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district event, Page 7 

LockportLegend.com • August 17, 2017 • Vol. 7 No. 25 • $1 A Publication 

Lockport Township Fire Protection 

District says goodbye to Chief 

David Skoryi after 

37 years of service, 

Page 3 

Left Inset: Fire district employees line up to 

recognize the service of former Fire Chief David 

Skoryi (middle) on the last day of his 37-year tenure 

with the district. Right Inset: David Skoryi gets a 

ride home in one of the district’s fire trucks Aug. 4 

after his last day as fire chief. photos submitted

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Teen Mock Job Interview 

6-8 p.m. Aug. 17, White 

Oak Library, Lockport. This 

informational session will 

clue teens into what to wear, 

say and how to act at a job 

interview. A teen librarian 

will be on h and to ask any 

questions related to the job 

interview process. For more 

information, call (815) 552- 

4250. 

Kindergarten Curriculum 

Night 

6-8 pm. Aug. 17, Schilling 

School, 16025 Cedar 

Road, Homer Glen. This 

curriculum night is for parents/guardians 

of Schilling 

School kindergartners. 

FRIDAY 

Lock Rocks Concert Series 

7-11:30 p.m. Aug. 18, 

Dellwood Park, Rt. 171 and 

101 E. Woods Drive. Burning 

Bridges will be performing 

classic to current 

rock covers of James Gang, 

Cream, Tom Petty, The Goo 

Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down 

and more. For more information, 

visit lockportpark. 

org. 

SATURDAY 

Hummingbird Festival 

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 19, 

Sagawau Environmental 

Learning Center, 12545 

West 111th Street, Lemont. 

Ruby-throated hummingbirds 

will be captured and 

banded from 9 a.m.-12:30 

p.m. Vern Kleen, a licensed 

hummingbird bander in Illinois, 

will conduct the capture 

and banding operation. 

For more information, call 

(630) 257-2045. 

Summer Science! 

1-1:45 p.m. Aug. 19, 

White Oak Library, 121 

East 8th Street. Children 

are invited to sign up and 

learn how scientists measure 

the speed of light, but 

with peeps. For more information, 

or to register, visit 

(815) 552-4250. 

MONDAY 

Cruisin’ Into Lockport 

6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Aug. 

21, Central Square, 9th and 

Hamilton streets, Lockport. 

The Lockport Township 

Park District is hosting 

Cruisin’ into Lockport, a 

series of free car shows and 

concert events, every Monday 

night through Aug. 28. 

Enjoy classic cars, live entertainment, 

face painting, 

inflatable obstacle course, 

food vendors and more. This 

week’s entertainment includes 

a performance from 

classic rock band 1976 and 

1970s cars will be featured. 

Cruisin’ into Lockport is cosponsored 

by the Lockport 

Township Park District, the 

City of Lockport and the 

Lockport Township Government. 

TUESDAY 

School Finance 101 

7 p.m. Aug. 22, Hadley 

Administration Center, 

15733 S. Bell Road, Homer 

Glen. Join school finance 

experts Tom Kersten, author 

of “Taking the Mystery Out 

of Illinois School Finance,” 

and Beth Kersten as they 

explain school finance at the 

Homer 33C Board of Education 

meeting. 

UPCOMING 

Goodings Grove Curriculum 

Night 

6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 

24, Goodings Grove School, 

12914 W. 143rd St., Homer 

Glen. This event is for parents 

or guardians of Goodings 

Grove students. 

Moose Fest 

5 p.m.-midnight, Friday, 

Aug. 25, Hamilton Street 

Parking Lot. This two-day 

family-friendly fest will feature 

drinks, food and raffles. 

Five Guys Named Moe will 

perform Friday, Aug. 25 and 

Strung Out will perform Saturday, 

Aug. 26. The Sumthins 

will open both nights. 

$5 entry fee. For more information, 

call (815) 838-3944. 

Chris Posen Finnegan 

Benefit: Bingo Fundraiser 

2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, 

American Legion Post #18, 

15052 Archer Ave., Lockport. 

Doors for this event 

open at noon. The guaranteed 

minimum jackpot is 

$300. For more information, 

call (815) 838-4515. 

Schilling Grades 1-4 

Curriculum Night 

6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 

Schilling School, 16025 Cedar 

Road, Homer Glen. This 

event is for parents or guardians 

of Schilling School students 

entering grades 1-4. 

Young Curriculum Night 

6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 

30, Young School, 16240 S. 

Cedar Road, Homer Glen. 

This curriculum night if for 

parents and guardians of 

Young School students. 

Butler Curriculum Night 

6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 

31, Butler School, 1900 Farrell 

Road, Lockport. This 

curriculum night if for parents 

and guardians of Butler 

School students. 

Hadley Curriculum Night 

5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, 

Sept. 6, Hadley Middle 

School, 15731 Bell Road, 

Homer Glen. This event is 

for parents or guardians of 

Hadley Middle School students 

entering grade 5. Another 

sessions will be held 

from 6:30-8 p.m. for parents 

or guardians of students entering 

grade 6. 

Homer Jr. High Curriculum 

Night 

6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 

Homer Junior High School, 

15711 Bell Road, Homer 

Glen. This event is for parents 

or guardians of Homer 

Junior High School students. 

Bike and Dine 

9:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 

9, South Public Landing 

parking lot, 10th Street and 

Commerce, Lockport. Grab 

your bike and head out with 

a two guides for 25-30 mile 

ride, which includes two 

food and two rest/refreshment 

stops. There are three 

different rides, each stopping 

at different restaurants. 

The cost is $45 per person 

and includes a T-shirt. To 

register or for more information, 

visit www.visitlock 

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Dellwood Block Party 

1-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 

16, Dellwood Park, Route 

171 and Woods Dr., Lockport. 

A free family event 

which includes kids’ games 

and activities, live entertainment 

— headlined by Renew 

Movement — and food, 

vendors and other resources. 

The event supports local 

missions, such as Lockport 

Love, Lockport Resource 

Center and Lockport food 

pantries. For more information, 

visit www.http://theso 

zogroup.org. 

Sweet and Savory Crawl 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 

Sept. 17. A sweet and savory 

crawl will take place 

throughout the town of 

Lockport. Restaurants included 

are Sizzles, Cakes 

XO, Cool Creations, Anotonis, 

Organic Sprouts 

Market and more. Cost is 

$10 per person or $20 per 

family of 5. This event supports 

the Mark Staehley 

Pediatric Foundation. Last 

day to purchase tickets will 

be Sept. 15, limit 200. For 

more information, (815) 

838-4145. 

Crop Hunger Walk 

1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 

17, Dellwood Park, IL 171 

and Woods Drive. This walk 

is meant to raise awareness 

and funds for hunger relief 

locally and around the 

world. This walk is open to 

individual walkers and team 

walkers. Civic and cultural 

groups are welcome as well 

as area businesses and all 

faith groups. There is no participation 

fee but walkers are 

encouraged to raise $100 or 

more for the event. For more 

information, call Sandra 

Rutter at (815) 838-4040. 

27th Annual Pumpkin Fest 

Kickoff 

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 23, Siegel’s Cottonwood 

Farm, 17250 Weber 

Road, Lockport. Pumpkin 

Fest will run through Oct. 

31st, including Colombus 

Day. General admission 

tickets include more than 

30 attractions, including 

four play areas, tire mountain, 

farm animals to pet and 

feed, 125’ Siegel’s Sports 

Zone, hayrack ride to the 

u-pick pumpkin field, mazes 

and more. New attractions 

feature Sniper Zombie 

Paintball Ride, duck races, 

additional zip lines. pony 

rides, Lil’ Zombie Paintball 

Ride, Jumpin’ Blob Jamboree, 

Gem Mining, climbing 

wall and the Spooky Spiral 

are available for a small 

additional fee. An array of 

food will be available from 

smoked turkey legs to apple 

cider doughnuts to fresh 

baked pie slices. For more 

information, visit www.cot 

tonwoodfarms.net. 

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Lockport Fire says farewell to chief after 37 years 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

After 37 years with the 

Lockport Township Fire Protection 

District, David Skoryi 

is adamant that he did not 

leave a legacy. 

“I had the opportunity to 

guide a bunch of people in the 

right direction,” Skoryi said. 

Skoryi grew up in Lockport, 

and even as a small 

child knew he wanted to become 

a firefighter when he 

was older. 

“I would say I’m the luckiest 

person in the world,” 

Skoryi said. “Most kids want 

to grow up and be a fireman 

or a policeman or a doctor 

or something. I got to grow 

up and be a fireman. And not 

only did I get to be a fireman, 

but I got to experience every 

aspect of the fire department.” 

Skoryi’s storied 37-year 

career has allowed him to 

become a sort of renaissance 

man when it comes to his 

knowledge of the fire district. 

Paul Hertzmann, now acting 

fire chief in Skoryi’s absence, 

was trained by and 

worked with Skoryi as a 

paramedic back in 1989 for 

the first district. In addition 

to Skoryi working as a paramedic, 

he worked as a firefighter, 

was the first full-time 

training officer in the history 

of the district, first battalion 

chief and was assistant fire 

chief before taking over the 

role as fire chief in 2010, 

Hertzmann said. 

“He was great to work 

with,” Hertzmann said. “He 

was always very level-headed 

and a very methodical 

thinker. He never got excited; 

he always remained calm in 

emergency situations.” 

The district said their final 

farewells to Skoryi Aug. 4 at 

the Lockport Township Fire 

Protection District. Skoryi’s 

badge number was retired 

and he was given one last 

ride home in one of the department’s 

fire trucks. 

“Being the fire chief is a 

temp job,” Skoryi said about 

his departure from the district. 

“People don’t look at it 

like that but it is; it’s a temp 

job. I was able to have the 

temp job for a certain period 

of time and my mission was 

to build upon what the people 

before me made and try to 

make it better. 

“Now that I’m gone, whoever 

comes in behind me it’s 

their mission to build upon 

what I did and make it better 

than what I did.” 

Learning on the job 

Skoryi has always taken 

the time to soak in as much 

information as possible at 

the Lockport Fire Protection 

District. 

“One of my mottos – I have 

these one-liners that I always 

kind of buy into – is I try and 

learn something from everybody,” 

Skoryi said. “I think 

I did that over my time from 

everyone I worked with. I 

tired to take something that 

they did and build upon that.” 

When Skoryi started 

working for the Lockport 

Township Fire Protection 

District, there were only two 

stations, one radio per station 

and three self-contained 

breathing apparatuses. At 

that time, there were just 22 

people working for the district. 

Now, Skoryi has seen 

the district grow to six stations 

and 100 employees. 

Each firefighter is equipped 

with a self-contained breathing 

apparatus, a radio and is 

knowledgeable in all areas 

from emergency medical 

training to hazardous material 

cleanup. 

“One of the things I used 

to talk about in public talks 

is that every 10 years there is 

something else that becomes 

the responsibility of the fire 

service,” he said. “Back in 

David Skoryi (right) visits with State Sen. Pat McGuire. 

Photos Submitted 

1970 it was paramedics ... in 

the ‘80s it was hazardous materials 

... then the ‘90s came 

along and it was technical 

rescue ... and then the 2000s 

came along and that was after 

Sept. 11, so then it became 

homeland security.” 

In comparison to when he 

started, Skoryi said the fire 

trucks have gotten much bigger 

as a means to accommodate 

all the extra equipment 

the firefighters need. 

“The guys know how to do 

all of it,” he said. “One of the 

things I always told the guys is 

that we train, and we train and 

sometimes it does get monotonous 

because you’re training 

so much. But when those guys 

have to execute – I’ve told the 

guys this many times – [they] 

execute with the accuracy of a 

navy seal team.” 

Getting back to basics 

Whether it was one call per 

night or five, Skoryi has spent 

the last seven years constantly 

checking his cell phone for 

updates about the district. So, 

one of his first acts after retiring 

is to separate himself 

from that constant stream of 

information. 

“I’m just going to readjust 

from being the fire chief because 

now I’m just Dave,” 

he said. 

Originally, Skoryi had 

planned on retiring in October 

2017, but moved up his 

retirement by a few months. 

“You always ask all the 

people you work with how 

you know when it’s time to 

retire and they will always 

tell you that you’ll just know 

it,” Skoryi said. “I came to 

that point. It was time for 

me to walk away and let the 

next generation of leaders 

take over control of the department.” 

While he has no definite 

plans for retirement, there are 

a few things he is looking forward 

to doing. 

“First thing I’m going to do 

is take a breath,” he said. “I 

have been chief since 2010, 

and I have been involved in 

the administration much longer 

than that – cellphones are 

fantastic – but when you’re 

an administrator they never 

let you leave work.” 

Skoryi talked about how 

he would wake up in the 

morning and the first thing he 

would do is check his phone 

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D92 secretary nominated for national award 


Sandy Cialoni is known as 

the fixer of all zippers, the 

untier of all knots, the repairer 

of all glasses and the 

giver of hugs. 

Cialoni, Reed School’s 

secretary, is one of the first 

people students see when 

they walk through the 

school’s doors. A tradition of 

sorts has started, and there 

is often a line of students in 

the morning ready and waiting 

to receive a hug from 

Cialoni. Another line forms 

after the final bell alerts the 

students that it is time to go 

home, and those children 

give Cialoni one final hug 

before going home for the 

day. Those hugs are just a 

small part of Cialoni’s job 

and what she offers the second- 

and third-grade students 

at Reed. 

“I enjoy the kids, and I enjoy 

interacting with them,” 

Cialoni said. “Sometimes I 

just feel like that’s the only 

hug they get for the day. You 

don’t know what their home 

lives are like and things like 

that. I enjoy making them 

have a smile on their face.” 

It was this kind of compassion, 

and Cialoni’s overall 

character, that inspired 

an anonymous coworker to 

nominate her for a national 

award called The LifeChanger 

of the Year Award. 

The award, which is sponsored 

by the National Life 

Group Foundation, rewards 

the best K-12 educators and 

school district employees 

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for any emails pertaining to 

work. Even after working a 

full day and coming home, 

Skoryi would still find himself 

checking his phone for 

updates during dinner. 

“Before you go to bed 

you’re checking the phone; 

you’re on vacation and you’re 

answering telephone calls and 

checking the phone,” he said. 

It will be a welcome relief to 

disconnect for a while, he said. 

One of the first things on his 

agenda is to take a trip to the 

West coast and visit his son 

who lives in San Francisco. 

Of course, there will be 

things he will miss about 

across the United States. 

Qualifications for the nomination 

include someone who 

makes a positive impact on 

the lives of the students, 

someone who enhances their 

school’s atmosphere, culture 

and pride, provides leadership, 

adheres to professional 

excellence among other 

requirements. During her 

20 years working at Reed, 

Cialoni has displayed all of 

those traits and does it in her 

own special way. 

“She makes everyone that 

walks in there – from parents 

to workers or vendors – feel 

welcome,” said Mary Jasinski, 

former principal of Reed. 

“She can deal with a very difficult 

or disgruntled parent 

and diffuse the situation pretty 

easily. She’s not afraid to 

tackle any kind of challenge 

that comes her way.” 

Jasinski worked directly 

with Cialoni for 9 years before 

her departure from Reed. 

She saw first hand during 

those 9 years the methods 

Cialoni employed to ease 

the students’ transition from 

Walsh School to Reed. 

“Her kindness and generosity 

to them comes out in 

her interactions,” Jasinski 

said. “She is instinctual of 

reading the needs of all kids.” 

Cialoni didn’t know what 

to think when she found out 

someone had nominated her 

for this award. 

“Well, I thought it was a 

prank,” Cialoni said. “Being 

a life changer sounds like a 

pretty awesome thing. It’s 

hard to feel worthy of something 

like that.” 

Those around Cialoni and 

those who work close with 

her know her value and the 

benefit it gives the students 

of Reed. Jasinski added that 

Cialoni’s care and compassion 

stays with students even 

after they have moved on 

from Reed. 

“That’s why she 

[was] nominated for the 

LifeChanger, because she really 

does impact their lives,” 

Jasinski said. “When these 

[children] are back in the 

building with their younger 

siblings, they make a point 

to going in and see her and 

give her a hug.” 

Nominations for the 

award are still accepted until 

Dec. 31, 2017 and then 

just 17 winners are chosen 

from those nominations. The 

winners are chosen in the 

spring of 2018. One grand 

prize winner will receive 

$10,000 to be shared with 

their school or district. Four 

grand prize finalists will be 

chosen, for which the prize 

is $5,000 to share with their 

school or district. 

Cialoni said that while 

being nominated for the 

LifeChanger award makes 

her feel “honored and humbled,” 

she still had a hard 

time wrapping her head 

around being nominated. 

Until winners are chosen, 

Cialoni will be at Reed 

school, easing the transition 

from Walsh to Reed and 

making sure she provides a 

warm smile and fixes those 

broken zippers, if needed. 

the department. 

“When you work that long 

you work with a ton of different 

people,” he said. “I really 

think that’s probably the 

biggest thing that I will miss 

– and that I consider one of 

my best moments – is all the 

people I got to work with. 

There are just some fantastic 

people.”

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Cardboard boat races rev up local children, families 

Megann Horstead 

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The Lindstrom family 

of Lockport spent one day 

working together on a Pokemon-themed 

boat. By trial 

and error, they worked their 

way through several designs 

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said. “We did not give 

up.” 

On Aug. 5, a total of six 

boats took to the waters of 

Chaney Pool for the annual 

Cardboard Boat Races put 

on by the Lockport Township 

Park District. 

“It’s actually a lot of fun,” 

said Toni Moran, the Lockport 

Township Park District’s 

fitness and aquatics 

supervisor. “The [lifeguards] 

love it.” 

The event has brought in 

up to 12 boats in the past, 

Moran said. 

“No matter what, it’s a 

blast,” she said. “The [lifeguards] 

get in with them. 

They kind of help them. It’s 

a lot of fun.” 

The only rules to the race: 

the boats and paddles must 

only be constructed using 

duct tape and cardboard, it 

must hold two people and 

paint and decorations are allowed. 

Participants pulled their 

boats to the pool’s shallow 

end and waited their turn to 

see if they could conquer the 

challenge of paddling toward 

the deep end and returning 

to the starting point. Awards 

were given to the two winning 

teams, with one for children 

ages 6-7 and another for 

those age 8 and older. 

Boats ranged from a twoperson 

canoe-type vessel 

with a bumblebee design to 

another equipped for two 

passengers with a nod to the 

game of chess. 

As the competition got underway, 

the boats lined up at 

the pool’s shallow end. Most 

could tell within the first 

minute if the boat could withstand 

a voyage across the 

water and back as some sunk 

right as the builders prepared 

to get in and take a seat. 

Jack Capron, 8, of Lockport, 

said sitting in his boat 

as he tried to paddle was uncomfortable, 

but he enjoyed 

every minute of the race. 

“It was tight,” he said. “It 

was hard to not hit the crown 

with the paddle. It was fun.” 

Devon Capron, of Lockport, 

stood poolside as her 

son competed in the race. 

“It was really cool,” she 

said. “I loved seeing him do 

that.” 

Jack’s father, Jay Capron, 

said building the boat provided 

a nice bonding experience 

for him and his son. 

“We spent about a month 

on it,” he said. “We worked 

on it together each night. It 

took a lot of tape. It was our 

first year doing it, but it was 

a lot of fun.” 

Jay said Jack is excited to 

compete again next year. 

“He got third place, but he 

said he wants a trophy next 

year, so we’re going to work 

hard,” he said. “We learned 

some ideas of how to make 

it better.” 

“[We’re] going to work 

hard on a trophy for next 

year,” Devon said. 

The secret to the event’s 

success is its ability to engage 

children and their families, 

Moran said. 

“It’s something you can do 

together,” she said. “It’s very 

inexpensive. We only charge 

$15 per boat, so that’s for 

two people… I think it really 

does make it more of a family 

event. I think that’s what 

makes it more fun, and it’s like 

everyone can do it. It doesn’t 

matter how old you are.” 

The winners 

To cap off the races, the 

Big Run to show off wolf pup at open house 

Aug. 19 event to 

include numerous 

animals, attractions 

Submitted by Big Run Wolf 

Ranch 

The Big Run Wolf Ranch 

in Lockport is set for another 

Family Day/Open House on 

Saturday, Aug. 19. 

The event is to run from 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. and attendees 

will have the opportunity to 

meet Luna, a wolf puppy; 

Spike, a baby porcupine as 

well as the ranch’s fawn. 

There will be nine wolves, 

a Siberian Tiger, a black 

bear, a cougar, skunks, a 

donkey and more. 

At noon, there is to be a 

special performance from 

Jim Nesci’s Cold-Blooded 

Creatures. The show features 

Bubba the Alligator, a giant 

tortoise, pythons and more. 

In addition to the animals 

on display, there is to be 

food, a gift shop, music and 

raffles. 

Attendees should park at 

winners received a trophy 

made up of cardboard and 

duct tape, as well as a towel 

and a pool pass for summer 

2018. Top performers 

in the ages 6-7 division 

were Andrew Lindstrom and 

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Walmart located at 16241 

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Handicapped parking is to be 

available at the ranch. 

Matthew Lindstrom. In the 

ages 8 and older division, 

the winners were Anthony 

Schenk and Aiden Slattery. 

Other competitors took 

home a pair of goggles and a 

2018 pool pass, as well. 

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Person(s) unknown stole 

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July 29 during a transaction 

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told deputies he agreed to 

meet with a buyer to sell the 

smoke vape for $200. The 

buyer reportedly arrived in 

a Jeep Liberty and sped off 

with the smoke vape without 

paying for it. 

Will County Sheriff’s 

Office 

July 26 

• Person(s) unknown entered 

a residence on the 3300 

block of S. State Street and 

stole 10 fishing poles, a rifle 

and a hunting bow. 

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‘Active’ East alumnus 

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Nick Younglove has led an 

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A 2008 graduate of Lincoln-Way 

East who grew up 

in Frankfort and played in the 

marching and concert bands 

at the high school and middle 

school levels, Younglove, 27, 

also had a fondness for fitness. 

He played baseball and 

soccer when he was younger, 

lived for outdoor activities 

like waterskiing, whitewater 

rafting, hiking and cycling, 

and worked out at the gym on 

a daily basis. 

But all of that hit a snag 

in July, when an injury left 

Younglove paralyzed from 

the chest down. Now, his 

family and friends are hoping 

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medical treatment so 

he can hope to one day be 

able to walk again. 

After leaving East, Younglove 

attended Bradley 

University to study graphic 

design and multimedia communication. 

Upon earning his 

degree, he wound up working 

for Benedictine University. 

“He was a very active, 

physical person,” said Mark 

Younglove, Nick’s father. 

“He worked out daily, and 

used to ride his bike over 

probably 100 miles a week.” 

On July 18, Nick was on a 

family vacation in Southwest 

Michigan. While out on Diamond 

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younger cousins, Nick shattered 

his C6 vertebrae after 

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As the sun started beaming 

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In unison, the Air Force 

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“One,” the leader shouted. 

“Two,” the campers exclaimed 

in unison, counting 

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looked to be moving in perfect 

harmony. 

The counting continued, 

the leader announcing all odd 

numbers and the campers responding 

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This back and forth was 

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some of whom are returners 

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either Lincoln-Way East’s 

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Schliffka said there are 

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and teamwork are what 

the camp’s leaders strive to 

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are met through different activities, 

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Above all, though, Schliffka 

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to give students the opportunity 

to meet others. 

“Really, getting freshman 

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From the Editor 

My favorite time of year 

Max Lapthorne 

max@lockportlegend.com 

The most wonderful 

time of the year is 

almost upon us. 

At about this time last 

year, I wrote a column 

expressing my love for the 

late summer/early autumn 

months because of the fantastic 

smattering of sports 

it offers. And though I’m 

another year older, my love 

for this time of year burns 

as bright as ever. 

In the professional sports 

world, the baseball season 

is finally winding down, 

which means the pennant 

races are heating up. Baseball 

fans wait all season for 

this time of year, and with 

the Cubs in the thick of the 

race, baseball alone makes 

the end of summer entertaining 

for sports fans. 

And although baseball 

is far and away my favorite 

sport, the sports world 

revolves around football. 

And last week, Bears fans 

finally got a look at this 

year’s team as they opened 

their preseason schedule 

against the Broncos. Fans 

likely weren’t disappointed 

either, as the team’s polarizing 

top draft pick Mitchell 

Trubisky looked great in his 

pro debut. 

For as much as I appreciate 

the NFL (and 

fantasy football), I am an 

unapologetic advocate for 

college football as the more 

entertaining brand of football. 

I’ve found that’s not a 

common view in the southwest 

suburbs, as there is no 

collegiate team that unifies 

this area and the Bears have 

such a strong and loyal fanbase. 

But nonetheless, there 

are only a few weeks until 

the college season kicks off, 

and I can’t wait. 

And that brings us to the 

purest form of football that 

exists — high school. The 

Porters are coming off a fantastic 

season that saw them 

make the playoffs for the first 

time in several years, and 

they’ll be looking to build off 

that success this fall. We will 

have an in-depth preview of 

all the area football teams — 

including Lockport — in our 

Football Preview Guide that 

is to be published in our Aug. 

24 issue. 

But don’t fret, this issue 

features plenty of insight 

into the upcoming season 

for a number of other sports 

that will be starting up at 

LTHS in the next couple 

weeks. Our sports cover 

story (Page 38) features the 

girls cross country team 

that is young and looking to 

grow together, while Page 

39 features a preview of the 

boys soccer team, which 

hopes to get back to the elite 

level it was at several years 

ago. In addition, season previews 

for girls golf and girls 

volleyball can be found on 

Page 36, while a look ahead 

at this year’s girls tennis 

season is on Page 34. 

As always, we do our best 

to cover as many different 

teams as we can, and we are 

once again thrilled to have 

a chance to follow all of the 

sports teams at Lockport 

this fall. Whether you’re 

cheering the Cubs on to another 

division title, watching 

Trubisky lead the Bears 

to the promised land or attending 

one of the countless 

LTHS sports events, be sure 

to take time to appreciate 

this time of year, because it 

will be February before we 

know it. 

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St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St., 

Lockport) 

Daily Mass Times 

8 a.m. Monday through 

Friday 

Sunday Mass 

8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 

11:15 a.m. All are welcome. 

Healing Prayer 

Following all weekend 

masses. All are welcome. 

Contact Parish Secretary at 

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Garments of Praise Ministry: 

Meeting 

6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 

23. This meeting will be held 

in Fracaro Hall. For more information, 

contact Christen 

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Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 

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Sunday Services 

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Worship Services 

10 a.m. service; Meet and 

greet with coffee at 9:30 a.m. 

and Children’s Church — infant 

to fifth grade — also at 

10 a.m. New summer hours; 

all are welcome to join for 

coffee, fellowship, worship 

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Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night 

youth gatherings 

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6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night 

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Women’s Bible Study 

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you can reach her at 

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Upper Room 

7:30 p.m. Saturday nights. 

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of worship, teaching and fellowship 

at the Buck’s home 

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contact Phil and 

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Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 

E. 9th St., Lockport) 

Summer Services 

Starting June 3, there will 

be no Saturday evening service 

until Aug. 26. 

Sundays Service 

9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. 

Wednesdays Service 

6 p.m., light dinner, service 

at 6:30 p.m. through 

Aug. 16. 

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 

Thornton St., Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 

Wednesday Night AWANA 

Clubs 

6:15-8 p.m. for children 3 

years old through sixth grade 

Angel Food House Food 

Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and 

5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Open to the public. 

Open Gym 

7:00 p.m. Every Tuesday 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients who are 

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First Sunday of the month. 

First Congregational United Church of 

Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport) 

Greet & Meet over Treats 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Children’s Sunday Mornings 

9:45 a.m. Second through 

fourth Sundays. Stories with 

Puppets. 

Contemplative Evening 

Worship 

6:30 p.m. second and 

fourth Wednesdays. Casual 

blend of music & meditation 

over scripture. 

No Experience Necessary 

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For times & dates call office 

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First Class Kids Preschool 

Registration 

To register children for 

openings, call (815) 838- 

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Dartball 

7 p.m., first, third and 

fourth Tuesdays of the 

month. 

Worship 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Voices 

9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s 

program which helps 

them discover the Messiah 

through stories, drama and 

crafts. 

Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St., 

Lockport) 

Sunday Schedule 

9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10:45 a.m. Morning service; 

6 p.m. Night service. 

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Golf outing raises money for Lockport residents in need 

Lockport Love raises 

money ahead of 

annual December 

giveaway 

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Friday morning, community 

members, police officers, 

firefighters and local 

business members came together 

for a day on the golf 

course in support of Lockport 

Love, a nonprofit charity 

organization. 

The four-year-old charity 

hosted its fourth annual golf 

outing at Broken Arrow Golf 

Course Friday, Aug. 11. 

The event included golfing, 

breakfast provided 

by McDonald’s located at 

16519 W. 159th Street in 

Lockport, lunch provided by 

Nicky’s Gyros of Lockport, 

and dinner provided by Sizzles 

of Lockport. In addition 

to food and golfing, attendees 

were invited to try their 

luck in raffles for nearly 40 

baskets of prizes. All of the 

baskets in the raffle were 

donated by local community 

members, businesses and organizations, 

said BJ Ferry, 

treasurer of Lockport Love. 

“The golf outing has gone 

well,” she said. “It’s a fun 

event. … We don’t have a 

goal, we’re happy with what 

we get. Just having people 

give to us is a big deal.” 

Many of the raffle items 

were donated by local businesses, 

schools and organizations. 

Additionally, community 

members like Patti 

and Jack Pastore — who donated 

two Bears tickets to the 

Lockport Love’s golf outing, 

— also provided prizes. 

With about 100 golfers 

participating this year, the 

annual golf outing is the organization’s 

most important 

fundraiser of the year, as 

it raises the most money to 

support the cause, according 

to Ferry. 

With the support of community 

members and businesses, 

Lockport Love raises 

money throughout the year 

to help families in need during 

the holiday season. From 

paying electric bills to buying 

Christmas gifts, Lockport 

Love is dedicated to providing 

assistance to the community. 

And as the charity continues 

to grow, it is always 

looking for more help. 

“This is the community,” 

Ferry said. “… Lockport 

Love is neighbors helping 

neighbors. We’d love to see 

the Lockport community 

getting more involved, and 

we need it.” 

Each year, Lockport Love 

helps more families as it 

continues to gain support 

from the community. Among 

those present at the event 

were many Lockport police 

officers. 

“The neat thing is to see 

charitable organizations 

helping each other, because 

several members of the 

Lockport police benevolent 

group are here to help Lockport 

Love with fundraising, 

and they just did a fundraiser 

for their benevolent group,” 

Ferry said. “They just did a 

golf outing and now they’re 

here to help us.” 

Among the Lockport police 

officers present, Debbie 

Schenk came to golf and 

also brought seven other 

people along to support the 

charity at the event. 

“I enjoy golfing, and I 

enjoy the fact that all of the 

money goes back to the residents 

of Lockport,” she said. 

“It’s something I look forward 

to. There’s a variety of 

people here, not just from the 

police department, but people 

from the community and other 

communities nearby come 

to help this community.” 

Bert Thompson, a Lockport 

resident who volunteers 

at Lockport Love, said more 

local businesses should get 

involved. 

“We’re looking for other 

businesses to get involved,” 

said Thompson, who also is 

the vice president at O’Hare 

Towing. “… What I like 

about it is it’s actually giving 

back directly to the community. 

I see where the money 

goes. I like that we don’t 

spend money on overhead, 

nobody makes any money, 

and I like that in December 

we directly see the difference 

[we’re] making. … 

When you see that, it makes 

it all worth it. 

“The best part is we don’t 

give them cash,” he continued. 

“Our help comes in the 

way of paying an electric 

bill, paying a gas bill, or paying 

rent. … We make sure 

the funds get used the way 

they’re supposed to be used.” 

Lockport resident Pete 

Colarelli is the government 

and public affairs manager 

for Citgo Petroleum Corp., 

which has consistently supported 

Lockport Love. 

“This is a great organization. 

Citgo supports many 

charity organizations, but 

Lockport Love is relatively 

new, and it fits well in our 

focus areas of helping people 

in need,” he said. “… 

We also have a volunteer 

component. We try to help 

by providing volunteers and 

support.” 

Those interested in supporting 

or learning more 

about Lockport Love can 

reach out to Police Chief 

Terry Lemming or BJ Ferry 

by visiting the Lockport Police 

Station. The charity will 

be accepting nominations for 

families in need from social 

workers, priests, pastors and 

ministers through the end of 

October. 

Bob and Barb Neuman look through the raffle items, Friday, Aug. 11, during the Lockport 

Love golf outing at Broken Arrow Golf Club. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media



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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Mountain gap 

5. Government lending offices 

9. Open a bit 

13. Department of Labor agcy. 

14. Intro to pathic 

16. Surprise bust 

17. By way of, briefly 

18. Double-reed instruments 

19. Free verse poet Pound 

20. Giving no slack 

21. 2nd letter addendum 

22. Stun 

24. Site of a 2017 memorabilia 

auction in Lockport, 

____ Tap House 

26. Water ___ 

27. Mag. staffers 

29. “Moines” or “Plaines” 

lead-in 

30. Shade of brown 

33. “Who ___?” (slangy 

query) 

34. Get 

35. Jethro ___ : 1960s rock 

group 

36. Orland Park restaurant 

and pub, with live entertainment 

38. Back muscle, for short 

39. Gloomy Gus 

40. Inheritance unit 

41. Twisted up 

43. Envelope that comes back 

44. Arranged, in a way 

46. Source of cash 

49. “Evil Dead” character 

50. Pilot’s problem 

51. Off the mark 

53. Lilliputian 

55. Sixth sense briefly 

57. Auditory 

58. Front’s opposite 

59. Bony prefix 

61. Insect stage 

62. Winter comment 

63. Observant one 

64. Pitcher Hershiser 

65. Followers 

66. Complete failure 

67. Sully 

Down 

1. Blotto 

2. “Ain’t That ___” 

(Fats Domino hit) 

3. Yard decorations 

4. Pan fry 

5. Patronizes 

6. Partner of weaves 

7. Half of an old radio 

duo 

8. Find out 

9. Tile store calculation 

10. Embellished 

11. Terrier type 

12. Food stat. 

15. Japanese city 

23. Bag thickness 

25. Falls apart 

26. Lampooned 

28. Arch city, for 

short 

31. Candle-making 

fat 

32. Cat-like sound 

34. Fire truck equipment 

35. The fox in Disney’s 

“The Fox and 

the Hound” 

36. They enjoy a big 

meal 

37. Bridge opening 

39. Big Pharma’s 

output 

40. Juliette Low’s org. 

42. Harbor town 

44. Med. specialty 

45. Semi-synthetic 

textile 

46. Conductor Toscanini 

47. Capital of Taiwan 

48. “I’ll decide” 

52. Maps for hikers 

54. Goofs up 

55. Accusatory words 

from Caesar 

56. Grasps 

58. Baseball stat 

60. Break down 

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has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

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answers 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., 

Lockport; (815) 836- 

8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Quartermania 

■7-10 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Cosmic Bowl 

HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

■(21000 ■ Frankfort 

Square Road, Frankfort; 

(815) 464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

TINLEY PARK 

Bailey’s Bar & Grill 

(17731 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

7955) 


Karaoke 

■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ 

Dance Party 

■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays: 

Live Music 

Cuzins Bar 

(177th and Oak Park Ave., 


1144) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Live Rock 

Band Karaoke 

■Saturdays: ■ Live Music 

Durbin’s 

(17265 Oak Park Ave., 


1000) 

■9-11 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Open Mic 


Karaoke 

■■Fridays and Saturdays: 

DJ Dance Party until 

3 a.m. 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 


com.

20 | August 17, 2017 | The Lockport Legend DINING OUT 


The Dish 

Lucky in love with hot dogs in Tinley Park 

Couple opens new, 

family-focused spot 

on 171st Street 

Kirsten Onsgard 

Contributing Editor 

• 3 chef prepared meals served 

daily 

• Full daily activity program, 

entertainment & trips 

• Weekly housekeeping 

• All utilities included 

• Library, chapel, coffee shop and 

beauty/barber shop on premises 

2017 WINNER 

An 

Independent Living Community 

with 

Brighter Days for Seniors 

• Private Formal Dining Room 

available 

• Home health care services 

available on premises 

• Walking distance to Tinley 

shops & restaurants 

• Veterans Financial Assistance 

Available 

EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN ONE AFFORDABLE FEE 

16301 S Brementowne Rd. 

Tinley Park, IL 60477 

708.532.7800 • www.tinleycourt.com 

Call for questions or to schedule a private tour! 

It started with a stroke of 

luck, a closed restaurant and 

an idea. 

As Jen and Josh Hullett 

drove down 171st Street in 

Tinley Park, they noticed 

a longtime greasy spoon 

called Jr’s Hot Dogs had 

closed. Jen, a lifelong Tinley 

resident, used to work next 

door as a hairdresser, before 

“dabbling in a little bit 

of everything” and eventually 

owning a transportation 

company with her husband. 

She turned to Josh. 

“We should open a hot 

dog shop,” she said. 

He was quiet. 

“Maybe we should,” Josh 

said later that night. “That 

would be a lot of fun.” 

The next day, they put the 

wheels in motion to take 

over and open the space. 

That bit of good fortune 

may have been the inspiration 

behind the name The 

Lucky Hot Dog, which 

opened in late June at 8020 

W. 171st Street, but it is a 

love of community that fuels 

the husband-and-wife duo. 

“I wanted a place in my 

hometown where people 

could eat good food and enjoy 

themselves,” Jen said. 

The transition into the 

beef business was a learning 

experience, they said. 

The Hulletts gutted the 

retail strip space, outfitting 

it with chrome paneling and 

new equipment. They brainstormed 

food ideas with 

Josh’s brother, Nick Hullett, 

a chef. 

The result: comfort food 

that Jen said she feels good 

serving her two children, 

who are 7 and 10 years old. 

The mac n cheese dog ($3.75) is a classic dog loaded with 

spiral mac n cheese, cooked in house at The Lucky Hot 

Dog in Tinley Park. Kirsten Onsgard/22nd Century Media 

“I know that busy moms 

can come here, know what 

they’re getting — they’re 

getting good-quality food — 

and it tastes good,” Jen said. 

While the menu starts with 

mom-and-pop staples, it also 

sways creative. 

That means items like 

the Lucky Dog ($2.59) — a 

can’t-go-wrong steamed dog 

topped with mustard, relish, 

onion, cucumber, tomato, 

sport peppers and celery salt. 

For the purist, the Chicago 

Style Dog ($2.99) is allbeef, 

dressed with mustard, 

relish, onion, pickle, tomato, 

sport peppers and celery salt. 

(Ketchup is not included, but 

it is not sacrilegious at The 

Lucky Hot Dog.) 

Other standards include 

a third-pound cheeseburger 

($5.69), Italian beef ($5.50), 

grilled chicken sandwich 

($5.25) and fries (varies by 

size). 

But the Hulletts also 

dreamed up dishes for those 

looking for something outside 

of the ballpark or backyard 

favorites. 

Take the mac n cheese dog 

($3.75), which is just that: a 

hot dog topped with a scoop 

of spiral, cheesy noodles, 

made in house. 

New monthly hot dog 

experiments are to come, 

The Lucky Hot Dog 

8020 W. 171st Street in 

Tinley Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m. -9 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

• 11 a.m. -7 p.m. 

Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: facebook.com/ 

theluckyhotdog 

Phone: (708) 263-0130 

such as a taco dog or pizza 

dog, with the best becoming 

menu mainstays, Josh said. 

While dreaming up and 

digging into new dishes has 

been exciting, the Hulletts 

said the real joy comes from 

cooking from the heart and 

for the community. 

“It just makes me happy 

that I have been able to build 

my life here, and I know so 

many people in the area,” 

Jen said. “It makes my heart 

warm.” 

It has turned into an informal 

model. 

Josh said, “We make it 

with love.” 

He added, “It’s not about 

us or making me happy. 

When I see other people 

happy, that’s what makes me 

happy. That’s what we want 

to keep doing.”

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22 | August 17, 2017 | The Lockport Legend classifieds 


Senior Living Community 

looking for reliable, 

compassionate & 

responsible individuals for 

the following positions: 

Front Desk Receptionist- 

Full- & Part-time; Activity 

Coordinator-Full-time; 

Dishwasher-Part-time; 

Cook-Part-time; Dining 

Room Waitstaff. Must 

apply in person: 16301 S. 

Brementowne Rd, Tinley 

Park, IL 60477 

Outdoor work: F/T 

year-round & seasonal 

Employment 

Potential for paid winters 

off. Benefits incl. health, 

dental, IRA. Clean driving 

record a MUST. Starting 

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over 40 hrs. Apply 

in-person 7320 Duvan Dr, 

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Medical-Physical Therapy 

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Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 329 Cameron Avenue, 

Lockport, IL 60441 (SINGLE 

FAMILY HOME W/ DETACHED 

2 CAR GARAGE). On the 31st 

day ofAugust, 2017 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

under Case Title: PROF-2013-M4 

Legal Title Trust II, by U.S. Bank 

National Association, as Legal Title 

Trustee Plaintiff V. Peter JMo- 

reau a/k/a Peter Moreau Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 1271 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$84,486.90 plus interest, cost and 

post judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required by subsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 


Sale 


TATE of 17235 South Comanche 

Court ,Lockport, IL 60495 (Red 

brick, two story single family 

home with attached three car garage). 

On the 24th day of August, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at 

the Will County Courthouse Annex, 

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

Plaintiff V.Sandra K. Machowiec 

AKA SANDRA KCALLEROS; 

PIERRE E. CALLEROS; SAN- 

DRA K. MACHOWIEC AS 

TRUSTEE OFTHE MACHOW- 

IEC/CALLEROS REVOCABLE 

DECLARATION OF TRUST 

DATED OCTOBER 18, 2006; PI- 

ERRRE E. CALLEROS AS 

TRUSTEE OFTHE MACHOW- 

IEC/CALLEROS REVOCABLE 

DECLARATION OF TRUST 

DATED OCTOBER 18, 2006; 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; 

THUNDER HILL OF BROKEN 

ARROW HOMEOWNER'S AS- 

SOCIATION Defendant. 





















In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 










obtains a court order for its distribution 



the State. 





P: 312-346-9088 

F: 



Sale 









PURPOSE. 


TATE of 16420 West 145th Place, 

LOCKPORT, IL 60441 (SINGLE 

FAMILY). On the 7th day ofSeptember, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under 

Case Title: Wells Fargo Bank, 

N.A. Plaintiff V.NICHOLAS R. 

WILSON; RUBY A. WILSON; 

CITY OFLOCKPORT, AN ILLI- 

NOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORA- 

TION; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON-RECORD CLAIM- 

ANTS; UNKNOWN OCCU- 

PANTS Defendant. 


















County. 



ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 






the assessments required bysubsection 



Act. 













the State. 


SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 



Sale 









PURPOSE. 

2703 Legal 

Notices 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

PROF-2013-M4 Legal Title Trust 

II, by U.S. Bank National Association, 

as Legal Title Trustee 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Peter J Moreau a/k/a Peter Moreau 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 1271 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 16th day of 

May, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

of Will County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 31st day of August, 

2017 , commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 



sell at public auction tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOTS 236 AND 237 IN DELL- 

WOOD HIGHLANDS, A SUBDI- 

VISION OF PART OF THE 

SOUTH HALF OFTHE SOUTH 

HALF OF SECTIONS 26 AND 

27, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH 

AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

MAY 16, 1923, AS DOCUMENT 

NO. 354881, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

329 Cameron Avenue, Lockport, 

IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY HOME W/ DE- 

TACHED 2 CAR GARAGE 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-26-303-021-0000 









other lienor acquiring the residen-



2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 


Under $100 

tial real estate whose rights in and 










ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Sandra K. Machowiec AKA SAN- 

DRA KCALLEROS; PIERRE E. 

CALLEROS; SANDRA K.MA- 

CHOWIEC AS TRUSTEE OF 

THE MACHOWIEC/CALLEROS 

REVOCABLE DECLARATION 

OF TRUST DATED OCTOBER 

18, 2006; PIERRRE E. CALLE- 

ROS ASTRUSTEE OF THE MA- 

CHOWIEC/CALLEROS REVO- 

CABLE DECLARATION OF 

TRUST DATED OCTOBER 18, 

2006; BANK OF AMERICA, 

N.A.; THUNDER HILL OF BRO- 

KEN ARROW HOMEOWNER'S 

ASSOCIATION 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 1515 





May, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 


Thursday, the 24th day of August, 

2017 , commencing at 12:00 




sell at public auction to the highest 


real estate: 

LOT 81INTHUNDER HILL OF 

BROKEN ARROW, BEING A 

RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 3IN 

BROKEN ARROW, BEING A 

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF 

SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TO SAID 

PLAT OF RESUBDIVISION RE- 

CORDED NOVEMBER 17, 1995 

AS DOCUMENT R95-89671, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


17235 South Comanche Court , 

Lockport, IL 60495 


Red brick, two story single family 

home with attached three car garage 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-30-409-007-0000 




















ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

NICHOLAS R. WILSON; RUBY 

A. WILSON; CITY OF LOCK- 

PORT, AN ILLINOIS MUNICI- 

PAL CORPORATION; UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; 

UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS 

Defendant. 

No. 17 CH 0098 





July, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 


Thursday, the 7th day ofSeptember, 

2017 ,commencing at 12:00 




sell at public auction tothe highest 


real estate: 

LOT 187, IN UNIT NO. 6 IN 

FOURAY SUBDIVISION, A 

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF 

THE SOUTH HALF OF THE 

NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, AND IN RANGE 11, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING 

TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- 

CORDED NOVEMBER 24, 1956, 

AS DOCUMENT NO. 810690 IN 

BOOK 29, PAGE 104, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


16420 West 145th Place, LOCK- 

PORT, IL 60441 


SINGLE FAMILY 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-07-106-030-0000 















County. 



ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND AS- 

SOCIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 


MIKE KELLEY 


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN by 

the Board of Education of Fairmont 

School District 89 in the 

County of Will, State of Illinois, 

that a tentative budget for said 

school district for the fiscal year 

beginning July 1, 2017, will be on 

file and conveniently available for 

public inspection at 735 Green 

Garden Place, Lockport, Illinois, 

from and after 8:30 a.m. on the 

17th day of August, 2017 during 

normal office hours. NOTICE IS 

FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN that 

a public hearing on said budget 

will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the 

20th day of September, 2017 in the 

board room at Fairmont School, 

735 Green Garden Place, Lockport, 

Illinois. 

Board of Education ofSchool District 

89 

County of Will, State of Illinois 

By Karen Hunsaker, Secretary 

NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING 

CONCERNING THE INTENT 

OF THE BOARD OF 

EDUCATION OF 

FAIRMONT SCHOOL 

DISTRICT NO. 89, WILL 

COUNTY TO TRANSFER 

MONEY FROM THE 

TRANSPORTATION FUND TO 

THE EDUCATIONAL FUND 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY 

GIVEN that the Board of Education 

ofFairmont School District 

No. 89, Will County, Illinois will 

hold apublic hearing onthe 20th 

day ofSeptember, 2017, at 5:35 

o’clock P.M. The hearing will be 

held at 735 Green Garden Place, 

Room 124, Lockport, Illinois 

60441. The purpose of the hearing 

will be to receive public comments 

on the proposal to transfer money 

from the transportation fund to the 

educational fund of the School District. 

By order ofthe Board of Education 

of Fairmont School District No. 89, 

Will County, Illinois. 

DATED this 11th day of August, 

2017. 

Karen Hunsaker, 

Secretary to the Board of Education 


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34 | August 17, 2017 | The Lockport Legend SPORTS 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Tavares Moore 

Tavares Moore is a senior 

at Lockport Township High 

School and recorded 1,240 

yards last season as running 

back for the football 

team. 

How did you get started 

playing football? 

I used watched football on 

TV and honestly – it’s kind 

of funny – I only joined the 

football team when I was in 

third grade just to see how it 

looked through the helmet. 

Then, I fell in love with it at 

that moment. 

What are your goals for 

the upcoming season? 

I’m really just trying to 

win games for the team. I 

don’t want to be selfish or 

anything with the ball. I 

was kind of selfish last year 

with it, but this year I don’t 

want to be selfish with it. I 

want to bring my team to the 

playoffs and hopefully go to 

state. 

What have you been doing 

this summer to get 

ready for the season? 

I have been busting my 

butt in the weight room and 

on the field. Actually, this 

[past] week we don’t have 

any running backs; I’m the 

only one. Our other two quit. 

So now, I have to work two 

times as hard as I was in the 

summer for this upcoming 

season. 

Are you nervous at all 

about being the only 

running back on the 

team? 

Not really because it’s 

kind of like last year. I took 

a lot of carries; I think I 

had over 200. If I can do 

it last year, I can do it this 

year. You have to be a little 

tougher but I think I can 

handle it. 

What is your pump-up 

song before a game? 

I think I would have to 

be Migos. It’s more the beat 

[with them] it really gets my 

heart racing. 

What is your favorite 

part about the game? 

I love the adrenaline rush 

and the crowd. 

What is the most 

challenging part of the 

game? 

Being undersized and having 

to deal with that. Knowing 

that D1 colleges really 

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look for taller running backs. 

That’s a struggle. 

Did you go on vacation 

at all this summer? 

My most recent trip, I 

went to Michigan. I think 

it was by one of the sister 

lakes. I jet skied, I canoed 

and paddleboarded. That’s 

pretty much it. 

What is your favorite 

TV show? 

I might have to go with 

Family Guy. It’s so random 

and you don’t know what 

is coming up. That’s what I 

like about it. 

If you could have dinner 

with anyone living or 

dead, who would it be? 

My girlfriend. If money 

wasn’t a problem I would take 

her to a five-star [restaurant]. 

Interview by Assistant Editor 

Brittany Kapa 

Girls Tennis 

Close-knit team looks to 

make deeper playoff run 

Claudia Harmata 

Editorial Intern 

On day two of the season, 

the Lockport Township High 

School girls’ tennis team is 

hard at work, preparing for 

what they hope will be an 

even more successful season 

than last fall. 

“Right now we are conditioning,” 

said Gabriela 

Perillo, an LTHS senior and 

co-captain of the team. “We 

condition almost every week 

and we practice every day.” 

On the court, her team 

could be seen performing 

push-ups before moving on 

to long jumps. 

“We are pretty much focusing 

on the same things 

this season,” added Kaitlyn 

Graves, another LTHS senior 

and Perillo’s co-captain. 

“Focusing on our game and 

strategies.” 

Last season, the girls 

brought home a win at conference 

and had a close 

match at sectionals against 

Neuqua Valley High School. 

“We did really well,” 

said Bob Champlin, now in 

his eighth season coaching 

girls tennis. “They’re a great 

group of girls, a really positive 

group of girls. We ended 

up getting first in conference, 

second at sectionals, 

but it was a really close second. 

“Team-wise, we had two 

state qualifiers last year, two 

doubles. My singles — who 

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going to make sure that the 

whole group starts gelling 

and that they start to feel 

comfortable with each other,” 

Mraz said. “Friendships 

can carry a team a long way. 

The closer they get together, 

the better it’s going to be. 

“We have the skill and we 

are still here — did well 

too, even though they didn’t 

qualify.” 

Moving forward, the 

team’s goal is to once again 

take first in conference and 

also take first at sectionals 

this year, according to assistant 

coach Jim Huey. 

“We’d love to win sectionals,” 

Huey said. “That’s one 

of our main goals as well 

as the conference tournament… 

and then state.” 

Champlin is hoping to 

qualify his singles this year 

as well, and is working with 

them to achieve that goal. 

“[We want to be] aggressive, 

and aggressive means 

being able to get to the net 

and finish the point at the 

net,” Champlin explained. 

“I am always trying to get 

the girls to take the risk. 

It’s risky because you feel 

like you’re going to make a 

mistake so you tend to stay 

back, but if you are willing 

to take the risk it really pays 

off for you.” 

Focusing on individual 

players and their skills is 

important to both Champlin 

and Huey in their coaching 

strategy. 

“We set personal goals for 

the girls,” Huey said. “We 

think that’s very healthy as a 

coaching staff, and we want 

them to set personal goals on 

what they want to achieve.” 

Personal goals and good 

team relationships lead to 

a stronger overall team, according 

to Champlin. 

“Obviously we have playing 

goals,” Champlin said. 

“But I think to just have 

good camaraderie as a team 

— I know that’s kind of a 

weird goal — it makes it a 

lot of fun with the girls. 

“All of these girls work 

really hard and get along so 

well. There’s no cattiness at 

all and those are great victories.” 

The friendships are what 

Perillo and Graves love the 

most, and will miss the most 

when they graduate at the 

end of the school year. 

“Just spending time with 

everyone is the best,” Graves 

said. “[I’ll miss] just coming 

out everyday.” 

The team has some challenging 

tournaments this 

season, including the Jacobs 

High School Invite in 

Algonquin this upcoming 

weekend, but the girls are 

looking forward to it. 

“I’m excited to play all 

the tournaments with everybody,” 

Perillo said. “Especially 

the weekend tournaments 

when we get to 

hangout and have a good 

time.” 

Champlin and Huey are 

also excited for the team and 

the current season. 

“They come to practice 

with the attitude of making 

themselves a better player,” 

Huey said. “We love that as 

a coaching staff. We really 

enjoy working with them.” 

have the talent to be a very 

dominant team, but they 

have to hold each other accountable, 

they have to trust 

each other and they have to 

push each other.”

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Girls Golf 

New coach, sophomore standout lead LTHS on the greens 

Randy Whalen 


Rachel Kuzel is only a 

sophomore, but she is the 

veteran varsity golfer on 

the Lockport Township girls 

golf team. 

The Porters graduated 

seven seniors off last season’s 

team, three of which 

were sectional qualifiers. 

But their fourth sectional 

qualifier was Kuzel. She had 

Lockport’s best score at its 

own sectional (81) and just 

missed the cut to go to state 

by two strokes. So not only 

will she be looked for as the 

team’s top golfer, she has her 

eyes set on going to state. 

“I was two strokes away 

from going last year,” she 

said. “So my goal this year 

is to shoot in the 70s [in the 

sectional] and go to state.” 

That is certainly obtainable 

for Kuziel, who took 

up the sport when her family 

moved to Lockport from 

Bridgeview in 2009. She 

said she did not start taking 

it seriously until 2012, and 

now she is among the top 

golfers in the area. 

Still, this season will be 

different as she takes on a 

leadership role and has a 

new coach. 

“I was golfing with a couple 

of freshman each day,” 

Kuziel said of the practice 

rounds for the team last 

week. “Already, the team is 

bonding and doing well. But 

still, it will be a new experience 

for everyone. We have 

a new coach, and it’s a new 

year.” 

That new coach is Kyle 

Yaeger, who only a short 

time ago was preparing for 

his senior golf season at 

Lockport Township. 

Now, he is preparing for 

another season at Lockport 

— his first as LTHS girls 

golf coach. 

That is the story of Yaeger, 

who recently graduated from 

Saint Xavier University. He 

just found out in July that 

he was going to be the head 

girls golf coach at the high 

school he played for just five 

years ago. 

“I got a call [in late July] 

from coach Eber,” said Yager 

of hearing from Porters 

boys golf coach Matt Eber. 

“I had kept in touch with 

him all throughout college. 

He asked if I was interested 

in becoming the girls head 

coach, and I just jumped at 

it. I always wanted to coach. 

“I love the game. I played 

it in school competitively for 

the past eight years. There’s 

no better way to stay close to 

the game than to coach.” 

Yaeger, who graduated 

from St. Xavier with a criminal 

justice degree, takes 

over for previous coach Matt 

Major. There was talk of 

Eber coaching both the boys 

and girls teams, but Yaeger 

stepped in and is looking 

forward to the new challenge. 

“It’s exciting to be back 

and part of the program 

again,” he said. “It’s nice to 

have a lot of freshmen out. 

They all have potential and 

will give us a base to the 

program for years to come. 

I’m excited; it’s going to be 

a blast.” 

There are no seniors on 

the team. But there are four 

juniors with lower level experience 

coming back. They 

are Gwyneth Marshall, Beatriz 

Martinez, Kearney Pluth 

and Sarah Pritchard. 

“I just started golfing 

two years ago,” Pluth said. 

“Before that, I wasn’t golfing 

at all. I just jumped in 

and hoped for the best. I’m 

pretty excited at how it all 

worked out.” 

Not only is Pluth excited 

for this season, she is looking 

forward to being in the 

oldest group on the varsity. 

“I think it’s exciting because 

for the last two years 

I looked up to them,” Pluth 

said of the Lockport upperclassmen. 

“Now, I get to be 

like them and hope [freshmen] 

feel that same way 

about us. 

“I’m excited about all the 

girls. We are one big family. 

We are always laughing 

and just really enjoying each 

other.” 

The Porters will look to 

do their best in the South- 

West Suburban Conference 

this season. That includes 

teams like perennial power 

Sandburg and Lincoln-Way 

Central, which boasts junior 

Grace Curran, the defending 

Class AA individual state 

champion. 

Lockport opened the season 

on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 

the Plainfield North Invite, 

which was slated to tee off 

at 2 p.m. at Whitetail Ridge 

Golf Course in Yorkville. 

This Friday, Aug. 18 

brings a nonconference dual 

meet at home starting at 4:30 

p.m. against Latin at Broken 

Arrow. 

The SWSC season tees off 

next week. It starts at 4:30 

p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, 

against Bradley-Bourbonnais 

at the Manteno Golf Course. 

The next day brings a 4 p.m. 

home match against Stagg at 

Broken Arrow. The following 

week, at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 28, 

is a conference match against 

Andrew at Silver Lake Country 

Club in Orland Park. 

Then, Aug. 30 at 4:30 

p.m. brings a home match 

at Broken Arrow against 

Lincoln-Way Central. On 

Sept. 2, starting at 8 a.m., 

the Porters participate in the 

Homewood-Flossmoor Co- 

Ed Classic at Lincoln Oaks 

Golf Course in Crete. 

Girls volleyball 

Porters expecting 30 wins for upcoming season 


Porters coach Nick Mraz 

has repeatedly said that anything 

less than 25 or 30 wins 

this season will be a disappointment. 

However, Lockport Township 

High School’s volleyball 

team is no stranger to 

disappointment. Last season 

during the regional championship 

game against Joliet 

West, JoDee Kovanda, then 

a junior, was sidelined due to 

an injury. 

“[Kovanda] has got that 

chip on her shoulder now,” 

Mraz said. “She had to sit on 

the bench and watch us lose 

a regional championship. 

Now, she’s more fired up.” 

Kovanda was back in action 

during the volleyball 

summer league, and after 

seeing how the team played, 

Mraz is more confident that 

his team will have a solid 

season. 

“We definitely had a good 

summer,” Mraz said. “That 

was one of our better finishes 

at the summer league 

in recent memory. We have 

a good incoming group of 

sophomores that had 30 wins 

and then a lot of varsity talent 

and three-year starters 

that are returning as leaders.” 

The Porters return libero 

Emma Sweeney and defensive 

specialist Shae O’Neil. 

Both of whom Mraz labels at 

the two “rocks” of the teams 

when it comes to the team’s 

solid serve receive game. 

“We can’t do anything 

without a pass,” Mraz said. 

“We’ll never get a server to 

the serving line if we can’t 

terminate a point, and it all 

starts with them.” 

The Porters will also welcome 

back senior middle 

hitter Bri Orlowski and of 

course Kovanda, a setter. 

Kovanda finished last season 

with 190 kills and 42 aces. 

Orlowski put up 47 blocks, 

32 digs and put down 56 

kills. Sweeney finished her 

season with 347 digs and 22 

aces. 

The Porters will see some 

new faces in the lineup, two 

of which were able to get 

some playoff experience at 

the end of last season because 

of Kovanda’s injury. 

Junior Hannah Pacheco, a 

setter, and sophomore Morgan 

Schmutzler, an outside 

hitter, join the team. Their 

experience during the playoffs 

last year and their summer 

league experience this 

year will have them well 

prepared for a competitive 

season on varsity. 

“I’m just expecting them 

to grow from that,” Mraz 

said. “They won’t see that 

again until October.” 

Junior Jill Hook also 

joins the team and played 

“very tough” during summer 

league, Mraz said. Hook, Pacheco 

and O’Neil, with her 

“locator shot”, are the teams 

go-to servers this season. 

“All three of them each 

went on five-plus point runs 

with many aces mixed in 

there during the summer 

league,” Mraz said. “Hopefully, 

we’re going to have 

that all year.” 

While most of the team 

has played together in the 

past, the new additions to 

the team shift the dynamic. 

The girls know they need to 

bond together so they can 

effectively communicate on 

the court. 

“I think once we can break 

out of that shyness we’re 

going to really shine,” said 

Kayla Bonfiglio, a junior 

outside hitter and returning 

varsity player. “It’s just 

a matter of getting to know 

each other better.” 

Mraz knows the team’s 

ability to work together is 

going to make or break them 

during the season. 

“The biggest challenge is 

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Porters to feature young, balanced lineup 

Max Lapthorne, Editor 

The Lockport girls cross 

country team is looking to 

bring the pack back. 

The squad will be doing 

more pack running this season, 

meaning they will stick 

together as a team during 

runs in an effort to have all 

their runners place as high as 

possible. Running as a group 

during practices as well as 

meets is also meant to improve 

the runners’ mentality. 

“We’re going to start pack 

running again this season, 

and I’m really excited to do 

that again,” junior team captain 

Kate Wojcikiewicz said. 

“You’re with your team, and 

there’s a lot of communication 

in the pack. And you’re 

together, so it pushes everyone 

to stay together.” 

The talent level on last 

year’s team was more spread 

out, making it almost impossible 

to employ a pack 

running strategy, but that 

isn’t the case this year, and 

head coach Erin Truesdale 

is looking forward to seeing 

how it plays out. 

“They’re a lot closer [in] 

talent level, so I can kind 

of train them together, and 

they can run more as a pack, 

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which is kind of back to 

what we used to do,” Truesdale 

said. “....It will be exciting. 

I think the girls like 

it better. They like running 

together. They like having 

that pack.” 

Lockport’s other captain 

this season, senior Aubrey 

Friedrich, is one of the runners 

who feels comfortable 

running in a pack, and 

looks forward to getting 

back to it. 

“Two years ago, we had 

success with it,” Friedrich 

said. “Last year was a different 

kind of team, but this 

year is a pack running team, 

and we’re excited to do 

that.” 

Last year’s team was led 

by four-time state qualifier 

Morgan Bollinger and fellow 

senior Karlee Stortz, 

both of whom ran under 18 

minutes in last year’s state 

finals. And although those 

two are gone, the Porters return 

plenty of runners with 

postseason experience. 

Madison Polinski was 

Lockport’s No. 3 at last 

year’s state finals as a 

freshman, while her classmates 

Abbey Kozak, Anna 

Kozak and Ashley Canny 

Lockport girls cross country senior Megan Seifert (left) and sophomore Ola Skibicki warm up Thursday, Aug. 10, before a 

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also got their feet wet on 

the big stage in their first 

year. With approximately 

25 freshman and sophomores 

on this year’s team, 

Truesdale will be looking 

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for the returners to mentor 

the younger runners. 

“The seniors and the juniors 

that I have, have a lot 

of postseason experience, 

so they’re training [the underclassmen] 

well, and they 

get along really well as a 

team, which is nice to have,” 

Truesdale said. 

That team chemistry, as 

well as a more condensed 

talent pool, should foster 

plenty of healthy competition 

— something Truesdale 

says is a hallmark of successful 

teams. 

“I told them, ‘The best 

kind of cross country team 

is [one] where your Top 7 

changes week to week,’” she 

said. “That keeps everybody 

honest, it keeps everybody 

on their toes, and it keeps 

everybody competing for 

those spots, so I’m hoping 

this is the kind of team that 

can have that. So far, they’ve 

proven that to me.” 

The hope is that while 

jockeying for position with 

their teammates, the runners 

will improve collectively to 

reach their full potential. 

“Just kind of moving that 

pack up throughout the year, 

working together and pushing 

each other [is important],” 

Truesdale said. “The 

team dynamic this year is 

going to be interesting, because 

they probably should 

be pretty close [in] talent 

level and interchanging 

spots a lot, and that will be 

fun to watch as a coach.” 

Canny is aiming to run 

sub-19:30 all season and go 

back down to state with the 

team, but she’s most looking 

forward to seeing how 

her teammates progress 

throughout the season. 

“I’m just super-excited to 

see where the team goes this 

season and what the team’s 

capable of this year,” Canny 

said. 

While Canny and Truesdale 

are hoping to get the 

team back to state, Friedrich 

said the team is aiming for a 

Top 10 finish, which would 

be an improvement from 

the team’s 17th-place finish 

last year. And as a senior, 

Friedrich plans on leaving it 

all on the course to achieve 

those goals. 

“It’s my last year, so I 

want to make it the best,” 

she said. 

The Porters open the season 

Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

Pre-Season Meet at 

5 p.m. at Dellwood Park in 

Lockport.

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LTHS girls cross 

country ready to run 

1. A pack mentality 

The Lockport girls 

cross country squad 

plans to do more 

pack running this 

season, sticking 

together during runs 

in the hopes of having 

all runners place as 

high as possible. 

2. Many fresh faces 

Approximately 25 

freshman and 

sophomore runners 

are on this year’s 

squad, meaning 

head coach Erin 

Truesdale will have 

plenty of young talent 

who will be mentored 

by returning 

teammates. 

3. Almost to starting 

line 

The Porters begin 

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 

in the SouthWest 

Suburban 

Conference Pre- 

Season Meet at 5 

p.m. at Dellwood 

Park in Lockport. 

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Influx of young talent hopes to bolster Porters back to old heights 

Team expects 

to compete for 

conference, regional 

titles this season 

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Just a few short years ago, 

the Lockport Township boys 

soccer team was reaching 

new heights. 

The Porters went 33-8-5 in 

the two seasons of 2013 and 

2014, setting a school record 

for wins with 17 in reaching 

the sectional title game 

in 2014. They also captured 

back-to-back SouthWest 

Suburban Conference Blue 

Division championships. 

Now, Lockport is looking 

to get back to those heights. 

The seeds of that were 

planted last season, as the 

Porters had 11 wins (11-6- 

3) and were co-champions 

in the SWSC Blue, the third 

time in four years they have 

captured at least a share of 

the league title. While seven 

seniors graduated from that 

team, there is plenty of talent 

back for a successful 

season. 

“I’m very optimistic for 

this season,” Lockport senior 

goalkeeper Dominic 

Wistocki said. “We’ve been 

training for this. We’ve got a 

lot of good freshman coming 

in this year. We want to win 

the conference and also a 

regional. In order to do that, 

we’ve got to play hard. We 

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“You’re with your team, and there’s a lot of 

communication in the pack. And you’re together, so it 

pushes everyone to stay together.” 

Kate Wojcikiewicz — Lockport junior and girls cross country team 

captain, on pack running 

Lockport’s Nick Kowalczyk attempts to corral the ball during a game last season. 

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need our conditioning to be 

up and get some good finishes.” 

In their nine games that 

were ties or losses last year, 

the Porters scored a total of 

five goals and were shut out 

four times. In those games, 

they never scored more than 

one goal. So while Wistocki 

kept them in the games, he 

said “we have to score more 

goals than last year” when 

asked for a key to be more 

successful. 

One of those who will be 

looked to score more is senior 

forward Zac Fox. 

“Playing together is a 

key,” Fox said. “We need to 

have good chemistry on the 

team to create those chances. 

We lost some guys from 

Tune In 

last year, but with the young 

guys coming in, we will be 

better than we were last season. 

“We’re looking forward 

to the PepsiCo [Showdown] 

tournament [a week-long 

tournament in September]. 

There’s a lot of big games 

in a short time. We’re also 

excited for the Collinsville 

tournament.” 

Last season, Lockport 

made the title game in its 

bracket of the PepsiCo tournament. 

Another similar run 

would help springboard success 

this fall. 

There’s many freshman 

out this season, and some 

may well make the varsity. 

Someone who knows that 

feeling is junior midfielder 

BOYS Golf 

Putting away — 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 

Hickory Hills 

• The Lockport boys golf team takes on Stagg 

in a road matchup. 

Nick Kowalczyk, who now 

enters his third season on 

varsity. 

“I expect good things, and 

I’m very excited,” Kowalczyk 

said. “We’ve got a lot 

of good young players who 

should make a difference 

and good seniors, too. We’ve 

put in a lot of preparation, 

and I’m excited.” 

Adding to the excitement 

is a dozen players returning 

from last season’s roster. 

A couple other key guys to 

look for are junior defender 

Justin Biela and junior midfielder 

Dan Blaszkiewicz. 

Chris Beal, who enters his 

eighth season as the team’s 

head coach, has seen the 

numbers go up and believes 

the talent is there, too. 

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“We’ve got 40-plus freshmen 

out, and I’m excited,” 

Beal said. “We can see that 

talent level and that we 

pushed throughout the summer 

and blended the players.” 

Now, he is hoping that 

blend of players will result 

in even more success. 

“We always want to win 

the conference,” Beal said. 

“We tied it last year [with 

Stagg], and we want to win 

it outright again. We play 

in some tournaments with 

some different teams. But 

we don’t want any letdowns. 

We want to go out, have fun, 

play well. But eventually, 

we want to bring it back to 

where we were a few years 

ago.” 

The Porters open the season 

on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 

by hosting Minooka at 4:30 

p.m. That is followed by a 

trip to Southern Illinois for 

the Kahok Soccer Classic 

at Collinsville High School. 

The first game will be on 

Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. against 

Kirkwood. Then, Aug. 26 is 

a noon game against Triad, 

and that is followed by a 

3:30 p.m. matchup with the 

host. 

The next week, on Aug. 30 

at 6:30 p.m., Lockport travels 

to Metea Valley. Sept. 2 

brings another nonconference 

matchup at 3 p.m. at 

Plainfield South. The following 

Saturday, Sept. 9, the 

Porters will host a PepsiCo 

Showdown game, with the 

opponent and time to be announced. 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor 

Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

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Great expectations 

LTHS girls volleyball team aims for 30 wins, 

regional title, Page 36 

The next step 

Lockport girls tennis squad looks to take recent 

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track Thursday, Aug. 10, at LTHS’ East Campus 

before a preseason workout. 

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