Author: Jeff Vorva
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View all postsJeff Vorva is a longtime Chicago-area journalist and contributor to Hinsdale Magazine Group. He has covered community news, sports, and local features for more than 30 years, bringing readers stories that celebrate the people and places of DuPage County.
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The Vatev brothers win consecutive events to help the Red Devils win the state title By Jeff Vorva | Photos by Jeff Vorva Matthew and Luke Vatev have experienced... Read more.
Funny Performances, Serious Hardware
Stromberg’s humor helps Hinsdale Central win state speech championship By Jeff Vorva Who would have guessed that a funnyman from Minnesota who sometimes goes under... Read more.
Living the Olympic Dream
Warren competes for the USA in speed skating at the Winter Olympics By Jeff Vorva Sarah Warren grew up loving two sports. Soccer and speed skating. That’s not... Read more.
Just Having Fun
Sunday Funday Sports offers low-key games for youths BY JEFF VORVA James Epsom’s goal is to play in the National Football League. He is 7 years old. He is 4 feet... Read more.
Building Up a Sport
DG’s Janowiak, COD, hoping to bolster junior college volleyball BY JEFF VORVA Big things are happening in the world of junior college men’s volleyball and the... Read more.
Potempa’s Potential
‘Underdog’ volleyball star skips final HS semester to get a jump on college career BY JEFF VORVA Downers Grove’s Bella Potempa was fully aware she was going... Read more.
History Lessons
Coan and Janowski rally for tennis and XC titles BY JEFF VORVA Making history is not supposed to be easy. And it certainly wasn’t easy for two York athletes to... Read more.
A New Golden Era?
Montini football wins back-to-back state football titles BY JEFF VORVA / PHOTO BY FERNANDO RENDON, COURTESY OF MONTINI CATHOLIC The Golden Era of Montini football... Read more.
A Little of Everything
DGN football team experienced a season of defining moments in its state semifinal run BY JEFF VORVA | PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA It seemed like Downers Grove North’s... Read more.
14 Minutes Later
Cupial claims DGN’s first cross-country title BY JEFF VORVA It was 14 minutes and 3.2 seconds of greatness. And it took nearly a lifetime to achieve. Downers Grove... Read more.