By Steve J. Moga Long-time late baseball and basket ball coaches Denny Short, Ray Lumpp, Bill Prince, and Don Jungels, Sr. made impacts on many athletes throughout the Aurora area the last five decades. All four legendary coaches passed away in the last year Each left a lasting legacy. They
By Woodrow Carroll When Northern Illinois University starts this football season, August 31, at home in DeKalb against Illinois State, a new, yet familiar, face will be in charge of Huskies’ fortunes: The Age of Coach Thomas Hammock will be upon us. Hammock is one of Northern Illinois’ own! As
High school sports start workouts this week for the Fall teams. West Aurora High School, above, and Aurora Central Catholic, were among them. Al Benson/The Voice
By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy fastpitch softball team won the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) AA State tournament with a 5-0 record. Dolan and Murphy’s record was 14-13 for the year. Dolan will play Saturday in the International Softball Congress World Tournament against the Niagara Stompers in Denmark, Wis..
By Woodrow Carroll If there was ever a Major League Baseball team in no-man’s land it would be the Chicago White Sox this season. The Sox are not in position to move up or down in the American League Central Division standings, or have much impact in any race. Even
By John Schutt NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Go Bowling at the Glen, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 4. Two Chevys from Hendrick Motorsports Racing, driven by Chase Elliott and William Byron, started on the pole. The race was won by Elliott who stole the show and led
Northern Illinois University women’s basketball alumna Ally Lehman won the 2019 Armed Forces Basketball Championship in June as a member of the all-Army women’s team. Lehman was graduated in 2017 as Northern Illinois’ all-time leader in assists with 538, but it was one she received from Northern Illinois head coach
By Woodrow Carroll The headline in a newspaper read “Sox put it all together.” It was reference to the Chicago White Sox’ 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field, in Chicago. If the Sox put it all together last Saturday, the team sure disassembled everything in
By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy’s fastpitch softball team will take a 9-13 won-loss record to the tournament on Pine Bluffs, Wis. August 3-4. The team suffered three defeats in three games July 12-14 in Denmark, Wis.. Dolan and Murphy lost to Circle Tap, 9-1. Michael Jamieson was the losing
The Naperville Park District held its annual Summer Slam All-City Junior Tennis Tournament at the Knoch Park tennis courts Saturday, July 20. The tournament was played in a round robin format, which allowed players to compete in a fun, relaxing environment, and learn from the additional match play provided in
By Craig Lynch Vince Harrison is the first-year manager of the Kane County Cougars. After Monday’s 9-3 victory over Dayton, the Cougars were 20-10 in the second half of the season and in prime contention for a ticket to the 2019 Midwest Baseball League playoffs in affiliated Class A minor
