Thursday, November 3, 2011
What is she doing now? A 1995 Oak Forest graduate, Erica Amoni became the school's varsity girls tennis coach in 2001 with John Amoni, her father and tennis mentor, serving as her assistant. Erica also has been the varsity girls head track coach since 200
When Jim Keeney retired as Oak Forest High School’s girls tennis coach after the 2000 season, assistant coach John Amoni knew someone who might be interested in the job opening. His daughter, 1995 Oak Forest and 1999 DePauw University graduate Erica Amoni, had been a tennis and track star for the Bengals. Erica said she originally thought she was being hired as the assistant coach, but she soon learned she would be the head coach. “That was a little bit of a shock because my dad taught me how to play tennis, and then I was head coach and he was the assistant,” she said.
“I enjoy coaching with my father. I think we make a good team. I think the girls enjoy having us as coaches.” Amoni, who was primarily a middle-distance runner at DePauw, …
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Reliving the Glory Days: She doesn’t like to make a big deal about it, but Erica Amoni sees how her success in tennis and track for the Bengals in the 1990s serves as inspiration to current athletes at the high school.
The high school accomplishments of current Oak Forest varsity girls tennis and girls track coach Erica Amoni have become a daily reminder for the athletes Amoni coaches. Team and individual photos that feature Amoni, a 1995 Oak Forest graduate, and others from her playing era line the walls of the school’s lunchroom. One of those photos, featuring Amoni and her SICA championship tennis teammates, is located near the microwave. “The kids always joke with me now. They say, ‘Every time I heat up food, I see you, Coach,’ ” Amoni said. It’s just like old times for Amoni in many ways. The four-year letter-winner in two sports has become a coaching veteran at her alma mater. Amoni just completed her 11th season as the Bengals’ girls tennis coach …
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Frankfort police filed charges, including marijuana possession, after breaking up a group of people caught illegally snowmobiling along Old Plank Trail on Christmas Eve.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
It sounds like the makings of a failed pitch for The Hangover 2: Men on snowmobiles, police pursuit, a Taser and marijuana. Frankfort police apprehended three local men—James M. Lemmons and Gary N. Degnegaard, both of Tinley Park, and Guy D. Sheridan of Oak Forest—in connection with a Christmas Eve incident in which they were snowmobiling illegally along Old Plank Trail, according to reports. Lemmons and Degnegaard were charged with illegal operation of a snowmobile, resisting police, failure to stop for a police officer and possession of marijuana. Lemmons also was cited for operating A snowmobile while under the influence. Sheridan was charged with resisting a police officer, failure to stop for an officer, illegal operation of a …
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