Lafenhagen and the Rockets roll in the first round playoff game
Unity's Michael Lafenhagen stiff arms a St. Thomas More player as he runs for a long gain during their IHSA playoff game on Saturday, October 29, 2011. The Rockets defeated the visiting Sabers 41-6 in their week one Class 3A contest at Hicks Field. The Rockets advanced to face Monticello next Saturday on the road in Week2 action.
In complete control of his match, St. Joseph-Ogden's Gage Haga wrestles a Unity grappler during their home meet on January 29, 2014. Haga, a future state wrestling finalist who was a three-sport athlete at SJO playing football in the fall and ran track during the spring season, won the dual meet bout.
Fatal heart attack risks may be higher during days with extreme heat & air pollution
The combination of soaring heat and smothering fine particulate pollution may double the risk of heart attack death, according to a new study of more than 202,000 heart attack deaths in China. The study published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
ST. JOSEPH - St. Joseph-Ogden's Tyler Hess is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal in the first half. The junior led the team to a 5-3 win over University High on Wednesday at Dick Duval Field. Hess, who is the top finisher in the area with a hat trick in the team's first three matches this season, will try to make it four in a row in the undefeated Spartans' road game against the Vermilion Valley Conference's Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers on Friday. More photos and a game recap coming soon.