St. Francis volleyball coach Peg Kopec has a chance to record her 800th victory this weekend at Maine West’s Pumpkin tournament. Her Spartans are seeded first in the 24-team tournament and should add to her 796-191-2 record–at least those are the numbers according to the IHSA. Kopec, whose No. 3-ranked team is 25-3 this season, isn’t sure.
“It’s a burden to keep track of those things,” she said. “I’m not a numbers person. My secret? I don’t know anything. The secret is getting great help and getting good talent.”
No. 6 Barrington is seeded second, No. 5 Downers Grove South is seeded third and Belleville West fourth. Saturday’s final should start at approximately 3 p.m.
No. 4 Mother McAuley is the top seed at Glenbard East’s 24-team Autumnfest. No. 2 Joliet Catholic is seeded second, Normal third and No. 8 St. Charles East fourth.
— Reid Hanley
Maine South quarterback Sean Price has completed 177-of-262 passes (67.6 percent) for 2,344 yards and 24 touchdowns. Maine South’s defense has allowed an average of 4.5 points per game the last five weeks. . . . Aaron Daverin of Herscher has 193 carries for 1,512 yards and 18 TDs…
No. 7 St. Rita (7-0) has outscored its last five opponents 162-23, while No. 8 Brother Rice (7-0) has given up just 33 points this season–an average of 4.7 per game. Rice’s starting defense has given up only two touchdowns. No. 15 Oak Forest (7-0) has won its last two games by a score of 88-6; No. 17 Hinsdale Central has scored 98 points in its last two games. …
— Bob Sakamoto
Visitation for former Leyden wrestling coach Chuck Farina will be 3-9 p.m. Tuesday at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home and Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Ave., Franklin Park. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Maria Goretti Church, 10050 W. Ivanhoe Ave., Schiller Park. Farina, 75, died Monday in California.
— Barry Temkin
Chicago Public Schools holds its second annual Student-Athlete College Fair Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski. Representatives from more than 50 college athletic departments will discuss options to continue academic and athletic careers.