High School Sports RSS: oakpark football

Hawks opening win no walk in the park

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

FOOTBALL -- Championship runs aren't easy.

Top dog Maine South too much for Huskies

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

FOOTBALL -- Just making it to the playoffs should no longer be good enough for Oak Park-River Forest.

Lenti steps in and stars for Hawks

BY TAYLOR BELL — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Luke Lenti, the nephew of Mount Carmel coach Frank Lenti, was credited with a half-dozen tackles and intercepted a tipped pass in the second quarter to set up a touchdown as top-ranked Maine South ousted Oak Park 28-14 Saturday in a Class 8A matchup in Park Ridge.

Oak-Park River Forest game balls

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00 CST

OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST 35, DOWNERS GROVE NORTH 29

Oak Park edges Proviso West

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Oak Park 17, Proviso West 6: Oak Park junior running back Tony Stapleton running back gained 196 yards on 41 carries and scored a touchdown to lead the visiting Huskies.

Oak Park topples Proviso West

BY PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Oak Park junior running back Tony Stapleton running back gained 196 yards on 41 carries and scored a touchdown to lead the visiting Huskies. Oak Park topped Proviso West 17-6.

Stapleton stars for Oak Park vs. Panthers

BY PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Tony Stapleton turned Kyle Prater into a spectator. The Oak Park junior running back gained 196 yards on 41 carries and scored a touchdown to lead the visiting Huskies over Proviso West 17-6 Friday night in Hillside.

Stapleton, Oak Park hold off Panthers

BY TIM STABLEIN tstablein@pioneerlocal.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00 CST

Tony Stapleton ran 41 times for 192 yards and a touchdown, leading Oak Park past Proviso West 17-6 Friday night in the West Suburban Silver.

Oak Park rebounds vs. Morton

BY CHUCK FIELDMAN cfieldman@pioneerlocal.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Oak Park bounced back from a double-overtime loss the week before to roll past Morton 35-12 Friday night in the

Red Devils' odd PAT beats Huskies in OT

BY CRAIG LYNCH — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:00 CST

Scott McDowell recovered a John Whitelaw fumble in the end zone for the two-point conversion that gave No. 10 Hinsdale Central a 46-45 double-overtime win over Oak Park on Saturday afternoon.

Stapleton leads Oak Park past Lyons

BY TIM STABELIN -- PIONEER PRESS — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

Oak Park junior running back Tony Stapleton had a career night on Friday in a 35-31 win over Lyons Township in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division contest.

Hilltoppers turn out the lights on Oak Park

BY CRAIG LYNCH — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:00 CST

No. 4 Glenbard West spoiled the first night game in Oak Park history, rolling to a 31-12 West Suburban Silver win over the Huskies on Friday.

York's comeback sinks Oak Park

BY JOE COSENTINO — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

York rallied from a 10-0 deficit to knock off Oak Park 31-24 Friday night in West Suburban Silver action.

OPRF's Stapleton steps up game after injury

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

FOOTBALL -- Tony Stapleton was naturally shaken as teammate Dorion Grant was removed from the field on a stretcher early in the fourth quarter at Oak Park Stadium with what turned out to be a broken left leg.

Pigskin preview: Oak Park-River Forest (1-1) vs. York (1-1)

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

�Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Langhorst Field, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst

Grant, Stapleton power Oak Park to win

BY SETH GRUEN — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

Dorion Grant ran for 103 yards and a touchdown, and Darnell Stapleton rushed for a pair of scores as Oak Park rambled past Hinsdale South 28-14 on Saturday afternoon.

Oak Park-River Forest 28, Hinsdale South 14

By Bill Stone — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

Oak Park-River Forest running back Tony Stapleton stepped up late for injured teammate Dorrion Grant with two second-half touchdowns that lifted the host Huskies past Hinsdale South 28-14 in West Suburban Conference crossover action.

Oak Park's first Friday game falls on Jewish holiday

BY MARK KONKOL mkonkol@suntimes.com — Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:00 CST

Oak Park's first-ever Friday night game was scheduled for Sept. 18 � the start of Rosh Hashanah, one of Judaism's holiest days. That rankled some Jewish parents and community members who complained to school officials.

Offensive defense gives Huskies a big headache

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

Some extra time will likely be spent on the practice field to improve the run defense of Oak Park-River Forest.

Natick's big debut powers Glenbard N.

BY SETH SCHWARTZ — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00 CST

Junior Evin Natick ran for 249 yards and three touchdowns to pace Glenbard North to a 33-21 win over Oak Park on Saturday afternoon.

West Suburban Silver preview capsule

BY CRAIG LYNCH — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00 CST

Glenbard West is a slight favorite. Hinsdale Central will be explosive on offense.