By Woodrow Carroll Jersey Joe Wolcott, real name Arnold Raymond Cream, was boxing’s heavyweight champion in 1951 and 1952. In championship matches, Wolcott fared rather poorly by losing six of his eight championship fights. Yet, thanks to persistence, luck, and timing Wolcott entered boxing Hall of Fame. Jersey Joe? Camden,
Life happens! The world turned upside down in sports makes it a learning experience. The predictability of events such as opening day, rivalry games, planned tournaments, and championships, are on a different schedule as a result of pandemic COVID-19 (corpnavirus) The only certainty is that the silent assassin can touch
By Bobby Narang Just minutes before the tipoff of Hinsdale South High School’s boys Class 3A sectional semifinal home game against Benet Academy March 12, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) canceled the rest of the basketball season due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus epidemic). Hinsdale South senior guard Billy Durkin,
By Woodrow Carroll In normal times, the Chicago White Sox would be opening the 2020 Major League Baseball season against the Kansas City Royals Thursday, March 26 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. Well, these are extraordinary times with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus knocking at the door. It remains to
Will virtual sports, the video simulation catch on with the lack of competition from sixth grade through the professional ranks? NASCAR brought together drivers to give simulation a look. Somehow it may fill a void. It may be clever. It may be a one-time aspect, however, it never could be
By John Schutt All official Nascar races have been suspended until at least May 3 due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). The next scheduled Cup Race will be the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.. However, there was a new type of
Axel Motola, 14, of West Aurora High School, offers defensive effort against the reverse layup bid by Jaques Kelly, 4, of East Aurora High School in the Lockport Sectional semifinal Wednesday, March 11.
Mooseheart High School’s Latif Adeboyejo, 11, scores on a dunk in a 96-36 victory over Islamic Foundation in the Aurora Christian 1A Regional first round game February 25.
West Aurora High School’s Axel Motola, left, and Kelvin Balfour share a hug after a 56-51 victory Friday, March 6 over visiting Plainfield Central
Jillian Acosta of East Aurora drives against Kai Evans of Bolingbrook High School in the Oswego East Regional championship. East Aurora won, 79-72
Aurora Christian head coach Dan Beebe cuts down the net after the Eagles won the Class 1A Regional championship Friday, Feb. 28.
By Bobby Narang The Marmion Academy boys volleyball team was poised for another big season this Spring. With the COVID-19 (coronavirus) putting the Spring season on hold, the Cadets are in limbo regarding whether they will build off of last season’s success. After a 19-13 record last season, including a
By Woodrow Carroll With COVID-19 (coronavirus) putting sports events in a state of suspended animation, we need to view the sports world from a different perspective. We know that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament would be going full force this week were it not for the virus. So, let us
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced March 12 that it will significantly limit attendance at the remaining games in the 2020 IHSA Boys Basketball State series, as well as at other IHSA events, to preemptively reduce the potential spread of COVID-19. The decision comes after consultation with the Illinois
By Carter Crane East Aurora High School’s boys basketball team used hard-working full-court pressure defense to defeat rival West Aurora, 61-50, in Wednesday’s Lockport Sectional semifinal game this week.. “Our defense was important,” East Aurora head coach Rick Robinson said after the game. “I wasn’t going to let Kelvin Balfour
West Aurora High School’s basketball team celebrates its 56-51 victory Friday over visiting Plainfield Central.
East Aurora High School’s boys basketball team celebrates its 79-72 victory Friday over Bolingbrook.
Aurora Christian and Timothy Christian in Elmhurst both won high school super-sectional boys basketball games Tuesday to qualify for State basketball tournaments Friday and Saturday. Aurora Christian will play Madison at 11 a.m. Friday in Class 1A and either the third place game or the championship game Saturday afternoon. Aurora
By Woodrow Carroll Despite a bad loss to end the regular-season, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team still finished strong. The team ended 11-7 in Mid-American Conference West Division. Prior to 2019-2020, the last time the Huskies ended on the plus side of .500 in Conference was the 2005-2006
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Fan Shield 500, Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, March 8. The 500-kilometer race was led by pole-winner Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick. Eventual race-winner was the Penski Ford, driven by Joe Logano in an overtime finish! Following Logano were Harvick in second place, Kyle
