After reaching the Stanley Cup finals following 49-year drought of playing in the Stanley Cup championship, the St. Louis Blues face unfinished business: Win at least one game in the finals. St. Louis started the finals with a 4-2 defeat against Boston Monday. The National Hockey League expanded from six
By Evan Reiner Grace Holistic Center For Education, Grade 6 – This year, the Evolutions sixth grade through eighth grade class of Grace Holistic Center For Education, did a lot of stuff through the year, but one of my favorite things was writing a research paper on a topic of
Two Kendall County Comets’ Special Olympics teams pose during first and second place ceremonies at Marmion Academy Sunday. Marmion was one of 13 State region sites. Qualifiers advance to the State meet. Carter Crane/The Voice
Dwelling on negativity can be catching. It can drag down the soul, as well. Seeking the positive is more fulfilling and rewards the soul. Choose the half-full glass. There have been instances in our communities of positive activity. It’s widespread, if you look for it. Marmion Academy Sunday served as
The Fox River will welcome hundreds of paddlers, from avid racers to leisure enthusiasts and every level in between, when the 58th running of the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race will be held Sunday, June 2. Open to all ages, the Mid-Am will feature two race lengths with start lines
By Bobby Narang – Geneva High School head girls softball coach Greg Dierks received two surprises Monday. Prior to his team’s showdown at St. Charles East, he was honored by the Saints’ coaches and players for his long coaching career. Dierks has been coaching the Viking program since 1990. He
Aurora University’s Mckenzie Flores connects during the Spartans’ 4-0 loss Saturday to Marian University at Spartan Athletic Park in Aurora in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) tournament. Aurora finished the this season with a 28-15 overall record and in third place in the NACC. Al Benson/The Voice
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Gander RV 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del., May 5 and May 6. A full-day rain-delay did not stop Martin Truex, Jr. from winning the Golden Monster Trophy for the third time in his career! Following Truex, Jr. was Alex Bowman in
Chicago Steel’s Matteo Pietroniro is in a battle with Muskegon Lumberjacks’ Alex Yakovenko during the second period of game three of the U.S. Hockey League Eastern Conference finals Friday at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. With a 3-2 overtime victory Saturday, the Steel advanced to the Clark Cup final
With a walkoff victory to conclude the Baltimore Orioles series Wednesday of last week followed by another walkoff victory over the Boston Red Sox the following evening, the Chicago White Sox were on a roll. The positive feeling was quickly dissipated. The opening game in a four-game series with the
Geneva High School boys track and field team savors Friday’s Kane County Meet championship and looks forward to a hotly-contested inaugural DuKane Conference meet at Lake Park Friday. Isaiah Davis looks forward to his first school as a varsity head basketball coach at Metea Valley. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
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By Bobby Narang – Neuqua Valley High School senior sprinter MiKenna Robinson is pointing toward a strong finish in May. Led by the dominating performance of Robinson at the Glenbard North Weber Invitational April 25, the Wildcats won the eight-team girls invitational with 99 points. Waubonsie Valley placed second with
In one of the best comebacks by the Chicago White Sox this season, the 12-11 victory in favor of the Sox ended Friday with a walk-off home run by shortstop Tim Anderson. The Detroit Tigers finished with 15 hits. The cure for the Tigers’ onslaught was a 21-hit attack by
