"Spirit of 76" Brings the Community Together
Friday, October 18th commemorated the life of a very special member of the Montini Catholic family. Family, friends and fans paid tribute to former student, and football team member, Johnny Weiger, at their annual Charity Game benefiting the JAW Foundation. The non-profit organization was founded by the Weiger Family to support Pediatric Adolescent Leukemia Support (PALS), and inspired by their son, former Montini student and football player, Johnny Weiger. JAW volunteers devote their time to raising funds for families with children undergoing treatment for leukemia in the hopes of easing their financial burden. Bronco and Meteors (De La Salle Catholic High School) fans were given the opportunity to donate to this worthy cause by purchasing t-shirts, split-the-pot and raffle tickets before the game. At the end of the evening, close to $4,000 was raised for the foundation. In conjunction with the charity game and prior to the varsity kick-off, the Weiger Family presented their 7th Annual "Spirit of '76" Award in memory of Johnny to senior and team captain, Patrick Peters. Last year's recipient, Frank Conforti III '19 joined Johnny's family on the field to present the award. Read more about the The Charity Game and Johnny Weiger's Story
Fall Sports Achieve New Success Several of our Fall Sports are enjoying success in their tournaments, and qualifying rounds.
Senior, Luke Marciniak qualified for the State Golf Tournament and finished in 22nd place. Luke had his best two rounds of the season at the tournament. Senior Katie Bukovsky, daughter of Jeff '88 and Kim (Gary) Bukovsky '88, qualified for the Girls Sectional Golf Tournament. Katie was an inaugural member of the Girls Golf Team started in 2015 and the first Girls Sectional Qualifier for Montini Catholic. Boys Soccer won their Regional and starts their Sectional play on Tuesday. Boys Cross Country won the CCL White Division Conference Championship for the first time. Junior runner, Nick Fisch and freshman, Kate Gertsen, were named All-Conference for Cross Country.
Boys Golf Coach, Eric Scott with State Qualifier, Luke Marciniak '20.
Bronco Earns Bears Award Montini Catholic football fans are celebrating senior quarterback Deontay Bell for being awarded the Bears "High School All Star" for Week 4. Deontay was selected for his extraordinary performance against St. Rita's Mustangs (September 20th) when he tallied more than 500 yards in the Broncos 45-35 win. He ran for 200-plus yards, including a 76yard touchdown, and passed for five touchdowns to help the Broncos overcome a 35-17 deficit in the third quarter. Deontay will be recognized at Solder Field during the Bears/Chiefs game on December 22nd. Deontay Bell '20 receives his award from the Bears.
Service Takes Center Stage Loyola Stritch Honors Montini Senior Montini Catholic senior, James Musil, son of Julia Whalen Musil '77, was presented with the Outstanding Service Award from Loyola Stritch Medical School. He was given this honor in recognition of his outstanding service with the Stritch Junior Service League. Stritch Junior Service League members take part in organized community service projects from mid-June to early August. These
serve as opportunities to put into practice Loyola’s Jesuit, Catholic mission of care and concern for others. Participants are honored for their volunteer service at the Stritch School of Medicine Annual Awards Dinner, Chicago’s longest running black-tie gala. Read more about James' Award
James Musil '20 accepts his award.