Junior Olympics

JR. OLYMPICS - MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2026
MAY 23 - 24, 2026

Each year, thousands of parents, young adults, and children look forward to kicking off the Summer during Memorial Day Weekend at Saints Constantine & Helen Church in Palos Hills to coach, cheer and participate in Jr. Olympics, which has a full offering of more than 15 competitive events for youth between 7-18 years olds. TEAM ASCENSION is gearing up for another exciting year of Jr. Olympics and currently recruiting players, coaches and volunteers so we can form our teams and finalize the practice schedule. The full offering of competitive events includes basketball, swimming, track and field, softball, volleyball, soccer, checkers, backgammon (tavli), chess, table tennis, & tennis. Please scan the QR code on the flyer to register and help us organize our teams—the deadline to join is May 1! For more information, contact Anna Goldenstein at anna.goldenstein@gmail.com.

Activities


7-9 Soccer
7-10 Basketball
7-18 Track & Field
10-12 Soccer
11-13 Basketball
13-15 Soccer
7-18 Swimming
13-18 Girls Volleyball
13-18 Boys Volleyball
13-18 Coed Softball
16-18 Soccer
Chess
Checkers
Backgammon
Tennis
Table Tennis

Schedule

To Be Announced

2026 Forms on the Metropolis Website 

  • INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM
  • Schedule of Events
  • Parish Packet
  • Donation Form

VISIT THE METROPOLIS LINKS 

JOIN THE FUN! 

 


PHOTOS OF 2025 JR. OLYMPICS

Over 60 youth athletes represented Ascension at the annual Metropolis of Chicago Junior Olympics over a beautiful Memorial Day weekend at Sts. Constantine & Helen in Palos Hills. Most notably, our co-ed softball team won gold in their tournament! In track, the girls 4x100m relay team won silver, and Ascension athletes also brought home over a dozen individual medals by the end of the weekend! Congratulations to all our athletes! We commend them for representing Ascension with integrity and character in each sporting event. We also thank our dedicated coaches Laina Krabbe, Faith Krabbe, Kathy Demas, Dina Boufis, John Zouras, Pete Metropoulos, Alex Karahalios, Alex Karkazis, Tom Christopoulos, Angelic Menegatos, Nick Poteres; and of course, Fr. Sotirios, for devoting their time, talent and enthusiasm to this event. Finally, a huge thank you to Anna Goldenstein who organized the effort for our parish, with loyal assistance from Youth Director John Anton, ensuring that the event went very smoothly and was filled with fun and fellowship.