Softball: Lemont Blanks Oak Forest to Clinch Conference Title

Senior Carly Jaworski allowed two hits and struck out five in Lemont's 1-0 win over South Suburban Blue rival Oak Forest.

The score: Lemont 1, Oak Forest 0 The way it happened: The South Suburban Blue conference title was on the line Thursday as Lemont took on rival Oak Forest. Lemont needed a victory to take the crown; a loss would have meant a three-way tie with Oak Forest and Tinley Park. After sharing the title with Oak Forest last year and repeatedly finishing second in years past, the Indians finally came out on top with a 1-0 win Thursday—ending the Bengals' eight-year reign as conference champions. Lemont improved to 21-5 on the season and 17-2 in conference play. The Bengals slipped to 20-14 overall and 15-4 in South Suburban Blue. Senior Carly Jarowski (9-5) led the Indians on the mound, allowing only two hits and tallying five strikeouts. She went …

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'I Was Relieved': Oak Forest High School Student Wins $100K Scholarship

Jacob Lawrence, who will attend the University of Illinois in the fall, received the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, worth $100,000.

Bring Out the Brooms: Oak Forest Sweeps Tinley Park in High School Baseball

The Bengals only needed 5 innings Tuesday to take down the Titans, 11-1. Oak Forest also defeated Tinley on Monday, 10-3. Check out photos and video from the games.

Oak Forest Teen Arrested in Crash That Paralyzed Other Driver

Erica Gallardo, 19, was charged with aggravated DUI in connection with a 2-car accident last month, and prosecutors claim her blood-alcohol content was .117 percent, Sun-Times Media reports.

An Oak Forest teen was arrested Thursday on an aggravated driving under the influence charge in connection to a late March crash that paralyzed another driver, Sun-Times Media reports. READ: Check Out the Full Sun-Times Media Story for More Details Erica Gallardo, 19, and an Oak Forest High School graduate, was driving a 2001 Mercury Mountaineer at about 5 a.m. March 27, near the intersection of Steger and Richton roads in Steger when she crashed into the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the report stated. The 26-year-old Oak Forest driver broke his thigh bone, injured his spine and was paralyzed from the waist down, the report added. Prosecutors claim she had a blood-alcohol content of .117 percent after the crash, the report stated. Gallardo …

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Home Movies: Oak Forest HS Junior Serves Up Highlights

Patch spotlights videos that give you a different look at the community, past and present. This week, the spotlight is on Jeff Sprayberry, an Oak Forest High School varsity volleyball player.

Home Movies features videos from Patch, from around the web and from readers that showcase Oak Forest and its residents. Want your video featured? Upload it to our Neighborhood Gallery and email me at joev@patch.com to say you want to see it in Home Movies. If you're patient and you know where to look, YouTube can be your personal ESPN for local sports. For instance, a quick search for Oak Forest sports clips brought up a highlight reel for Oak Forest High School varsity volleyball player Jeff Sprayberry. So far this season, the junior outside hitter has 109 service points, 65 aces, 104 kills and 30 blocks. The team is 6-8 (3-4 in conference), and the next game is Tuesday, April 16, at Shepard High School in Palos Heights. YOUR TURN: Are …

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Video Starring Oak Forest HS Grad Earns Webby Nomination

More than 2 years ago, Vince Rossi moved to California from Oak Forest to become an actor. Now, a comedy short he stars in has become an online hit and has been nominated for an award you can vote on. Find out how.

Thanks to an online comedy video, an Oak Forest High School graduate is being mentioned in the same breath as supermodel Bar Refaeli and Omar from the HBO series The Wire. Actor Vince Rossi, 22, is part of the cast of "Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends," (editor's note: this video is NSFW for language and content) a comedy short from the College Humor website. The video, which already has racked up more than 5 million views on YouTube as of April 10, makes a satirical case for legalizing same-sex marriage as a way to ensure gay men won't be forced to marry the girlfriends of hetero men. Now, it's been nominated in the 17th annual Webby Awards, which honors the year's best web content. The video is one of five finalists in the running for…

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Diane

5:25 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013

What? You read this as being about VINCE Rossi, and not about Joe VINCE? Preposterous! By the way, good job Vince Rossi!   more ›

Oak Forest, Tinley Park High Schools Win Top Honors Safe Driving Programs

Oak Forest High School came in first place, and Tinley Park High School placed second in their region for their efforts as part of the state's Operation Teen Safe Driving initiative.

Oak Forest and Tinley Park high schools earned first and second place, respectively, in their region for their 2012-13 Operation Teen Safe Driving programs, according to an Illinois Department of Transportation press release. This is the fifth consecutive year Oak Forest has won first-place honors in the program, which is in its sixth year, according to a release from Bremen School District 228. READ: OFHS Repeats as Safe Driving Campaign Champs As one of the top five winners in their region, the high schools will receive $500 to $2,500 to host a post-prom event. The schools also will be invited to attend the Ford Motor Company Fund’s Driving Skills for Life, Ride and Drive events April 15-16 in Chicago. These events feature give students …

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Play Ball! Oak Forest HS Baseball Starts Season With a Win (Photos)

The Bengals beat Andrew High School, 6-4, during the team's season opener last week. Check out this Local Voices gallery of the game.

Home Movies: Catch Baseball Fever With Past Oak Forest HS Highlights

Patch spotlights videos that give you a different look at the community, past and present. This week features a pair of memorable performances by Bengal players over the past two years.

Home Movies features videos from Patch, from around the web and from readers that showcase Oak Forest and its residents. Want your video featured? Upload it to our Neighborhood Gallery and email me at joev@patch.com to say you want to see it in Home Movies. The weather doesn't feel like it's baseball season, but the calendar says it's time to play ball. Major League Baseball plays its first game of the season Sunday night between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. WATCH: How Does Oak Forest Do the Harlem Shake? The White Sox and the Cubs—along with the rest of the league—have their season openers Monday; the Sox face the Kansas City Royals at 3:10 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Field, and the Cubs are in Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 12:…

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Home Movies: How Does Oak Forest Do the Harlem Shake?

Patch spotlights videos that give you a different look at the community, past and present. This week features residents doing their rendition of the popular viral video dance. Vote for your favorite and share your own Harlem Shake video.

Home Movies features videos from Patch, from around the web and from readers that showcase Oak Forest and its residents. Want your video featured? Upload it to our Neighborhood Gallery and email me at joev@patch.com to say you want to see it in Home Movies. It was inevitable. Eventually, the Harlem Shake—the viral video/dance meme—that had to fill the void left by Psy's "Gangam Style"—would infect Tinley Park. If it's pop culture ebola, then YouTube is the Outbreak monkey that exposed us all. it's worse than the Rockin' Pneumonia or the Boogie Woogie Flu. The symptoms? It appears to attack groups, forcing the members to don mismatched and unrelated outfits and then convulse (not always in time to the music being played), while being filmed…

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