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		Ridley, Johnson lead Shamrocks to 2nd in E.S.C.C. May 14, 2007 Led by Mark Ridley and Vince Johnson, the Saint Patrick Track & Field Team took second place at the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship at Carmel on May 10. Saint Patrick tallied (full story)

		Bengals Select Dan Santucci in NFL Draft April 30, 2007 Dan Santucci, an offensive guard from the University of Notre Dame, became the first second Saint Patrick High School alumnus selected in the National Football League Draft in the last two (full story)

		Shamrocks Hit #1 In State Water Polo Rankings April 16, 2007 The Saint Patrick water polo team upset Fenwick by a score of 8-6 on April 4. In a match-up of the top two teams in the state, James Ridgeway dominated the game for Saint Patrick, racking up six (full story)

		Shamrocks sweep three non-conference games April 2, 2007 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks swept three non-conference baseball games, defeating Foreman, Fenwick and Elgin, to boost their record to 4-1 on the year. This week the Shamrocks play seven (full story)

		Ridgeway Captures Second State Championship February 26, 2007 James Ridgeway went into last weekend’s Illinois High School Association Swimming and Diving Championships at New Trier High School looking to become the first Shamrock ever to win (full story)

		Shamrocks Beat St. Viator, Head into Playoffs February 26, 2007 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks defeated the Saint Viator Lions 59-43 in Arlington Heights on February 24, wrapping up another successful regular season. The Shamrocks finished the regular (full story)

		Fagiano places 2nd at state finals February 19, 2007 Saint Patrick sent four wrestlers to the Illinois High School Association Individual Wrestling Championships in Champaign last weekend. Joe Fagiano, Jon Schiewe, Jimmy DiNino (full story)

		Shamrock Aquadics Place 2nd at Sectionals February 19, 2007 The Saint Patrick swimming & diving team placed second in the Illinois High School Association’s Oak Park (Fenwick) Sectional. The Shamrocks’ total of 283.5 points trailed only the host (full story)

		Four Wrestlers Earn Trips Downstate February 12, 2007 Four Saint Patrick wrestlers, led by defending state champion Joe Fagiano, earned berths in the Illinois High School Association Class AA Wrestling Individual Championships at the (full story)

		Shamrocks Fall to Benet Academy February 5, 2007 Last weekend the Saint Patrick Shamrocks beat a traditional rival, and a non-conference foe, setting up the weekend that should decide the East Suburban Catholic Conference. Saint Patrick beat (full story)

		Wrestlers Place Third in I.H.S.A. Regional February 5, 2007 The Saint Patrick wrestlers finished third in the Illinois High School Association’s Oak Park (Fenwick) Regional on February 3 at Fenwick High School. Saint Patrick finished with 123 (full story)

		Shamrock Wrestlers Place Third at Conference January 29, 2007 The Saint Patrick wrestlers finished third in the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championships, which were hosted by Saint Patrick High School on January 26. Marist captured their 27th (full story)

		Shamrocks Fall to Benet Academy January 29, 2007 Last Friday night, the Redwings of Benet Academy upset the Saint Patrick Shamrocks by a score of 54-40. The Redwings got 24 points out of their reserves, and they played outstanding defense, (full story)

		Shamrocks Divers Move On Without Wright January 29, 2007 The 2006 diving season concluded with a state runner-up finish, a sectional title, and two conference champions. Five seniors, led by All-American Michael Wright, brought the St. Patrick diving (full story)

		Bowlers Compete in State Tournament January 29, 2007 The Saint Patrick bowling team competed in the Illinois High School Association Boy’s Bowling State Finals in O’Fallon last weekend. This marks the second straight year that Saint Patrick (full story)

		Shamrocks Destroy Guerin in Battle of Belmont January 22, 2007 Last Saturday night, the Saint Patrick Shamrocks provided a resounding answer to the question of “who owns Belmont?” The Shamrocks demonstrated their ownership of Belmont, outscoring (full story)

		Wrestlers fall to Marist and Carmel January 22, 2007 The Saint Patrick wrestlers lost both ends of a triangular meet last Friday, falling to East Suburban Catholic Conference rivals Marist and Carmel. The Shamrocks are now 10-13 in dual meets full story)

		Shamrocks Move to 12-3 with weekend sweep January 15, 2007 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks held on to first place in the East Suburban Catholic Conference with a weekend sweep of Carmel and Joliet Catholic. The Shamrocks are now 12-3 overall, (full story)

		Wrestlers Sweep Notre Dame and Joliet Catholic January 8, 2007 The Saint Patrick wrestlers swept a triangular meet last Friday, defeating East Suburban Catholic Conference rivals Joliet Catholic Academy and Notre Dame.In their first match on Friday (full story)

		Shamrocks Top Marian Catholic for 10th win January 8, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks returned to East Suburban Catholic Conference play with a convincing 54-38 victory over Marian Catholic last Friday at Saint Patrick. Three Shamrocks scored in (full story)

		Shamrock Wrestlers Sweep Quad December 11, 2006 The Saint Patrick wrestlers had a busy weekend. On Friday night the Shamrocks swept the Saint Patrick Quadrangular, defeating St. Laurence, St. Ignatius, and Fenwick. On Saturday, they placed (full story)

		Shamrocks move to 5-1 with pair of wins December 11, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks swept a pair of rivalry games last week, improving their record to 5-1 on the year. On Tuesday night the Shamrocks defeated the Crusaders of Brother Rice 67-49, and on (full story)

		Village of Harwood Heights to Honor Dan Santucci December 7, 2006 Saint Patrick alumnus Dan Santucci will be honored by his hometown, the Village of Harwood Heights, on Thursday, December 14, 2006. At approximately 8:00 pm, at the conclusion of the village’s (full story)

		Shamrocks Beat St. Viator in E.S.C.C. Opener December 4, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks opened the East Suburban Catholic Conference portion of the 2006-2007 season by defeating St. Viator 47-32 on Friday, December 1. The Shamrocks are now (full story)

		Wrestlers Defeat Evergreen Park December 4, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks won one of three dual meets at the Maine South Quadrangular on Saturday, December 2. The Shamrocks defeated Evergreen Park, but lost to Montini and Maine South. (full story)

		Shamrocks go 2-1 in Max Kurland tournament November 27, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks opened the 2006-2007 season by winning two of three games in their annual Max Kurland Thanksgiving Tournament. The Shamrocks soundly defeated (full story)

		Wrestlers Place 9th at Barrington Tournament November 27, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks began their wrestling season by placing ninth out of 32 teams at the Moore/Prettyman Tournament, hosted by Barrington High School. The Shamrocks had six (full story)

		Shamrocks host Kurland Tourney to begin season November 22, 2006 The Saint Patrick basketball team has high expectations heading into the 2006-07 campaign. The Shamrocks return several of the top players off of a team that went 22-6 last season. (full story)

		Wrestlers eager to begin 06-07 campaign November 22, 2006 The Saint Patrick wrestling team is excited about their potential heading into the 2006-07 campaign. The Shamrocks return a state champion and five East Suburban Catholic Conference (full story)

		Ridgeway signs to swim at University of Michigan November 8, 2006 Saint Patrick High School senior James Ridgeway signed a National Letter of Intent to swim on a scholarship next season at the University of Michigan on November 8, 2006. Ridgeway, who (full story)

		Fagiano signs to wrestle at Indiana University November 8, 2006 Saint Patrick High School senior Joe Fagiano signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle on a scholarship next season at Indiana University on November 8, 2006. Fagiano, who graduated from (full story)

		Maniscalco signs to play Basketball at Bradley November 8, 2006 Saint Patrick High School junior Sam Maniscalco signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on a scholarship at Bradley University beginning in 2007-08. Maniscalco led the Shamrocks (full story)

		Soccer Team Wins First Regional Title October 24, 2006 The Saint Patrick soccer team captured the first Illinois High School Association Regional Championship in school history when they defeated Clemente in the championship game (full story)

		Shamrocks Finish Season with Loss at Marian October 23, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks closed out a disappointing football season with a 40-21 loss at Marian Catholic on October 20. Saint Patrick jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter (full story)

		Shamrocks honored with Payton Memorial Award October 18, 2006 The Saint Patrick High School football program honored three of their players last week with the annual Walter Payton Memorial Award. Richard Schak (St. Giles), Adam Nitsche (full story)

		Shamrocks Rally to Upset Nazareth 26-25 October 16, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks showed what they were made of with a thrilling 26-25 come from behind win over Nazareth Academy on October 14. Coming into the game with a record of 1-6 (full story)

		Cermak Places 42nd at IHSA State Golf Meet October 16, 2006 Michael Cermak, a junior at Saint Patrick, tied for 42nd place at the Illinois High School Association’s Boy’s Golf Championships at The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington. Cermak (full story)

		Ridgeway Named Scholastic All-American October 11, 2006 James Ridgeway, the most decorated swimmer in Saint Patrick history, added another accolade when he was named to USA Swimming’s 2005-2006 Scholastic All-American Team. (full story)

		Shamrocks Dropped by Benet 35-6 October 9, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks fell to 1-6 on the season with a 35-6 loss to Benet Academy on Friday, October 6. The Shamrocks were able to muster only 36 yards of offense, on five possessions, (full story)

		Shamrocks Fall to 1-5 With Loss at #5 Carmel October 2, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks fell to 1-5 with a 49-13 loss at Carmel on Friday, September 29. The Corsairs came into the game ranked fifth in the state of Illinois, featuring one of the (full story)

		Soccer Team Defeats Nazareth Academy September 25, 2006 The Saint Patrick soccer team dropped two of three matches last week, finishing on a high note, with a 4-0 win over Nazareth Academy on Saturday, September 23. The Shamrocks are now (full story)

		Cermak Stays Hot for Shamrock Golfers September 25, 2006 Michael Cermak continued his stellar play this season as the Saint Patrick Shamrocks closed out the dual meet portion of their schedule with matches against Marist and Carmel. (full story)

		Shamrocks Fall to Marist 14-7 September 25, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks fell to 1-4 with a 14-7 loss at Marist on Friday, September 22. The Shamrock defense neutralized every Redhawk offensive weapon except for one. (full story)

		Making most of his double life September 22, 2006 Chris Gasiorek has always been a kicker. At St. Patrick, the only question has been how he would get his kicks. He arrived at the Belmont Avenue school as a budding soccer star but skipped (full story)

		Shamrocks Rout Chargers 33-6 September 18, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks picked up their first win of the 2006 football season with a 33-6 thrashing of Saint Joseph. Kyle Dietz completed 11 of 18 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns, (full story)

		Shamrocks Lose to Hilltoppers, 48-3 September 11, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks and Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers both came into Saturday night’s East Suburban Catholic Conference opener with records of 0-2. The Hilltoppers succeeded in (full story)

		Soccer Wins Lasallian Cup Tournament September 4, 2006 The Saint Patrick soccer team had a huge week, winning four matches to take first place in the 2006 Lasallian Cup Tournament. The Shamrocks’ defense was outstanding. Saint Patrick (full story)

		Shamrocks fall to 0-2 with Loss at New Trier September 4, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks were victimized by the big play for the second straight week as they lost 35-7 at New Trier on Friday, September 1. The Trevian offense ran four plays that went for over (full story)

		Shamrock Golfers Edge Out Roadrunners September 4, 2006 The Shamrock golf team split a pair of East Suburban Catholic Conference dual meets, and placed twentieth in the 35-team Fenton Invitational over the weekend. (full story)

		Shamrocks Drop Opener to Notre Dame August 28, 2006 The Saint Patrick Shamrocks opened the 2006 football season by hosting their biggest rivals, the Dons of Notre Dame on August 26. The Dons defeated the Shamrocks 25-6 behind (full story)

		Shamrocks to Host Saint Patrick Stampede August 28, 2006 Saint Patrick High School will host the “Saint Patrick Stampede – Grade School Cross Country Invitational” at Schiller Woods on Friday, September 8. Boy and girls from grades one through (full story)

		Joe Cermak Plays in U.S. Amateur August 23, 2006 Saint Patrick High School alumnus Joe Cermak narrowly missed qualifying for the match play portion of the United States Amateur Golf Championships at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, (full story)

		Ladies Football Clinic Draws 70 Participants August 18, 2006 On the evening of August 14 the Saint Patrick High School football staff offered a unique clinic - “Monday Night Football for Women” - a program designed for the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, (full story)

		Cermak Takes Medallist Honors at Prairie Ridge August 16, 2006 Michael Cermak has a legacy to live up to at Saint Patrick. His two older brothers, Joe and Matt helped bring the Saint Patrick golf program to local prominence, culminating in their first (full story)

		Alum Michael Wright Shines at AAU Nationals August 16, 2006 Saint Patrick High School alumnus Michael Wright continued his stellar performance on the diving board, placing in the top five in the One Meter, Three Meter, and Platform events at the (full story)

		Alum Joe Cermak Qualifies for U.S. Amateur August 16, 2006 Saint Patrick High School alumnus Joe Cermak earned a place in the field at the United States Amateur Golf Championships to be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, MN the (full story)

		Saint Patrick Hosts 58 Summer Camps August 7, 2006 Saint Patrick High School hosted 58 camps this summer, ranging from football and basketball to dance and science. Most camps were conducted for both boys and girls age four through (full story)