By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond Pa., Sunday, June 2. The race was at the only triangle-shaped track in the Nascar Cup series. Different set-ups, unlike any other track are required for the race cars to handle properly. William Byron won the
By Bobby Narang – Glenbard West High School boys volleyball head coach Christine Giunta-Mayer was overcome with emotion Saturday. After the Hilltoppers suffered a 25-21, 25-23 defeat to Marist in the State championship game at Hoffman Estates, Giunta-Mayer expressed her admiration for her players. Seven years ago, the Hilltoppers, 38-4,
Girls competitive athletics have come a long way in recent decades. With one weekend remaining in the Illinois High School Association girls softball and boys baseball, success can be savored with more on the horizon. St. Charles East will play Joliet West at 3 p.m. Friday in a Class 4A
With a 2-0 shutout of the Cleveland Indians Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field, the host Chicago White Sox closed out a seven-game homestand with a 6-1 record. It was a homestand with plenty of positives. Home runs are in vogue today. The long ball is king! There was a time,
June 3-5, Secaucus, N.J. White Sox Draft Picks 3.. White Sox, Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California 45. White Sox, Matthew Thompson, RHP, Cypress Ranch HS (TX) 81. White Sox, Andrew Dalquist, RHP, Redondo Union HS (CA) 110. White Sox, James Beard, CF, Loyd Star HS (MS) 140. White Sox, Dan Metzdorf,
Oswego East High School’s Ashley Schultz connects in the Class 4A regional softball championship game against Plainfield East Friday. Visiting Plainfield East won, 7-5. Al Benson/The Voice
Naperville North High School’s Taylor Klaiber, 12, hits a head shot defended by a Waubonsie Valley player. North won, 3-0, in the East Aurora Class 3A sectional championship Saturday. Al Benson/The Voice
By Bobby Narang – Despite rough weather conditions, the Hinsdale Central High School boys tennis team added another storybook finish to win a State championship Saturday. The Red Devils, led by singles championship from Danny Schmelka and doubles championship from Joe Daw and Noah Hernandez, tallied 45 points to win
The Naperville North High School girls soccer team poses Saturday at East Aurora following a 3-0 victory over Waubonsie Valley in the Class 3A Sectional championship game. Naperville advanced to Friday’s State tournament at North Central College in Naperville with Tuesday’s 2-1 victory against Minooka in the super-sectional at Lewis
By Robin Reder – Dolan and Murphy men’s fastpitch softball team started its season at the DeKalb Icebreaker recently with a 2-3 record. Dolan played teams from Sycamore, Kenosha Wis., DeKalb, and Chicago. Dolan and Murphy lost the semi-final game, 7-6, to the Chicago Bravos and their picked up pitcher
The Plainfield East High School’s girls softball team poses at Oswego East following a regional championship Friday. Plainfield East defeated Oswego East, 7-5, to advance to the Plainfield North Sectional semifinal which was postponed Tuesday to Wednesday by rain. Al Benson/The Voice
Aurora Christian in Class 2A baseball and Harvest Christian of Elgin in Class 1A baseball are in the weekend State tournaments in Peoria. Aurora Christian, 19-9-1, will play Pleasant Plains at 3 p.m. Friday and Harvest Christian will play at 10 a.m. against Marquette from Ottawa. “We have been jumping
Aurora Christian High School’s baseball team poses after capturing the Lisle Sectional tournament Saturday, 8-2, against DePaul. Aurora Christian defeated McNamara, 5-2, Tuesday to advance to the State tournament Friday in Peoria. Submitted photo
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
