Students’ Voice: Hockey history best
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
Special Olympics celebration:
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
Joy at the forefront in Special Olympics, 11th District art show
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
58th Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race Sunday, June 2
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
Surprises for Geneva softball coach
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 softball finishes the season with a 28-15 overall record and third place in the NACC
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
Truex, Jr. takes Golden Monster
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 advance to Clark Cup final with a 3-2 overtime victory Saturday
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
Sox, Cubs, still interesting
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 track team rolls; Davis recalls; Mattingly in Hall
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
Kentucky Derby Past recent winners:
Year Winning horse 2019 Country House 2018 Justify * 2017 Always Dreaming 2016 Nyquist 2015 American Pharoah * 2014 California Chrome 2013 Orb 2012 I’ll Have Another 2011 Animal Kingdom 2010 Super Saver 2009 Mine That Bird 2008 Big Brown 2007 Street Sense 2006 Barbaro 2005 Giacomo 2004 Smarty Jones
Neuqua Valley High School sprint: MiKenna Robinson
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
Sox stars: Anderson, Moncada
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
50 years of Aurora Central Catholic baseball
Aurora Central Catholic celebrated 50 years of Charger baseball Saturday, even though the games with Walther Christian were postponed by rain and snow. Reminiscence was prominent. From left, Class of 1970 members Joe Marie Schindlbeck Pierce and Ken Harkins. Head coach Mark Lindo, from the late 1970s and early 1980s,
Northern Illinois University’s Smith and Scharping: Drafted
Northern Illinois University two-time all-America selection Sutton Smith became the second Huskie selected in the 2019 National Football League Draft when the Pittsburgh Steelers chose him with the 175th pick in the sixth round Saturday. Smith’s selection marks the first time since 2014 that two Huskies have been drafted in