By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University’s football team was thrown a lifeline by the Toledo Rockets last week. The lifeline was in the form of a 31-28 road victory over the Rockets that kept Northern Illinois’ slim bowl hopes alive. Home games with Eastern Michigan Tuesday, Nov. 19 and Western
At Batavia, November 25-27, 29-30: Batavia, Marmion Academy, Waubonsie Valley, Chicago Austin, Chicago Waldorf. At Elmwood Park, November 25-27: Addison Trail, Aurora Central Catholic, Elmwood Park, Northtown. At Fenton, November 25-27: Montini, Wheaton Warrenville South, Fenton, West Chicago, Timorthy Christian, Fremd, Francis Park, Rolling Meadows. At Glenbard West, November 25-27:
The Newark High School girls volleyball team won the Class 1A State championship.
The Naperville North High School girls cross country team won its fourth successive Class 3A State championship
For the second time in school history Waubonsee Community College will play in the NJCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball National Championship Tournament. Behind top-notch performances by Sydney Fedderly, Sydni Coultrip, and Rebecca Robinson, the Chiefs captured the recent Region IV District B Tournament championship by defeating Black Hawk College, 3-1,
Class 8A Game 25 — #1 Minooka (11-0) at #24 Brother Rice (7-4), Sat., Nov. 16, 5 p.m. Game 26 — #4 Warren (11-0) at #21 Bolingbrook (8-3), Sat., Nov. 16, 3 p.m. Game 27 — #23 Marist (7-4) at #18 Loyola Academy (8-3), Sat., Nov. 16, 12:30 p.m. Game
By Bobby Narang On a day when former Kaneland High School star wide receiver, P.J. Fleck, notched his biggest head coaching victory, his former school made history. Fleck, who led the Knights to back-to-back State football championships in 1997 and 1998, helped guide the University of Minnesota to a victory
By Craig Lynch Glenbard West High School senior defensive back William Skowronski and junior running back Samson Zander left the football field at Loyola Academy in Chicago north suburbs Wilmette disappointed and heart-broken when the Hilltoppers fell, 28-27, to the host Ramblers Saturday afternoon in a second round Class 8A
By Woodrow Carroll It can be fun to be obnoxious, for some fans, especially, when their teams, or their teams’ conferences, or their neck of the woods, are doing well. With that in mind, the Big Ten Conference football serves as an example. Although the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has three
Batavia High School senior running back Art Taylor cruised into the end zone midway through the third period of the first round playoff game Saturday against Thornwood. It was his third touchdown of the game and the last by the Battlin’ Bulldogs in the 49-8 victory over visiting Thornwood in
The West Aurora High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 Hall of Fame Class: Mark Catlin, Class of 1902; Anna (Fuller) Gonzales, Class of 1996; Preston Larrison, Class of 1998; Justin Ahasic, Class of 1999. Hall of Fame Night will be Saturday, Jan. 18,
Batavia High School’s football team performs well in a 49-8 victory over visiting Thornwood in a first-round Class 7A playoff game Saturday.
Second Round pairings Class 8A Game 17 — #16 Edwardsville (8-2) at #1 Minooka (10-0), Sat., Nov. 9, 4 p.m. Game 18 — #8 South Elgin (9-1) at #24 Brother Rice (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 5 p.m. Game 19 — #4 Warren (10-0) vs. #13 Fremd (8-2) at Warren [O’Plaine
Tre Thomas of Yorkville, 33, makes a move past Xavier Leon of Thornton Fractional South.
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy’s run to a second straight high school football State championship has been filled with some lows, but more highs. After gaining national traction in the Summer due to an influx of four- and five-star recruits on their roster, the Roadrunners came crashing down to earth
By John Schutt NASCAR, Monster Energy series, AAA Texas 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 3. Kevin Harvick started in front and won the third stage and won the overall race for the third time! Following Harvick were Aric Almirola in second place, Daniel Suarez in third,
Aurora University’s Connor Olson (Woodridge/Downers Grove South High School) looks for room against Benedictine University Saturday.
By Woodrow Carroll The offense often receives the lion’s share of attention in football. In Saturday’s Illinois-Rutgers’ Big Ten Conference game in Champaign, it was the host Illinois defense that stood out in the 38-10 victory. Rutgers was a three-touchdown underdog, however, the Scarlet Knights forged a 10-all tie at
