Author: Jeff Vorva
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Vander Wal ready to please volleyball crowds at Texas
By Jeff Vorva Abby Vander Wal knows how to please a crowd. It could be at a small gathering at Park Place of Elmhurst Retirement Home, playing guitar and... Read more.
Isyanov takes second in the state after missing junior year with a back injury
By Jeff Vorva Those watching Lizzie Isyanov playing tennis in the Illinois High School State Tournament in late October saw a player on top of her game. But those... Read more.
Local soccer players return for Big Ten Tournament showdown
When he was eight, Elmhurst’s Charlie Heuer tried out for a travel soccer team. It didn’t go well. “I actually got cut my first year,” he said. “Being... Read more.
Three-Peat: Nazareth wins third straight Class 5A football championship
By Jeff Vorva When COVID-19 hit in 2020 and the Illinois High School Asso-ciation football season was postponed in the fall, some of the best players in the state... Read more.
DUKING IT OUT: York football team makes history with second-place finish in the state
For a few minutes on a freezing November night, York fans were in heaven. The football team, making its first trip to the Illinois High School Association state... Read more.
Goal Getter: Hinsdale’s Gutman scores for Fire in 100th MLS start
By Jeff Vorva Hinsdale native Andrew Gutman has always been a top-notch all-around soccer player. In college at Indiana University, the Hinsdale Central graduate... Read more.
Breakfast of (Near) Champions
York boys volleyball team makes history finishing second in state By Jeff Vorva Some believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. For York’s boys... Read more.
Looking Back and Ahead
MLB draftee Ryan Sloan has fun during historic senior season at York By Jeff Vorva Ryan Sloan has a lot to look forward to. The York graduate was selected in the... Read more.
Draft Day OK for J.J.
Naz star ready to start NFL career with Vikings By Jeff Vorva While many members of Nazareth Nation gathered in the Stadium in McCook for a J.J. McCarthy watch party... Read more.
York’s new football coach lives every day to the fullest after two cancer scares
By Jeff Vorva | Photos courtesy of York High School York’s new football coach, Don Gelsomino, is not one to take anything for granted. He’s thankful for every... Read more.