In essence this week’s reflection is a college notebook. More accurately, it is a focus on excellence, with the late football coach Bob Reade, and, wrestling coach, Justin Pearch. A starting note includes a realization that COVID-19 reached into Division III football, 2019 National champion North Central College in Naperville.
By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy fastpitch softball team, based in Aurora, finally started its season last weekend in Walcott, Iowa, and captured the Iowa Area International Softball Conference (ISC) tournament championship with 5-0 record. COVID-19 had delayed games. In the championship game, Dolan defeated the Walcott Merchants, 9-1. Michael
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered By Big Machine Records, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind. Sunday, July 5. This famous track is owned by the Penski organization with a recent purchase. The Fourth of July weekend was busy with an Indy Car race on
By Bobby Narang Matthew Weerts is heading out west to find his mojo. Technically, the Batavia High School soon-to-be-senior linebacker found his football mojo a long time ago. Weerts, whose nickname is “Mojo,” committed to the University of Arizona in late June. The 6-4 and 224-pounder had many offers, including
By Woodrow Carroll To the historian, the word dynasty usually refers to a succession of royal, or powerful families that held power for an extended period of time. In modern times, dynasty often refers to a sports franchise that reigned supreme for an extended period of time. With Chicago as
“I’m excited. It was my dream job.” Steve Schafer, three-year starter and two-time all-conference basketball selection at Batavia High School, succinctly wrapped up his perspective on his recent selection as the next head basketball coach of Augustana College of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). “In 19 years
Waubonsee Community College inducts three members into its athletic Hall of Fame, from left, Maxzine Rossler, John Bell, and Robin Reder.
“In light of the recent events in the community within the last few months, BBA (Boys Baseball of Aurora) has decided to have a baseball season to offer a positive activity for our youth,” said Alan Kennebrew, president, Board of directors, Boys Baseball of Aurora. “This organization has been a
By Bobby Narang There’s been a shortage of good news on our community athletic front since the middle of March, but last week the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) quietly sneaked in some positive news. The IHSA announced that girls wrestling state series will start in the 2021-2022 school year,
By Woodrow Carroll Major League Baseball’s first World Series in 1903 was between Boston and Pittsburgh in a best-of-nine series won by Boston, five games to three With a lack of interest, there was no meeting between the best teams in the American and National Leagues in 1904. Starting in
Late, last-minute agreement? Just in time? There will be Major League Baseball this year, if there is no flare up in COVID-19. At least late Tuesday this week the owners and the players association decided on a 60-game schedule, continuation of Spring training with reporting Wednesday, July 1, and the
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Geico 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Ala., Monday, June 22. The race with limited fans due to COVID-19 was marred with a racial incident aimed at the only black NASCAR Cup driver, Bubba Wallace, Jr. Sunday. A noose was found hanging in his pit stall.
By Bobby Narang The boys basketball high school State tournament will return to Champaign. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) board of directors voted to accept the Champaign-Urbana bid to be the host for the State basketball tournament beginning with the 2020-2021 season all the way through the 2022-2023 season
By Woodrow Carroll In the 1990s when the Chicago Bulls captured six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in a span of eight seasons, there was no clear-cut rival to the Bulls. The Bulls, in championship series, 1991-1993, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland TrailBlazers, and Phoenix Suns in the first
Little action on the field, yet, and will Major League Baseball twiddle its thumbs and fritter away the season? Meanwhile, high school basketball and college football make news off the field. • The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will make a return to Champaign-Urbana for boys basketball State tournament games
By John Schutt According to Nascar, Chicagoland Speedway will not be host to the Cup Series this season originally scheduled for June 18-21. A request has been made to the Joliet planning commission by Hillwood Investment Properties to subdivide a portion of the Speedway Property. The request has been made
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) revealed last week the Stage 1 plan to restart sports in the Summer. Since the coronavirus pandemic led to the immediate stoppage of all high school sports in early March, right before the opening of the Class 1A and 2A state
By Woodrow Carroll Former NBA (National Basketball Association star Wes Unseld passed away last week at the age of 74 after battling medical issues in recent years. He was not at the level of Michael Jordan and some other NBA greats, however, he still deserves to be appreciated. Unseld stayed
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) took easy steps to start the process of playing games with the ruling that modest first steps can be taken with individual workouts June 6. Everything is contingent n the COVID-19 level in various areas. Not all school districts have the same exposure to
Implications are that one by one sports will return. Details of how, when, and in what format are unclear. We continue to play the waiting game. Continually. NASCAR is running races without fans, the Fire, as a part of the Major League Soccer, will return to competition Saturday, June 13
