York High School football team learns from Glenbard West
By Bobby Narang York High School football is not officially back, however, but the Dukes are making headwaves under second-year head coach, Mike Fitzgerald. A year ago, in Fitzgerald’s first season, the Dukes finished with a 4-5 record, which culminated with a season-ending home victory over Downers Grove North. This
Northern Illinois football team takes a break from Power Five
By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University, 1-3, will play host to Ball State,1-3, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) football opener for the each team. The game will give Northern Illinois opportunities to get back on track after losses to three Power Five teams, Utah, Nebraska, and
Review: Cubs, Sox, to top quality high school football teams
Major League Baseball questions to ponder while considering the competitive high school football season: Would Joe Maddon be the manager of the Chicago Cubs if the relief pitching had excelled? Will the Chicago White Sox continue to be confident with many good, young, players? • Seven high school football teams
Selected high school football games: Schedule October 3-5; results September 26-28, 30
Thursday, Oct. 3 Metro Suburban Blue McNamara at Wheaton Academy, 7:15 Friday, Oct. 4 CCL/ESCC Green* Montini at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30 CCL/ESCC Orange* De La Salle at Nazareth Academy, 7:30 Benet Academy at St. Laurence, 7:30 CCL/ESCC White Marmion Academy vs. Fenwick at Triton College, 7:30 Joliet Catholic Acad.
Surprising York High School at super Glenbard West
By Bobby Narang Four weeks into the high school football season, the West Suburban Conference Silver Division race is heating up. The biggest surprise this season is the strong play of upstart York High School. After finishing with a 4-5 record last season, the Dukes, 3-1 and 2-0, are on
NASCAR’s Martin Truex, Jr. in Monster lead
By John Schutt NASCAR Monster Energy series, Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond International Speedway, Richmond, Va., Saturday Sept. 21. Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick, each in a Ford, started on the pole and looked to be the fastest. But, early on the entire Joe Gibbs racing team took over and
University of Illinois football team stumbles continue
By Woodrow Carroll For a long time Saturday it looked as though University of Illinois head coach Lovie Smith was going to pick up his fifth Big Ten Conference victory in his fourth season. Instead, Nebraska’s comeback saddled Smith with Conference defeat No. 24. Nebraska won, 42-38, in a game
Selected high school football games: Schedule September 27-28; results September 20-21
Friday, Sept. 27 DuKane Batavia at Wheaton Warrenville S., 7:30 St. Charles East at Geneva, 7:30 St. Charles North at Lake Park, 7:30 Wheaton North at Glenbard North, 7:30 DuPage Valley DeKalb at Metea Valley, 7 Naperville North vs. Naperville Central at North Central College, 7 Neuqua Valley at Waubonsie
High School football: Benet, Nazareth, pull power plays
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School quarterback, Colin Gillespie, made a point to ensure his younger teammates would have fast adjustments to playing on the varsity football team. The Redwings, a long-time member of the East Suburban Catholic Conference, were preparing to face a tough schedule due to the
Taste of Major League baseball in Wrigley: Ryan Court
By Craig Lynch When last we saw Ryan Court he played with the Iowa Cubs in 2018. Court, a native of Elgin, played baseball at Dundee-Crown High School. He toiled in minor league baseball for seven years for three organizations. He started this season in Arizona with the Chicago Cubs,
Illini bowl thoughts knocked over
By Woodrow Carroll Each week various sports journals predict and project match-ups for the approximately 40 college bowl games. It is an inexact science for sure, but, a fun challenge. Victorious in its first two games, the University of Illinois had merited a mention as a bowl prospect to a
Selected high school football games: Schedule September 20-21; results September 13-14
Friday, Sept. 20 CCL/ESL Green St. Rita at Montini, 7:30 CCL/ESL Orange Benet Academy a De La Salle, 7 Nazareth Acad. at St. Laurence, 7:30 CCL/ESL White St. Ignatius at Marmion Academy, 7:30 Fenwick at Joliet Cath. Acad., 7:30 DuKane Geneva at St. Charles North, 7:30 Glenbard North at Batavia,
Four DuPage County football teams make fast starts
By Bobby Narang After two week we know: • Glenbard South High School is riding a young football team brimming with potential to a potential playoff berth. • Glenbard West is loaded with talented running backs, a stout defense, and a strong special-teams unit. • Glenbard East is showing the