The Reporter

06/08/2016

Some great stories about Ali

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Jeff Vorva's Extra Point: 'Greatest' stories of vets, eggs, muscles and magic Written by Jeff Vorva Photo courtesy of Ed McElroy Muhammad Ali, who died last week, and Oak Lawn’s Ed McElroy pose during an event in 1978. This was like bringing Donald Trump to a Mexican Pride meeting. In the ea...

05/25/2016

Chicago Fire (soccer not the TV show) players downplay heroic act
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05/04/2016

An inspiring walk at Sunday's half-marathon event
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Jeff Vorva's Extra Point: Chesna takes a long and inspiring walk 03 May 2016 09:37 Written by Jeff Vorva Photo by Jeff Vorva Bob Chesna receives a hug from his wife, Lori while his daughter, Brittany, looks on. Bob walked a half mile in the Walk, Run and Roll portion of the Southwest Half Marathon e...

02/03/2016

Bronco Michael Schofield is viewed a lot differently in Denver than he is at home. http://goo.gl/FNHJ0P

01/21/2016

Marist made a lot of noise against Brother Rice
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Marist makes a lot of noise against Brother Rice Written by Phil Arvia Photo by Jeff Vorva Brother Rice sophomore Brendan Coughlan receives an earful of noise as he inbounds the ball in front of the Marist student section Tuesday night in a 66-45 loss to the RedHawks. By Phil Arvia Correspondent The…

01/20/2016

A look at parents who should butt out of sports
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Jeff Vorva's Extra Point: Hey mom and pop, learn the concept of commitment Written by Jeff Vorva Boys and girls and (especially) moms and dads, let’s talk about the c-word. No, not cancer or one of the worst expletives out there, I am talking about the word “commitment.’’ If you drive east on 111t…

01/13/2016

Numbers are low for Palos half marathon and 10K but organizers are not worried http://goo.gl/zj4lV5

Jeff Vorva's Extra Point: Puny early numbers don't scare half marathon bosses Written by Jeff Vorva I am calling this the race to the race. Organizers of the ninth Southwest Half Marathon and 10K event announced Friday that because of a late switch in sponsorship from First Midwest Bank to CNB Ban…

01/06/2016

My MLB Hall of Fame vote for 2016
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Jeff Vorva's Extra Point: With my Hall of Fame vote ending soon, here are my choices in 2016 Written by Jeff Vorva I will not turn this into a whine-fest but time on my lifetime Hall of Fame vote is running out. A few months ago, the powers that be in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America d…

12/31/2015

My favorite area sports moment of 2015 involved St. Laurence football players tribute to their QB
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12/17/2015

Three more fall Players of the Year are announced
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Three more named Reporter-Regional Players of the Year Written by Jeff Vorva BOYS CROSS COUNTRY PLAYER OF THE YEAR SEAN TORPY Photos by Jeff Vorva Sean Torpy poses with Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin when Sandburg was honored by the village. Vince Capuano did not run on Sandburg’s state cham…

12/17/2015

Will return to Toyota Park help Red Stars?
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Jeff Vorva's Extra Point: Red Stars hope for bigger kick with return to Toyota Park Written by Jeff Vorva In an area such as this, where professional teams such as the Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks have such a stranglehold on sports fans, it’s hard to break in and survive. So when…