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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

UPDATE: Oak Lawn's Brianna Markusic is Patch MVP

Oak Lawn's Brianna Markusic outpolled 10 others in voting for Southland Patch's MVP, Dec. 3-9. She is now eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month honors.

Your Patch is a place to celebrate local high school athletes. Show your support for these prep sports MVPs—each of whom is Athlete of the Week in his or her local Patch—by cheering them on in the comments thread, sharing your own photos with the Patch community and voting in the poll. Do you think we're missing someone? Tell us in the comments and share his or her photo to the gallery above. (It's easy. Just click the Upload Photos and Videos link — learn more here.) Read more about this week's MVPs in the photo gallery, and show your support for them by: There is one more way for you to become a more interactive fan: Sign up to become a Patch sports blogger. (Learn more about blogging on Patch here).

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Stagg Wrestler Moylan Acing His Final Exams

Stagg senior wrestling standout Kevin Moylan boosted his record to 38-0 when he won the 145-pound championship at the Southwest Suburban Conference tournament. His work in the classroom is every bit as remarkable.

Kevin Moylan never said he was perfect. He record indicates otherwise. Moylan, a senior at Stagg High School, boasts a 4.6 grade-point average in the honors program. He scored 32 on the ACT. And, soon, he will write his own ticket to college. First, he will complete the wrestling season and entertain scholarship offers. Moylan edged Sandburg’s Colin Holler 1-0 to win the 145-pound championship in the Southwest Suburban Conference tournament Saturday at Joliet Central. The match was a strategic battle between old rivals. The boys trace their relationship back to when they wrestled with the Orland Park Pioneers. Moylan logged two minutes riding time in the second period and scored the only points on an escape with 1:35 left in the third. …

Friday, December 16, 2011

UPDATE: And the Winner in Patch Athlete of the Week Voting is ...

Marian Catholic junior forward Megan Walsh put up big numbers for the Spartans in the Chi-Town Showdown. And she put up big numbers in Patch Athlete of the Week voting, too.

Megan Walsh outpolled five others in voting for Patch Athlete of the Week, Dec. 4-10. Walsh is now eligible for December Patch Athlete of the Month recognition. The candidates were: Jubril Adekoya, junior, forward, boys basketball, Andrew. Adekoya scored 20 points and hauled down 13 rebounds in the T-Bolts’ 81-51 victory over Stagg. Brooke Annerino, sophomore, guard, girls basketball, Oak Lawn. Annerino was pretty in pink in the Spartans’ 67-59 victory over Oak Forest on Pink Out Night. She scored 20 points and helped promote Oak Lawn’s breast cancer awareness fundraising efforts. Colin Holler, junior, wrestling, Sandburg. Holler won the 152-pound championship in the Wildcat Invitational at Wheeling. He scored a fall and two major …

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