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He didn’t win a trophy, but Oak Park’s Go-Kart kid is still a champ
While a first-place trophy was not in the cards for Oak Park Go-Kart racer Pierce Joy, the Lincoln Elementary fourth grader nevertheless wants to stay in the fast lane. Earlier this month, Pierce Joy went head-to-head with other top racers from across the country as they competed in the inaugural 2024 Junior U.S. Championship for K1 Speed Go-Kart Racing, a go-kart franchise.
St. Charles East’s Hayden Sujack hits a home run straight out of Hollywood. ‘It was just like a movie scene.’
Personally, sophomore right fielder Hayden Sujack sets the bar high for St. Charles East. When steps on the field, she has goals. She understands the pursuit of those is a big thing. It also drives her, according to junior shortstop Addison Wolf. “I think every time Hayden swings, we all know something good is going to happen,” Wolf said of Sujack. “There’s just a whole different vibe when ...
Fourth Girls High School Soccer Top 25 Poll of Spring 2024 season released
(Pictured Above: Illinois-based Lockport Township High School burst into the Top 25 this week, appearing at No. 2 overall.) Seven previously unranked teams have entered the Top 25 in the fourth edition of the Girls High School Soccer Spring 2024 Rankings, released by United Soccer Coaches. Alabama’s Spain Park High...
OPRF baseball gives Hagins a grand slam sendoff
April 20 was Andrew Hagins Day as the Oak Park and River Forest High School varsity baseball team conducted a pregame ceremony for the class of 2006 graduate who died suddenly last December. Before a large crowd at OPRF’s new baseball field, Toni Hagins delivered an emotional speech that emphasized...
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