District 228 Water Polo Team Gaining Momentum

The District 228 girls water polo team is on a roll as sectionals approach.

Last Saturday, the team won the independent conference tournament, which is for teams without a conference. That was followed by a 17-3 victory over Bradley at home on Tuesday, and an 11-10 road victory over Nequa Valley. The team is now 20-7.

For District 228, sectionals start this Wednesday against Lincoln-Way North. If District 228 defeats North, it will face the winner of the showdown between Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way East.

“Emma Martinus is still our top scorer, Nora Plank is coming on strong lately and Jess Mroczek is playing incredible defense,” District  228 coach Sue O'Sullivan said in an email.

Barry’s Not the Only Story for Bengals

With all the drama and excitement surrounding Tim Barry’s achievements on Friday afternoon, Oak Forest's baseball game against Bremen took a back seat.

The Bengals, however, continued their hot play, defeating Bremen 11-5. And, of course,

With the game tied at 2-all entering the third inning, Bremen scored three runs to go up 5-2. Oak Forest, however, stormed back when freshman Brian Richard hit a two-run single. Then, Bobby Sheppard had an RBI single to tie the game at 5-all in the fourth inning.

Oak Forest took over in the fifth, scoring six runs. The offensive fireworks included Barry’s record-breaking home run.

With the win, the Bengals improved to 16-3 and 14-1 in the South Suburban Conference.

Let's Not Forget Funkhouser

Oak Forest baseball had another fantastic day on Tuesday when pitcher Kyle Funkhouser pitched a perfect game. Here’s the story from the SouthtownStar.

Big Volleyball Victory

Oak Forest’s boys volleyball team won its biggest game of the season Tuesday, defeating Richards 25-18, 25-20. Here’s the story from Tim O’Brien from the SouthtownStar.