Wednesday, May 22, 2013
One of the most popular Chicago Bears is now calling it quits, according to CBS Chicago.
Chicago Bears veteran of 13 years Brian Urlacher officially retired Wednesday morning, according to CBS Chicago. The 34-year-old linebacker says he has no regrets ending a professional career playing exclusively for the Chicago Bears. “Although I could continue playing, I’m not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that’s up to my standards,” Urlacher told CBS news. When considering this, along with the fact that I could retire after a 13 year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear.” Urlacher recently made news in March when he couldn’t strike a new contract deal with the Bears—claiming the one-year $2 million offer was “a slap in the face.”
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Mustangs "continue to overcome obstacles and go down a path of success."
Friday, May 17, 2013
Mustangs "continue to overcome obstacles and go down a path of success."
The Montgomery Mustangs are the sole baseball team representing the city of Montgomery. We are only in our second year of existence and we continue to overcome obstacles and go down a path of success. If you remember us from last year, we are the team that worked with the city of Montgomery to uncover our own field of dreams. This field was at McDole Elementary School in Montgomery. This year, we had to relocate to a different field to accommodate the longer bases and a longer pitchers mound. We were able to obtain a field at the Sugar Grove Sports Complex. We have worked very hard to keep our program alive and continue to have success. Last weekend the team traveled out to Rock Island for the Mother's Day Clash tournament and out of 12 …
Game will take place on June 5 at the Fifth Third Bank Ballpark (Home of the Kane County Cougars).
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Oswego High School team will take on Plainfield North in the second regional match on Friday.
It was a game seperated only by a single point throughout, but the Oswego Panthers girls soccer team will be advancing onto regionals after defeating the Oswego Wolves 2-1. The Oswego High School Panthers (now 13-6-1) took on the Oswego East High School Wolves (6-8) Wednesday afternoon at Oswego High School in the first regional game and the second crosstown game of the season. The game remained scoreless until only 2:20 left in the first half when Oswego midfielder Kelsey Kraft (#12) scored the first goal. The game went into half after 40 minutes with the Wolves trailing by one. Head coach of the Wolves, Lauren Anderson, gave her team a pep talk during their huddle, telling them not to care about the score. "Keep doing what you're doing…
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Thompson Junior High School's inaugural Tiger Trot 5K and fun run raised $6,500 to renovate the school's fitness room.
On Saturday, April 27th, Thompson Junior High School in Oswego held their first annual Tiger Trot 5K and one mile fun run. The Tiger Trot was organized by the Thompson Junior High School physical education and health departments. The goal of the event was to raise funds and awareness for healthy living. The event raised about $6,500, all of which went towards Thompson’s “Life Long Fitness Fund.” These funds will be used to renovate the fitness room at the school and to buy fitness equipment that will better suit the needs of the students. The Tiger Trot kicked off with a one mile fun run/walk, which about 210 people participated in. As the name suggests, the one mile run/walk was just for fun, and many families enjoyed the walk together. …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Camp runs from June 10 to June 12.
Update: Early registration fee has been extended until June 1. Oswego’s Jarrett Payton, son of Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton will host the 2012 Jarrett Payton Academy Youth Football Camp from June 10 to 12 at Mooseheart Child City and School in Mooseheart, IL. The camp is an event of the Jarrett Payton Foundation, which is committed to positively impacting the lives of children —physically, emotionally and psychologically by creating and providing programs that present them with opportunities designed to develop their leadership skills and enrich their lives. The camp is a three-day summer skills camp geared toward enriching lives and building confidence in young men grades four to eight through football. Participants will leave the …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Teams will be hosting several games and events to raise money for pediatric cancer.
The Oswego and Oswego East girls soccer teams are teaming up to fight pediatric cancer. The event, called Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer, will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oswego High School soccer fields. The event’s purpose is to help children and their families that have been affected by cancer. Tickets will be sold for family fun events and there will be food available from Chick-fil-A and a variety of concessions and a bake sale. Soccer games will be played throughout the day, which are free to attend. The line-up is as follows. The family fun events will go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and include a bags tournament, kite flying “shoot the hoop,” a bounce house and face painting.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Oswego Bears are now looking for youth players
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Take a look at images from U.S. Cellular Field as the Chicago White Sox kicked off the 2013 season, and see if you recognize a neighbor or two.
The smell of brats cooking on grills made its way through parking lot C off Shields Avenue. By 11 a.m. the beer was flowing. It was opening day on the Southside. Chicago White Sox baseball is deep in traditions for southside families. With a growing number of baby bears in the south suburbs, it wasn't hard to find Sox fans from the North side. "I've been a lifelong Sox fan," says Dan Kochevar from Glen Ellyn. Brothers Tim and Dan Bergin from Chicago Heights hold a lifelong love for the Chicago White Sox. "We have been coming to the park since 1967," said Tim Bergin. "Of course it was Old Comiskey across the street. We have had some great memories. Remembering the 2005 season when the team beat Boston in the division." Dan Bergin …
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