Tim Ahrens
Married for 16 years, Ahrens has four children, his proudest accomplishment to date. His next proudest is winning the high school football picks pool, which he has done in two of the past three seasons.
Contact Tim by phone (815) 937-3393 or by e-mail timahrens@daily-journal.com
Steve Soucie
Steve Soucie is a 19-year veteran of the Kankakee Daily Journal sports staff. His primary focus is covering high school football, boys’ basketball and baseball for the 25 high schools that the Journal covers on a year-to-year basis. Also serves as the Associated Press pollster for both boys basketball and football. Soucie also spends much of the fall in the foolhardy business of trying to project the Illinois High School Association’s football playoff draw and also enjoys laughing at Chicago Cubs fans.
Contact Steve by phone (815) 937-3392 or by e-mail ssoucie@daily-journal.com
Dave Surico
Sports editor.
Contact Dave by phone (815) 937-3391 or by e-mail dsurico@daily-journal.com
Kyle Garmes
Kyle Garmes joined the The Daily Journal sports staff as a part-time reporter in 2010 and joined the paper full-time in 2011. He is the beat reporter for boys and girls soccer, boys and girls golf, and wrestling.
Kyle graduated from the University of Illinois in 2006. He received a master’s degree in journalism from Roosevelt University in December, 2010. He’s a native of Chicago’s south side, and a graduate of Brother Rice High School, where he played soccer for four years and basketball for one.
Contact Kyle by phone 815-937-3391 or by e-mail kgarmes@daily-journal.com
