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Sports Briefs
Orland Parker helps Eastern
Illinois men’s basketball
team
No. 24 Joe Kuligoski —
6-foot-6, 200-pound senior
from Orland Park — is playing
on the Eastern Illinois
University men’s basketball
team this season. Over his
past five starts in 2016, he
averaged 5 points and 3.6 rebounds.
As a members of the
This Week In ...
Eagles Varsity Athletics
Wrestling
■Dec. ■ 8 - host Lincoln-Way
Central, 6 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 9 - at Lincoln-Way East,
5 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Wheeling Quad,
9 a.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 - host Lockport, 6
p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Dec. ■ 8 - at Lyons Township,
6:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Oak Lawn
Christmas Tournament, 10:30
a.m.
■Dec. ■ 12 - at Oak Lawn
Ferraro
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[head coach Mike Wiggins]
that group is really good,”
he said. “Some of them
decided not to play later in
high school and went off to
club or academy or wherever,
but the core of them
stayed, so that was pretty
cool to see happen.”
Wiggins coached against
Ferraro for many years, so
he got to know him as a
competitor.
“The more I got to know
Jack, the more I saw a man
who really cared about the
players he coached,” he
said. “He is a hard worker
who demands a lot of his
athletes. We have been fortunate
to have him with us
over the past six years.”
reserves, he had 4 points in
the season-opener, playing
12 minutes, making 1-of-2
field goal attempts and 2-of-
3 free throw attempts.
Orland Park volleyball
player earns Academic All-
Conference honors
Augustana College recently
announced its 2016-2017
Academic All-Conference
Christmas Tournament, TBA
■Dec. ■ 13 - host Stagg, 6 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 14 - at Oak Lawn
Christmas Tournament, TBA
Boys Basketball
■Dec. ■ 9 - host Stagg, 6:30
p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - host St. Ignatius,
3:30 p.m.
Boys Swimming
■Dec. ■ 9 - host Fenwick, 5
p.m.
■Dec. ■ 13 - host Stagg, 5 p.m.
Boys Bowling
■Dec. ■ 8 - at Lincoln-Way West
(Laraway Lanes), 4:30 p.m.
He said he could be happier
about Ferraro’s Hall of
Fame recognition.
“I know that the boys
here at Hinsdale Central,
along with all of us on staff,
are really excited for him,”
he said. “The IHSSCA has
a very recognized Hall of
Fame, and for Jack to join
that very accomplished list
of individuals is a real credit
to all of the time he has put
into the game.”
It truly was fitting that
Nick Kolliniatis, a 1995
Sandburg grad who was an
All-American player, introduced
Ferraro at the Hall
of Fame ceremony. Coincidentally,
Kolliniatis now
teaches at Sandburg.
While Ferraro’s teams
had so much success on the
field, what was not lost was
what he did off of it to truly
selections for fall sports.
Among them was Claire
Martin, a women’s volleyball
player with a 3.36 grade
point average, majoring in
biology. She is from Orland
Park and graduated from
Mother McAuley Liberal
Arts High School.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.
Girls Bowling
■Dec. ■ 8 - host Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Plainfield North
Strikefest (Town and Country
Lanes), 9 a.m.
■Dec. ■ 13 - at Lincoln-Way
East (Orland Bowl), 4:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 14 - host Andrew, 4:30
p.m.
Girls Gymnastics
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Hinsdale
Central Invite, TBD
Hockey Club
■Dec. ■ 11 - at Oak Park-River
Forest (Ridgeland Common
Ice), 4 p.m.
benefit soccer.
“I always have tried to do
things to promote the sport
and to help make coaches
better,” he said. “When I
was recognized, I was very
humbled by it, but I realize
a lot of people have helped
me along the way. It’s not
just the players, but it’s
their parents and the school
administration.”
While he has accomplished
a lot, he is showing
no signs of slowing down.
“I’ll continue to coach
as long they’ll have me,”
he said. “We’ve got a tremendous
staff, a wonderful
facility and great kids
at Hinsdale Central. It’s a
great place for me to be at
this time. I feel very fortunate
and I plan to continue
coaching here.”
Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Maeve Hennessy
Maeve Hennessy is a senior
at Sandburg, and this is
her second year playing on
the varsity girls basketball
team.
What got you into
playing basketball?
I started when I was 6
years old, and my two older
brothers played. So, I wanted
to play, too.
What’s the most
rewarding part of the
game?
If we’re in a rut as a team
or I’m in a funk. If we really
come together in practice or
go on a winning streak in a
game, It’s rewarding knowing
that you worked out the
kinks together.
What’s the most
frustrating part of the
game?
When you get mad at
yourself when you’re having
a bad game, because you
know you’re bringing down
your team. It’s hard to get
out of that mindset sometimes,
even if your teammates
are trying to tell you
it’s OK.
Who would be in your
celebrity entourage?
Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer
Lawrence and Jimmy Fallon.
They’re all just so funny, and
“The Hunger Games” are
my favorite movies.
If you’re in Walgreens
with a couple dollars,
what do you buy?
I would buy Muddy Buddies.
What’s the most
random thing you’ve
bought at Target that
you didn’t need?
I bought a Dustbuster,
even though my mom had
one at home. Fuzzy socks,
too, I have way too many
pairs of those.
What are you binge
watching on Netflix
right now?
I just finished “Stranger
Things.” What a show! It’s
set in the late [1980s], and
it’s just cool.
What’s your favorite
social media platform to
use?
Twitter. I just laugh at it.
I think people say what they
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really want to say on it.
What’s the best day
you’ve ever had?
Over the summer, I went
on a school trip. We went to
Central America. One day,
we were in Belize and our
tour guide had friends who
lived in this really small village
that was way up in a
mountains. They invited us
into their home and taught us
about their culture, the Mayan
culture, and their way of
life. It was so eye-opening.
What’s your favorite
book?
“The Help.” I love that
book, and the movie, too. I
really like history. I know
it’s a terrible part of history,
but I’m really excited to
learn about it. There are still
so many issues we haven’t
solved.
Interview by Assistant Editor
Brittany Kapa