CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Army and the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week announced the ten high school athlete finalists for the U.S. Army – Pro Football Hall of Fame – Award for Excellence. The program, announced by Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe at the 2012 U.S. [...]
On May 3, 2012, St. Rita Athletic Director and Varsity Head Baseball Coach, Mike Zunica was joined by family, friends and colleagues at the 52nd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet of the Chicago Catholic League. Zunica was one of fifteen men honored by the Chicago Catholic League Coaches Association for their contributions to academic [...]
By Paul LaTour Special to the Tribune9:47 p.m. CDT, March 23, 2012 A broken wrist that required surgery during the summer subsequently resulted in a staph infection for St. Rita senior Stan Sojka. It nearly derailed his hockey season. Fortunately for the Mustangs, Sojka completed his final season Friday with a two-goal, one-assist performance in [...]
By: Pat Disabato Updated: March 23, 2012 9:45Pm St. Rita goalie Marty Napleton has been marvelous all season — a 31-8-2 mark, including 13 shutouts, and 1.45 goals-against average is testament to that. Napleton, however, saved arguably his finest performance of the campaign for Friday night. The junior netminder turned aside 28 shots, many in [...]
The shouts of “This is our house’’ that came from St. Rita fans when Keith Burchett gave the Mustangs a 2-0 lead became a boisterous celebration after the players lived up to the chant. St. Rita scored three unanswered goals in the second period Monday night, then held on to earn its fifth straight Catholic [...]
Tony Hicks, a senior with St. Rita basketball, is averaging an area-leading 25 points per game. The South Holland resident and graduate of McKinley Junior High is headed to the University of Pennsylvania in the fall. State title game. You’re in it. What team would you most want to beat for the championship? Why? [...]
Scott Powers/ESPNChicago.com St. Rita coach Gary DeCesare recognized Tony Hicks‘ potential long before Hicks did. Upon arriving at St. Rita three years ago, DeCesare saw a player who was blessed with some natural gifts, but needed to put in a lot of work if he wanted to be special. “I’ve been hard on a lot of [...]
