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Sandburg Boys and Girls Golf Tee Off With Wins

The fall sports season quite literally teed off just before students returned the classrooms.

A couple of days before they hit the books, Sandburg boys and girls golfers hits the links.

Freshman Frankie Saban shot 45 to lead the Sandburg girls to a 189-194 victory over Stagg at Silver Lake Country Club on Wednesday.

The Sandburg boys ruled the roost in the Thornton Fractional South Invitational at Balmoral Woods in Crete on Tuesday. The Eagles compiled a team total of 321 and edged Marian Catholic in the chase for the team title.

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Orland's Dudak Rolls in Senior Open

Bowling is game many of us have tried, be it for fun or in a league, or at a fundraiser or birthday party, but not many of us can say we have bowled with the biggest names in the game.

Orland Park's John Dudak, however, can say that.

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Dudak is currently part of the PBA's Senior Tour. He qualified for the Elimination Round of 24 in a recent event in Decatur, where he lost to David Axon of Bellevue, Neb. Axon went on to fall in the semifinals.

The field included PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Orland Hills Sports Authority Gets Help

Former Bear Gary Fencik made a public appearance to help open the new Sports Authority store in Orland Hills. According to Felicitas Cortez, fans waited in line for hours to get a chance to meet the ex-Bears star.

Carrick Returning to Team USA Hockey

Connor Carrick of Orland Park will be returning for his second year with the Team USA Under-18 hockey squad, according to American Junior Hockey .


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