The Orland Park Prairie

03/29/2020

And that does it for the Photo Op mini marathon. Hope you enjoyed the imagery from Orland Park residents. Please feel free to share more for everyone to enjoy.

03/29/2020

OK. This morning we did a Pet of the Moment mini marathon. We also have a lot of Photo Ops to keep you occupied. What are we waiting for? Right! Here it goes...

03/29/2020

Sandburg swimmer Harlin is our Athlete of the Week...

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-high-school-athlete-month/sandburg-swimmerwater-polo-players-wins-march-honor

Sandburg senior Sean Harlin has quite a future to look forward to.The Eagles swimmer and water polo player found out in December that he was accepted to the Naval Academy and said he was “over the moon” when he found out about it.Harlin has something else to be excited about.

03/29/2020

And that does it for our mini morning marathon of Pet of the Moment, but we're happy to share if anyone else wants to share some of their pet photos with the community while stuck at home.

03/29/2020

Pet photos always seem to cheer people up. We've got a long queue of Pet of the Week entries. So, we're thinking a marathon of pets is past due. With further ado, we present to you, Pet of the Moment...

03/28/2020

Hamm and salad are a few delights with our Athlete of the Week, Kristiana Pappanastos

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-high-school-athlete-week/10-questions-kristiana-pappanastos-sandburg-soccer-player

Kristiana Pappanastos is a junior soccer player at Sandburg who has verbally committed to Illinois State University.What’s the worst part about not having sports?Not being able to practice with my teammates and compete against other schools. Is there a sport you are really bad at?

03/27/2020

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03/27/2020

It's been a crazy week for golf.

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports/open-closed-open-closed-it-has-been-wild-week-golf-courses

Orland Park’s Nick Latus hit some golf balls with his grandfather, Chuck Stancik, on the morning of Wednesday, March 25, at the White Mountain Golf Park driving range. “It’s the only place I can hang out with him,” Latus said. “It’s out in the open. This is a good place for us to see eac...

03/26/2020

Orland Park: How are you doing with the stay-at-home order? Finding creative ways to stay sane? Know of anyone in the community helping in interesting ways? Have a personal story you'd like to share? Please reach out.

03/26/2020

Team 22 boys basketball is here!

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-high-school/team-22-boys-basketball-2020

At the end of every boys basketball season, 22nd Century Media scours through stories, stat sheets and reporters’ notebooks to compile its Team 22 All-Star lineup. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Town...

03/26/2020

We dig a little deeper into the talent pool for this week's Athlete if the Week -- Samantha Higgins of Jerling Jr. High

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-youth-athlete-week/10-questions-samantha-higgins-jerling-volleyball-player

Samantha Higgins is a seventh grade player on Jerling Jr. High’s volleyball team, which had a perfect regular season record in the SouthWest Interscholastic Conference. She also plays badminton.How did you get involved in volleyball? I got involved volleyball because both my sisters, Megan and Bri...

03/23/2020

Surprise! The Thursday Morning Quarterback arrived a few days early with good-news stories from the Schofields and Robbie Precin. And there are a few laughs, too.

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-youth-alumni-college-opinion/early-version-thursday-morning-quarterback-60000-reasons-love

Food for thought for, in this case, those who are hungry.You gotta love Sandburg sports’ power couple Michael and Kendall Coyne Schofield.

03/23/2020

It’s always important to support our local businesses, but now more than ever. With that in mind, we put together a free directory of your local restaurants offering carryout and delivery services. Check it out here:

03/21/2020

Like everyone else across the state, Sandburg's girls soccer team hopes the season resumes.

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-high-school/sandburgs-powerful-soccer-team-plays-waiting-game-rest-state

Last spring might have been the most miserable springs in recent memory regarding the weather.Cold weather. Rain. Ice. Snow. Lightning. Stifling humidity. It was awful. It was a mess.Guess what? There are a lot of athletes out there in Illinois who would trade this year’s circumstances for last ye...

03/19/2020

The Team 22 Girls Basketball team is announced.

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-high-school/team-22-girls-basketball-2019-20

At the end of every girls basketball season, 22nd Century Media scours through stories, stat sheets and reporters’ notebooks to compile its Team 22 All-Star lineup. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Tow...

03/19/2020

The Thursday Morning Quarterback says there are plenty of sports stories around here, even without sports. And we plan to tell them.

https://www.opprairie.com/p/sports-high-school-youth-alumni-college-opinion/thursday-morning-quarterback-there-may-be-no

What in the hell are we going to write about?By its very name, sports writers write about sports. It’s simple.What if there are no sports to write about?Well, that’s a little bit of a problem.Speaking for myself, I am going to continue to write stories for The Orland Park Prairie and The Tinley ...

03/19/2020

Integrated Health Solutions “Taco” Tuesday event originally scheduled for March 24 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 21. For more information, call (708) 403-5075.