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THURSDAY 

Multi-Chamber Business 

After Hours 

5-7 p.m. Jan. 11, Little 

Joe’s Restaurante, 20805 S. 

LaGrange Road, Frankfort. 

The New Lenox Chamber 

of Commerce will team up 

with the Frankfort Chamber 

of Commerce for several 

hours of networking, food 

and drinks. For more information, 

call (815) 485-4241. 

FRIDAY 

MOMS Club of New Lenox 

10 a.m. Jan. 12, Mokena 

Public Library, 11327 195th 

St., Mokena. The monthly 

business meetings for the 

MOMS Club of New Lenox 

are free, and all ages are 

welcome to attend. Meeting 

locations change monthly. 

For more information, visit 

www.MomsClubNewLenox. 

com or email momsclubnew 

lenox@yahoo.com. 

Chair Yoga 

10:30-11:30 a.m. Jan. 12, 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. If you have trouble 

getting down to the mat, sit at 

a desk all day or just want to 

deepen your practice, chair 

yoga is for you. If you can 

breathe, you can do chair yoga. 

For more information, visit 

www.newlenoxlibrary.com. 

SATURDAY 

Pancake Breakfast 

8-10 a.m. Jan. 13, New 

Lenox Fire Protection District, 

Station 1, 261 E. Maple Street, 

New Lenox. Join the New 

Lenox Fire Protection District 

Foundation for a pancake 

breakfast. For more information, 

call (815) 462-0023. 

Healthy Living Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 13, Tinley 

Park Convention Center 

South Pavilion, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. People 

can join 22nd Century Media 

and Planet Fitness for the free 

event, featuring more than 

40 vendors, free 30-minute 

workouts, skin cancer screenings, 

blood drive, bone marrow 

drive, speaker sessions, 

giveaways, and more. For 

more information, call (708) 

326-9170 ext. 16 or visit 

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com/healthy. 

Preschool Open House 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 13, 

New Life Christian Preschool, 

500 Gougar Rd., New 

Lenox. Join New Life Christian 

Preschool to learn more 

about the weekday preschool 

program at New Life Church. 

For more information, email 

kkalnins@newlifenewlenox. 

org or call (815) 462-0202. 

TUESDAY 

Dog training classes 

Noon Jan. 16-Feb. 20, 

Francis Field Youth Foundation, 

801 E. Francis Rd., 

New Lenox. The six-week 

puppy and beginner dog 

training class costs $120. 

For more information, call 

(815) 922-3058 or email 

clm51230@sbcglobal.net. 

Advanced Obedience dropin 

sessions are ongoing starting 

at 10 a.m. every Tuesday 

for the advanced level 

competitor. The public is 

welcome to visit and watch 

some of the top performing 

obedience dogs in the country 

training for competitions. 

UPCOMING 

Open House 

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, 

Jan. 28, Providence 

Catholic Children’s Academy, 

1800 W. Lincoln Highway, 

New Lenox. Providence 

Catholic Children’s Academy 

(PCCA) was founded 

in 1992. Under the Diocese 

of Joliet, PCCA serves the 

religious and educational 

needs of young children between 

the ages of 3 and 6. 

PCCA provides a nurturing 

environment by professional 

teachers who help develop 

the social, emotional, cognitive 

and physical skills of 

students in a loving Christian 

atmosphere. PCCA offers 

both full day and morning 

preschool and prekindergarten 

and full day kindergarten. 

Before and after care is 

also offered, which helps to 

accommodate working parents 

and is more affordable 

than most day care facilities. 

PCCA is located on the campus 

of Providence Catholic 

High School. More details 

can be found by visiting the 

school’s website at www. 

wearepc.org or calling the 

office at (815) 485-7129 to 

schedule a tour. 

Pancake Breakfast 

8-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 

10, New Lenox Fire Protection 

District, Station 1, 261 

E. Maple Street, New Lenox. 

Join the New Lenox Fire 

Protection District Foundation 

for a pancake breakfast. 


(815) 462-0023. 

ONGOING 

Lincoln-Way Half Marathon 

Registration is open for 

the 2nd Annual Lincoln-Way 

Half Marathon. Race will 

be at 7 a.m. Sunday, April 

22 and will begin at Breidert 

Green, 123 Kansas St., 

Frankfort. After 2.7 miles of 

running on the scenic, treelined 

Old Plank Trail, runners 

will turn off into the 

Hickory Creek Forest Preserve. 

The rolling hills of the 

forest preserve will provide 

a picturesque tour as they 

reach the halfway and turnaround 

point in the race. 

Current registration cost is 

$70. Volunteers are being 

sought for the race as well. 

For volunteer sign-up and 

race registration, visit lincol 

nwayhalfmarathon.com. 

Artists Sought 

Deadline to apply is Monday, 

Jan. 15. Applications are 

open for artists wishing to be 

featured in the Forest Preserve 

District of Will County’s summer 

“Arts & Nature on the 

River” event at Four Rivers 

Environmental Education 

Center in Channahon. The 

event is set for noon-4 p.m. on 

Saturday, June 16, but the artist 

lineup is being assembled 

now. The District is looking 

for 12-20 individuals or small 

groups from a variety of disciplines. 

This year’s theme is 

“Sharing Landscapes.” Artists 

may use the natural setting of 

Four Rivers and the surrounding 

McKinley Woods – Kerry 

Sheridan Grove, or any element 

of nature, to link their art 

form to the theme. Categories 

include: exhibits, demonstrations, 

performances and participatory, 

or hands-on, activities. 

Interested artists are 

invited to forward a brief artist 

bio, description of their work 

and a representative photo, 

video or audio file along with 

their take on the theme to 

FourRivers@fpdwc.org. Artists 

will be notified by Feb. 1 

if they have been selected to 

participate in the event. 

Women’s Club Scholarships 

Applications must be postmarked 

by Feb. 15. The General 

Federation of Women’s 

Clubs Illinois is offering 

scholarships, through the 

GFWC Mokena Woman’s 

Club sponsorship, for students 

planning on enrolling in 

an Illinois college, university, 

trade or vocational school 

for the Fall Semester 2018. 

Applicants are not limited to 

current high school seniors. 

Applications are available 

on the Lincoln-Way High 

Schools, Providence Catholic 

High School, Mokena Public 

Library and Frankfort Public 

Library websites. Mail applications 

to: Judy Rader, 132 

11th St., Lincoln, IL 62656. 

Youth Reading program 

Ongoing through Saturday, 

Feb. 24, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Children 

up to 12 years old are invited 

to join the Chicago Wolves 

Read to Succeed Winter 

Reading Club. Due to popular 

demand, Youth Services 

will once again participate 

in the reading program sponsored 

by the Chicago Wolves 

ice hockey team. Participants 

may win ticket vouchers for a 

game or other Wolves memorabilia. 

Pick up a reading log 

at the library. 

LWABWO Meetings 

6-8 p.m. on the third Tuesday 

of each month Sept. 

through June, Gatto’s Restaurant, 

Route 30 & Schoolhouse 

Road, New Lenox. The 

Lincoln-Way Area Business 

Women’s Organization is 

a non-profit club formed in 

1971 to provide scholarship 

funds to graduating female 

high school seniors and adult 

women for the purpose of 

continuing education. We are 

always looking for new members. 

For more information, 

visit www.LWABWO.org. 

Rotary Club of New Lenox 

7-8 a.m. Thursdays, Country 

Charm Restaurant, 101 

Lincoln-Way Drive, New 

Lenox. Learn more about 

the Rotary Club of New 

Lenox and their mission to 

impact the community and 

the world through service. 


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Chess Club 

10 a.m. Thursdays, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Group meets on the 

second floor, southwest side 

until after noon. Open to anyone, 

from beginner to master, 

who enjoys playing chess. 

To submit an item to the printed 

calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at (708) 

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Troop 44 surpasses blood donation goal at drive 

Troop’s annual blood 

drive brought in 

donors to give blood, 

red blood cells 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

With a goal of 21 donations, 

New Lenox Boy Scout 

Troop 44 nearly doubled 

their goal of blood collection 

at this year’s drive with 37 

donations. 

Although not everyone 

who signed up to donate was 

able to, as with any blood 

drive, but at least 45 people 

turned out to give it a shot 

Jan. 3 at the troop-sponsored 

blood drive with Heartland 

Blood Centers. 

“This so far is our best 

turnout in the last probably 

three or four years, so that’s 

great,” said Scoutmaster Bill 

Schade. “The people in New 

Lenox come to support the 

troop and the blood center.” 

The drive, held at the New 

Lenox Village Hall, is one of 

two the troop holds annually. 

The Scouts solicit sign ups 

prior to the event and then 

help out with walk-ins and 

handing out snacks during 

the drive. 

“It helps them learn and 

understand that we are part 

of a bigger part of the community,” 

Schade said, “and 

not only do you have to take 

care of yourself, you have to 

help take care of others.” 

Troop 44 has almost 50 

boys and 23 leaders, about 

half of which were involved 

with the blood drive in one 

way or another. Some of 

the scouts and leaders were 

among the donors, while the 

majority of the donors were 

community members. 

Schade said it was nice to 

see so many people turn out 

for the drive during the holiday 

season when people are 

generally busiest. 

Some donors donated 

regular pints of blood, while 

other chose to donate double 

red blood cells, or “double 

reds,” through a process 

where twice the number of 

red blood cells in a regular 

whole-blood donation are 

removed and plasma, fluids 

and platelets are retuned to 

the body. 

Schade has been scoutmaster 

at the troop for more 

than 10 years and enjoyed it 

so much he continued serving 

as scoutmaster after his 

own son had graduated. 

“I love doing it. I like 

the activities. I love spending 

time with the kids and 

helping them,” Schade said. 

“We’ve got a great committee, 

and our assistant scout 

masters are extremely supportive 

and helping, so it’s a 

lot of fun.” 

One of those assistant 

scoutmasters, Bill Lester, 

helped to organize the blood 

drive as well as the troop’s 

recent toy drive during the 

holidays. 

The troop stays active 

year-round with camping 

trips and hiking 12 months a 

year and added winter activities 

like skiing in the colder 

months. 

For those who missed the 

drive this time around, or 

those interested in donating 

again, Troop 44 will be doing 

another drive during the 

summer months. 

Bill Laitar (left) hands a few snacks to Austin King after donating blood at the Troop 44 

blood drive. Both Laitar and King donated two units of red blood cells, commonly called 

“double reds,” during the drive with Heartland Blood Centers on Jan. 3. Photos by Amanda 

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Yumz owner, New Lenox resident Todd Hyatt stands behind the bar of assorted fruits, nuts, 

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frozen yogurt desserts. Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

While making one of the 

most important decisions 

in his life — designing an 

engagement ring — Todd 

Hyatt started thinking about 

making another leap of faith: 

starting a business. 

Opening a Yumz Gourmet 

Frozen Yogurt had been on 

his mind for years, especially 

since his sister’s brotherin-law 

started the franchise, 

but it wasn’t until after he 

heard about the Emagine 

movie theater opening that 

he made up his mind. 

The shop, which he opened 

late last summer, is right 

down the parking lot from 

the theater, tempting passersby 

with numerous flavors 

of frozen treats and an endless 

combination of toppings 

ranging from fruits and nuts 

to candy and sprinkles. 

Hyatt said his favorite flavors 

of frozen yogurt are key 

lime pie and salted caramel, 

and the flavors offered by 

Yumz are one of the things 

he likes most about the franchise. 

“I really like the flavors 

that [Yumz] has,” he said. 

“I’ve gotten a lot of really 

good comments on how 

much people really like the 

flavors that they have. I just 

like the environment. I like 

the color schemes, the design 

stuff, the different chairs 

and the decor we have on the 

wall. It kind of makes it a fun, 

festive [and] lively place.” 

Beside the variety of flavors, 

which include dairyfree 

sorbet options, frozen 

yogurt lovers boast the 

healthy side of the fat-free 

frozen treat, which Hyatt 

said contains probiotics and 

vitamins. 

The experience at Yumz is 

similar to other popular frozen 

yogurt shops where patrons 

can go in and dispense 

their own yogurt, choosing 

the flavor and amount. 

They then proceed to the 

bar of toppings and sprinkle 

whatever fruity, sugary or 

crunchy additions they desire 

atop their dessert. At the 

end, the price is determined 

by weight. 

Hyatt, a New Lenox resident, 

said he was happy to 

open his business in Frankfort, 

the town he grew up in. 

He said he’s also been 

pleased with the staff he has 

hired, which includes a Joliet 

Junior College student and 

eight local high school students. 

He said he thinks the 

shop is a good job opportunity 

for students – many for 

whom this is their first job. 

The atmosphere in the 

shop is bright, with music 

playing and both tables 

and chairs and couches, so 

people can relax and enjoy 

their time there. There are 

also two tables with umbrellas 

out front for patrons to 

enjoy the weather when it’s 

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“We don’t want people to 

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cream, chocolate drizzle and sprinkles. 

a place where people can 

come in, get [frozen yogurt] 

and sit and visit and enjoy 

the environment that we 

have in here.” 

To entice people in, Hyatt 

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of the showing, and he frequently 

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Deiters said affordability, 

generally speaking, is one 

of the issues in higher education 

that she cares deeply 

for. 

“It’s something that if you 

come and you complete your 

education, you’re able to go 

out and get a job where you 

can make a living,” she said. 

The board has several 

matters of business they 

intend to work on in the 

coming months, and that 

includes looking at student 

enrollment, dual credit opportunities, 

student retention 

and a potential property acquisition. 

“There are no pressing 

issues that need a majority 

of votes,” Wunderlich 

said. “It’s good to have a 

full board. [As an example,] 

it could be something as 

simple as purchasing equipment.” 

Wunderlich urged Hornung 

to run in a future election, 

citing his appreciation 

for what she could bring to 

the board. 

The Joliet Junior College 

Board of Trustees includes 

Bob Wunderlich, chairman; 

Maureen Broderick, 

vice chairwoman; Mike 

O’Connell, secretary; John 

(Jake) Mahalik; Alicia Morales; 

Dan O’Connell; and 

Sante Deserio, student trustee.

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From JAN. 4 

Three charged in 

Lincoln-Way North 

vandalism case 

Nuria Mathog 

Contributing Editor 

Three male juveniles face 

multiple criminal charges in 

connection with vandalism 

reported at the site of the 

former Lincoln-Way North 

High School. 

The three juveniles were 

charged with criminal damage 

to state supported property, 

criminal trespass to a state 

supported property and theft, 

according to a release from 

the Will County Sheriff’s Office 

issued Thursday, Jan. 4. 

According to the release, 

the juveniles were brought 

for questioning after evidence 

identified them as possible 

suspects in Dec. 22 and 

Dec. 28 reported break-ins at 

the school. 

Administrative staff and 

the maintenance supervisor 

reportedly contacted sheriff’s 

deputies at about 8:50 p.m. 

Dec. 28 to report the cafeteria’s 

west doors were found 

propped open. Deputies allegedly 

discovered damage 

after searching the building, 

and video surveillance 

footage allegedly showed 

five male juveniles caused 

the damage and were in the 

school on at least two occasions: 

Dec. 22 and Dec. 28. 

The damage to the building 

reportedly included multiple 

broken doors and door 

frames, a damaged window 

and water damage in the science 

lab. Additionally, fire 

extinguishers were allegedly 

taken out of their cases and 

sprayed throughout the building, 

and clothing and keys 

were reported stolen. 

Detectives with the Sheriff’s 

Office are continuing to 

investigate the case, and additional 

arrests are expected, 

according to the release. 

Providence, police decline to 

comment on McGrath investigation 


Nearly three weeks after 

the Rev. Richard J. McGrath 

left his post at Providence 

Catholic High School following 

allegations that he 

had “inappropriate” content 

on a mobile device, both the 

school and local authorities 

are staying tight-lipped. 

The initial press release 

from Providence Friday, 

Dec. 22 stated that McGrath 

had “retired,” effective immediately. 

Following a request for 

statement, acting president 

of Providence Catholic 

High School, the Rev. John 

Merkelis, declined to comment 

further on the situation. 

Deputy Chief Louis Alessandrini 

of the New Lenox 

Police Department also declined 

to comment on the 

investigation. 

“We’re not making any 

statements or any comments 

other than the one we 

released a week ago due to 

the sensitivity of the case 

and the parties involved and 

the fact that it’s an ongoing 

investigation at this time,” 

Alessandrini said. 

He declined to comment 

as to whether charges had 

been filed against McGrath 

or whether the New Lenox 

Police Department was 

working with any other law 

enforcement agencies. 

McGrath served as an administrator 

at Providence 

Catholic High School since 

1985. He was ordained in 

1973 and has worked in 

Catholic education since 

1969, according to Catholic 

School Management’s website. 

Prior to his employment 

with Providence, he worked 

at St. Rita of Cascia High 

School in Chicago and St. 

Edward Central Catholic 

High School in Elgin. 

In addition to teaching 

English and theology, his 

online biography states that 

he has coached both football 

and golf. 

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When I’m studying, the main thing I cannot 

forget is a cup of coffee. Studying can be 

so boring and having a cup of coffee there 

makes it so much better. 

What do you like to do when not in school or 

studying? 

When I’m not roaming the halls or in my 

room, you can catch me playing volleyball or 

spending time with my family. I really don’t 

have a lot of time spent away from school, 

So when I do, I try and spend as much time 

as I can with my family. 

What’s your dream job? 

My dream job is to one day travel the 

world working for a fashion company. If that 

doesn’t go accordingly, my second dream 

job would be to pursue medical sales and 

supply hospitals with all their equipment. 

What are some of the most songs played on 

your Spotify? 

I am constantly listening to music, but 

a few favorites are “Closer” by the Chainsmokers, 

“Good Nights” by Whethan and 

basically any song by Khalid. 

Whom do you look up to? 

The person who I look up to the most in 

life is my Spanish 3 teacher, Mrs. O’Connell. 

I really didn’t know much about LWC when I 

came over from East, and she took me under 

her wing and taught me everything I know 

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What’s one thing that stands out about your 

school? 

To me, the main thing that Lincoln-Way 

Central has that is different than everywhere 

else is school spirit. Waking up every day 

knowing I get to go to an amazing school with 

amazing people is a pretty amazing feeling. 

Everyone who goes to school here adores it. 

If you could change one thing about school, 

what would it be? 

I would change the face that students get 

to pay to get into away football games. Football 

games are things that everyone goes to 

for fun, so I feel like having students pay just 

to support their school is pretty pointless. 

What’s your favorite thing to eat in the 

cafeteria? 

The mac-and-cheese bites at this school 

are hands down the best thing on this planet. 

Whenever they sell them, I get them, and I 

crave them when school doesn’t have them 

frequently. 

What’s your best memory from school? 

My best memory from school was at the 

beginning of my junior year at the very first 

assembly. The lights went up, the crowd 

went silent, and all of a sudden, our principal, 

Dr. Steve Provis, starts playing “Thunderstruck” 

on his guitar. The crowd just 

starts going wild, and from that point on, I 

knew Lincoln-Way Central was where I was 

supposed to be. 

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The Leukemia and Lymphoma 

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raised in pennies and other 

spare change to fight cancer. 

Over 25,000 schools nationwide 

participated in the program, 

as Leukemia is still 

the most common cancer 

suffered by children. 

For one week during second 

hour, Lincoln-Way teachers 

placed boxes in their classrooms 

where students could 

donate their spare change. In 

total, $10,304.57 was donated 

among the three schools. 

Last month, Kathy Nothnagel, 

campaign manager 

at The Leukemia and Lymphoma 

Society, attended 

Lincoln-Way West to accept 

the donation. 

“There is power in numbers 

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in our youth, as the students 

of Lincoln-Way demonstrate 

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of The Leukemia and 

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these amazing kids raised 

more than $10,000, making 

their total giving over all 

their years of participation an 

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not be more thankful or appreciative 

of their efforts. 

These students and their 

families have raised enough 

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find a cure to cancer. That’s 

the difference Lincoln-Way 

is making. 

“Thank you to the students 

and their families, and 

the teachers and the staff for 

making someday today.” 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Law group aims to help 

community through free 

monthly events 

A new series of events 

called Building Hope for 

the Future aims to offer information 

and assistance on 

a variety of topics to Orland 

Zeus 

Jordan Carrero 

New Lenox resident 

Zeus is an American Eskimo pup who is 2 years 

old. When he was 7 months old, he was diagnosed 

with cancer in the form of a mast cell tumor located 

in his snout. Zeus received vigorous treatments of 

chemotherapy and radiation over the course of 10 

weeks. In October, Zeus celebrated being one-anda-half 

years cancer free! The doctors are impressed 

with his personality, strength and his recovery 

process. He celebrates being outstanding every day 

by vigilantly protecting his family, cleaning up crumbs 

after his little brother and playing fetch! 

Would you like to see your pet pictured as The New Lenox 

Patriot’s Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few 

sentences explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor 

James Sanchez at james@newlenoxpatriot.com or 11516 W. 

183rd St., Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, Ill. 60467. 

Park-area residents in 2018. 

The events are being organized 

by Gwendolyn J. Sterk 

and the Family Law Group, 

an Orland Park-based law 

firm that helps clients in areas 

relating to divorce, custody, 

adoption, prenuptial 

agreements, orders of protection 

and more. 

Kelly Garver, business 

development and marketing 

manager with the firm, said 

it has been the group’s goal 

to open up resources the firm 

regularly provides to its clients 

so that the entire community 

may benefit from them. 

When a client visits the 

firm, he or she may need assistance 

with finances, insurance, 

counseling, child care, 

education, their career or 

another matter, in addition to 

legal help, and the firm often 

refers clients to community 

resources. 

Now, the firm plans to 

provide those references for 

free at monthly community 

events, beginning with the 

first at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Jan. 16, at Parkview Christian 

Church, 11100 Orland 

Parkway in Orland Park. 

The first of the series will 

focus on job development, 

promotion and placement. 

The speakers will cover 

best practices to change career 

paths, resume-building, 

the interview process and 

more, Garver said. 

Reporting by Meredith Dobes, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Local dentist puts patient 

experience first 

A dentist is not the profession 

about which most people 

dream, and going to see 

one is an experience most 

dread, but Mokena resident 

Alexander Hutnik said he 

tries to make that experience 

better through communication 

and caring. 

“Everybody has something 

that they hate the most, 

and it’s like, if you can just 

make that a little bit better 

— just basically trying to 

communicate to them and 

have them communicate to 

me what they don’t like, so 

I can kind of ease them into 

that part as well as possible,” 

Hutnik said. 

He said it is hard to give 

people a good experience 

“being on the business end 

of sharp instruments and 

drills,” but it is important to 

him that his patients leave 

saying, “That wasn’t as bad 

as I was thinking.” 

In a strange way, he said 

that type of feedback is fulfilling, 

because he knows 

many of his patients have 

had bad experiences in the 

past. But the pleasant social 

experience, he said, obviously 

is second to providing 

his patients with the best service 

he can. That is still front 

and center for him. 

He said it is important to 

him to see what each patients’ 

needs are and where 

their discomforts about tooth 

care lie, so he can tailor their 

treatments. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

MokenaMessenger.com. 

From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Winter on the Green to bring 

family fun to Frankfort 

Festivities are expected to 

heat up downtown Frankfort 

during the Village’s annual 

Winter on the Green 

program from noon-2 p.m. 

every Saturday from Jan. 13 

through Feb. 10. 

The events, located at Kansas 

and White streets in the 

downtown area, are designed 

to provide an opportunity for 

families to come together for 

some fun outdoors. 

Canino said the Village 

has revised some of the 

events over the years, but 

the concept of the program 

remains the same. 

On Jan. 13, the festivities 

are slated to kick off with 

the Ice Fest, an event featuring 

ice sculpture displays, 

ice sculpture demonstrations 

and heated trolley rides 

through the downtown historic 

district. 

The following week, the 

area is to transform into a 

winter carnival, with music, 

games and crafts for families 

to enjoy. 

On Jan. 27, the series of 

events will heat up with 

winter sports. People will be 

able to try their hands at ice 

bowling, snow sled rides and 

hockey games. 

The following week, visitors 

will have an opportunity 

to participate in a chili cookoff. 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit FrankfortStation. 

com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport gym aims to teach 

children, teens healthier 

habits 

Educate, encourage and 

demonstrate are the three key 

components of the Youth/ 

Teen Exercise Program at 

Perfect Shape Fitness in 

Lockport that work to build 

a stronger youth community. 

The owner of Perfect 

Shape Fitness, Tim Gaba, 

started this program last 

summer and decided to continue 

it into the new year. 

The program is for boys 

and girls ages 8-17, and 

classes are held every Tuesday 

and Thursday for eight 

weeks. 

“I wish I had something 

like this when I was younger, 

or at least kind of in the 

direction of where I could 

have been pushed a little 

more physically and mentally,” 

Gaba said. 

He said this program is 

meant to help show the children 

that someone believes 

in them, cares, and can push 

and motivate them, in addition 

to their parents. 

Monica Minogue enrolled 

her 14-year-old daughter Olivia 

in the program for the 

previous session, and she 

liked it so much she returned 

for the session that started 

Jan. 2. 

Olivia said the program is 

really fun, and Perfect Shape 

teaches her a lot about the 

proper way to do exercises. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor. For 

more, visit LockportLegend. 

com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Andrew alumnus to direct 

district rival’s football team 

Tinley Park native and 

2001 Andrew graduate Brian 

Berg fulfilled a lifelong 

dream on Dec. 22, when he 

was named Stagg’s head 

football coach. 

“This is something I’ve 

wanted to do my entire life,” 

Berg said. “My grandfather, 

Donald Berg, was the athletic 

director at Marian Catholic 

and coached all kinds of 

sports. Watching him, and 

uncles of mine who coached, 

I always wanted to follow in 

their footsteps. I’m really 

excited to be a head coach 

and to get to take over the 

program at a great place like 

Stagg.” 

Berg, a social studies 

teacher at Stagg who formerly 

taught at Sandburg, has 

been the varsity offensive 

coordinator at the Palos Hills 

school the last three seasons. 

He previously spent three 

seasons as an assistant coach 

at Reavis, with the Rams going 

17-12 during that time 

and reaching the second 

round of the playoffs. 

Last season, Berg’s offense 

averaged 29 points 

per game, second all-time in 

Stagg history, according to a 

Consolidated High School 

District 230 press release. 

Berg was described as 

having a coaching philosophy 

“centered on developing 

well-rounded student-athletes 

by enhancing the skills 

necessary to succeed in the 

classroom, on the field and, 

ultimately, in life.” 

Reporting by Steve Millar, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit TinleyJunction.com.

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From the editor 

Reliving one of the best basketball games in 2017 

James Sanchez 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com 

In last week’s Year in 

Review issue, Amanda 

reflected on her year 

working for New Lenox 

and neighboring Lincoln- 

Way communities. Now 

it’s my turn to look back, 

but first of all, as I enter a 

new year being part of New 

Lenox, I want to say that 

it’s been a pleasure working 

in the community. As I 

mentioned times before, it 

was a no-brainer when the 

The Patriot editor position 

presented itself to me in 

2016 that I was going to 

take it. This is a great, active, 

tight-knit community, 

and I’m proud to be a voice 

here since 2015. 

As an editor, you don’t 

get to go out into the community 

as much as you 

would like because of all 

the dealings in the office. 

It’s not like when I was an 

assistant in 2015 for a year 

where I could just go out 

and write and not worry 

about compiling the paper. 

When I was an assistant, I 

covered Lincoln-Way West 

boys basketball a ton. It 

was the year they made it 

to the state championship 

game. I was enamored with 

how this team, which had 

no super athletic players 

(except maybe Cam Gavin) 

or Division I prospects, 

was so dominant and beat 

all these teams that had the 

size and the D-I talent. It 

was a bunch who all worked 

together, played hard, filled 

their roles and played the 

right way. 

And among the bunch, I 

was impressed with leader 

Marco Pettinato. He didn’t 

boast any speed or standout 

athleticism, yet when you 

look at the stat sheet every 

game, it’ll show him as the 

team-leading scorer, leading 

rebounder most games and 

same for assists. And as a 

reporter, he was the best 

player to interview, which 

made my job easier. 

So, finally to get to my 

point, when I became editor 

during his senior year, I 

didn’t go out to many of his 

games during the regular 

season because of being tied 

up in the office or covering 

other assignments, but 

when the playoffs started, 

I wasn’t going to miss possibly 

his final game of his 

high school career when he 

against Yorkville in the regional 

quarterfinals on Feb. 

27. I’m only going to reflect 

on this assignment from 

2017 because that’s the first 

thing that sticks out when 

covering New Lenox. 

The Warriors boys basketball 

team had a down 

year in 2017 after that state 

championship run. They lost 

the tenacity of Gavin, and 

the shooting and length of 

Jon Marotta. Teams geared 

on Pettinato even more, and 

although he shouldered the 

load, putting up monster 

numbers, the team didn’t 

have much success. They 

went up against a scrappy 

Yorkville team who had its 

own struggles, but records 

are thrown out when the 

playoffs start. 

What I loved most about 

this game was the drama 

and the additional storyline 

for the unlikely hero of the 

game. There was no lead 

larger than seven points 

throughout the double-overtime 

affair. But the Warriors 

could have sealed it within 

regulation. They were up 

two with less than a minute 

left and had possession of 

the ball. However, their 

inbound pass was stolen and 

Yorkville tied up the game 

and forced overtime, swinging 

the momentum toward 

the opposing team. 

In the first overtime, Yorkville 

was up four with less 

than a minute left when Jay 

Bumstead missed a 3-pointer 

but was rebounded by 

Pettinato during he which 

he sprinted back to the 

3-point line, turned around 

and nailed a fadeaway three 

to cut the deficit to one. 

With seconds left down two, 

Pettinato was sent to the line 

and nailed both under pressure 

to send it to a second 

overtime. 

In the last overtime, West 

squandered the lead again, 

like it did in the fourth 

quarter, with a turnover 

with 20 seconds left that led 

Yorkville to tie the game at 

60 apiece but left West with 

the final possession with 

seconds remaining. In that 

final play, Pettinato missed 

a step-back, mid-range 

jumper off the back iron, but 

Villa was in position in the 

paint to snatch the offensive 

rebound and put it in as 

time expired. I was able to 

capture that all on my phone 

and post it on social media, 

and to this day, that video is 

the most shared/liked post 

in my time here as editor. 

(The sequence is on The Patriot’s 

Facebook page if you 

click on the “videos” tab). 

Now, the hero of the game 

also had a feel-good story 

himself about his basketball 

career. He was on Lincoln- 

Way East’s lower-level 

teams his freshman and 

sophomore year. He skipped 

his junior year because he 

was informed he would not 

get any playing time had he 

joined. However, his family 

moved to New Lenox, and 

he had a fresh start, joining 

a team that needed his size 

and physicality, so it was 

nice to see his high school 

career culminate with such a 

great memory. 

Usually, news, life and 

arts,and features are the 

ones that are the most 

viewed stories on our website, 

but this game story I 

wrote was among the most 

viewed in 2017. It was by 

far the most viewed in the 

sports story throughout 

the year, so I was proud of 

that, but at the same time, 

it wasn’t that hard to write 

at all with all that went on. 

Who would’ve thought 

a 16-seed and 17-seed 

matchup would be one of 

the best games I’ve ever 

watched? Let’s see if 2018 

can top this. 

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Inside information New Lenox 

owners show how ‘guts’ have kept Peppo’s 

going four decades strong, Page 23 

Driving support Local 

family starts toy drive for children 

suffering from cancer, Page 19 

Park District latches onto Nova Quarter Horses’ winter camp, Page 18 

Alayna 

Frangella holds 

up her ribbon 

atop her horse 

Lucky during 

Nova Quarter 

Horses’ Winter 

Camp, which 

took place Jan. 

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16 | January 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Cherry Hill Church of Christ (2749 

Lancaster Drive, Joliet) 

Sunday Services 

10:30 a.m. every Sunday; 

1 p.m. on the first Sunday of 

each month and 6 p.m. every 

Sunday except the first Sunday 

of each month. 

Worship and Bible Service 

7 p.m. every Wednesday. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. Rite II. 9 a.m. 

Christian Formation for all 

ages. 10 a.m. Rite II with 

music. For more information, 

call (815) 485-6596. 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Men’s Bible Study 

6-7:30 a.m. every Friday. 


(815) 462-7700. 

Junior and Senior High Bible 

Study 

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

Wednesday. For more information, 

call (815) 462-7700. 

Sunday School 

9-10 a.m. Sundays. Classes 

for all ages. Nursery is 

available. For more information, 

call (815) 462-7700. 

Worship Service 

8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. 

Sundays. 

Christ Mission Church (22811 S. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Celebrate Recovery 

7-9 p.m. every Tuesday. 

For anyone struggling with 

hurts, habits, or hang-ups. 


Deb at (708) 516-6318. 

St. Luke Orthodox Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Orthodox Divine Liturgy 

10-11:30 a.m. every Sunday. 

Missio Dei Church (123 W. Wood St., New 

Lenox) 

Women’s Study 

6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays and 

9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. 

Study materials will cost 

$10.50, and books will be 

distributed before the study 

begins. Payments will be 

collected on the first class. 

Pay by cash or make checks 

payable to Missio Dei 

Church. 

Elder-led Prayer 

7-8 p.m. second Tuesday 

of every month, 123 W. 

Wood St., New Lenox. For 

more information, visit md 

church.us. 

Date With Our Beloved 

7-8:30 p.m. every first Friday 

of every month, Kati 

Konkol’s house. This will be a 

time of silent prayer and meditation 

on the Lord as well as 

group prayer and short devotions. 

All women are welcome. 

For directions and more information, 

visit mdchurch.us. 

Gathered Worship 

9:30-11 a.m. Sundays. 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call (815) 

462-0202. 

Intro to New Life 

Church staff offers a oneday 

Intro to New Life workshop, 

which will provide 

the opportunity for in-depth 

dialogue about the church’s 

mission, beliefs and approach 

to ministry. To register, 

sign up at newlifenew 

lenox.org or call the church 

office at (815) 462-0202. 

Revolution Church (1900 Heatherglen Dr., 

New Lenox) 

Men’s Ministry 

7 p.m. every Tuesday. For 

directions and more information, 

email pastorbilly@ 

therevolutionchurch.org. 

Women’s Bible Study 

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

at a private home in 

New Lenox. The theme is 

“Making the Most of Your 

Resources.” For the exact 

location, visit www.therevo 

lutionchurch.org. For more 

information, email penny@ 


Weekly Services 

10 a.m Sundays. Services 

are held in a casual atmosphere 

and feature versatile music 

including traditional, contemporary 

and country styles. For 

more information, visit www. 


The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

The Landing 

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

Wednesday. This is a group 

to help teens break free from 

hurts, hang-ups and addictions. 

There is no charge. For 

more information, search for 

Freedom Haus on Facebook. 

The Center Youth Group 

6:30-9 p.m. every Thursday. 

Teens ages 12-19 are 

welcome. The night features 

live music, an open gym, an 

encouraging message and a 

chance to meet new friends. 


(815) 717-8002. 

Xtreme Church 

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every 

Sunday. The Hub partners 

with Xtreme Ministries to 

host a church service. There 

is loud music and preaching. 


(815) 717-8002. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. 

Schoolhouse Road, New Lenox) 

Worship Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m., 

10:30 a.m. and noon Sundays. 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Church Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Adult Class 

9:55 a.m. Sundays. The 

adult class meets in the back 

of the sanctuary to discuss a 

different topic each week. 

Peace Women’s Group 

The Peace Women’s 

Group is open to all women 

18 and older. We invite all 

interested to join us for our 

next events. For more information, 

call (815) 530-2786. 

Indicate which events you 

would like to attend in the 

bulletin sign-up slip. 

Peace Buddies 

Noon–2 p.m. Sundays. 

Peace Buddies is a special 

needs youth group for high 

school age and older. New 

Buddies are always welcome. 

You do not have to be a part of 

the church. This group usually 

meets on the first and third 

Sundays of the month. For 

questions, please see Pastor 

Dave or call (815) 529-7546. 

Ruth Circle Quilters 

9 a.m. Mondays. No experience 

necessary. You just 

have to know how to have 

fun to join. And if that’s not 

enticing enough, we always 

have snacks! For more information, 

call (815) 462-9527 

or (708) 479-7338. 

Prayer Group 

11:45 a.m. Wednesdays. 

Denise Jones hosts a monthly 

gathering for prayer. The 

prayers include our church, 

our young people, those 

on the prayer list from the 

bulletin, and any other concerns 

or celebrations. The 

group will meet on the third 

Wednesday of each month at 

11:45 a.m. Please call (815) 

838-0388 or (815) 485-5327 

if you will be attending. 

A Man in Recovery 

7-8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday. 

This recovery group is 

for those who are struggling 

with addiction or those who 

love someone struggling. 


Tom at (815) 354-3195. 

Bible Study 

10 a.m. Every Wednesday. 


(815) 485-5327. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford Drive, 

New Lenox) 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

Reverberate Youth Group 

1-3 p.m. Every first Sunday 

of the month. The group 

meets to discuss a message 

geared toward junior and 

senior high school students. 


youth@ourjourney.cc. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 


com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

In memoriam 

Helen Roesel 

Helen Roesel (Gambacorta), 

86, of New Lenox, 

died Dec. 28. She is survived 

by her children Jay 

(Donna) Roesel, Dean Roesel 

and Denis (Sheri) Roesel; 

siblings Rose (John) 

Gossen; nine grandchildren; 

one great-grandchild; and 

numerus nieces and nephews. 

Helen was a member 

of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary. 

Services were held privately. 

In lieu of donations, 

memorials to Joliet Area 

Community Hospice would 

be appreciated. 

Robert J. Landry 

Robert J. Landry, 

78, of New Lenox, died 

Dec. 22 at Presence St. 

Joseph Medical Center. 

He is survived by his wife 

Julie (nee Wilson); children 

Richard Landry and 

Kathleen (Kerry) May; and 

grandchildren Kaitlin May, 

Jacob May, Emma Landry 

and Aydan Collins. Robert 

was in the U.S. Air Force 

Reserves and was retired 

from People’s Gas. Family 

received friends at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel. Interment 

took place at Maplewood 

Cemetery. 

Beverly Ann Meadows 

Beverly Ann Meadows 

(nee Wozniak), 70, of New 

Lenox, died Dec. 20 at Joliet 

Area Community Hospice 

Home. Beloved wife of 

William D. Meadows; loving 

mother of Lisa (Steve) 

Crubaugh, Mike (Maggie) 

Meadows, and Gina (Jeff) 

Erickson; cherished grandmother 

of Josh, Bryan, 

Erika, Nicole, Anthony, 

and Ethan; loving daughter 

of Stella Dziewiontkoski 

and the late Ed Wozniak; 

stepdaughter of Tony 

Dziewiontkoski; dear sister 

of Sherri (late Ron) Bruce, 

Ed (Christina) Wozniak, 

Dan (Brenda) Wozniak, 

and the late Larry Wozniak. 

Family received friends at 

Kurtz Memorial Chapel. 

Interment was at Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery. 

In lieu of memorials, donations 

in Beverly’s name 

to Joliet Area Community 

Hospice or the Alzheimer’s 

Association would be appreciated. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor James 

Sanchez at james@newlenox 

patriot.com with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the New Lenox community.


the New Lenox Patriot | January 11, 2018 | 17

18 | January 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Life & Arts 


Area children giddyup to compete in Winter Camp Horse Show 

Megann Horstead 


There was no hitch in 

9-year-old Taylor Ossowski’s 

giddyup as she took the 

reins of her horse, Chase. 

She was one of nearly 30 

area children on hand Jan. 5 

to participate in Nova Quarter 

Horses’ annual Winter 

Camp Horse Show. 

Taylor and Chase set out 

to reign in the judges’ attention 

and went on to earn 

second place honors in their 

heat. 

“It was really fun,” Taylor 

said. “I love the horse I rode. 

He’s Chase, and I think we 

get along really well.” 

The event was meant to 

provide an opportunity to 

test the knowledge and skills 

of the participants and showcase 

to their families what 

they’ve learned the week of 

Jan. 2-5 during Nova Quarter 

Horses Winter Camp. 

Throughout the program, 

children learned about the 

importance of showing respect 

for the horses and how 

to care for them. 

“I show them every aspect 

of what we do at Nova 

[Quarter Horses,] whether 

they want to be a show kid or 

they want to be a trail rider,” 

said Lorri Ebeling, owner of 

Nova Quarter Horses. “They 

can experience everything, 

and then they make the 

choice. Some kids want to 

show, so then they would be 

on the show team next. It’s 

to show their parents how 

they drop them off on Monday 

never riding a horse and 

by Friday, they compete in a 

horse show. So, that’s how 

knowledgeable the horses 

are and how well they teach 

the kids to be good riders.” 

Ebeling said it is very impressive 

to see how children, 

if they’d never rode a horse 

before, are able to complete 

Area children rein in their horses to give the parents on hand a chance to see the skills they have learned as part of Nova 

Quarter Horses’ Winter Camp, which ran Jan. 2-5. PHOTOS BY Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media 

Taylor Ossowski strikes a pose standing next to her horse, 

Chase. 

a four-day camp and compete 

in a show to cap it off. 

Event organizers set up 

four separate heats for participants 

to compete in, 

with a trophy and a ribbon 

awarded to those who 

placed first through sixth 

place. 

Two years ago, Taylor 

went on a trail ride and later 

started taking horseback riding 

lessons. Since that time, 

she has participated in a 

number of camps and events 

through Nova Quarter Horses. 

“I feel like the last few 

times I rid more like beginner 

lesson horses, and now, 

I feel like I’ve ridden like a 

harder horse,” Taylor said. “I 

feel like it was … more of a 

challenge.” 

Taylor said one challenge 

she had while riding Chase 

in the show was leading forward 

with the leg. 

“He doesn’t like it, and 

sometimes he will kick out,” 

she said. 

Lesson horses tend to be 

easier for beginning riders, 

Taylor said. The show horses 

typically allow a rider to exert 

greater control. 

Taylor’s mom, Tiffany 

Ossowski, said she’s seen a 

lot of growth in her daughter 

since the last time she 

participated in the Nova 

Quarter Winter Horse 

Show. 

“You’re in more control 

when you ride a show 

horse,” Tiffany said of Taylor. 

Gianna Fasano, 11, of 

New Lenox, was taking the 

reins of Rodney during the 

Winter Camp Horse Show. 

“It was pretty easy,” she 

said. “I like [him] a lot.” 

This year was Fasano’s 

first time participating in the 

event, though she has previous 

experience with horses 

having already taken English 

horseback riding lessons 

elsewhere. Throughout 

the four-day camp at Nova 

Quarter Horses, she said she 

learned something new. 

“I learned how to lope, 

which is basically cantering,” 

Fasano said. “Cantering 

is basically when you go 

into a trot, but it’s faster than 

a slow gallop.” 

Fasano capped off the 

Winter Camp Horse Show 

by taking first place in her 

heat. 

“[I was] kind of surprised 

just because I really thought 

I wouldn’t be getting first 

place,” she said. “It’s so 

easy.” 

Gianna’s mother, Gina 

Fassano, said watching her 

daughter compete in the 

show brought great meaning 

Bailey was one of several Quarter horses on hand to compete 

in Nova Quarter Horses’ annual Winter Camp Horse Show. 

to her. 

“All my life I was interested 

in horses,” she said. 

“I rode when I was younger, 

not that much. I always 

wanted my children to ride 

horses, and she took interest 

to it, and here she is.” 

It was not until recently 

that Gianna began taking 

horseback riding lessons. 

“Like I said, this was her 

first show — very, very 

proud of her,” Gina said. 

“Very, very surprised she got 

first place. She really likes 

it. She’s really relaxed when 

she’s riding and catches on 

very easily.” 

“It was amazing to see 

her,” Gina said. “The way 

she rode, her posture was 

just so perfect. [I’m] very 

proud of her.”

newlenoxpatriot.com Life & Arts 


Local family organizes toy 

drive for children with cancer 

Submitted by the Pediatric 

Oncology Treasure Chest 

Foundation 

New Lenox residents 

Randy and Paula Wroble 

hosted their sixth annual toy 

drive by asking neighbors, 

friends and family to donate 

a toy with the goal of helping 

children and teens fighting 

cancer. 

After the last toy had 

been picked up, a vanload 

of gifts to be distributed to 

children fighting cancer was 

delivered to the Pediatric 

Oncology Treasure Chest 

Foundation warehouse in 

Orland Park. 

“We look forward to helping 

the kids every year,” 

Paula said. “This is becoming 

our family tradition. I 

have people calling me and 

asking if we are still planning 

the annual toy drive. 

Our family, neighbors and 

friends all look forward to 

participating and making 

each year better than the 

last.” 

Treasure Chest Foundation 

CEO and Founder 

Colleen Kisel extended her 

most sincere gratitude to the 

Wroble family and friends 

for their efforts in organizing 

such an innovative and 

interesting toy drive. 

“The POTCF is especially 

grateful to the Wroble 

family for their enormous 

donation,” she said. “It’s 

amazing to see what one 

family can do. And we are 

certainly grateful to be able 

to distribute such an impressive 

number of toys to 

the brave children and teens 

battling cancer.” 

The POTCF is a unique 

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young cancer patients enduring 

20,000 clinic visits 

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Paula Wroble and her daughter Cami Wroble deliver 

a vanload of toys and gift cards destined for children 

fighting cancer to the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest 

Foundation facility in Orland Park. Photo Submitted 

across the nation. Nowhere 

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a program exist. Colleen 

Kisel founded the organization 

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been diagnosed with leukemia 

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a toy after each procedure 

provided a calming distraction 

from his pain, noting 

that when children are diagnosed 

with cancer their 

world soon becomes filled 

with doctors, nurses, chemotherapy 

drugs, surgeries 

and seemingly endless 

painful procedures. Martin 

celebrated his 24th anniversary 

of remission from the 

disease in March of 2017. 

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The Dish 

At Peppo’s, it’s all about the ‘guts’ 


Sandwich shops are a 

dime a dozen, but only one 

has the “guts” to stand up to 

the competition. 

The specialty sandwich 

topping at Peppo’s Subs in 

Palos Heights is a mixture 

of freshly diced pickles, tomato 

and onion, with herbs 

and spices, as well as a 

homemade vinegar and oil 

dressing. 

Jim Peplowski, of New 

Lenox, started the restaurant 

in 1976, and 41 years 

later his son Bob is taking 

the reins. 

It is a family business for 

the Peplowskis, and while 

Bob said he originally did 

not plan to carry on his father’s 

legacy at the shop, 

he changed his mind a few 

years ago. 

The younger Peplowski 

received a four-year scholarship 

to play football at 

Saint Xavier University 

— after graduating from 

Providence Catholic High 

School — and had a short 

stint studying business and 

playing ball there. 

“But then I decided 

hands-on business was more 

for me, and that’s when my 

football ended and I came 

here,” Bob Peplowski said. 

He said he started taking 

a more serious approach to 

the business side of the restaurant, 

rather than having 

the same outlook as when 

he worked at the shop with 

his friends during summer 

breaks throughout high 

school. 

“I think this is something 

good that we can do even 

better, if I actually commit 

myself to it and get involved 

more and start to learn what 

my dad’s done so well for 

so many years,” Bob Peplowski 

said. 

Bob Peplowski said many 

of the same customers have 

been frequenting the business 

for years, inspiring the 

same family atmosphere 

shared by the Peplowskis 

and their staff. 

Though there have 

been updates to the menu 

throughout the 41 years, 

Bob Peplowski said the 

central, original recipes 

that made Peppo’s successful 

from the start have remained 

unchanged. 

With 15 sandwiches, plus 

a veggie option on Peppo’s 

original menu, there is a 

classic option for everyone. 

Customer favorites from 

the original menu — which 

are available in 5-inch 

($4.99), 7-inch ($7.09), 

11-inch (9.59) and spinach 

tortilla wrap ($6.29) varieties 

— include the No. 4 

(with roast beef, turkey and 

Monterey Jack cheese), as 

well as the No. 12, (ham, 

turkey and cheddar cheese) 

and the No. 16 (hard salami, 

cotto salami and provolone 

cheese). 

All of the original menu 

items come standard with 

the original guts, but Bob 

Peplowski said he encourages 

patrons to test out the 

five variations Peppo’s has 

developed throughout the 

years, including garlic, jalapeño, 

habanero, green olive 

and cilantro lime. 

It is a bit of a “secret” 

menu item, according to 

Bob Peplowski, but some of 

the most adventurous customers 

order their sandwich 

with “boss guts,” which is a 

mixture of all the varieties 

put together. 

“If they’re that risky, because 

the habanero is really 

spicy,” he said. 

The expanded menu includes 

classic deli sandwiches 

like the Reuben 

($10.99) with corned beef 

Peppo’s “Peppo-roni” Italian sub (prices vary by size) features peppered pastrami brisket, 

zesty pepperoni and provolone cheese. It is shown here toasted and topped with the garlic 

“guts,” which are marinated overnight to let the flavor of the garlic set in. 

Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

Peppo’s 

10303 S. Roberts Road 

in Palos Hills 

Hours 

• 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

• 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 

Phone: (708) 237-1755 

Online: www.peppos.com 

or pastrami, melted Swiss 

cheese, and Thousand Island 

dressing on thick-cut 

rye bread. 

Of the premium sub sandwiches, 

Bob Peplowski 

said the “Peppo-roni” Italian 

($5.59/$7.69/$10.89) 

— with peppered pastrami 

brisket, zesty pepperoni 

and provolone cheese — is 

a favorite. The menu suggests 

toasting it and topping 

with the garlic guts, which 

are marinated overnight to 

let the flavor of the garlic 

set in. 

Another customer favorite 

is the New Yorker 

($6.39/$8.99/$11.69), with 

premium thin sliced corned 

beef brisket and Romanian 

pastrami brisket, topped 

with Swiss cheese and 

toasted. 

“We top all these awesome 

sandwiches with [the 

guts], and that’s what really 

sets us apart from everybody 

else,” Bob Peplowski 

said. “So, although we have 

the awesome sandwiches, 

it’s really all about the 

guts.” 

He said some of the menu 

items are the restaurant’s 

own, and some are recipes 

inspired by other delis 

around the country. There 

also are Chicago classics, 

like The “Peppo Dog” 

($3.09), an all-beef hot dog 

served with mustard and 

topped with guts, as well as 

Peppo’s Italian Beef ($5.99) 

or the Big Beef ($7.99). 

Peppo’s is popular for catering 

in the area, too, especially 

during the holidays, 

for the Super Bowl and for 

graduation parties. The restaurant’s 

catering menu includes 

both small ($32.49) 

and large ($63.99) party 

pans for groups of 6-8 or 

12-16 people, respectively. 

Peppo’s also creates massive, 

Super Subs, sold by 

length ($32.49/foot), which 

serve approximately 6 people 

per foot. 

And the catering menu 

would not be complete 

without thinly sliced Italian 

beef au jus ($10.99/pound). 

Any sandwich items on 

the menu also can be made 

into salads. 

Salad items on the menu 

include Peppo’s Original 

“Guts” Salad ($3.99), and 

the antipasto salad ($6.89), 

topped with diced tomatoes 

and onions, thin slices of 

Bob Peplowski, of New Lenox, is the son of Peppo’s 

founder Jim Peplowski. Over the past few years, he has 

begun taking over the family business and creating new 

menu items, while keeping the original recipes unchanged. 

ham, hard salami, provolone 

cheese, black olives and 

pepperoncini peppers. 

For the little ones, there 

is not a specific children’s 

menu, but the all-cheese No. 

5 — with Swiss, American 

and Monterey Jack cheeses, 

toasted — is a favorite. 

All of the sandwiches are 

available in half sizes upon 

request, as well.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Yellowfin tuna 

4. Karate level 

8. Higher ground 

14. U.S. soldiers 

15. Miscellaneous collection 

16. One of 10 in Exodus 

17. “American Idol” 

finalist who grew up in 

Tinley Park, Gina ____ 

19. Character Obi-Wan 

20. Othello’s undoer 

21. Big furniture retailer 

23. Like swift streams 

27. E-mail 

32. Dict. listing 

33. Egyptologist’s discovery 

35. Eat like a bird 

36. Bye word 

37. Anger, with “up” 

38. Baby sitter’s handful 

40. Press handler 

43. Words with pinch or 

pickle 

44. Jessica of ‘Sin City’ 

45. Proto___ 

47. Is remiss 

50. Shrill barks 

51. Got milk sound? 

54. Affirms 

56. Dispatching 

58. Puerto Rican reggaeton 

singer, Don 

60. List abbr. 

61. Big name in small 

planes 

65. Tinley Park school 

69. One taking prisoners 

70. Especially 

71. End for election or 

auction 

72. Like clear skies, at 

times 

73. French family 

member 

74. Some Harvard grads, 

abbr. 

Down 

1. Texas A&M team name 

2. Swank in Hollywood 

3. Polygon with equal angles 

4. __ choy: Chinese veggie 

5. Trains over streets 

6. Golf ball position 

7. Singer Tennille 

8. Proper home maintenance 

9. Hit the spot 

10. PC linkup 

11. Back in time 

12. Gist 

13. “Agnus ___” 

18. Trig. term 

22. Distance measure, for 

short 

24. __ be nice if ... 

25. Internet-based call solution 

26. Like some profs, abbr. 

28. Fabric for theater curtains 

29. Blood-related 

30. Big bash 

31. Summer in Le Havre 

34. Plane ride which hits 

pockets 

36. Rapidly 

38. Misfortunes 

39. Budding entrepreneurs, 

for short 

41. “What a pity!” 

42. Scruff 

44. __ __ rule 

46. One form of ID 

48. Swedish currency 

49. Catholic church in 

Mokena 

51. Beveled 

52. A wild ass 

53. Flirtatious viewers 

55. Continent (abbr.) 

57. “Gloria in excelsis ___” 

59. Invitation reply 

61. ER measurements 

62. Enjoy a meal 

63. Place for sweaters 

64. Bering, e.g. 

66. Golf spot 

67. Warning from a boxer 

68. Artist’s asset 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

5-8 p.m. Tuesdays: Piano 

Styles by Joe 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 

478-3610) 

■■9 p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena; 

(708) 478-8888) 

■■6 p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., Mokena; 

(708) 479-6873) 

■■6 p.m. Tuesdays: 

Acoustic Avenue, 

Psychic night - second 

Tuesday every month. 

■■9 p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■■Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

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. 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■■7 p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■■5:30 p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■■8 p.m. Thursdays: 

Bingo 

■■8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 


com. 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

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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. 

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Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

Help 

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1003 Help Wanted 

P/T Store Warehouse Associate 

We’re looking for a customer-oriented individual who is 

responsible, well-organized and dependable. Duties incl’d: 

load customer merch; merch preparation; special event 

assignments; handling special projects. Will also assist w/ 

display furniture handling and other duties throughout the 

store. You will have the ability to work independently, and 

as a team, and possess good interpersonal skills as you will 

interact w/ customers and coworkers in areas throughout 

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Darvin Furniture 

15400 S. LaGrange Rd 


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708.612.5040 

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The New Lenox Patriot’s 

Sponsored Content 

of the 

WEEK 

Close to train/interstates, 

forest preserves and Old 

Plank Trail; city water and 

private septic; excellent 

Lincoln-Way schools with 

limited unincorporated 

restrictions. 

Where: 810 S. Cedar Road in 

the heart of New Lenox 

What: Renewed, rustic ranch 

home 

Amenities: Inviting front 

porch with wide corner 

staircase for convenient 

entryway and still plenty of 

space for an intimate bistro 

to share your morning cup 

of Joe. Nicely sized foyer, 

flanked with closets offer 

space for all day-to-day 

necessities. Open-floor 

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endless wooded views of the 

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flooring, including porcelain 

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Upgraded cabinetry includes 

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Nov. 16 

• 232 W. Woodlawn 

Road, New Lenox, 60451- 

2270 - Timothy P. Newton 

to Glen W. Arehart, 

$207,500 

• 708 Bittersweet Lane, 

New Lenox, 60451-2012 

- Adam Soyak to Lawrence 

C. Groskopf, $250,000 

Nov. 15 

• 3400 Edgecreek Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451- 

9513 - Anthony J. Jones 

to Bartlomiej Tylka, 

$265,000 

Nov. 14 

• 1501 Hermitage Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-3682 

- Lawrence C. Groskopf 

to Anthony Youngren, 

Kimberly Youngren 

$330,000 

• 157 Thomas Lane, New 

Lenox, 60451-1223 - 

James D. Allen to Daniel T. 

Caputo, Jesika S. Caputo, 

$182,000 

• 1880 Cambridge Lane, 

New Lenox, 60451-3807 

- Raymond H. Springer 

Trust to Michael E. 

Marchio, $304,000 

• 701 Pintail Drive, New 

Lenox, 60451-1957 

- James M.Burkhardt 

to Ronald A. Koblick, 

Barbara A. Koblick, 

$323,000 

Nov. 13 

• 1724 Muirfield Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-3785 - 

Drh Cambridge Homes to 

Daniel L. Gordon, Jaclyn 

K. Gordon $322,000 

• 246 Roberts Road, New 

Lenox, 60451-1924 - R & 

D Restorations to Andrew 

D. Masden, $248,000 

• 604 Waverly Court, 

New Lenox, 60451-2905 

- Sk Investment Group 

to Joseph Venturella, 

$145,000 

• 704 Sojourn Road, 

New Lenox, 60451-9592 

- Joel Gher to Daniel A. 

Hart, Robert Miller Jr., 

$146,000 

Nov. 9 

• 1870 Mays Drive, New 

Lenox, 60451-4109 - 

Weber Homes to Kenyth 

P. Holdefer, Alexandra E. 

Holdefer, $4,525,000 

• 1972 Edgeview Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-4825 - 

Camelot Homes to Robert 

W. Paulsen Jr., Constance 

Paulsen $380,000 

• 202 Roberts Road, 

New Lenox, 60451-1924 

- Robert A. Beckstrom 

to Amanda B. Spathis, 

Spencer Spathis $205,000 

• 235 Congress Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-3191 

- Marianna Blanford to 

James A. Payne, Kathleen 

M. Payne $292,500 

• 740 N. Schoolhouse 

Road, New Lenox, 60451- 

1333 - BMO Harris Bank 

to Joseph Wassong, 

Pamela Wassong 

$285,000 

• 817 Melrose St., New 

Lenox, 60451-1948 - 

Dominic A. Dematteo to 

Callie Giels, Jeremy Saenz 

$211,000 

• 941 Winter Park Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-3107 

- Patricia Rohline to John 

David Demarco, Caryn Jue 

Demarco $175,000 

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34 | January 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Alex Nolan 

Nolan is a sophomore on 

the Knights boys bowling 

team. 

How’d you get started 

in bowling? 

When I was younger my 

dad gave me a bowling ball, 

and I just started bowling 

when I was 6 years old … I 

progressed on from there; I 

got more bowling balls and 

got better, and that’s where I 

am today. 

Do you consider 

yourself a power or a 

finesse bowler? 

I’d say finesse. I wouldn’t 

say power because I don’t 

have much power behind the 

ball, but I have a lot of accuracy 

and I pick up a lot of 

my spares, so I’m very more 

finesse. 

What’s your spirit 

animal? 

A dolphin. They’re very 

intelligent. They know what 

they’re doing. They’re out in 

the sea and they’re watching 

out. 

Do you have any plans 

for after high school? 

Definitely going to college, 

100 percent on that. 

I’m probably going to be 

bowling in college, too. And 

obviously getting a degree in 

something, either meteorology 

or engineering, I’ve narrowed 

it down to those two. 

What is the most 

difficult spare to pick up 

besides a 7-10 split? 

I’d say probably the 3-6- 

9-10. You got those three 

pins, and then when you 

try to get at that back pin, 

the nine pin, it’s a joke 

because if through a spare 

ball, it’ll deflect right off of 

it, or if you throw a strike 

ball it’ll go too much at it 

and you’ll chop the 10 pin 

off and you’ll leave one pin 

standing. 

Photo submitted 

What’s your ideal postgame 

meal? 

Pasta. Probably lasagna or 

anything like that. Or seafood. 

I’m a huge lasagna fan 

and a huge seafood fan, like 

mahi-mahi and salmon. 

What item do you 

currently own that you 

couldn’t live without? 

My bowling balls. I can’t 

live without those. 

Do you prefer the 

lanes more oiled or not 

enough? 

Probably more oily. I feel 

when they’re really dry, I’m 

not accurate, and you have to 

be a little more accurate. 

What’s one lesson 

bowling can teach you 

about life? 

Don’t give up. You can always 

rebound in the game. 

During every other game, 

you can go high or low; you 

can have, like, a 160 and 

come back with a 250. Don’t 

let the bad times get to you. 

You always have the next 

frame, and you could end up 

[doing well] the next four in 

a row. So, don’t give up because 

it’s always within your 

grasp. 

You recently bowled a 

perfect 300 game Dec. 

28. What was that 

like? 

It was my first one. The 

seventh frame came around 

and I was like, “Oh, I have 

the front seven,” and it 

didn’t really occur to me that 

much. Then I finally went 

through the next couple [of 

frames] and I was like, “Oh, 

I got a shot at this.” There’s 

so many 289s, 290s, 299s 

and all that, and I finally got 

another shot at it and I finally 

got it. 

Interview by Contributing Editor 

T.J. Kremer III. 

This Week In... 

Knights varsity 

athletics 

Boys basketball 

■Jan. ■ 12 - hosts Thornwood, 

6 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - at TF South, 

6:30 p.m. 

Girls basketball 

■Jan. ■ 13 - at DeKalb MLK 

Tournament, 9 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 15 - at Dekalb MLK 

Tournament, 9 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West, 6 p.m. 

Boys bowling 

■Jan. ■ 13 - at IHSA Regional, 

TBD 

Girls bowling 

■Jan. ■ 13 - at Hinsdale Central 

Invitational, 1 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - at Sandburg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 18 - hosts Stagg 

(Senior Night), 4:30 p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Jan. ■ 13 - at Dakota Quad, 

10 a.m. 

Boys swimming and 

diving 

■Jan. ■ 12 - at Sandburg 


■Jan. ■ 13 - at Sandburg 

Invitational, 11 a.m. 


West (Senior Night), 5 p.m. 

Competitive cheerleading 


Central Invitational, 6 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 14 - at Oak Forest 

Invitational, TBA 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 


■Jan. ■ 12 - hosts Thornton, 

6:30 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - hosts Reavis, 

6:30 p.m. 


■Jan. ■ 11 - at Andrew, 6 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - at Lincoln-Way 

Central, 6 p.m. 

Boys bowling 


TBD 

Girls bowling 


East, 4:30 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 13 - at Morris Invite, 

9 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - hosts Andrew, 

4:30 p.m. 

Wrestling 


Central, 5:30 p.m. 


East Invite, 5 p.m. 


East Invite, 9 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - at Thornton, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys swimming and 

diving 

■Jan. ■ 11 - hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 5 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 16 - hosts Lockport, 

5 p.m. 

Competitive cheerleading 

■Jan. ■ 14 - at Niles West 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 


■Jan. ■ 12 - at Marmion 

Academy, 7 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 15 - at MLK 

Tournament vs. Lemont, 

1:30 p.m. 


■Jan. ■ 11 - at St. Laurence, 

7 p.m. 


Tournament vs. Galesburg, 

noon 


Tournament vs. Bloomington, 

4:30 p.m. 


Tournament vs. Minooka, 

1 p.m. 

Boys bowling 


TBD 

Wrestling 

■Jan. ■ 13 - at Geneseo 


Pom pons 

■Jan. ■ 14 - at Catholic League 

Conference Championship, 

TBA

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Girls Bowling 

Seniors highlight West, Central crosstown clash 

RANDY WHALEN 


It wasn’t just a competition, it 

was a get-together. 

When the Lincoln-Way Central 

and Lincoln-Way West girls bowling 

teams squared off against each 

other on Thursday, Jan. 4, there was 

more of a family atmosphere in the 

building than one of a rivalry. 

For the record, West pulled away 

with a good second game and went 

onto a 1,749-1,588 win over the 

Knights in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference matchup at Laraway 

Lanes in New Lenox. 

The lanes are home to both 

teams, but West was the official 

host. The Warriors (4-1, 3-1) have 

only a close dual meet loss to 

Sandburg (1,781-1,754) this season. 

Central (1-4, 1-3) has struggled 

with a young team this season. 

But, although there weren’t 

many of them, both teams honored 

their seniors between the 

first and second games. Then afterward 

the teams got together on 

site for a dinner party banquet. 

“We do this with Central in 

our regular season matchup with 

them,” West coach Scott Jablonski 

said of the gathering between the 

teams afterward. “It’s always nice 

because we’ve watched each other 

grow up.” 

Central coach Steve Paulsen 

agreed. 

“We’ve done it the last couple of 

years,” he said of the party between 

the two teams afterward. “It’s a 

great time. The two team support 

each other and get along well.” 

That showed on the lanes too as 

both teams would congratulate each 

other on a good shot. West ended up 

having a few more of those down 

the stretch, however. After rolling 

an 815 in the opener, the Warriors 

wound up with a 934 in Game No. 

2. 

A lot of that had to do with 

Mackenzie Ullian. The sophomore 

anchor bowler shot a 220 in the 

second game for the high game by 

anyone on the evening. She finished 

with a 399 total. Junior Lizzy Prynn 

followed with with a 375 score 

(184, 191), senior Lexie Krupske 

(157, 180) shot a 337, senior Emily 

Paul (172, 154) was right behind at 

326, and sophomore Olivia Daujatas 

(123, 189) ended up with a 312 

total. 

When the teams honored their 

seniors between the two games, 

Krupske got to be called up there 

twice. That’s because she started 

her bowling career with the 

Knights, but transferred to West 

when the district realigned. 

“I would sometimes bowl on 

the varsity in my first two years at 

Central,” said Krupske, who said 

she was “once a Knight, always a 

Knight,” and given a flower. “I still 

like going against them. It’s not like 

we’re rivals, we’re one big family. 

“I really enjoy this [at West]. We 

work together as a team.” 

Paul has been on the varsity all 

four years. She was a member of 

the Warriors only state qualifying 

team in 2015. That’s helped her and 

helped the team. 

“I bowled on that state team,” 

said Paul, of the 2015 squad, which 

finished in 13th place and just 

missed advancing to the second 

day at state by 53 pins. “I’m the 

only one on my current team that’s 

bowled at state. I feel like we can 

make it again and this would be a 

great bunch to get there. But it’s going 

to take us bowling great as one 

team.” 

Jablonski thinks so too. 

“We have only the two seniors 

and otherwise we’re a young team,” 

he said. “We’ve been doing well. In 

the postseason we got moved away 

from some of the bigger teams and 

into the [Minooka] Regional and 

LaSalle-Peru Sectional. We hope to 

do well there and make it to state.” 

The only senior on Central is 

Amber Winemiller, who shot a 296 

total. Her second game was a 137, 

but she ended it with a turkey in the 

10th frame, thus getting to wear the 

special turkey hat. 

“It’s named Robirdo,” Winemiller 

said of the turkey hat, which 

covers ones ears and has a plush 

turkey head with a long neck stick 

out of the top. “Kalei [Bass] bought 

Lincoln-Way West’s Elizabeth Prynn came through with a 375 series Thursday, Jan. 4, against Lincoln-Way 

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it and it’s her turkey. But anyone on 

the team that throws a turkey gets 

to wear it. 

“I had a hard time finding my 

mark until the end. There’s been 

improvement this season. We have 

to practice our spares and we can’t 

let the game get to you. Still it’s 

been one of my better seasons.” 

Bass led Central with a 358 (185, 

173) score. Fellow junior Maddie 

Conroy (155, 186) followed with a 

341, sophomore Marianna Hristakos 

(153,165), finished with a 318, 

and freshman Lauren Davern (136, 

137), with a 273,rounded out the 

Knights lineup. 

“I can’t complain, we’ve getting 

better,” Paulsen said of his team. 

“We only lost the first game by 25 

pins (815-790), and we bowled better 

the second game (798). But so 

did West (934), which bowled terrific. 

“We’re making huge strides from 

where we were. With only Amber 

as a senior, I’m excited on how the 

season will end and how we can be 

better for next year.” 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Marianna Hristakos was third on the Knights with 

a 318 series. Kalei Bass (358) and Maddie Conroy (341) were the Top 2 

scorers, respectively.



Boys Bowling 

LTHS’ consistency, Sandburg’s 300 bowler keep NL schools out of race 

RANDY WHALEN 


The Lockport Township 

boys bowling team didn’t 

capture the conference tournament 

last weekend. 

But the Porters were still 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference champions. 

The SWSC also factors 

in the regular season, so the 

Porters had enough points 

from that in the end to win 

the title. But there was one 

statistic that didn’t need any 

explanation. That was Cameron 

Crowe winning the individual 

title. 

The Sandburg junior 

rolled a 300 en route to capturing 

his second SWSC individual 

title in three seasons 

with a 1,515 total on Saturday, 

Jan. 6 at Orland Bowl. 

Crowe also won the 

SWSC Blue title as a freshman. 

Last season he gave 

way to Bolingbrook’s Alex 

Acosta, but helped the Eagles 

to win the SWSC as a 

team for the first time. This 

season he continues to be 

amazing and he and his 

freshman teammate - Timmy 

Novak made All-Conference 

and helped the Eagles to a 

rather resounding 6,629 total 

as they easily captured the 

days meet by nearly 300 pins 

over the Porters. 

“I’m so proud of my team 

and what we’ve done,” 

Crowe said. “We made a lot 

of spares and just rode that 

momentum.” 

Entering the day, Sandburg 

was sixth in the standings 

with 44 total points 

from conference competition. 

Each team gets four 

points per game won and 

an additional two points for 

capturing the 2-game series. 

The Eagles added 80 points 

to that total by finishing first 

and that vaulted them to second 

place overall with 124 

points. 

Lincoln-Way West’s Cam Jablonski bowls Saturday, Jan. 6, during the SWSC meet in Orland. Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media 

By finishing second on 

Saturday, the Porters added 

70 points to their 66 points 

and still won the conference 

by 12 points with a total of 

136. Thornridge, who beat 

Lockport in a dual earlier in 

the year, finished third. 

In the meantime, Crowe 

was knocking over nearly 

every pin he aimed at in the 

morning session. Employing 

his 2-handed lefty style, he 

had games of 279, 300, and 

228 for an 807 total. But that 

wasn’t even his best ever 

3-game total. 

“I bowled an 809 here [at 

Orland Bowl] my freshman 

year,” he said. 

After barely missing a 300 

in the opener, Crowe got it in 

Game No. 2. 

“I just hit a stride and I 

couldn’t miss,” he said. “I 

was just zoned in, locked 

in. I got a lot of breaks, but 

I bowled well.” 

His 300 game was the 

18th of his young career. 

“I just try to step up and 

think of it as another shot,” 

Crowe said of going for the 

300. “But you do start to feel 

more pressure because a lot 

of people are watching. It always 

feels good, of course.” 

Sandburg coach Jeff Kwilose 

knows he has a special 

bowler in Crowe. 

“I coached the state champion 

in Joey Kopera [in 

2012],” he said. “But Cameron 

is averaging 12-to-13 

pins better than Joey did. It’s 

just crazy.” 

West, Central fall short at 

title 

Lincoln-Way Central won 

a pair of combined SWSC 

championships in the 2006- 

07 and 2007-08 seasons. 

With a decade long gap, the 

Knights still had a chance 

for one this season entering 

the conference tournament, 

but things would have had 

to go exactly right with them 

winning it and Lockport 

placing third or lower. 

Obviously that wasn’t 

happening, Central finished 

fourth overall (98 points) 

and fourth at the tournament 

(6,246). 

“Our record (6-2) was 

second best in the regular 

season, but we split a lot 

of games so we were really 

fourth (48 points) overall 

going into the conference 

tournament,” Central coach 

Coley O’Connell explained. 

“Still we’re happy with the 

team overall. It’s all about 

[this] week [regionals], then 

the next week [sectionals], 

then the week after that 

[state]. 

“We had a better afternoon 

[at conference] than we did 

in the morning. (3,150 after 

a 3,096 in the morning). We 

want to improve every game 

and Alex Nolan has been 

on fire the last three tournaments. 

He threw a 300 [the 

previous] week.” 

Nolan, a sophomore, 

placed third at the conference 

with a 1,424 total. That 

included a high of 275 in 

Game No. 5. 

“At conference and going 

into regional and sectionals, 

that’s when we need it,” said 

Nolan of why he was bowling 

better lately. “That’s 

what we grind to. The goal 

is to get to state. We haven’t 

done that in years [since finishing 

3rd in 2008].” 

It was at the Morgan Park 

Invitational on Thursday, 

Dec. 28 at Castaway Bowl 

in Calumet City where Nolan 

bowled his first 300 in 

competition. It happened 

during the second game of

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the tournament. 

“It was very nerve-wracking,” 

he said of getting the 

300. “Once I threw the [final] 

ball and hit the pins it 

was all a blur. I just couldn’t 

believe it. 

“I’m pretty happy with 

how I did [at conference] 

and I just want to keep getting 

better and better.” 

Jack Davern also made 

All-Conference with a 1,317 

total, which placed him 

eighth overall. The Knight 

junior had a high of 268 in 

Game No. 2. Steve Plane 

came in for a landing with a 

1,257 total, including a high 

altitude of 247 in Game No. 

3. Fellow seniors Trevor 

Amir (1,208, high of 258 in 

Game 6), Brian Triezenberg 

(778 in 4 games, high of 197 

in Game 5), and Ricky Wesel 

(262 in 2 games) rounded 

out the Knights scores. 

Lincoln-Way West captured 

SWSC Red titles in 

the 2012-13 and 2013-14 

seasons. The Warriors came 

in tied with Thornridge for 

second and were in the same 

position as Central in that 

they had to win it and have 

Lockport place third or lower. 

Instead West dropped to 

fifth overall (80 points) with 

sixth place finish (6,143) at 

the tournament. 

“I like the way our conference 

does it,” West coach 

Scott Ullian said of the combined 

regular season and 

year-end tournament scoring. 

“We have a lot of good 

teams here and I think we 

will be well represented at 

state.” 

Last season the Warriors 

advanced to state for the first 

time in school history as a 

team and placed ninth overall. 

They know if they can 

get hot at the right time they 

have the potential to do that 

again. 

“If we shoot a 6,100 at the 

regional or sectional I think 

we’ll get through,” Ullian 

said. “Our JV bowled great 

all year and won the conference. 

We will see what happens.” 

Caleb Kirby led West 

Caleb Kirby earned All-Conference honors with a seventh-place overall finish. 

with a seventh place overall 

All-Conference finish of 

1,355. His high was a 269 

in the opener. Fellow seniors 

George Dennison (1,239, 

high of 231 in Game 5) and 

Matt Vander Biezen (1,223, 

high of 244 in Game 1), 

along with junior Mike Nork 

(1,159, high of 234 in Game 

3) rounded out the Warrior 

bowlers who were in all six 

games. Senior Alex Kubitz 

added a 204 in one game for 

West. 

East’s conference title 

drought continues 

Lincoln-Way East has 

never won an SWSC crown. 

The Griffins didn’t last 

Saturday either, finishing 

in sixth place overall (74 

points) and fifth place (6,180 

pins) on the day. 

D.J. Armbrecht, however, 

nearly won the individual 

title. The junior finished 51 

pins behind Crowe and got 

second overall with a final 

pin-fall of 1,464. His lowest 

game was a 226 and his 

highest was a 268 in Game 

No. 3. 

“It’s the best I’ve bowled 

this season,” Armbrecht 

said. “Everything was just 

going right. I practiced on 

the same pattern [the Friday 

before] and everything was 

just going good.” 

Armbrecht was certainly 

consistent. He bowled a 732 

morning series and a 732 

afternoon series. He’s had a 

300 game, last February. He 

was potentially two shots 

away from one on the 268 at 

conference. 

“I had one bad shot with a 

seven and then a spare in the 

first,” he said. “Then I left 

a 10-pin and spared in the 

seventh. Otherwise it was 

all strikes. I’ve just tried not 

to second guess myself. I’ve 

tried to stay with what’s working 

and not overthink it.” 

While Crowe was ahead 

the entire day, Armbrecht 

certainly hung in there, gaining 

24 pins in the afternoon 

session. 

“We were able to keep 

an eye on it,” East first year 

coach Dan Galligan said of 

the competition between 

Armbrecht and Crowe. 

“Congrats to Cameron on an 

outstanding season and tournament. 

He and D.J. were 

trying to keep up with each 

other and outdo each other. 

“We’re looking forward 

to going to Town & Country 

Lanes in Joliet for the [Joliet 

West] regional. We bowled 

well there earlier this season 

with a second place finish 

[on Nov. 24] in the Plainfield 

South Invite. So the 

guys look forward to going 

back there and proving 

themselves.” 

Connor Christensen 

(1,265) placed 13th overall 

for East. He opened the day 

with his high score of 247. 

Mitch Carlson (1,207, high 

of 223 in Game 1), Demitri 

Przybylinski (1,131, high of 

225 in Games 1 and 5), and 

Colton Marks (1,113, high 

of 215 in Game 4) rounded 

out the Griffin scores. 

On the JV level, Lincoln- 

Way West (146 points) 

edged Lockport (144). The 

Warriors went undefeated in 

the regular season and only 

lost one game in the process, 

which meant their second 

place total of 5,845 in the 

tournament was still good 

for a first place overall finish. 

Tony Pawl (1,205), who 

had a high game of 246 in 

Game No. 3, was third place 

overall for the Warriors. 

This Saturday, Jan. 13 is 

the regionals. Lockport hosts 

its own at Strike N’ Spare 

II in Lockport and so does 

Sandburg at Orland Bowl. 

Andrew is also in the Sandburg 

Regional. All three 

Lincoln-Way schools are 

at the Joliet West Regional, 

which will be held at Town 

& Country Lanes in Joliet. 

All of those regionals feed 

into the Lincoln-Way Central 

Sectional. That will be 

held on Saturday, Jan. 20 

at Laraway Lanes in New 

Lenox. 

Payton Geigner came up short in his match, but his twin 

brother Garrett came away with a win. 

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wrestling 

From Page 38 

Cronk (160) also recorded 

a win by fall, and the Warriors 

received victories from 

Javen Estrada (106), Garrett 

Geigner (120), Chris Kennedy 

(145) and Brock Pfeifer 

(152). Geigner’s and Skentzos’ 

victories were both 

overtime triumphs, over 

Christian Galindo and Austin 

O’Connor, respectively. 

Glynn had warned his 

team about not taking Andrew 

lightly. The Thunderbolts 

are experienced a resurgence 

under fourth-year 

head coach Mike Pila, and 

have the look of a team that 

will in the coming years be 

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The extra time paid dividends 

against Andrew. 

“I think we’re in a pretty 

good position right now,” 

Bell said. “It’s tough, too, 

with all the training that 

we’re doing it’s hard for 

them to swim their best 

times every meet.” 

The Knights will have no 

shortage of time away from 

the pool up until they have 

able to contend with West, 

Lockport and Sandburg in 

the stacked SouthWest Suburban 

Conference. 

“Even last year – you’ve 

seen them the last couple of 

years, Pila has changed the 

culture, so you saw them 

coming,” Glynn said of Andrew. 

“I knew it was going 

to be close, and the (final) 

score was a lot further apart 

than I thought it was. There 

were four or five matches that 

could have gone either way. 

“I’d been telling them the 

last week, and today, I said 

this is a very, very good 

(Andrew) team. There were 

some matches I thought we 

were going to get bonus 

points, but their guys just 

wrestled us tough.” 

a week off to prepare for the 

SWSC meet on Feb. 2. Bell 

is going to evaluate the times 

from the meet against Andrew 

to figure out how is he going 

to divvy up practice time between 

turns and relay practice. 

“Hey coach, since we 

won our meet, can we have 

tomorrow off?” a Knight 

yelled to Bell with a hopeful 

tone. Bell chuckled and 

shook his head. 

Hopefully they can get 

some sleep between their 

many practices.



Warriors deliver in the final matches to seal conference win 

Jason Maholy 


With Lincoln-Way West 

leading an upstart Andrew 

squad by six points and two 

difficult matches to follow 

his, Warriors senior Jordan 

Telez knew he had to step up. 

In case he wasn’t already 

feeling inspired, West coach 

Brian Glynn offered his 

195-pounder a little extra 

motivation. 

“Coach Glynn said that 

if I pinned him I wouldn’t 

have to do another treadmill 

workout, so that was plenty 

of motivation,” Telez said. 

It took Telez all of 19 seconds 

to stick the Thunderbolts’ 

Ghassan Salah to extend 

the Warriors’ lead to 12 

points, and teammates Jimmie 

Olds and Nick Skentzos 

followed with hard-fought 

victories at 220 and 285 

pounds, respectively, and 

West topped Andrew, 38-20, 

in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference dual that was 

closer than the final score 

might indicate on Friday, 

Jan. 5. The score had been 

deadlocked at 20 with four 

matches remaining before the 

Warriors, who finished third 

in Class 3A last season, rattled 

off four straight wins to 

thwart any hopes of an upset. 

Glynn was pleased with 

the manner in which his 

squad finished the contest 

at the upper weights after 

Andrew had given West all 

it could handle. The Thunderbolts’ 

J.P. Migawa upset 

senior Kyle Quinn, 7-3, 

at 170 pounds to even the 

team score, but West sophomore 

Peyton Knepper came 

through with a huge win at 

182, pinning Alex Hansen to 

give the Warriors a 6-point 

cushion. Telez followed with 

a big victory of his own to all 

but clinch the dual for West. 

“Jordan’s just tough, he’s 

just a tough kid that would 

run through a wall for me,” 

Glynn said. “He was banged 

up and we weren’t even sure 

if he was going to wrestle, 

and I said, ‘Hey, I need you 

to pin this kid,’ and that was 

it. He’s the guy that jokes 

around and keeps everybody 

loose, but when it comes 

game-time he fires it up.” 

Knepper’s and Telez’s 

pins also fired up Olds, who 

followed with a 3-1 victory 

over highly-ranked Ameer 

Aqel at 220 pounds. Aqel 

entered the match having 

lost only once this season. 

“Watching Jordan pinned 

that kid right away pumped 

me up for my match,” Olds 

said. “Coach told me to go 

out there and wrestle with 

pride, and that’s what I did, 

and I went out there with 

what I know works for me 

and ended up getting the W.” 

Olds, a senior, has come 

into his own this season 

and has wins over several 

highly-rated opponents. He 

credits his coaches and hard 

work during the off-season, 

including a trip to Fargo, 

North Dakota, for the Cadet/ 

Junior National Championships, 

for helping him raise 

his performance. 

“I wrestled all summer, 

went to Fargo, and that just 

helped me this year,” he 

said. “It’s made me more 

confident in my wrestling. 

Knowing I was up there with 

some of the top contenders 

in the nation and was able to 

hang with them was a great 

experience.” 

Glynn has enjoyed seeing 

the results of Olds’ growth. 

“He looks really good,” 

he said. “He’s matured just 

so much over the last couple 

years, and the way he dominated 

that match [against 

Aqel]... He controlled the 

whole match.” 

West sophomore Jacob 

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Lincoln-Way West 145-pounder Brock Pfiefer holds on to his opponent’s arm to prevent him from getting up Friday, Jan. 5, 

during a meet against Andrew in New Lenox. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

Garrett Geigner cradles his opponent’s leg to keep him from getting on top.

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Boys Swimming 

Knights’ double practices pay off in dominant performance 

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Photo 

1st-and-3 

Star swimmers 

1. Tim Murphy (above) 

The returning state 

qualifier swam away 

with three victories 

Thursday, Jan. 4, during 

a dual against Andrew. 

He was part of 

the winning 200 medley 

relay team and 

had individual wins in 

the 100 butterfly and 

500 freestyle. 

2. Joe Bozzi 

Bozzi also came 

away with three wins 

against the T-Bolts. 

He was in the winning 

400 freestyle 

relay team, and he 

took home individual 

wins in the 100 freestyle 

and the 100 

backstroke. 

3. Zach Athos 

Athos dominated in 

the 200 individual 

medley, beating 

his teammates and 

Andrew competitors 

by nearly seven 

seconds. 

Ron Davis, Freelance Reporter 

Lincoln-Way Central 

swimmers said they were 

tired. 

Despite being on winter 

break from school, the 

Knights had anything but 

when it came to swimming. 

Central might have claimed 

fatigue during its first winter 

of having double practices, 

which begin at 7 a.m., but 

it was not evident Thursday 

as the Knights sprinted past 

Andrew 110-58. 

“Wake up super early, take 

a nap, and then come back 

to practice,” Danny O’Brien 

said of his teammates’ routines. 

“You need the nap, 

though, gotta have the nap,” 

Tim Murphy added. 

Central slowly carved 

away at the Thunderbolts after 

initially splitting the two 

events. After the 200 medley 

relay and the 200 freestyle, 

the Knights methodically 

dispatching in one race after 

another, claiming victory 

in the next six races. Each 

Knight emerged from the 

pool almost emotionless and 

returned to its bench alongside 

the pool. 

“Hey, nice job,” a teammate 

said to Knights senior 

Zach Athos after crushing 

five other swimmers by 

nearly seven seconds in the 

200 IM race. Athos simply 

nodded. 

Coach Luke Bell mostly 

stood on the sideline merely 

jotting times down on his 

clipboard. After what he 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Tommy Kirk swims the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay Thursday, Jan. 4, during a SWSC dual 

against Andrew in New Lenox. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

called a few good practices, 

there wasn’t much instruction 

his team needed. The 

energy picked up from Bell 

and the Knights during the 

final races. 

After mostly individual 

races for the majority of 

the night, it was time for 

everyone to get involved. 

The once-crowded sideline 

bench migrated behind the 

diving board for the 400 

freestyle relay. The Knights 

out of the pool were cheering 

on their teammates in the 

water. The team of O’Brien, 

Joe Bozzi, Nate Fritz and 

Justine Hearne just edged 

out other teammates Athos, 

Tim Murphy, Tyler Quiqley 

and Tommy Kirk 3:31.67 to 

3:32.75. 

After Murphy and 

O’Brien helped the Knights 

kick off the dominant evening 

with a victory in the 

200 medley relay (1:46.21) 

along with Kirk and Matt 

Senese, Murphy claimed 

individual victories in 100 

butterfly (57.10) and the 500 

freestyle (5:01.43). O’Brien 

found himself in first place 

in the 50 freestyle (23.56), 

one second ahead of Hearne. 

Kirk edged Fritz in the 100 

breaststroke (108.24) by a 

second. Bozzi also won the 

100 free (51.11) by a second, 

Zach Athos swims the breaststroke portion of the 200 IM – 

an event he won by nearly seven seconds. 

as well as the 100 backstroke 

(55.51). 

The Knights took advantage 

of the break to not just 

shave seconds off personal 

bests in the pool, but to grow 

closer as a team. 

“We know how to push 

each other during practice,” 

O’Brien said. “It gets everybody 

closer.” 

Please see SWIMMING, 37 

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“We know how to push each other during practice. It 

gets everybody closer.” 

Tim Murphy – Knights swimmer, on the team’s continuity and 

success 

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Boys Basketball 

6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 

• After closing out December with the title in the Maine 

East Holiday Tournament, the Knights will return 

home for a conference matchup against Thornwood. 

Index 

34 – Athlete of the Week 

34 – This Week In 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez, 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | www.newlenoxpatriot.com | January 11, 2018 

While Andrew came in as a game opponent, West 

showed why it is one of the best in the state, Page 38 

Lincoln-Way West 

152-pounder Jacob 

Cronk uses a headlock 

to control his Andrew 

opponent Friday, Jan. 

5, during a SWSC meet 

between the two teams 

in New Lenox. Jason 

Maholy/22nd Century 

Media 

It’s not over 

yet West, Central, boys 

bowlers struggle at SWSC 

meet, but there’s 

plenty of postseason to 

go, Pages 36-37 

Senior sendoff 

Senior girls bowlers 

from both West, Central 

are honored in between 

crosstown clash, Page 35

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