High school practices in six sports were permitted to begin Monday, boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross country, girls tennis, and girls swimming and diving. The seasons will conclude Saturday, Oct. 24. The State tournament series may, or, may not be implemented. It is a work in progress and much may depend on the spread of and the situation with COVID-19. Fall sports football will be conducted February 15 through May 1, with or without playoffs. Events will be tempered with possible use of masks and the six feet physical distance parameters.
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• Aurora resident Bryce Emory played in his first Illinois Open golf tournament in 2010. Last week, August 5, he captured his first Illinois Open championship. Prior to this year his best finish was tied for 11th place in the 2013 tournament.
He finished with an eight-under par 208 this year, four strokes ahead of Downers Grove resident Jack Korzon’s 212. Korzon shot 69 on the final day.
Charlie Netzel of Western Springs and Tee-K Kelly of Wheaton tied for third place, each with 213.
Jordan Less of Elmhurst won the Low Amateur Award for the second straight year with one under par, 215. Less, a York High School graduate, is a member of the Northern Illinois University men’s golf team. Emory is a 2013 graduate of Northern Illinois. According to Illinois PGA (Professional Golf Association) writer, Emory said, “I knew if I kept hitting fairway, green, fairway, green, eventually we’d run out of holes.”