Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Brandon Venson, former tight end for Illinois State, College of DuPage lands spot on Bears roster.
A former Glenbard West High School graduate, football player will suit up in orange and blue this fall as a tight end for the Chicago Bears, according to the Chicago Tribune. Brandon Venson, 24, of Glendale Heights was among seven players to sign a three-year contract with the team Sunday, following the Bears rookie minicamp. 33 players turned out for minicamp, battling for a spot on the coveted roster and Venson made the cut. Venson joins the Bears after three seasons as a tight end for the Illinois State Redbirds. Prior to joining the Redbird roster in 2009, Venson earned a walk-on spot for Northern Illinois University but a year later transferred to the College of DuPage, according to WJBC radio in central Illinois. For more on this …
Monday, May 14, 2012
June 3 is Patch Day for the new DuPage County Hounds baseball team. Does your young fan want to be a bat boy or girl at a home game at Benedictine University in Lisle? Add a photo to our gallery.
Hey, baseball fans: There's a new wood-bat team in DuPage County, featuring college-age players. The DuPage County Hounds kick off their first season in the Midwest Collegiate League this June. They will play their home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex at Benedictine University in Lisle. The 28-man roster includes local players from Patch towns such as Darien, Downers Grove, Lemont, Lisle and Western Springs. Patch is proud to sponsor Patch Day on Sunday, June 3. Patch readers are invited to redeem four free tickets to the 5 p.m. game against the Rockford Foresters. You'll have a chance to meet local editors from Patch's DuPage County sites, and more importantly, catch the new team in action! Simply …
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A childhood romance turned into a life of loss until fate intervened over a decade later.
It’s been an epic romance: puppy love at 12, years of separation, an unlikely reunion and now, maybe, life happily ever after. It started in 1992, with a children’s Christmastime production of “The Nutcracker” by the Colorado Ballet. A 12-year-old Russian boy, Sasha Kozadayev, slipped into the dressing room of Rebecca King and left her a gift. It was Christmas, after all, and the two had been inseparable since meeting a year earlier. Following in the footsteps of every adolescent boy who's ever fallen for a girl and bought her a gift that's just slightly more mature than either of them are, he left Rebecca a necklace, a vial of perfume, and a note. And like every girl, ever, it was the note that held the most significance to Rebecca. It …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Wake for Eric Lederman, a 12-year-old Oswego boy who died after a baseball accident in Wheaton, will be Wednesday, Apr. 18. Community urged to continue monetary donations through Allied First Bank fund.
Funeral arrangements have been set for Eric Lederman, the 12-year-old Oswego boy who died last week after being hit by a baseball in Wheaton. A wake will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway, Montgomery. A family funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed Monday that an autopsy revealed Eric's cause of death as a cerebral hemorrhage and blunt head trauma, after a baseball struck him in the neck Wednesday during warmups for a game of the Oswego Panthers 12U Orange traveling team at Atten Park in Wheaton. Eric was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove and later taken by helicopter to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park …
Monday, April 2, 2012
Patch partners with Comcast to bring you the Game of the Week as Wheaton Warrenville South win the Tiger Classic volleyball tournament. Catch the highlights on video.
This week's CN100 Game of the Week featured Saturday's championship game from the Tiger Classic volleyball tournament won by host Wheaton Warrenville South High School. You can watch the entire championship match at 7 p.m. tonight and on Tuesday on CN100, The Comcast Network. Find great prep sports action all season long with the CN100 Game of the Week. Tune in Saturdays at noon and 4 p.m., Mondays and Tuesday at 7 p.m. and anytime with Comcast Digital Cable On Demand. Want even more? Check out schedules and game clips on the CN100 website. You can also visit the CN100 Game of the Week Facebook page, or follow on Twitter. Also, check out our weekly crowd craziness - Battle of the Fans - on Facebook and see who has the biggest and wildest …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The men's teams of St. Olaf College and Western Michigan University will compete at Memorial Field on Sunday, April 1 at 12:30 p.m.
Nine years ago, Ben Mayo fielded the first Glenbard West lacrosse team. Now, he returns to Glen Ellyn to play in the first college lacrosse game in town. Growing up, the nearest Mayo could play lacrosse was in Oak Brook for the Park District. When he started his high school career he was dissapointed that West lacked a lacrosse team, so he decided to start his own team and Glen Ellyn's first. Even though the squad lost every game, it got the town interested in lacrosse. "It's pretty surreal to see how much lacrosse has changed in Glen Ellyn since I started the team, so it'll be a lot of fun to get a chance to play a game at Glenbard West, which is something I never got a chance to do while I played here," said Mayo. Thanks to Mayo, the …
Monday, March 12, 2012
The Wheaton North High School varsity dance team finished first in the state tournament last weekend.
The Wheaton North Varsity dance team finished first in the state competition last weekend. The Falconettes have consistently finished in the top ten every year. This year, the team placed first in the Poms category and third in Hip Hop. According to the District 200 website, Coach Melissa Pierceall said, “this championship validates the hard work of all of the girls. They have been practicing up to six days per week since August. This really shows their dedication as a team.” Information courtesy of a Wheaton North parent.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Wheaton Warrenville South dance team finishes fifth in the state competition in Peoria.
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The Wheaton Warrenville South dance team finished fifth in the state competition last weekend. The WWS girls have gone to state five consecutive years. They were the champions in 2010 and took third in 2011. Information courtesy of a Wheaton Warrenville South parent
Monday, March 5, 2012
Wheaton North senior Maddie Baillie ties for fifth place at IHSA three-point contest.
Wheaton North senior Maddie Baillie tied for fifth place Saturday at the Illinois High School Association three-point competition in Normal. After hitting 11-15 in the first two rounds of the contest, she advanced downstate with a 10-15 effort. Thirty-two other girls from all over the state advanced downstate to shoot at Redbird Arena, Illinois State. Baillie ended the contest—and also her high school career—in fifth place. She is still in the recruiting process to determine where she will play for the next four years. Information courtesy of Chris Baillie.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wheaton Warrenville South senior Erik Todd signs letter of intent to play for the University of Missouri in the fall of 2012.
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Thursday, February 23
Windy City Warrior and Wheaton Warrenville South senior Erik Todd signed his letter of intent at school to play for the University of Missouri. Todd will join the wheelchair basketball team in the fall of 2012. “I am so thrilled about signing on with Mizzou,” says Todd. "The University of Missouri has a very good reputation in giving support to students with disabilities. Of all the colleges I looked at, Mizzou does the best at offering me an opportunity to play ball with a great team and to pursue a degree that will offer even more opportunities for the rest of my life." Todd got the chance to know Coach Ron Lykins at his sports' camp last summer. “I have tremendous respect for him because he believes strongly in unselfish play. That…
Dick McDermott
7:01 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
This story is also missing the true value of the situation. Brandon Venson told me in 7th grade he was going to play professional football. He set upon a path of hard work, right choices and self-belief. He overcame a broken leg his senior year in high school resulting in no scholarship offers. Determined to finish college he embarked on a program to work his way into a D-1 football program. He … more ›