<body><div><p>St. Laurence, the Class 4A runner-up in 2023, began the new campaign with a convincing victory 72-8 victory over Noble in Burbank.</p><p>The Vikings scored touchdowns on their first four plays and led 50-0 after one quarter.</p><p>St. Laurence quarterback Chase Kwiatkowski, a transfer from Lake Station (Indiana) tallied on a 12-yard run and threw an 8-yard TD pass to Sean Rice.</p><p>The Vikings amassed 266 yards rushing and got touchdowns from Harley Rizzs (27 yards), Ayden Ginn (12 yards) and Tim Hyland (14 yards).</p><h2>Local News</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1TAoQ6_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1TAoQ6_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="682" ></figure><h2>Football | St. Rita rides big second half to win over Sandburg </h2><p>By Xavier Sanchez | September 2, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveRoughly 11 months ago, St. Rita running back Nick Herman got his first varsity start when he filled in for injured starter DJ Stewart in a pivotal Chicago Catholic League crossover against St. Laurence. Herman ran for 155 yards and a touchdown, helping the Mustangs to their only win — and clinching a…</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=43tozi_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=43tozi_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="681" ></figure><p>Girls Volleyball | Marist’s Berg, Berry earn all-tourney honors at Mizuno Crimson Classic </p><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveMarist, which was ranked 22nd in the nation by maxpreps.com, lost to Lincoln-Way East, 25-20, 25-17, in the semifinals of the Mizuno Crimson Classic at Plainfield North. The RedHawks recovered to beat Oak Park-River Forest in the third-place match. Sandburg finished 12th in the 32-team tournament, while Riverside-Brookfield was 14th and Nazareth 20th.…</p><p>Gilrs Volleyball | McAuley tops St. Laurence again for Metea Valley-Oswego East title </p><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveMother McAuley and St. Laurence had to travel to Aurora to face each other for the first time this season. For the second consecutive season, the two area powers met in the Metea Valley/Oswego East Tournament championship, and for the second consecutive season, the Mighty Macs won, this time 25-21, 25-19, to repeat…</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=08KtLX_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08KtLX_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="568" ></figure><h2>Girls Volleyball | Shepard and Chicago Christian split Heights battles </h2><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveWho won the Battle of Palos Heights in girls volleyball this season? No one. Shepard traveled to Chicago Christian on Aug. 27 and the Astros pulled off a 25-22, 25-23 thriller. The two neighboring rivals squared off again on Aug. 31 in the quarterfinals of the Gold Bracket at the 13th Chicago Christian…</p><h2>Red Stars face Orlando in first home game since Olympic break </h2><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the lovePro soccer is returning to SeatGeek Stadium with two games over the weekend after a hiatus due to the Olympics. The Chicago Fire will make their second of three appearances in Bridgeview this season when they host DC United at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 in an MLS battle. The following day, the…</p><h2>Reavis’ Chavez, Richards’ O’Shea are Mega stars at Conkey Woods </h2><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveSantiago Chavez of Reavis won the boys division of the South Suburban Conference Mega Meet in boys cross country on Aug. 29 at Conkey Woods in Palos Heights. Chavez won with a time of 15:55.6 in the 3-mile race. James O’Shea of Richards was runner-up with a time of 15:583. Also in the…</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2kwRnp_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2kwRnp_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="624" ></figure><p>Windy City Ram Classic | Marist blanks T.F. North, will face Lemont in semifinals </p><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveAnd then there was one. The 32-team 2024 Boys Windy City Ram Classic soccer tournament was chock-full of area teams, but only Marist survived the first three rounds to make it to the semifinals. The RedHawks had an easy win in the first round with a forfeit over Mansueto on Aug. 28. In…</p><p>Football | Chicago Christian beats Herscher, wins opener for eight straight season </p><p>By Mike Walsh | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveThe Chicago Christian defense forced eight turnovers and the offense exploded as the Knights began their season with a victory for the eighth consecutive campaign. Niko Griggs posted 8 ½ tackles, Brock Sperling had three tackles-for-loss, Christian Flutman snagged two interceptions and Caden Boersma also had a pick for Chicago Christian. Flutman also…</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4dSIa7_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4dSIa7_0vHhapJn00" width="256" height="384" ></figure><p>Football | Olaf Kozub romps for 224 yards and 2 TDs as Stagg tops Joliet Central </p><p>By Mike Walsh | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveSo far, so good for Stagg, which began new coach Jacob O’Connor’s tenure with a win over Joliet Central on opening night of the 2024 season. Displaying a versatile offense that saw six players score rushing touchdowns, the Chargers beat the Steelmen 49-20 in a non-conference matchup Aug. 30 in Palos Hills. Stagg…</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1yMfAK_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1yMfAK_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="678" ></figure><h2>Sandburg grad Tommy Windt looks back at baseball career </h2><p>By Jeff Vorva | September 1, 2024 </p><p>Spread the loveAfter more than 20 years of playing baseball, Tommy Windt has hung up the spikes. Windt, an Orland Park resident and Sandburg graduate, started playing T-ball at age 2 and went on to play youth league and travel baseball before taking the field in high school for the Eagles, then in college at…</p><h2>Neighbors</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1KWOWE_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1KWOWE_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="1011" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2GmuWX_0vHhapJn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2GmuWX_0vHhapJn00" width="1024" height="683" ></figure></div></body>

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Football | St. Laurence scores fast and furiously in opening night win over Noble

St. Laurence, the Class 4A runner-up in 2023, began the new campaign with a convincing victory 72-8 victory over Noble in Burbank. The Vikings scored touchdowns on their first four plays and led 50-0 after one quarter. St. Laurence quarterback Chase Kwiatkowski, a transfer from Lake Station (Indiana) tallied on...

Football | St. Laurence scores fast and furiously in opening night win over Noble

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