Oak Park River Forest to face Fenwick in rivalry clash
Oak Park River Forest and Fenwick high schools meet at Ridge land Common ice Saturday night after a 3 3 draw last season. Fenwick coach George Spellmire returns to face former OPRF mentor Val Belmonte as the puck drops at 8 p m.
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Oak Park-River Forest
Fenwick
Ridgeland Common
George Spellmire
Spellmire
Oak Park River Forest
Val Belmonte
OPRF
East Leyden Tops New Trier West In Holiday Tourney Final
East Leyden clinched the Aurora East Holiday Tournament title with a 64-62 overtime win over Maine South after a 76-56 win against New Trier West. Tom Dore scored 34 on 16 of 21 shooting with 10 rebounds and five blocks, Glen Grunwald added 23 points, and John Hendler had 10 points and a team high 14 boards.
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Tom Dore
East Leyden
Eagle
Long Tom
New Trier West
East Aurora
Eagles
Ned Colletti
East Leyden Eagles
Maine South
Mark Castro
Glen Grunwald
Evanston
New Trier
Norm Goodman
Grunwald
John Hendler
Oswego
East
Hendler
Goodman
McCracken
Big Mac
Kieth Howard
Huskies
Derrick Maye
Hedger
Dahms
Tom Norris
Huskie
East Leyden rides Castro eruption past New Trier in overtime
In a 20 point night by Castro, East Leyden edged New Trier 68 66 in overtime. Grunwald led Glen Grunwald scoring with 21 first half points while John Lewis top scored for New Trier with 19 as the two squads thrilled 4500 fans before the dramatic finish.
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Grunwald
Eagles
Rosen
Hedger Leads Huskies Bright Spot In Rough Proviso West
Oak Park River Forest battles through a rough Proviso West tournament as junior guard Joe Hedger emerges as a strong backcourt successor to John Lynch. Hedger’s defense and quick drives draw praise, but injuries and foul trouble, plus inconsistent interior play from Chuck Dahms and others, contribute to two painful losses and a third-place game setback.
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Joe Hedger
Oak Park River Forest
John Lynch
Huskie
Hedger
Huskies
Lynch
OPRF
Tom Meyer
Elgin
Meyer
Kevin McCracken
New Trier East
Riverside-Brookfield
St. Joseph
St. Joe Meyer
Tom Norris
Chuck Dahms
Courtney James
Proviso East
Proviso
Chuck
Dahms
Pirates
Mike Stockdale
Stockdale
Mark Parrish
Roderick Floyd
Norris
Jeff Black
Black
Cornell Howard
Randy Roland
Keith Howard
James
McCracken
Caroms Meyer
Oak Park
Confessions of a Sports Writer on Interviews and Objectivity
A columnist admits fear of probing interviews and argues sports stories need discussion over strict objectivity. He contrasts coaching insights with athlete interviews, noting players reveal little and that understanding human nature matters more than box scores.
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Wok 5
John Fowles
Local Prep Games to Air on WMAQ TV This January
WMAQ TV will broadcast a Prep Game of the Week lineup starting January 4 featuring Proviso East, Oak Park River Forest, East Leyden and Fenwick. Greg Gumbel calls play by play with Jack Burmaster offering color from 2 PM. Fenwick opens with Gordon Tech in Chicago Catholic League action. Oak Park River Forest hosts Proviso East on January 25 in a top Suburban League showdown. Addison Trail challenges East Leyden in Franklin Park on February 22.
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Oak Park
River Forest
East Leyden
Fenwick
Wmaq-Tv
Channel 5
Greg Gumbel
Evanston High School
Jack Burmaster
Gordon Tech Rams
Addison Trail
Eagles
Franklin Park
Rosary College Men's Hoop Faces Height Gap on Court
Rosary College basketball has won three and then lost three after six games, with all opponents towering over the 6-2 tallest player Wavery Myles. Coach Ed Galvin cites height as the main challenge as the team relies on speed and hustle to compete at St. Luke's parish court in River Forest. The next home game hosts Emmaus Bible School on February 7 at 7 30 p.m.
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Oak Park-River Forest
Tom Meyer
St. Joseph
OPRF
Rosary College
Rosary
Wavery Myles
Ed Galvin
Fenwick High School
Liberal Arts College
St. Luke’s
River Forest
Emmaus Bible School
Panthers win first Oak Park River Forest tourney title
Proviso West captured the sophomore division with wins over Fenwick 52-28 Oak Park River Forest 54-30 and Riverside Brookfield 56-43 OP RF finished second with victories over Riverside Brookfield 64-40 and Fenwick 55-46 St Patrick defeated Thornwood 51-36 OP RF 38-37 and Morton East 60-40 to claim the freshman crown Thornwood topped OP RF 40-33 for runner-up honors.
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Proviso West
St. Patrick
Oak Park- River Forest
Fenwick
Riverside- Brookfield
Op-Rf
Riverside-Brookfield
Thornwood
Morton East
Oak Park River Forest
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Con
Ken Mette
John Lewis
Lewis
Leyden
Maine
Pete Bosen
Bosen
Castro
Des Plaines Valley
York
P.S
Timothy McShane
Rosary Cage
Panthers
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