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Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while attempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried High School week. Theinweek’s speto Willowbrook score from second base celebrated on a singleitsbyhomecoming sophomore last Katelyn Cox the top of cial activities included Friday afternoon’s which took place the second inning, the game was tiedhomecoming at 2-2. Downers Grove South’s catcher Willowbrook Highwhen School’s Class of 2021 celebrated itsparade, commencement with two in hot and sunny conditions. The procession began near Park Boulevard tagged Rugg out at home forparade the third out of theon inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium Sunday Thewent enand Ardmore Avenue. Parade participants marched onstudents Ardmoreattended before turnon to defeat the Warriors 7-3students. in the West Suburban Gold Conference contest. Wiltire class includes over 470 About half ofsouth those the
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lowbrook rebounded from Friday’s loss to post an 11-2 win in Saturday’s game at Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the second inning of SatCHRIS FOX lot. PHOTO Villa ParkSilver Review ing west non-conference onto Highridge Road into the school’s north parking Members of urday’s battleand against Red Devils of the West Suburban Willowbrook’s marching pictured along the parade Conference. Senior Knudtson, freshman Isabella DugoThe andparticipants sophomore ceremony that beganAnnemarie at band 9 a.m.are The others participated in theroute. ceremony that started also of the Warriors’ fall teams, as(No. well5)asis members of Kayleigh the home runs. Dennison pictured inthe the at 11included a.m. Dennison Theseveral photoprovided shows members of athletic the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing Villa Park Warriors Football and Cheer program. background of the above photo. For more aboutsee thePage Warriors, during the day’s first service. For more photos, 4. see page 14.
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The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. Pictured (left to right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are: Villa Park Village your local agent Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Margaret Schiefer—a member of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Villa Park CHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa Park Review Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Village President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park Village Trustee (and Contact me forVilla a Park Willowbrook High School’s dance team will participate in this week’s IHSA competitive dance state Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 meet incomplementary Bloomington. The earned berth in the state meetThe withNational theirservice third-place finish in the Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held itsApril. Memorial Day onDay Monday mornCommission. Arbor Day isWarriors observed on thealast Friday of each Arbor Foundation 630-514-9961 16-team 2A-2 division at Saturday’s sectional competition at Maine East High School in Park Ridge. The ing at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowing his head as kdrury@atproperties.com has recognized Villaanalysis Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To receive that recognimarket top sixa teams in each division at the Lily sectional qualifiedand for a the state meet. Benet won theof2A-2 Willowbrook High School students Hendrickson Anna Seelbach soundAcademy taps at the end the kdrury@atproperties.com tion, community must have a tree board or department, tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive comKate Drury ofsectional your home!! division’s title atand Maine EastDay with its score of 88.73. because Fenton (88.57) second, while This Wilceremony. The post’s 2020 Memorial event was canceled of the placed COVID-19 pandemic. munity forestry program an Arbor Day observance. 630.514.9961 lowbrook (87.45) finished third. The members ofLOCAL the Warriors’ state-qualifying team are: seniors Gianna AGENT. LOCAL year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members whoRESULTS. have recently died. Giampaoli andkdrury@atproperties.com Kelly Kramme; Ava Jovanovich, Maddywho McEllin, Gedvina and Cecilia That list included World War IIjuniors veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, served as theMickevicius master of ceremonies I would to help! Oddo; sophomores Kyri Burritt, Elizabeth Deany and Amanzia and Brianna Flemming. LoveVillaPark.com of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. Termini; A veteran offreshman the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in The state2020. meetHe takes this old. Friday and was Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena October wasplace 94 years Bergh the post’s last surviving World WarinIIBloomington. veteran.
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