By Miles Toogo- Photos by Laura Stubbs **Additional Photis are Avilable for Purchase for 2 weeks at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p369466350 ** Orland Park-The Junior Varsity Pioneers were back at it only this time, they would play hosts to the Frankfort Square Wildcats in their second game of the season. Last weekend, the JV Pioneers were the only
By MIles Toogo- Photos by Laura Stubbs **Additional Photos are Availble for Purchase for 2 weeks at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p2652947 ** Orland Park– Theres something about the Orland Park Lightweight Pioneers that’s not hard to notice. What Coach Al Krokos has is a team of Confidence and Savy, a team that is comfortable on the field in
By Ed Muniz-Photos by Laura Stubbs ** Additional Photos are Available for Purchse for 2 weeks at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p374939282 ** Orland Park-Sandburg HS in Orland Park was the site for the Orland Park Pioneers opening their home schedule of the River Valley Youth Football League. Since joining the League, the Pioneers have been a fixture in
By Ed Muniz-Photos by Laura Stubbs ** Additional Photos are Avaialable for Purchase at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p175107361 ** The Pioneer’s Varsity was itching to get their season underway. Weeks of practice culminated to their matchup against the Frankfort Square Wildcats. First-Year Varsity Coach Andy Rybak and staff came into the Finale of the four games at Sandburg
By Patrock Z McGavin-Photos by Jenn-Anne Gledhill ** Additional Photos are Available for Purchase at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p340449177 ** FRANKFORT—If the beginning felt like a nightmare, the players of the JV side of the Orland Park Pioneers made sure not to go down without a fight. The first play of the year began with a botched exchange
By Patrick Z. McGavin- Photos by Kathy Jones **Our apologies to the Pioneers Cheer. We were unable to get photos for story at the practice staff attend as no squads were there. Two years ago John Duckhorn entered his own great unknown as a new coach with the Junior Varsity program of the Orland Park
By Bobby Narang- Photos by Renee Kaspar and Alexa Bordick ** Additional Phtos are available at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p876380179 ** Joliet Central High School was the place to be to watch top-notch wrestling on Saturday. The venerable high school was filled with wrestlers across many ages, leading to a bevy of activity between the two main gymnasiums.
By Ed Muniz- Photos by Renee Kaspar ** Additional Photos are Available for Purchase at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p833150359 ** During a football season, there’s always key moments, plays or games that you later recall that worked out, affected or changed what could have been. You look back and sometimes think “if only” or “good thing”… As players
By Ed Muniz- Photos by Jenn-Anne Gledhill ** Additional Photos are Available for Purchase at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p322099091 ** Flossmoor–After the Varsity Pioneers lost to the Jr. Knights on October 15, the consensus by coaches and even players was that they should have won that game. The 20-8 score was not representative of how that game was
By Ed Muniz-Photos by Jenn-Anne Gledhill ** Additional Photos are Available for Purchase at https://justallsports.zenfolio.com/p260715627 ** Hammond, In.– Gavit High School was one of four sites hosting the River Valley Youth Football League playoffs. Selected to feature the Lightweight division, hopes were that the weather would be accommodating. Unfortunately, the misty, pesky rains and cold,
