Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Led by a strong effort in goal from Parker Knueppel on Tuesday, host Marian Catholic won its second in the last three matches with a 3-1 nonconference victory over Harold L. Richards High School. Parker Knueppel had nine saves. The second-year students led the assault. Sophomore Christian[Read More…]
Athletics
Stagg Tops Marian Catholic in Women’s Tennis
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic women’s tennis team fell 4-2 to Stagg Monday. Their record now stands at 4-7 overall. In singles, Izabella Slezakova of Stagg defeated Marian Catholic’s Clare Smith 6-1, 6-1. Also in singles, Austeja Kaminskyte (S) defeated Helen Mulugetta (MC) 6-3, 6-3. In doubles, Marian Catholic’s[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Women’s Volleyball Beats Andrew
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic women’s volleyball beat Andrew on Andrew’s home court Monday. The Spartan women outscored the Thunderbolts 25-20 in the first set and outlasted the T-bolts 29-27 in the second. The team improved to 5-4 overall. Senior Sara Johnson led the Spartans with 13 kill shots. Erica[Read More…]
Spartan Defense Stifles Rival Bloom Township
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic defense set the tone against Bloom Township on Friday night, and Randall Nauden and the Spartan offense were more than happy to reap the benefits. With Marian limiting visiting Bloom Township to 2 yards off offense in the first half, Nauden scored four touchdowns[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Thwarted by Thornwood’s Late Touchdown
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Host Marian Catholic was thwarted in the fourth, came up 22 yards short of a victory in its season opener. Both the Spartans and Thornwood had late opportunities in the two-minute drill on Friday. The T-Birds, who hadn’t gained a second-half first down, drove 57 yards and[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Women’s Volleyball Takes Third in Division
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic’s varsity volleyball team played in the thirty-two team Plainfield North High School tournament this past weekend. The team took third place in the Silver Division and 11th place out of the thirty-two team field. The women Spartans toppled Lockport on Saturday, 25-20, 12-25, 25-18, to[Read More…]
Park Forest Students Make 1st Quarter Honor Roll at Marian Catholic
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Twenty-one students from Park Forest are among students who made the 1st Quarter Honor Roll at Marian Catholic High School. These Scholars with a Soul are: Aamaiya-Hope Adebayo, Brandon Burks II, Hollyn Chastain, Zoe Darvive, Jonathan Dickman, David Douglas Jr., Grant Durham, Ashton Edmond, Jocelyn Ferreira, Evan[Read More…]
Park Forest’s David Douglas Jr. Gets Top Honor at Marian Catholic
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- David Douglas, Jr., on track to be a 2023 graduate of Marian Catholic High School, was one of 75 students recognized at a special Excellence in Academics virtual award ceremony Wednesday morning, October 30, 2020. The award honors those sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have maintained a[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Announces Return to School Plans with Hybrid Model
Hybrid Learning Model Adopted for Fall 2020 Editor’s note: If you’ve wondered what happened to eNews Park Forest, where I’ve been, and what’s been occupying much of my so-called free time this summer, it’s been working with wonderful colleagues preparing for this, an upcoming school year like no other following[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School to Hold Fifty-Ninth Commencement Ceremony
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School will host its Fifty-Ninth Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Class of 2020 on Sunday, July 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. Six graduates are from Park Forest: Aamina-Nikole Adebayo, Shannon Fitzgerald, Oluwakemi Johnson, Nicole Krizmanich, Grace Owolabi, and Ashley Saul. Results of a[Read More…]