By Randy Whalen Correspondent Khaled Salah blamed himself. But the truth is, Sandburg wouldn’t have even been had the chance to win the game if it wasn’t for the senior forward’s efforts. …
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Cheerleading State Finals: Marist takes third, Sandburg fourth in large-school division
By Randy Whalen Correspondent After graduating 12 members of last season’s large school state runner-up team, Marist embraced the challenge of bringing home another state trophy in 2020 with a largely…
Boys Swimming: Sandburg charges up for postseason with wins over LW East and Lockport
By Randy Whalen Correspondent When it comes to SouthWest Suburban Conference championships in boys swimming, Sandburg is far-and-away the top school. The Eagles have captured nine conference crowns si…
Boys Basketball: Chicago Christian gears up for critical stretch
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Maybe it just took a few days in the Florida sun to heat up Chicago Christian. Some hard work in the gym, with an emphasis on defense, also helped. Sitting at 4-4 and com…
Girls Basketball: Turnovers, cold shooting plague Sandburg in loss to Lockport
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Based on their records and first meeting of the season, the matchup between Lockport and Sandburg last week looked, on paper, to be a good one. Unfortunately for Sandburg…
Boys Basketball: Porters hold off Eagles
By Randy Whalen Correspondent After seeing his squad rally for a pair of down-to-the-wire victories earlier in January, Sandburg coach Todd Allen was hoping for another one last week. Instead, it was …
Girls Basketball: Eagles’ struggles continue with loss to Lockport
By Randy Whalen Correspondent There’s an old song from 1944, by a group called “The Ink Spots,” titled “Into Each Life, Some Rain Must Fall.” For Sandburg, into this seas…
Boys Bowling: Sandburg, Stagg roll on to regionals
By Randy Whalen Correspondent There was no repeat of a SouthWest Suburban Conference championship for the Sandburg boys bowling team. But that was OK with the Eagles, as they are focused on bigger and…
Girls Basketball: Freshman Canellis scores 16 to help Sandburg top Stagg
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Being a freshman, Josie Canellis is new to the Sandburg-Stagg District 230 rivalry. But she’s learning all about it. Canellis scored a game-high 16-points, includin…
Boys Basketball: Shepard working off new year’s rust
Jason Maholy Sports Editor Shepard got off to a slow start to begin 2020, and despite a strong push couldn’t completely recover from a woeful first quarter in a 61-52 loss to Lemont in a South Suburba…