Snyder doubled and drove in a run and Pat Meehan went the distance on the hill in a losing cause.

Had that constituted the RedHawks’ entire week Sefcik likely would have remained downcast for a while, but Marist also had four other confrontations against league foes. A Saturday twinbill with St. Viator resulted in a split while the RedHawks (16-6, 5-3) took single games from Marian Catholic on both Monday and Wednesday.

The 3-3 ledger left Marist in a second-place tie with Joliet Catholic Academy — which also dropped a verdict to Marian Central — and two down to Nazareth Academy in the loss column.

Marist 7-12 Marian Catholic 0-2 The Spartans are only a few years removed from a Class 3A championship, but they were no match for the RedHawks, who needed only five innings to vanquish Marian Catholic in last Wednesday’s rematch.

Snyder was the winning pitcher there as he threw a complete game to improve his ledger to 4-0. At that juncture

he had thrown 23 1/3 innings this spring without surrendering an earned run.

Offensive assistance for Snyder was provided by Meehan (two hits, including a homer, five RBI), Carmody (homer, double, three RBI), Jake Powers (two hits) and Hansen (double, two RBI). Carmody’s season RBI total stood at 23 after this contest.

Monday’s game was pretty much owned by Kairis, who fired a one-hitter with five strikeouts and also contributed a 4-for-4 performance at the plate. The senior tallied two of Marist’s runs. Hansen added a triple and two RBI. St. Viator 7-2 Marist 3-10 Game 1 on Saturday was a forgettable one for the RedHawks, who lost even though Snyder gave up just four hits.

He pitched 5 2/3 innings and was nicked for his first earned run.

But just when Marist appeared headed for a downward cycle, it unleashed a 16-hit attack in the second contest to salvage a split of the twinbill.

Zach Sefcik (3-for-3, two RBI, one run) and Hansen (3-for-4, one RBI) were the headliners, but Meehan (two hits, including a triple, two RBI) and Kairis (two hits, including a double, one RBI) also played pivotal roles.

“I wish I had the answer,” Coach Sefcik said when asked what he thought had triggered the RedHawks’ impressive turnaround in fortunes. “I did notice some balls were hit to the opposite field — that was part of it. In the first game we were trying to pull the ball more and struck out [because of it].”

A case in point was when Marist loaded the bases with no one out in the fifth inning of the opener. Chasing a 6-2 deficit, the RedHawks did tally once on a sacrifice fly but then watched the budding rally fizzle out because of consecutive strikeouts.

While Sefcik lamented some missed opportunities during the week — “It would have been nice going 5-1 and giving ourselves a little cushion [in the ESCC race],” he said — he still felt as if the circumstances for his club were pretty favorable.

“If you would have told me before the season we’d be at this point [record-wise], I’d have probably been satisfied,” Sefcik said.

There is one thing he’d like to see, however.

“I feel like we haven’t had one of those signature wins since we got home [from a trip to South Carolina],” Sefcik said.

Marist has almost managed that. Perhaps its best showing in that regard was a recent 1-0 loss to Mt. Carmel. The Caravan, who’ve tasted defeat just two times this season, defeated both Brother Rice and St. Laurence twice last week, winning all four games by sizable margins.

“But it’d be nice to prove you can beat those guys, not just hang around,” Sefcik said.

“You’ve got to get there sooner or later. Those are the kind of teams you’re going to have to beat in the regional, maybe in the first round but certainly in the second.”

The RedHawks got two cracks at a storied program this week as they tangled twice with JCA. A doubleheader with St. Patrick is also on the slate.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 Section 2

A matter of revival

Wins over H-F, Griffins give Chargers lift

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Saying Stagg had been left for dead one week earlier would be an overstatement.

What would be accurate, however, is labeling a threeloss, mistake-riddled stretch a definite low point of the 2015 season. As Chargers coach Matt O’Neill stated it, “We were kind of in a bad place.”

In an attempt to remedy that, O’Neill gave his players a few days off. When they took the field last Monday against SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue coleader Homewood-Flossmoor, it was their first baseball action of any kind since the previous Thursday.

Whether the short break was the thing that re-energized Stagg is debatable. What isn’t up for argument is that the Chargers looked a whole lot better than they had.

It didn’t get reflected on Monday’s scoreboard, although a 4-3 setback to the Vikings certainly indicated an improved mindset.

But Stagg didn’t have to settle for a moral victory on Wednesday; it got the real kind as a 16-hit barrage carried it to an 8-5 triumph and, in the process, tagged H-F with its initial conference defeat.

And the Chargers weren’t done. A run in the bottom of the seventh on Friday enabled them to slip past Lincoln-Way East 5-4 in another league contest.

Andrew ruined the good times on Saturday, but even then Stagg demonstrated tenacity as it stormed back from a 9-2 deficit to put heat on its District 230 mate before suffering an 11-10

loss.

“Other than the first couple innings on Saturday, I thought we played pretty well all week,” O’Neill said. “We started to hit Monday, we really hit on Wednesday and we had timely hitting on Friday.”

O’Neill didn’t fully credit the down time he awarded his players for making the difference last week but admitted “that might have had something to do with it.

The fact we competed on Monday [also helped us mentally].”

The task in front of the Chargers (11-11, 3-4) wasn’t easy: They had to face Vikings ace Malcolm Grady, who was the focal point for about 15 scouts in attendance. But while Grady did ring up seven strikeouts, he also issued five free passes and allowed five hits, just enough to keep Stagg in the hunt.

“We had a game plan to see some of the pitches off him [and make him throw more],” O’Neill said of Grady. “He came out after five innings.

“Even when we were struggling at times [this year], we’ve played a lot of one-run games.

When you’re playing so many of those, guys get better with their confidence.”

Matching Grady most of the day was Chargers pitcher Nick Gerzon, who worked six frames.

H-F managed just two hits over the first four stanzas while Stagg had one.

The Vikings finally broke the ice in the top of the fifth, only to see the Chargers respond in kind during their ensuing at-bat.

Two walks, which were wrapped around a pair of fielder’s choices, set the table for Ethan Glaza,

who stroked a game-tying single.

H-F struck again in the seventh, this time with enough ammunition to ward off Stagg. The Chargers didn’t go down quietly, though, as Glaza (RBI), Max Downs (RBI) and Joe Zaremba all hit safely. The tying and winning runs were left on base when a groundout ended the contest. *** There would be no denying Stagg on Wednesday. The locals saw to that with a four-run uprising in the sixth, which featured seven hits and easily wiped out a 5-4 Vikings advantage.

Calogelo Martinez’s double kicked things off for the Chargers and among the six singles that followed were RBI hits from Josh Nowak, Downs, Glaza and Mitchell Spencer. With this game serving as the highlight, O’Neill termed Stagg’s four-game span as “the best week offensively for sure.”

“I know it’s a cliché, but I think the hitting was contagious,” he said. “We hit about six balls in a row right on the numbers.”

It was not, however, a spotless exhibition.

“We made four errors and hit into two double plays,” O’Neill said. “That could have been 15-0 [in H-F’s favor].”

Making sure it didn’t become that was Nick Worst. Long touted by O’Neill as someone who could evolve into a differencemaker on the hill, Worst went the distance while throwing 110 pitches. Except for a four-run third he pretty much kept the Vikings’ offense on hold.

“He did a tremendous job of not worrying about [the errors],” O’Neill said of Worst. “He just continued on and pounded strikes. When he’s getting his changeup over [the plate], he’s pretty good.”

Glaza, Downs and Zaremba all smacked three hits as they went a combined 9-for-11 with

five runs and three RBI. Spencer (three RBI), Nowak (RBI) and Brett Stratinsky (RBI) each collected two hits.

Stagg 5 Lincoln-Way East 4 Mike Crosby, Austin Greer and Nowak all singled in the seventh inning and the latter’s hit snapped a 4-all tie on Friday to give the Chargers their second straight win over a formidable foe. Nowak went 3-for-4 in the game and scored three times.

Stratinsky’s sixth-inning round-tripper had pulled Stagg even and its defense executed a double play in the top of the seventh to thwart the Griffins and maintain the tie. Other RBI men for the Chargers included Glaza (double), Downs and Zaremba.

Crosby pitched the final 4 1/3 innings to get the victory in relief.

Andrew 11 Stagg 10 Five runs in the bottom of the sixth lifted the Chargers out of a huge hole and made Saturday’s game with the Thunderbolts competitive. Stagg tallied three more times in the seventh but wound up short because Ramon Padilla had given Andrew an 11th run with his RBI double.

Glaza, Martinez and Mike Bibbiano all socked RBI doubles for the Chargers in the sixth and the first two also came through one stanza later, Glaza with an RBI hit and Martinez with a two-run single.

“It seems like we go back and forth with wins, so who knows what [comes next]?” O’Neill said. “Without a doubt this was a good week, but our goal is to just be better on Day 1 of the playoffs. We usually are and we’re one of those teams other teams don’t want to play.

“Hopefully that’s what happens to us again.”

SPORTS WRAP

Eagles soaring on volleyball court

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Over the past couple of weeks Sandburg's boys’ volleyball team has been on a tear, defeating previously unbeaten teams and ones with long winning streaks en route to capturing a pair of invitational championships.

But to hear Eagles coach Sean Airola tell it, there’s more for his squad to do if it wants to be a force in the upcoming state playoffs and scale the mountain to a Class 4A championship as Sandburg’s 2011 team did.

“We still have nine more [matches] over the next three weeks before regionals begin, and I feel like there’s another level we still need to get to,” he said. “Don’t get me wrong — my boys are playing great volleyball right now and have beating teams that were up there in the rankings. But we need to keep doing what we we’ve been doing.”

What the Eagles (22-4) have been doing is winning. Their victory streak reached 14 after they topped Joliet Catholic Academy Saturday in the final of the Lincoln-Way East Invitational. In scoring a 25-21, 25-16 triumph, Sandburg halted the Hilltoppers' 19-game win streak.

Paul Chmura led the way with 12 kills and Jake Hanes added 10, Colin Ensalaco had nine digs and Grant Burden distributed 23 assists. The Eagles reached the title match by handing previously undefeated Lincoln-Way West a setback in the semifinals.

On Thursday Sandburg defeated LincolnWay Central 25-19, 25-19 behind Tajai Ling and Kyle Van Stedum, each of whom put down seven kills. Burden passed out 25 assists. Chmura and Hanes led the way past Andrew (25-13, 25-13) last Tuesday as both registered a double-digit number of kills.

“Beating previously undefeated teams like Lincoln-Way West and Glenbard West previously [in the championship of Brother Rice Smack Attack] was big,” Airola said. “Then to top it off by defeating Joliet Catholic — it was solid tournament for sure.”

Since a loss several weeks ago to Lin-

coln-Way East, the Eagles have been almost unstoppable. But Airola said occasional disappointments are part of the reality when a program plays an upper-tier schedule.

“The Lincoln-Way East loss ended up being a wake-up call in a sense,” he said.

“But the kids don’t really get an off-match [because] they play the best of the best.

You become a better team than the ones that play cupcake matches.”

Airola said Sandburg's success has also been largely due to its balanced approach and presence of many contributors.

“Kyle’s leadership has been solid and Paul never fails to hit effectively in biggame situations — he's dependable,” Airola said. “Grant gives the ball away effectively and while Colin is new at his position he gives us that balance in the back [row]. He has the potential of being a solid college libero at a Division I school and he’s only a sophomore.

"We have a good balance of good players, mostly juniors and seniors. It will take an extra effort finish at the top, but I think this group has a good shot at it.” *** Vlad Zhogol put down five kills and Eddie Leyden dished out 10 assists to lift Shepard to a 25-14, 25-15 win over Rich Township on Thursday.

Stagg dropped two matches last week, 25-22, 25-21 to Bolingbrook on Tuesday and 25-20, 25-21 to Joliet Catholic on Friday.

GIRLS' TRACK

Behind Daysha Tillman’s win in the 100-meter dash, Shepard scored 30.33 points at Saturday’s Oak Forest Invitational. That came after the Astros piled up 200 points and finished first at Richards' Dale Janssen Richards Invitational on April 25.

Tillman set the pace in both the 100 (12.2 seconds) and 200 (25.6) at the Janssen Invitational and was also part of Shepard's triumphant 400-relay (49.7) along with Khalia McIntyre, Chasz Wells and Mariah Terry. McIntyre was a two-time individual champ herself as she took first in the long

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jump (16 feet, 10 inches) and triple jump (33-8 1/2).

Other event winners for the Astros were Amber Pierce (400, 1:03.5), Kelli Callahan (3,200, 12:45.8), Jada Jackson (discus, 114-7) and the frosh-soph 400-relay unit of Deani Dunigan, Leondra Taylor, Anila McFadden and Zamiyah Johnson, which clocked a 53.6.

Occupying runner-up positions were Johnson in the 300-low hurdles (51 seconds), Wells in the long and triple jumps (16-2 and 35-4 1/2, respectively) and four relay quartets. Those groups consisted of various combinations of McFadden, Pierce, Johnson, Dunigan, Taylor, Kelli Callahan, Maura Callahan, Milan Carter, Annie Rangel, Hatiana Thomas, Rainah Folk, Markayla Rodgers and Vivian Garza.

BOYS' TRACK

Sophomore Ayo Abiona notched a win in the 100-dash (10.92) and Dan Laskero added one in the 3,200-run (9:34.31) to lead Sandburg to a second-place team finish at its own Pete Struck Invitational.

The Eagles' 91 points were just two fewer than champion Hillcrest.

BOYS' WATER POLO

After dropping 11-9 and 15-8 verdicts to Lockport and Stagg, respectively, in SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue play last week, Sandburg rebounded to split four matches at Saturday's Conant Invitational.

The Eagles fell short against the host school (11-6) and Neuqua Valley (10-5) but got the better of both Buffalo Grove (4-1) and Niles West (8-4).

GIRLS' WATER POLO

Sandburg's girls fared much better than the boys as they posted a 3-0 ledger last week. The Eagles beat Lockport (10-1) and Stagg (10-3) in SWSC Blue matches and then rolled over Wheeling 17-9 in a Friday nonconference encounter.

BOYS' TENNIS

Sandburg edged Bradley-Bourbonnais 4-3 in an SWSC crossover match last Monday, three days before Chicago Christian got blanked 5-0 by Timothy Christian in a Metro Suburban Conference meeting.

Shepard totaled 13 points at Brother Rice's Crusader Classic on Saturday.

GIRLS' SOCCER

Netminder Claire Heneghan recorded a shutout and freshman forward Maja Persa provided the only goal Stagg needed to edge SWSC Blue rival and District 230 sister school Sandburg 1-0 last Wednesday.

The Chargers (14-3, 4-1) also blanked Homewood-Flossmoor 7-0 last Monday and slipped past Lincoln-Way East 3-1 on Saturday in two other conference affairs.

Sandburg (8-4, 4-1) nipped Bolingbrook 1-0 one day before falling to Stagg.

Shepard (9-5) whitewashed Oak Lawn 7-0 last Thursday.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Here’s the pitch

St. Laurence’s Frank Greco fires a pitch to a Providence Catholic batter last Monday. Greco and the Vikings fell 7-2 against the defending Class 4A champs in a Chicago Catholic League Blue game.

TRINITY SPORTS REPORT

Trolls qualify three for NAIA women’s track meet

By Amy Strong With 22 all-conference selections and a couple school records set in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference meet, Trinity Christian College track athletes wrote the perfect ending to their 2015 outdoor season.

Except that it really wasn’t. Not only do the Trolls have a meet at North Central College this weekend, but some Trinity women will compete beyond that as they qualified for the NAIA meet.

Those remaining activities follow a strong showing by the female Trolls at the CCAC Championships, which were hosted by the University of St. Francis at Memorial Stadium in Joliet. They placed third among nine schools with 101 points. The men weren’t quite as successful, but they still took fifth in a nine-team field by amassing 47 points.

Representing Trinity in the national women’s meet will be Anna Bos, Courtney Kalous, Ashley Jourdan, Jessica Disselkoen and Anna Spotts. Bos’ time of 37 minutes, 40.55 seconds in the 10,000-meter run surpassed the NAIA qualifying standard in that event and also earned her a victory at the CCAC Championships. She finished nearly 30 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer.

Kalous was a winner in the 800-run with a qualifying time of 2:14.57, which bettered her own school-record effort by three seconds. Kalous also joined Jourdan, Spotts and Disselkoen to claim second place in the 3,200-relay, where their 9:27.00 clocking was good enough to exceed the NAIA qualifying mark. The foursome of Kalous, Jourdan, Emily Dykstra and Celina Wanta gave the Trolls another runner-up performance in the 1,600-relay, which they completed in 4:04.72.

Jourdan also gained All-CCAC recognition as an individual by leading wire-to-wire in the 1,500 (4:45.32). Dykstra had two allconference designations as a solo act as she was second in the 110high hurdles (15.85) and third in the 400-low hurdles (1:07.23).

Erin Wessel’s 34 foot, 11 ¼-inch effort in the triple put her in second and made her an All-CCAC performer. Dykstra was fifth and Katie Moran sixth in that same field event. Disselkoen’s third place in the 3,000-steeplechase (11:29.53) netted her All-CCAC honors as well.

Trinity’s men were led by Cody Velthuizen and Matthew Schaap, who accounted for four all-conference selections between them.

Velthuizen notched three of them with third-place showings in the 3,000-steeplechase (9:49.97), 5,000run (15:38.03) and the 3,200-relay (8:04.49). Joining him in that latter race were Michael Potter, Alex Clark and David Buffham.

Schaap’s all-conference honor came in the javelin, which he threw 146-10 to place second. He was fifth in the 400-hurdles after clocking a 57.8.

BASEBALL

The Trolls season continued into the current week after they avoided a second loss last week in the double-elimination CCAC tournament. The tourney’s No. 5 seed, Trinity (28-24) fell 9-6 to Purdue-North Central on Friday but rebounded to blank Cardinal Stritch 6-0 on Saturday.

The Panthers led the Trolls 9-2 before Trinity began making some headway in the opener. Dylan Hatch’s solo homer in the sixth had breathed some life into the Trolls’ offense and then Joe Mc-

Caw narrowed the gap further by going deep with a three-run blast in the ninth. Zack Jones’ double that drove in Hatch (single) kept the pressure on PNC after McCaw’s round-tripper, but the rally ran out of gas right after that.

Trinity finished with 11 hits.

With their backs against the wall, the Trolls responded in a big way as Hatch (three-run homer) and Josh Pieper (solo shot) propelled them past the Wolves. Bob Wilmsen (82) held Stritch to two hits over five innings as he retired the side in order three times. The Wolves eventually collected seven hits but couldn’t bunch enough of them together to avoid the whitewash.

Trinity continued tourney play this past Monday. *** Before making their playoff appearances, the Trolls wrapped up their regular-season schedule by splitting their final four contests.

Trinity went 1-1 against St. Xavier University last Monday and did the same versus Robert Morris University on Tuesday.

After dropping the doubleheader opener to the Cougars 4-3 by giving up the deciding run in the bottom of the seventh, the Trolls bounced back to down SXU 5-4.

Marty Mennenga’s two-run single and a bases-loaded walk to Kyle VanKalker in the eighth gave Trinity the boost it needed to capture Game 2.

The Trolls beat Robert Morris 4-3 in Tuesday’s first contest and then suffered a 9-6 setback in the nightcap. By beating the Eagles in Game 1 Trinity set a school record for single-season victories.

Mark Munizzi’s solo homer was the pivotal blow for the Trolls in their win over Robert Morris while Blake Kerzich slammed a two-RBI double to highlight Trinity's performance in a Game 2 losing cause.

GOLF

The Trolls closed the books on their 2015 spring season at the CCAC Championship last Thursday at Flossmoor Country Club.

Trinity took sixth in the 12-team tournament with an overall score of 677, moving up one spot from where it was at the completion of the opening round.

The Trolls' 329 total on Day 1 left them 24 strokes out of the lead but just eight shots out of third place. Tougher pin placements and playing conditions undermined everyone on the second day and Trinity was unable to make up any ground as its score rose by 15 strokes.

Cody Tiesman was the Trolls’ best finisher as he tied for 17th among 59 golfers with a two-day score of 163. His opening-round 79 was Trinity's only sub-80 effort. Evan Eissens tied for 21st after carding a 165 (80-85).

The Trolls' other points came from Logan Vos (174, tied for 39th), who moved up five spots in the standings on Day 2, and Alek Svabek (175, 43rd place). Brian Deckinga (177) finished directly behind Svabek.

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MORAINE ATHLETICS WRAP

Cyclones women competing in tennis nationals

By Maura Vizza After several months of nothing but practice, Moraine Valley College’s women’s tennis team took its act on the road.

What the Cyclones were preparing for since their regular season ended in October was the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament, which got underway Sunday in Tucson, Ariz., and runs through Friday.

Moraine earned its fourth consecutive berth in the annual event by winning the Region IV championship last fall.

Coach Nicole Selvaggio has had her players working out at the Oak Lawn Racquet Club since January, and a number of Cyclones also signed up for group tennis drills and doubles tourneys. Daily workouts at Moraine’s Health, Fitness and Recreation Center were also part of the routine.

“I feel like this is the most prepared we have ever been going in to a national tournament,” Selvaggio said. “I think the girls reflect this feeling too. The indoor court practice time has really been making a difference for them. They are a very dedicated and hard-working group.

“It’s not easy having to wait six months to compete at nationals, but a huge advantage is that half the team is going into this tournament with nationals experience from last year. The returners have really stepped into leadership roles. Each time we have met for indoor practice, the atmosphere has been filled with high energy and motivation.”

Over the winter the Cyclones received attention from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the first time in program history. Moraine was ranked 20th nationally and seventh regionally and some individuals also earned recognition.

“The girls and I want to keep this momentum going,” Selvaggio said. “While I always have high expectations for them, I am encouraging them to go into this tournament like they did for regionals — confident and relaxed.

“Nationals will definitely show

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them tough competition. This will be the hardest test they’ll face, but they earned their spot in Tucson as much as the other teams that will be down there, so now is the time to show these schools why our name is next to theirs in the rankings.” *** While there is still work to do in the present, Selvaggio also cast an eye toward the Cyclones’ future when she welcomed Kim Fields into the fold. The Argo grad is already a student at Moraine and carries a 4.0 grade-point average.

“Kim has a very positive personality and raring-to-go work ethic,” Selvaggio said. “On the court she has great ground strokes and an overall solid game. I am excited to have Kim join us. She will be a positive asset to the team on and off the court.”

MEN’S TENNIS

As the Cyclones headed into the Region IV tournament, they did so with a lingering taste of defeat as Waubonsee College closed out Moraine’s regular season on a sour note by administering a 5-4 setback.

Kevin Karczynski was the Cyclones’ standout as he registered a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles and then paired with Mike Broderick to prevail 6-7, 6-3, 10-3 at first-doubles. Straight-sets victories in the other two doubles matches pushed the Chiefs over the top, however.

Among Moraine’s other wins in singles action were ones by Gregario Illner (6-2, 6-3 at No. 3) and Alec Mikes (6-3, 6-0 at No. 5).

“I’m still optimistic going into regionals,” Moraine coach Robert Gates said afterward. “It’s basically an individual tournament for all of the flights.

“We feel very good about Kevin taking regionals as well as Bryan [Jimenez] at No. 6 [singles]. Mike has been up and down, but he has the potential to do great things.

Alec at No. 5 has a shot at the championship.

“Doubles is where we are shaky at No. 2 and No. 3, but Kevin and Mike are playing better than ever [at No. 1]. We are looking to see who will step up big to give us a shot at the championship.” *** Gates’ optimism couldn’t trans-

late onto the court, however, as the Cyclones came up empty in a championship sense at the Region IV event. Karczynski triumphed twice (6-1, 6-2; 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)) to reach the first-singles final but fell to a 6-3, 6-1 loss there. He got up 3-1 in the opening set but then dropped 11 straight games before winning once more.

On the strength of 7-6, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-3 victories in the first two rounds, Broderick also played for a title at No. 2 singles. He was up 5-4 in the opening set of the finale but couldn’t hold on and then ran out of steam as he wound up on the short end of 7-5, 6-2 score.

Mikes and Jimenez both finished fourth while Illner and Casey Case lost super tiebreakers in the early round and were unable to collect any points for Moraine. On the doubles side, Karczynski-Broderick took third for the Cyclones’ best showing.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Cyclones fortified their 2015 roster by signing a trio of student-athletes from Reavis.

Joining Moraine in the fall will be Vicky Paczkowska, Ewelina Kmin and Karina Lopez.

“Signing these three is great for the program in numerous ways,” Cyclones coach James Kline said.

“All three bring their own skill set that will fill specific needs for our team next year.”

Lopez, a three-time All-South Suburban Conference Red selection and an Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association AllSectional player, has been the backbone of the Rams’ program for the past three years. She possesses great speed, doesn’t shy away from physical play and shows great composure on the field.

“With the opportunities I’ve had to see her play, it’s apparent that she also has the ability to be the leader of a defense while making the rest of her teammates better,” Kline said. “We’re excited to see her continue her playing career in a Cyclones jersey.”

Kmin is another three-year varsity starter who’ll bring versatility, depth and more speed to the Cyclones. A two-year captain for Reavis, Kmin led the Rams with 17 goals as a junior and was chosen for the All-SSC squad.

“When you lose your top scorer from the previous year, landing a girl like Ewelina puts you a little more at ease,” Kline said.

“Her skill set is going to jell well with our returnees and make us very dangerous up top.”

Paczkowska is the true definition of a student-athlete. She finished in the top 10 percent

Spartans

Continued from page 1 setback with a winning performance the next day. But with their coach’s reminder that another success against Evergreen could pretty much remove the latter from SSC Red title contention ringing in their ears, the Spartans didn’t give the Mustangs a chance to gain their footing.

Instead, Oak Lawn piled up six secondinning runs to seize command of the proceedings. No. 9 hitter Yunis Halim’s check-swing RBI single signaled the start of the Spartans’ rally and Boo Quillin knocked in two more teammates with his hit. Other RBI men in the frame were Joe Dodaro (single), Liam Blake (single) and Patrick Slattery (groundout).

“Our guys aren’t hitting home runs, but everybody’s making real solid contact and having good at-bats,” Gerny said. “Our guys came out with a lot of energy.”

By Gerny’s estimation, Quillin didn’t have “his best stuff” on the mound, but the latter still was good enough to hamstring the Mustangs in several key instances. Quillin, who struck out seven while scattering seven hits, turned Evergreen away three times after it had

of her class at Reavis while being a three-year varsity starter in soccer. A physical player, Paczkowska is a quality defender both at the outside and inside positions.

“From watching her play and getting to know her, she appears to be one of those players who will bring an intense and hardworking attitude not only during the game but during our training sessions,” Kline said.

“The Reavis soccer program is proud to be sending three of its members to play at Moraine Valley, Rams coach Phil Basile said. “Vicky has a passion for the sport and looks to the next level of competition to grow as a player. With her blazing speed, Ewelina is a dangerous opponent for any defense [and] watching Karina play is truly a pleasure for any fan of the game.”

In addition to the Reavis threesome, the Cyclones have brought aboard Marbella Rodriguez, a midfielder/forward from Kelly High School.

Rodriguez played under Cyclones head women’s soccer Coach Al Palar in the fall for Inter FC. An athletic and quick player, she is another solid addition to this budding squad.

“Bella is really a special player — she was on top of the list of targeted recruits,” Palar said. “When she first told me the good news of her decision to play for Moraine Valley, I was very excited.

“Bella has that natural quickness that you just can’t teach, and that’s what makes her so dynamic.

She’s the type of player who takes an already good team and makes them a great team.”

BASEBALL

The Cyclones headed to Elgin to complete a game and tacked on another matchup, both of which ended in defeat for them.

Moraine dropped a 9-2 verdict in the contest that had been suspended by darkness in late March. The Cyclones trailed 7-2 when stoppage occurred.

Elgin captured Game 2 by a 10-3 score.

Jackson Rocha had two RBI and Jorge Hernandez one for Moraine in the full game. Ryan Kull (one run), Joe O’Hara and Sandburg product Ryan Trokey (triple, run) each had a hit. *** Illinois Valley College dumped the Cyclones twice as they notched 7-6 and 8-4 wins.

The second game was ended prematurely by darkness.

Moraine rallied for five runs in the ninth inning of Game 1 before Illinois Valley finally slammed the door.

loaded the bases. “[If] we get a couple runs there in any of those innings, it changes the momentum,” Mustangs coach Mark Smyth said. “We’re not swinging the bats [well] right now so we’re not going to catch anyone from behind.”

The one inning Smyth particularly rued was the fourth. Evergreen had filled the sacks with less than two outs, but Quillin slipped a called third strike past the Mustangs’ No. 9 batter and then retired dangerous Mark Martin on a fly ball.

“We’ll take that [scenario] any day of the week,” Smyth said, referring to Martin’s presence at the plate then.”

Martin garnered hits on two other occasions and matched Mike Rizzo for the team lead. Quillin and John Roberts both stroked three hits to pace Oak Lawn (14-10, 11-1), which totaled 13 to go along with eight walks. Roberts and Dodaro both had later RBI for the Spartans.

“We still felt that even if we got one [win], we could be in the [divisional] race,” Smyth said. “Now we need a lot of help.” *** Monday’s clash wasn’t resolved until the sixth as Ivan Georgelos’ sacrifice fly for Oak Lawn and Sean Miller’s double for Evergreen represented the

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Moraine Valley College tennis coach Nicole Selvaggio (right) welcomes Kim Fields to the team after the Argo graduate decided to join the Cyclones for the 2015 fall season. Fields is already a student at the college.

Oakton College kept the Cyclones on the skids with a 10-2 win in the opener of an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference doubleheader and was taking aim at a sweep when Moraine staged a four-run rally in the late going to grab a much-needed 8-6 triumph. *** Sophomore third baseman Bobby Neylon has signed to continue his education and baseball career at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. He’ll be playing with the NCAA Division II school starting in the fall.

Batting .424 from the left side this season, Neylon has put in tireless effort throughout his two years at Moraine.

“He’s an extremely hard worker, and it shows,” Cyclones coach Mike Kane said. “That’s what coaches like to see. He’s an all-around athlete, real fast, [and] I’m really happy for him.”

SOFTBALL

The Cyclones surpassed the .500 mark (14-12) on April 21 by sweeping an ISCC twinbill from Oakton, 16-0 and 15-0.

Molly Pohrebny went 4-for4 and Hannah Theilmann was 4-for-5 to lead Moraine in Game 1. The Cyclones gained control

only scoring prior to that.

“It was a great ballgame, but both [of the Spartans’] runs could have been prevented,” Smyth said. “We could not support [Pall] with enough offense. Witkowski threw a couple nice changeups [to us].”

“He’s developed a changeup that’s been working and locating his pitches real well,” Gerny said of his senior mound man. “He’s been lights out.

“You thought one of us was [eventually] going to score a run we didn’t deserve. That first game [against the Mustangs] gave us momentum going into the second game.”

Witkowski went the distance on 92 pitches to pocket his fifth win in seven tries. All of the victories have come in succession even though he is regularly squaring off with the opposition’s top hurler.

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It took the Spartans just a couple innings on Thursday to bury the Meteors in a deep hole. Five runs in the second gave Oak Lawn a 6-0 lead and Cwik took it from there.

Quillin went 4-for-4 with a double, three runs and two RBI to lead the Spartans’ onslaught. Roberts and Georgelos

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right away by plating six firstinning runs.

The second game played out similarly with big performances being supplied by Megan Beckow (3-for-4 with a triple), Theilmann (2-for-4) and Carly Trinley (2-for-4).

The Cyclones took two from Triton College in another twinbill, 9-6 and 6-5, as Theilmann (4-for-4) and Beckow (homer) keyed the initial conquest and Alyssa DeChene, Mercedes Leon and Katlin Krzos served as the nightcap notables. *** Kishwaukee College turned the tables on Moraine in the latter’s next outing as the Cyclones came up short twice, 7-3 and 4-3.

Sam Newhall homered for Moraine in the fifth inning of Game 1 and the locals were in front until some defensive breakdowns proved costly.

Pohrebny (RBI), Trinley (RBI), Krzos (run) and Nicole Roney (run) also played well in defeat.

Brittany Dimas’ single that scored Trinley put the Cyclones ahead 3-2 in the second contest, but the Kougars combined a walk and two hits to snatch victory away from Moraine.

both added two hits, Dodaro drove in three runs and five players in all were credited with at least one RBI. The Spartans’ only encounters this week were against SSC Blue heavyweights Oak Forest and Lemont. Earning success against that duo might make Gerny believe his club has cleared another hurdle.

“We’re having a real nice season, but we haven’t beaten any of the established [powerhouse] programs yet,” he said.

Evergreen Park 24 Hillcrest 0 The beleaguered Hawks popped up at a good time on the Mustangs’ schedule as Evergreen (10-6, 4-5) felt much better after taking out some of its frustration in Thursday’s SSC crossover.

Eleven Mustangs had hits, a group paced by Miller, who totaled three hits, four RBI and four runs. One of his safeties went for two bases. Other multiple-hit performers included Martin (double, triple, four runs, two RBI), Ronnie O’Toole (double, triple, three RBI), Will Doran (two hits, two RBI, three runs), Rizzo (two hits, two RBI, two runs) and Joe Piet (two doubles, two RBI, one run).

Jimmy Segura logged his first pitching triumph by firing a three-hitter, striking out 10 and walking only one.

In its last outing of the week, Evergreen pummeled Urban Prep with a 12-run first inning and went on to claim a 12-0 win.

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Community Sports News FOURTH ANNUAL RED CARD MATCH TODAY AT STAGG

Stagg will be the site of the fourth annual Red Card girls’ soccer match meant to raise funds for the Johns Hopkins Cancer Research Center. The event, which will honor former Chargers soccer mom Cheryl Kaim, will be held today beginning with a 4:30 p.m. opening ceremony.

In addition to the funds earmarked for research, a separate monetary contribution will be made to the 2015 Mary Ogarek Scholarship Fund, which will be awarded to a Stagg student best exhibition her passion for making a difference by inspiring others to excel to their highest potential. Ogarek, a former teacher at Stagg, passed away in 2014 at the age of 33.

Varsity and JV matches will be played that day. Admission is $1 at the gate. For more information, call 974-7400.

OAK LAWN TO HOLD SECOND ATHLETIC SHOWCASE

Oak Lawn High School will host its second annual Spartan Athletic Showcase on Saturday.

The event is open to youngsters aged 7-14 and will be run in two sessions. The session for boys will go from 9 a.m.-noon with one for girls to follow from 1-4 p.m. Students and their parents will get an opportunity to visit the campus, walk onto the athletic fields and courts and participate in drills. Classroom visits for parents will also be available.

For more information, visit the school website at www.olchs.org

IN THE PAINT HOOPS TO HOLD ‘BIG MAN’ CAMP

In The Paint Hoops will conduct its inaugural “Post Player/Big Man” basketball camp June 22-25.

The camp, which is devised to develop both offensive and defensive techniques, will run each day from 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more information, call Mike Robinson at (773) 257-7525 or visit www.itphoops.com.

COSLER 7TH AT PRESEASON JUNIOR

Sandburg junior Emily Cosler, who was an integral member of the Eagles girls’ golf team that was among the state’s top 12 finishers each of the past two seasons, wound up tied for 7th at the Preseason Junior tournament.

The American Junior Golf Association event was held at Cantigny Golf, a par-72 course for both boys’ and girls’ competitors.

Cosler shot a second-round 83, a one-stroke improvement over the first day and enough to have her share the seventh position with Maria Harrast of Oak Brook. Both girls were 11 shots behind winner Brooke Babbin of Uniontown, Ohio. Lake Forest’s Emily Young was runner-up with a two-day score of 158.

On the boys’ side, Palos Park’s Michael Cascino finished in a three-way tie for 24th with Robbie Keyes of Louisville, Ky., and

Buffalo Grove’s Jedidiah Jhu. Each golfer carded a 160 over two days, Cascino doing so with respective rounds of 78 and 82.

Drew Kiehl of Louisville and David Perkins of East Peoria, Ill., were boys’ co-champions with 146s, which was one shot better than Cedar Rapids Iowa’s Frank Lindwall’s total.

HALLBERG TO RUN CAMPS AT SXU

St. Xavier University women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg will host his annual basketball camp for girls aged 7-15 June 15-19 from 1:30-4 p.m. daily at the Shannon Center.

Participants will be grouped according to age and ability and Hallberg will actively teach each day. Cougars assistant coaches and players will also be on hand to instruct campers. All participants will receive a camp T-shirt.

The cost is $135 for the session and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Applications are available at the SXU athletics department in the Shannon Center or online at www.sxucougars.com under the “Summer Camps” link.

For further information or questions regarding the camp, call Laura Kurzeja at (773) 298-3785.

BEARS NON-CONTACT CAMPS COMING THIS SUMMER

Chicago Bears youth football camps for ages 6-14 will return to 26 Illinois locations this summer.

Former Bears players Rashied Davis, Jason McKie, Jim Morrissey, Mickey Pruitt and Kris Haines are among those expected to visit the camps, which will offer non-contact instruction. Led by professional, USA Football-certified coaches, kids learn to run, throw, catch, defend and compete the Bears’ way.

A comprehensive skills camp is designed for newcomers while the accelerated skills camp is for experienced players between the ages of 9 and 14. The cost is $259 for a five-day camp.

To register or for more information, visit www.BearsCamps.com or call (312) 2267776.

TRINITY TO RUN SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS Trinity Christian College will offer a variety of summer sports camps for youngsters in grades K-9.

Each week-long camp will be directed by Trolls head coaches and assisted by Trinity student-athletes. Among the scheduled events are a boys’ basketball camp for grades 3-9 June 22-26 and July 13-17; a girls’ basketball camp for grades 5-8 June 22-26; a boys’ baseball camp for grades 1-8 July 6-10; a girls’ softball camp for grades 1-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ soccer camp for grades K-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ track-and-field camp for grades 3-8 June 29-July 2; and a boys’ and girls’ volleyball camp for grades 5-9 July 20-24.

For more information or to register online, visit www.trnty.edu/summercamps. Information can also be obtained by calling 239-4779.

YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS COMING TO MORAINE

Moraine Valley College will host youth camps in basketball, tennis and volleyball this summer.

Athletic director and former Cyclones basketball coach Bill Finn will conduct a hoops camp for youngsters entering grades 3-8 July 13-16 from 9-10:30 a.m. daily. A volleyball camp for kids entering grades 5-9, headed up by Moraine coach Mark Johnston, will run that same week from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day.

Women’s tennis coach and former Cyclones player Nicole Selvaggio will lead a camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 July 6-9.

There will be two daily sessions: 9-10:30 a.m. for grades 5-8, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for grades 9-12.

The cost of each camp is $70. Registration can be made through Moraine’s athletics department.

For more information, visit www.morainevalley.edu/Athletics/summer camp.htm. or call 974-5727.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

On the defensive

Queen of Peace first baseman Dana Bunting scoops up a grounder and retires an Oak Lawn batter during last Monday’s matchup in Burbank. The Pride didn’t fare so well overall, though, as they dropped a 12-0 verdict.

SOUTH SIDE SHOOTERS HAVE PLAYER OPENING

The South Side Shooters 5th-grade basketball team needs one player to complete its spring roster.

Practices are held at Moraine Valley College and the Shooters compete in local tournaments. To schedule a tryout or for more information, contact Bill Finn at 508-0170 or coachfinn34@yahoo.com.

SHRINERS FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR JUNE 20

The Illinois Football Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will co-host the 41st annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 20 at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.

Eighty-eight of the state’s best football players will participate in the contest, which helps raise money for Shriners Hospital for Children, the official philanthropy of Shriners International. Last year’s event raised over $23,000 that went directly to providing medical care for children at Shriners Hospital.

Kickoff will be at 1 p.m., but the day’s festivities get underway at 9 a.m. with a Walk for LOVE event at the stadium. A postgame banquet will feature Alex Tanney, who competed in the 2006 game and now plays for the Tennessee Titans, as guest speaker.

More information about scheduled events, along with rosters for both the East and West teams, can be found at www.ilshrinegame. com<http://www.ilshrinegame.com/>. Information can also be ontained by calling Eric Tjarks (217) 781-2400 or Matt Hawkins at (309) 665-0033.

BOYS’ TENNIS BROTHER RICE 5, OAK LAWN 0 1st Singles -- Jeremy Tryban d. M. Rodriguez 6-2, 6-1 2nd Singles -- Ryan Cunnea d. D. Samsonowize 6-0, 6-1 1st Doubles -- Dan Rooney-Liam Millerick d. J. Palacios-M. Favila 6-3, 6-0 2nd Doubles – Joe Mandola-TJ Saas d. B. Prymon-B. Muransky 6-0, 6-0 3rd Doubles – John Brandt-Zack Meegan d. J. Wayteck-J. Sorendbury 6-1, 6-3

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BROTHER RICE TOURNAMENT Championship: St. Rita 19, Lockport 9 3rd Place: Brother Rice 10, St. Patrick 8 5th Place: De La Salle 16, Curie 8 7th Place: Hinsdale Central 11, Latin 2

Day 2 Results De La Salle 16, Hinsdale Central 8 Lockport 14, St. Patrick 7 Curie 13, Latin 10 Brother Rice 13, De La Salle 12 (SO) St. Rita 20, Hinsdale Central 6 Lockport 11, Latin 2

Day 1 Results St. Patrick 7, Curie 6 St. Rita 10, Brother Rice 8 Lockport 12, Curie 8 St. Patrick 18, Latin 4 De La Salle 14, St. Rita 10 Brother Rice 12, Hinsdale Central 7

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SCOREBOARD

BROTHER RICE 8, LOYOLA 4 Loyola 101 020 0 -- 4 Brother Rice 007 001 x -- 8 Brother Rice 2B: Dyke. RBI: Schalasky 2, Dyke, King, Massey, Paluch, Ridgway. WP: Guzek (3-0).

BROTHER RICE 8, LOYOLA 5 Brother Rice 012 203 0 -- 8 Loyola 202 000 1 -- 5 Brother Rice 2B: Kutt. RBI: Schalasky 2, King, Massey, Ridgway. WP: Schalasky (5-1).

MT. CARMEL 10, BROTHER RICE 0 Brother Rice 000 00 -- 0 Mt. Carmel 400 06 -- 10 Brother Rice 2B: Ridgway. LP: Schalasky (4-1).

MT. CARMEL 8, BROTHER RICE 4 Mt. Carmel 000 024 2 -- 8 Brother Rice 030 001 0 -- 4 Brother Rice 2B: Kutt. RBI: Dyke, King, Massey, Ridgway. LP: Kutt (4-3).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 12, WESTMINSTER 1 Westminster 001 00 -- 1 Chicago Christian 092 1x -- 12 Chicago Christian 2B: DeVries. RBI: DeVries 2, Vos 2, Bolhuis, Frieling, Hill, McCarthy, Wolterink. WP: Bolhuis (3-1).

AURORA CHRISTIAN 5, CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 2 Aurora Christian 005 000 0 -- 5 Chicago Christian 000 002 0 -- 2 Chicago Christian RBI: Vos 2. LP: Wolterink (3-2).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 6, IC CATHOLIC 0 IC Catholic 000 000 0 -- 0 Chicago Christian 200 301 x -- 6 Chicago Christian 2B: Clark. 3B: Hill. RBI: McCarthy 2, Bolhuis, Clark, Schoenle, Wolterink. WP: Vos (8-1).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 9, ST. EDWARD 0 Chicago Christian 001 030 5 -- 9 St. Edward 000 000 0 -- 0 Chicago Christian 2B: Wolterink. 3B: Frieling.

RBI: Wolterink 3, Bolhuis 2, Edgar, Frieling, Hill, Schoenle. WP: Bolhuis (4-1).

JOLIET WEST 8, CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 4 Joliet West 402 000 2 -- 8 Chicago Christian 100 110 1 -- 4 Chicago Christian 2B: Frieling, McCarthy. 3B: Bolhuis. RBI: Clark, Hill, Schoenle. LP: Schoenle (3-2).

EVERGREEN PARK 24, HILLCREST 0 Hillcrest 000 00 -- 0 Evergreen Park (12)36 3x -- 24 Evergreen Park 2B: Piet 2, Martin, Miller, O’Toole.

3B: Martin, O’Toole. RBI: Miller 4, O’Toole 3, W. Doran 2, Martin 2, Piet 2, Quick 2, Rizzo 2, McClarin, Walsh. WP: Segura (1-1).

\OAK LAWN 10, TF NORTH 0 TF North 000 00 -- 0 Oak Lawn 150 31 -- 10 Oak Lawn 2B: Quillin. RBI: Dodaro 3, Quillin 2, Georgelos, Slattery, Swatek. WP: Cwik (3-2).

SHEPARD 3, RICHARDS 2 Shepard 200 010 0 -- 3 Richards 000 020 0 -- 2 Shepard RBI: Longfield 2, Mundo. WP: Gregory (4-1).

Richards 2B: Mejia. RBI: Mejia 2. LP: Mejia (4-3).

RICHARDS 8, SHEPARD 1 Richards 200 501 0 -- 8 Shepard 000 010 0 -- 1 Richards 2B: Fritz, Spyrnal. HR: Mejia. RBI: Mejia 3, Thomas 2, Castro. WP: Smith (4-1).

Shepard 2B: Horbach. RBI: Doolan. LP: Horbach (2-2).

SHEPARD 2, OAK FOREST 1 Oak Forest 010 000 0 -- 1 Shepard 000 000 2 -- 2 Shepard RBI: Albrecht, Peterka. WP: Carberry (4-1).

RICHARDS 6, BREMEN 5 Bremen 000 212 0 -- 5 Richards 005 100 x -- 6 Richards 2B: Thomas. RBI: Castro 2, Smith 2, Zeschke. WP: Renken (2-3).

H-F 4, STAGG 3 H-F 000 010 3 -- 4 Stagg 000 010 2 -- 3 Stagg RBI: Glaza 2, Downs. LP: Gerzon (2-3).

STAGG 8, H-F 5 Stagg 102 014 0 -- 8 H-F 004 100 0 -- 5 Stagg 2B: C. Martinez, Nowak, Stratinsky. RBI: Spencer 3, Downs 2, Glaza, Nowak. WP: Worst.

STAGG 5, L-W EAST 4 L-W East 111 100 0 -- 4 Stagg 101 011 1 -- 5 Stagg 2B: Glaza. HR: Stratinsky. RBI: PROVIDENCE 7, ST. LAURENCE 2 Providence 020 200 3 -- 7 St. Laurence 000 001 1 -- 2 St. Laurence 2B: S. Burnette. RBI: Tholl. LP: Greco (3-2).

PROVIDENCE 7, ST. LAURENCE 1 St. Laurence 000 010 0 -- 1 Providence 005 020 x -- 7 St. Laurence 2B: S. Burnette. RBI: Verta. LP: Robles (3-1).

OAK LAWN 2, EVERGREEN PARK 1 Evergreen Park 100 000 0 -- 1 Oak Lawn 010 010 x -- 2 Evergreen Park 2B: Miller. RBI: Miller. LP: Pall (3-2).

Oak Lawn 2B: Blake. RBI: Georgelos. WP: Witkowski (5-2).

MT. CARMEL 10, ST. LAURENCE 1 St. Laurence 000 001 0 -- 1 Mt. Carmel 100 234 x -- 10

OAK LAWN 9, EVERGREEN PARK 0 Oak Lawn 060 100 1 -- 9 Evergreen Park 000 000 0 -- 0 Oak Lawn 2B: Quillin. RBI: Dodaro 2, Quillin 2, Blake, Halim, Roberts, Slattery. WP: Quillin (3-0).

Evergreen Park LP: Moran.

MT. CARMEL 13, ST. LAURENCE 3 Mt. Carmel 140 007 1 -- 13 St. Laurence 000 300 0 -- 3

St. Laurence 2B: Farrell, Verta. RBI: Greco. LP: Erdman (2-1).

St. Laurence RBI: Aderman 2, Cummings. LP: Greco (3-3).

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS T R U S T E E , ďż˝ SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF A M E R I C A , ďż˝ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS S U C C E S S O R ďż˝

BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS A S S E T ďż˝ BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKEDCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EC1 P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ THERESA POSPISIL; DAVID POSPISIL D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 13 CH 18345 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8812 West 103rd Place, Palos Hills, Il 60465.

P.I.N. 23-15-202-008-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ZBIGNIEW KRAWCZYK, STANISLAWA KRAWCZYK Defendants 14 CH 018245 8107 W. 98TH STREET PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 16, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8107 W. 98TH STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-206-010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-20642. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-20642 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 018245 TJSC#: 35-3000 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � MARK E PASEK, ELIZABETH M PASEK D e f e n d a n t s � 09 CH 36002 9030 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 6 0 4 5 7 � NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 22, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9030 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-105-008-0000. The real estate is improved with a two-story, single-family, red brick house with n attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each � $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee � shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the � sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in�and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale � without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by � court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the the � purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after � confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0925681. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA0925681 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 09 CH 36002 TJSC#: 35-6192 I654734

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK NA AS SUCCESSOR IN I N T E R E S T ďż˝ TO HARRIS NA; Plaintiff, v s . ďż˝ CASMIR ZEMBOL AKA CASIMIR ZEMBOL; SUNSET RIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AN ILLINOIS NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION; BMO HARRIS BANK NA AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS NA; U N K N O W N ďż˝ OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 13 CH 17166 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 5, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 15723 North Sunset Ridge Court, Unit 2N, Orland Park, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-14-401-201-1067.

The mortgaged real estate is a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Kelly M. Doherty at Plaintiff's Attorney, Keough & Moody, P.C., 1250 East Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 369-2700.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I655221

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY Dďż˝ I V I S I O N ďż˝ PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, LLC ďż˝ P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ ďż˝ v . ďż˝ ANTHONY J MEYERS, KRISTIN K MEYERS, ďż˝ CITIMORTGAGE, INC., MCCORD PLACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, INC. Dďż˝ e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 14 CH 15635 6 MCCORD TRACE PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 23, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 27, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6 MCCORD TRACE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-33-200-037-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1404913. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1404913 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 15635 TJSC#: 35-3131 I653159 ďż˝ ďż˝

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ďż˝ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FKA Cďż˝ O U N T R Y W I D E ďż˝ HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP; Pďż˝ l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ PAUL CAMPOS AND THERESE M. CAMPOS; D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 11 CH 41399 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 5, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 8, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 14512 ASH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-10-102-047.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 11-08557 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656079

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.FABIOLA GERMAN, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, PAVILION PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 00378 6634 W. 95th St., Unit 2B Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 11, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6634 W. 95th St., Unit 2B, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-06-422-009-1024.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $127,982.30.

Sale terms: 25% of the bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ DOROTHY M. DILL; THE UNITED STATES OF A M E R I C A ďż˝ SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN D E V E L O P M E N T ; ďż˝ MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 14 CH 16915 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 14050 Putney Place, Orland Park, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-02-408-007-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.MONA M. SHAIBI, ROYAL RIDGE ESTATES TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, FERAS M. SHAIBI Defendants 14 CH 015531 9409 W. LINDSAY STREET ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9409 W. LINDSAY STREET, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 Property Index No. 27-27-111-009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-17841.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-17841 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 015531 TJSC#: 35-4177 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEW PENN FINANCIAL. LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.BRUCE ADELMANN, ZELKA ADELMANN, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 6897 10720 TOWER DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 4, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10720 TOWER DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-205-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a brick, two story home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0904915. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA0904915 Attorney Code.

91220 Case Number: 09 CH 6897 TJSC#: 35-3580 I654807

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.14 CH 011246 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 ANTONIO D. MUSSARI, TASHA S. MUSSARI, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MIDFIRST BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-321-004. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-12413.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-12413 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 011246 TJSC#: 35-2655 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Southwest • Section 2, Page 11

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New Avengers movie is another Marvel-ous effort TONY

“Avengers: Age of Ultron” brings the whole gang back in this action-packed sequel to “The Avengers.” The main purpose of this film seems to be to set up the movies that will make up next films in the Marvel universe.

To begin, Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Bruce Banner/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) create a being with artificial intelligence. After an unsupervised lab accident, the A.I. form Ultron (James Spader) is created. Its sole mission is to bring peace to earth. Its way of bringing peace to Earth is by destroying it.

If only it was that simple. We meet Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver (Aaron TaylorJohnson) who are human beings who were altered in a lab to be given superpowers. Think mutants but since this isn’t X-Men the terms “mutants” is not allowed.

At the heart of this film are Tony Stark and Captain America (Chris Evans) who have issues with each other. Those issues are here to set up the film “Captain America: Civil War.” They may be at the forefront of the film, but Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) gets decent screen time for once. This film also touches more on Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) than the original did. It’s nice they both get more screen time and are not just treated as background characters.

We also get this budding romance between Natasha and Bruce Banner. It’s kind of forced, but knowing Marvel there is most likely some grand plan for that story line in another movie.

One of the few things the film does falter on is the return of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). In “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” we were left

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A pottery class for families will be hosted at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Wednesdays, May 13 and 20, from 5 to 6 p.m. The Log Cabin Art Center is located at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Instructor Heather Young invites families with children of any age to make 2 or 3-inch miniature animal sculptures and pottery pieces on May 13 and to come back to glaze their creations with sparkling colors on May 20. Shown are miniature pigs made by Log Cabin art students. The pottery will be ready for pickup by May 31, the day of The Center’s Little Art Show of miniature art. The class fee is $18 and includes all supplies and two kiln firings. Registration is required.

Call The Center at 361-3650.

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS This Week The Bridge Teen Center programs Birdhouses – 4:30 to 6 p.m. today (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program for students to decorate their own birdhouse to take home and hang outside.

Shine Bright Baby – 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. May 8, weekly “Friday Night Live” event with live music from acoustic band Shine Bright Baby. Free food samples will be provided by Tinley Park High School Culinary Department.

Wood Burning Artisan Pizza – 4 to 5:30 p.m.

May 12, a program with Wooden Paddle Pizza to show students how to make their own artisan pizza.

Lead U: Marketing Yourself – 4:30 to 6 p.m.

May 13, a leadership program to show students how to effectively market themselves to land a job.

Egyptian Ratscrew – 4 to 5 p.m. May 14, play a game of Egyptian Ratscrew (a fast paced card game).

These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more, call 532-0500.

Labyrinth A group labyrinth walk will be held today (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

The labyrinth, a large outdoor circular stone path for spiritual meditation is located at the north end of The Center parking lot. In addition to group walks, the labyrinth is available for individual walks at any time during the month.

There is no cost to those wishing to walk the labyrinth and no reservations are necessary. The walk will take place rain or shine. For information, call Pastor Chris Hopkins 361-3650.

strate and discuss the art of spinning wool and other fibers. Atseff is a Chicago area artist and teacher, specializing in hand-spun, loom-woven clothing and jewelry. With wool shorn from The Center’s sheep last week, Atseff will spin fresh wool yarn, still oily with the sheep’s natural lanolin. In addition to Atseff’s yarns and woven articles on display, The Center’s weaving and knitting classes will display the articles they’ve created in recent months.

The luncheon costs $18 per person and requires advance reservations. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Upcoming Herb garden workshop An herb garden workshop will be held at the Children’s Farm on Sunday, May 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The farm is at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Adult participants are invited to taste, smell, observe, feel, and learn how to use a variety of herbs.

Instruction will be given for starting to grow herbs, either on a windowsill, patio, or garden, large or small.

The class fee is $13 per person. Students who would also like to plant a pot of basil, parsley, chives, and a cherry tomato plant, pay an additional $12 materials fee which includes a large pot, soil, and plants, and must register by May 13.

The class will meet outdoors at the farm garden.

In case of inclement weather, the class will meet indoors at the farm activity center. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

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The classic folk art of spinning yarn from wool will be featured at a Tuesday luncheon on May 12, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Beverly Atseff from 2-B Weavers of Western Springs will bring her spinning wheel and demon-

Meditation opportunities are offered every Tuesday evening, 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, 9 a.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Pastoral director Chris Hopkins and hospitality manager Winnie Brock organize these 20 minute periods of silent meditation, offer guidance to those new to the practice of meditation, and welcome anyone to join. Call 361-3650 for information.

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with questions about what happened in the Marvel comic universe to Fury and his organization. The questions need to be answered, but they get swept under the rug.

Can’t forget about the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), whose disappears and seems to do his own thing a lot. His visions and story are all just here to set up “Thor: Ragnarok,” which is the next Thor movie.

Also back are Falcon (Anthony Mackie), and War Machine (Don Cheadle). It also brings in The Vision (Paul Bettany) as an A.I who can help stop Ultron.

A lot of other characters get brought in mostly to set up other movies. Every move done by director Josh Whedon is done systematically to help set up what is to come in the Marvel universe.

One thing Marvel does well is setting up upcoming releases. This movie does that too (if you haven’t guessed this writers theme yet, there it is). Technically this is a sequel but between “Marvel’s The Avengers” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” there was “Iron Man 3,” “Thor The Dark World,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” and “Guardians of The Galaxy” which all help tell this story. In a perfect world you’d see those first.

Overall, even if you haven’t been keeping up with the Marvel Universe from the days of the original Iron Man movie to now, you’ll still enjoy this film.

You just may be a little confused at times.

—Tony Pinto’s grade: A

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Southwest • Section 2, Page 12

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

Enjoy lighter fare for Cinco de Mayo

By Wolfgang Puck

I’ve always enjoyed how people in the United States have informally adopted Cinco de Mayo, a holiday marking an important battle during Mexico’s quest for independence from France on May 5, 1862.

In fact, since the very next year after that momentous victory, Californians — who themselves were under Spanish and then Mexican rule before statehood in 1850 — have celebrated Cinco de Mayo, while its observance began spreading nationwide only a few decades ago.

Of course, some people use the holiday as a reason to indulge in beer and tequila. But the pride and growing influence of our nation’s Latino population has also helped make everyone more and more aware of the many reasons to think of the holiday as a more serious but no less joyous celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.

To me, that new perspective also translates into the foods eaten on Cinco de Mayo. Most people will tell you they’re going to enjoy guacamole or salsa, and lots and lots of things made with tortillas: crispy chips, piles of nachos, tacos, taquitos, enchiladas, burritos and so on. I enjoy many of those things myself.

But why not make May 5 an opportunity to explore others aspects of Mexican cooking and maybe even dishes that deliver just as much lively flavor without all the fat and calories that come with so many of those often deep-fried, cheese-laden items?

The recipe for Mexican-style red snapper crudo with fresh tomato-jalapeno salsa does just that. The term “crudo” is becoming more and more familiar these days in Italian cuisine, referring to any fresh, raw seafood served as an appetizer. In fact, the same word also means “raw” in Spanish; and, funny enough, it’s also Mexican slang for hangover.

Though completely satisfying, this dish is incredibly healthy and light, with just 72 calories per serving, only 4 percent from fat. That’s thanks not only to the lean seafood itself but also to the fact that the generous fresh vegetable salsa doesn’t include any of the oil you might ordinarily find in such mixtures.

The salsa does, however, have lots of bright tastes and textures, with its combination of tomato, onion, cucumber and spicy chile pepper, plus the added zing of lime and lemon juices and a spoonful of chile sauce. Feel free to substitute or add other fresh salad vegetables such as celery, bell pepper or jicama.

MEXICAN-STYLE RED SNAPPER CRUDO WITH FRESH SALSA Serves 4 • ¼ cup (60 mL) fresh lime juice, from 2 to 3 limes • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice • 1 tablespoon bottled Mexican chile sauce, sauce as Tapatío or Cholula brands • ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped fresh cilantro leaves • ½ small red onion, cut into ¼-inch (6-mm) dice • ½ to 1 jalapeno, halved, stemmed, seeded, deveined, and cut into ¼-inch

Children get into Lake Katherine — literally — at this summer camp.

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Red snapper is a lean fish, which makes for an incredibly satisfying and healthy dish.

(6-mm) dice • 1 medium-sized ripe tomato, halved, cored, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch (6-mm) dice • ½ medium Japanese cucumber, cut into ¼-inch (6-mm) dice, to yield 1 cup (250 mL) • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 head butter lettuce, or 1 small head romaine lettuce, leaves separated, thoroughly rinsed, and patted dry • ¾ pound (375 g) fresh sushi-grade red snapper fillet, or other sushi-grade fresh fish such as yellowtail or ahi tuna In a mixing bowl, stir together the lime juice, lemon juice, chile sauce, cilantro, onion, jalapeno, tomato and cucumber. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Line a chilled serving platter with the lettuce leaves.

Cut the fish fillet crosswise and at a 45-degree angle into thin slices. Arrange the slices overlapping on top of the lettuce leaves on the platter. Spoon the fresh salsa over the fish down the center of the platter.

Alternatively, arrange the lettuce leaves on the platter as individual cup shapes. As you slice the fish fillet, arrange the slices in the centers of individual cups. Then, place a small spoonful of the salsa on top of the fish in each cup, reserving the remaining salsa for guests to help themselves to more.

Serve the fish immediately, encouraging guests to transfer portions to individual plates to eat with a fork and knife; or to fold slices of the fish and some salsa inside individual leaves, to eat by hand like a taco.

Lake Katherine offers summer camps Whether running through the prairie, fishing in the lake, spotting native critters or walking in the waterfall, local children are set for an idyllic summer.

These activities are all set to feature in priced summer camps for children aged 5 to 15, which run from June 13 to Aug. 14 at Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights.

The fun-packed two to five day camps, ranging in price from $25 to $95, will include hiking, canoeing, nature excursions, science experiments and the chance for children to learn about plants, insects and reptiles.

“Our summer camps are a great opportunity to engage children with nature,” says operation manager Gareth Blakesley. “Our site offers lake, prairie, wetlands and woodlands for a host of fun activities.

Marian Sinkus, our educator, really embraces the whole importance of interacting with our environment and her passion and knowledge transfers to those that sign up for our camps.”

Camp sizes are limited to 15 children per session with participants separated into five different age groups.

More details can be found on Lake Katherine’s website www.lakekatherine.org and preregistration is required at the Nature Center.

— Lake Katherine Nature Center

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OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): The bolder the better. While your partner may be hesitant about venturing into the unknown this week, you can offer security and assurance to pull him/her through.

Showing a loved one that they can depend upon you will solidify your relationship.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Dress for success. Displaying your flair for fashion draws more attention than jeans and a sweatshirt.

Maintaining a professional air will help things run more smoothly during powerful negotiations this week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There’s no problem you can’t solve. You’ll be at your best when relying on your left-brain to do research, gather hard facts, and take on puzzles in the week ahead. Competitions will be right up your alley, as you’ll rise to the challenge.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get up and go while the going is good. Your high energy level will allow you to attack several tasks at once this week and still have room for more. Grab the golf clubs, take a walk in the park, or catch up on your spring cleaning.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stay on course. In the week ahead, you’d do well to stick with your original plans. By changing direction now, you risk accomplishing nothing.

Running into an old acquaintance could give you a chance to slow down and pause to reminisce about the good old days.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Stick with facts and figures. You’ll be on top of your game when dealing with numbers and hard data this week, but not so much when it comes to thinking outside the box.

Avoid making instinctive decisions unless you have the information to back them up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): Pay attention to detail. Even subtle changes could make a difference

this week, whether you change your nail color or comb your hair differently. Sharing quality time with a special someone will leave you both feeling like VIPs. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Pinch those pennies. Late-week shopping expeditions will only be a success if the treasures you find are from the bargain basement.

A desire for adventure could be satisfied by engaging in sports or physical activity this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Explore the unbeaten path.

Spend time visiting new places or trying new things, even if it just means turning down a new road just to see where it leads.

You need not leave the house to explore new subjects this week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Knowledge is golden. Seek the sagely wisdom of someone with experience to help resolve a difficult situation. Being vague or secretive with loved ones could create friction or misunderstandings this week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Carve out your own little niche in the world. Others may not appreciate your whimsical approach in business venues. Escape harsh realities by simply doing your own thing on your own time this week.

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