By Woodrow Carroll My having had the good fortune and good health to cover 41 college football bowl games through last season, it is enjoyable to look back on how it all started for me. It was the 1991 Copper Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. that this writer covered his first
The Oswego High School girls bowling team went to Town and Country Lanes in Joliet to compete in a field full of the best teams across the State at the annual Strikefest Tournament with Plainfield North High School the host. The Panthers struggled in game one with a team score
Wrestlers at Aurora Christian’s triangular with State-rated Washington and Dakota December 11 were literally in the spotlight.
Competitive sports by definition lives by the mantra that many are called and few are chosen. North Central College’s football team will play Friday evening in the Stagg Bowl, in its first D-III football National championship game in school history. The long, winding, road to Shenandoah, Texas actually did not
Aurora Christian’s Taaj Davis, right, seeks to shoot over an Indian Creek defender in the championship game Saturday.
In its purest form in college football, the Division-III teams, the least money-oriented of the three divisions, have reached the semifinals, the final four, from the original 32 teams. North Central College (NCC) of Naperville moved into the semifinals and Wheaton College, both members of the CCIW (College Conference of
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced its seventh class of recipients of the IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award. The 2019-2020 honorees include two of the longest-active media members in Illinois, alongside a legendary high school sports writer. Fowler Connell is 95 years young and still going strong as a
Thursday, Dec. 12 Northeastern Athletic Parkview Christian at Westminster Christian, 7:30 Non-conference Mooseheart at Elgin Academy, 6 Friday, Dec. 13 Chicago Catholic crossover Leo at St. Ignatius, 7 Marmion at St. Laurence, 7 Montini at St. Joseph, 7 Mount Carmel at De La Salle, 7 Providence at DePaul, 7 Providence-St.
Oswego High School’s Connor McCance, left, dives for a loose ball with West Aurora’s Kevin Balfour Friday.
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy High School junior football quarterback J.J. McCarthy enters the offseason full of motivation. By his own admission, McCarthy, a University of Michigan recruit, encountered his first experience of adversity, following a 37-13 loss to Mount Carmel in the Class 7A State championship game at Northern
By Craig Lynch Quarterback Broc Rutter has started all four years for North Central College. The graduate of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville has led the Cardinals’ run through the Division III playoffs this season to Saturday’s semifinal game at 11 a.m. at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.. Rutter
By Woodrow Carroll For a football team that finished 6-6 overall and 4-5 in the Big Ten , the University of Illinois fared pretty well when the bowl assignments were passed out Sunday. The Fighting Illini, who were accorded little chance of winning the six games needed to make it
There will be a big high school triangular wresting meet Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Aurora Christian High School, 2255 Sullivan Road in Aurora. Teams will include Washington, Class 2A State champions; Dakota, Class 1A power; and Aurora Christian, Class 1A runner-up. • 5 p.m., Dakota vs. Washington; • 6 p.m.,
The Marmion Academy/Rosary High School cheerleaders will be host to a Winter Cheer Clinic for students in grades K-8 Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marmion Academy fieldhouse, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Participants can learn cheers, jumps, and stunts along with a routine that they
A collection of important notes and debatable thoughts as we make our shift from Fall sports to Winter sports: • It was unfortunate, however, not entirely surprising that the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) did not advance to the membership for a vote on the suggested change in high school
Aurora Fire Department Lieutenant Kevin Nickels, center, carries the ball for the second-shift team during the Department’s 17th annual Turkey Bowl flag football game.
By Woodrow Carroll The Northwestern Wildcats, eased the pain of a 3-9 season. Cast in the role of a decided underdog, Northwestern, 3-9 and 1-8 in the Big Ten Conference, defeated host Illinois, 29-10, in Champaign Saturday. The conquest of the Illini not only gave the Wildcats their lone conference
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy High School junior quarterback J.J. McCarthy was ready to begin his training for next season. After having one of his worst games in a Nazareth uniform in his 28-game career, McCarthy was focused on improving himself for his final season. McCarthy, a five-star University of
