Top Ten Sports Moments of 2015 at St. Edward

On October 17, senior Michael Mattas became the first St. Edward golf State Champion since Ralph Gierens in 1965. Mattas stormed back on the last day of competition with a -2 back nine, after being 4 shots back with 9 holes to play. After an unlucky break on the final hole Mattas was faced with a 10 foot par putt that would ultimately become the shot that won the tournament. He stepped up with confidence...

The 2014-2015 Boys Basketball team goes down as one of the most successful teams in Green Wave basketball history. It was a season filled with down-to-the-wire contests, game saving blocks to stay alive in the postseason, big time rivalries, and playing on the home court of a Division 1 university (the Wave played at Northern Illinois). The team joins a short list of St. Edward basketball teams who...

An experienced team with a goal that started long before the State Series began, the 2015 St. Edward golf team made it their focus all year to get down to Bloomington in October and compete in the State tournament. After taking second in the Metro Suburban Conference tournament, the Wave went into Regionals with lots of confidence. Moving through the early stages of the State tournament, they qualified...

Throughout the entire history of St. Edward Central Catholic High School, track is responsible for the most State qualifying student athletes among all other sports. Therefore, it doesn’t surprise anyone that 2015 added a few more qualifiers to that long list. The boys team took a 4x200 meter relay team that included Albert Lopez, Dwayne Allen, Alec Uscila, and Henry Mancera to the State Finals. ...

Qualifying for the IHSA State Finals is an accomplishment for anyone, and something many high school athletes work to achieve their entire high school careers. In October 2015, Jordan Mattas was able to go down state as just a sophomore. Many would say the talent runs in the family, and Jordan believes that with good practice and hard work she can work her way back to the State tournament again in...

This wasn’t Kremer’s first time competing in an IHSA State Finals, but it was her first State appearance for Cross Country. Megan had previously competed in the Track State Finals and made it her goal to qualify for XC. After suffering an injury as a sophomore in 2014 that left her unprepared for Regionals, she was even more motivated for the next time. Early November 2015, she was ready and went...

Possibly the most talked about game in recent school history, this game no doubt lived up to the hype. What was supposed to be Hampshire High Schools “Pack the Place”, turned into a rivalry game for the ages. The highlight of the game was when class of 2015 senior Nick Duffy dunked from the baseline, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Some fans even ran out of the gym! This game took the St. Edward...

John Cena, Uncle Si, and Dwight Schrute were just a few of the attendees for this incredibly hyped and crazy Green Wave basketball game. This was the first home game of the new season and much anticipated after the success from the 2014-2015 Elite Eight qualifying team. Coincidentally, 8 was the magic number this time as well. The Silent Night crowd sat completely silent, all through warmups, all through...

It all started with an honest mistake that changed the entire season for the 2015 St. Edward football team. After a landscaping company mistakenly sprinkled the grounds of Greg True Field with weed killer instead of fertilizer, the Wave was no longer allowed to play their home games at home. The field was gone, but the spirit never died.   After the Wave exploded onto national news, and with the...

On October 29 the Green Wave Girls Volleyball team became Sectional bound. They beat Rockford Lutheran in two hard fought games to take the Regional championship. Solid play at the right time helped this team to find the success that they achieved. Although they were unable to make it past the Sectional semifinal vs. Fulton High School, they have plenty of positives to pull from this season. A Regional...