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The Willowbrook girls volleyball team won seven matches last week to improve its overall season record to 26-0. The Warriors began the week with a 25Rugg of the Willowbrook teamSouth is pictured while at12, Freshman 25-15 WestLindsey Suburban Gold Conference win softball at Hinsdale on Oct. 5. Two tempting score a rundefeated during Friday’s game25-17. at Downers Grove South.Kenny Rugg (No. tried days later,to Willowbrook York 25-19, Freshman Hannah to score second on aduring single the by sophomore Katelyn Coxthe in the top in of 10) of thefrom Warriors is base pictured Oct. 7 match against Dukes the second inning, when the game was tied at 2-2. Grove South’s catcher Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2021 celebrated its10 commencement two Villa Park. Kenny contributed six kills, seven digsDowners and assists in the with victory, taggedgave Rugg out at home for season the third out of of the inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in the school’s main gymnasium on Sunday Thewent enwhich the Warriors anplate overall record 21-0. Willowbrook moved to on to the all Warriors 7-3 in the West Suburban Conference contest. tire class includes over 470 About half ofGold those students attended the 26-0 bydefeat winning five of itsstudents. matches and claiming the championship plaqueWilat
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Saturday’s Elk Grove Invite. Willowbrook will complete its regular season with CHRISWarriors FOX PHOTO Villa Park Review next week’s matches against Leyden and West Chicago. The will open lowbrook rebounded from Friday’s to post an 11-2 win in Saturday’s game at the IHSA Class 4A post-season byloss playing a regional-semifinal match on their Hinsdale Central. The26. Warriors bashed three home runs in program the second inning Sathome court on Oct. The Willowbrook girls volleyball has neverofwon CHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa Park Review non-conference battle against Red Devils of the West Suburban aurday’s regional title. If the Warriors can winthe a regional championship this year,Silver they Conference. Senior Annemarie Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo and sophomore ceremony that began at 9 a.m. The others participated in the ceremony that started will advance to the semifinals of the Bartlett Sectional. The Warriors are the topKayleigh Dennison thewhich home runs. Dennison (No. 5) is pictured in the the at 11 a.m. The in photo shows members ofincludes the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing seeded team thatprovided sectional, 17 teams. For more about background ofPage the above photo. more aboutsee thePage Warriors, during thesee day’s first ForFor more photos, 4. see page 14. Warriors, 5.service.
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Memorial Day in Villa Park KATE KATE DRURY DRURY
The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. Pictured (left to right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are: Villa Park Village your local agent Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Margaret Schiefer—a member of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Villa Park Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Contact me forVilla a Park Village President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park Village Trustee (and Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 630-514-9961 Villa complementary Park Veterans of Foreign Warson (VFW) Post 2801 of held itsApril. Memorial Day service onDay Monday mornCommission. Arbor Day is observed the last Friday each The National Arbor Foundation 630-514-9961 ing at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowingthat his recognihead as kdrury@atproperties.com kdrury@atproperties.com has recognized Villaanalysis Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To receive market Willowbrook High School students Hendrickson and a Anna Seelbach soundataps at the end ofcomthe kdrury@atproperties.com tion, a community must have a tree Lily board or department, tree-care ordinance, comprehensive ofThe your home!! ceremony. post’s 2020and Memorial Day event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This munity forestry program an Arbor Day observance. year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members who have recently died. That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served as the master of ceremonies I would to help! of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in October 2020. He was 94 years old. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II veteran.
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