Josh Welge
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Montini to get its feet wetNov 12, 2012 12:27 pm - How does Montini coach Jason Nichols approach November basketball? Allow him to channel his inner amateur chef to explain. “It’s like you want to cook a meal and don’t h...
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Benet completes championship repeatNov 10, 2012 8:00 pm - NORMAL — Call it two the hard way. Counted out at the beginning of the year, down a game in both matches this weekend at Redbird Arena, No. 1-ranked Benet stormed back ...
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Tears of joy, sadness for St. FrancisNov 10, 2012 7:00 pm - NORMAL — A steady stream of tears from Peg Kopec and her St. Francis girls said it all. St. Francis has made little mention this season outside its family of Megan Boke...
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Benet fights back to beat LibertyvilleNov 09, 2012 10:00 pm - NORMAL — Knocked down but never out, defending state champion Benet is still standing. Down a game and 15-10 in the second to Libertyville, the Redwings answered the be...
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Familiar sight delivers semifinal for St. FrancisNov 09, 2012 7:00 pm - NORMAL — A Haggerty setting up a younger Haggerty sister at the state volleyball tournament. Haven’t we seen this movie before? Maddie Haggerty’s pass to McKenna Kelsa...
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St. Francis has that family feelingNov 08, 2012 10:42 am - Peg Kopec is going for her ninth state volleyball title at St. Francis this weekend, but she had another number on her mind Thursday. Six. As in Kopec’s current Spartans...
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St. Francis answers the bellNov 03, 2012 9:20 am - Peg Kopec, wily veteran coach that she is, isn’t quick to reveal all her secrets. Asked how she guarded her St. Francis team against emotional letdown Saturday, she simp...
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‘No regrets’ for Glenbard WestNov 03, 2012 9:15 am - It was a dream season, and Glenbard West never wished to wake up. When it did end, at least the Hilltoppers went down at their hustling, digging, diving best. Recovering...
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St. Francis tops Joliet Catholic in three gamesNov 01, 2012 3:22 pm - McKenna Kelsay cried tears of joy and rushed into a proud hug from her dad. Another classic St. Francis-Joliet Catholic match, and it didn’t disappoint. St. Francis turn...
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Benet ousts Carlini, West AuroraOct 30, 2012 8:00 pm - No. 1 team vs. No. 1 player? Nobody expected this one-sided of a match. Putting on a digging and serve-receive clinic, top-ranked and defending state champion Benet need...