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
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 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
Aurora University pitcher Stephanie Renner of Crown Point, Ind. remains a key member of the softball team’s success. The Lady Spartans through Monday won-loss record was 26-14 overall and 16-6 in the Northern Athletics Conference. Renner was 12-10 with a 2.77 earned run average. Al Benson/The Voice
The high school badminton sectional meets, originally set for Monday, April 29, was postponed to Thursday, May 2 prior to the State meet, Friday-Saturday, May 10-11 in Charleston at the University of Eastern Illinois. The large school girls softball State meet will be May 31-June 1 at Eastside Centre in
More than 50 years of Waubonsee Community College baseball was represented Sunday afternoon in the Sugar Grove campus Field House. All three head coaches to have led Waubonsee’s baseball program were on hand for the inaugural Chiefs’ Baseball Alumni Day. Former coaches Bill Prince and Dave Randall, along with head
The NFL draft, April 25-27, was through seven rounds. The draft was held in Nashville, Tenn.. Bears selections Round 3, David Montgomery, RB; Round 4, Riley Ridley, WR; Round 6, Duke Shelley, CB; Round 7, Kerrith Whyte, RB, and Stephen Denmark, CB. Round 1 (top 15) 1. Cardinals, Kyler Murray,
The 2019 Special Olympics Spring Games will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at Marmion Academy, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. There are 13 Regions in the State which will hold Spring Games. The May 5 event at Marmion Academy is the only one in The Voice’s
Jake Chelios, left, of Grand Rapids, and Tye McGinn of the Chicago Wolves, jostle for position in Saturday’s second playoff game. The Wolves won, 3-2, after faltering, 5-1, in game one. Both games were played in Rosemont at the Allstate Arena. Game five is 3 p.m. Sunday in Rosemont. Jake
The American Hockey League announced Friday that Chicago Wolves left wing Daniel Carr won the Les Cunningham Award as the League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2018-2019 season. Carr earned the honor based on a vote by the coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 31 cities. Carr
By Bobby Narang – Nazareth Academy High School 2018 sophomore quarterback, J.J. McCarthy, led the Roadrunners to a Class 7A State championship in his first year on the varsity football team. Now he’s rising up the recruiting charts. Last season he threw for 3,289 yards and 36 touchdowns with only
By Craig Lynch – Alec Thomas and Ryan Weiss are first-year players for the 2019 Kane County Cougars Class A minor league baseball team based in Geneva. Thomas was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round. He attended Chicago’s Mount Carmel High School. “My dad works in strength
Viewed as a player with superstar potential, the Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson may have arrived. Anderson came into Monday’s games with a batting average of .418. And, as his mini-scrum with the Kansas City Royals last week showed us, Anderson is not about to back down when challenged.
Aurora University’s Nic Kruzlic, left, moves down the field and is defended by visiting Benedictine University’s Luke Davis. Aurora University won 10-7 in lacrosse Wednesday, April 17. Al Benson/The Voice
Girls badminton and boys gymnastics will be the first high school State tournaments, each May 9-10. Badminton sectionals will begin Monday, April 29. • West Aurora High School softball head coach Randy Hayslett said, “We have been hitting the ball pretty well this year. Our leading hitter is Gabi Nilles
West Aurora High School right fielder Marissa Stinson, 3, connects Tuesday in her team’s 16-1 victory over visiting Elgin. Al Benson/The Voice
The draft will be through seven rounds. The first round will take place Thursday, April 25. Rounds two and three will be Friday, April 26 and rounds four through seven will be Saturday, April 27. The draft will be held in Nashville, Tenn. Bears selections Round 1, no pick; Round
