High school boys basketball selected schedules, results
Schedule Friday, March 15 IHSA State Tournament Class 3A Semifinals at Peoria Civic Center DePaul vs. Chicago Bogan, 11 East St. Louis vs. Peoria Manual, 1 IHSA State Tournament Class 4A Semifinals at Peoria Civic Center Evanston vs.Rockford East, 5:30 Belleville W. vs. Chicago Curie, 7:15 Saturday, March 16 IHSA
Boys Class 4A Oswego Regional champion:
West Aurora High School’s boys basketball team celebrate after surviving a late scare by Plainfield Central’s rally in a 66-65 victory in Friday’s regional championship game. West Aurora fell to Bolingbrook, 75-61, in Tuesday’s East Aurora Sectional semifinal. Fans join in the celebration with some of the players and the
Boys Class 4A Metea Valley Regional champion:
Geneva High School boys basketball team members celebrate Friday’s regional championship which provided for a stellar 30-1 won-loss record. Geneva defeated Wheaton Warrenville South, 45-38, in the championship game. Geneva defeated Hinsdale Central, 66-56, in a regional semifinal game. Geneva defeated Lyons, 54-41, in Tuesday’s Bartlett Sectional semifinal. Jason Crane/The
Glenbard South celebrates:
Glenbard South High School girls basketball team members and fans celebrate a super-sectional success Tuesday of last week following a 34-24 victory against St. Viator at Elgin Academy. The victory sent the team to the Class 3A State tournament at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena last weekend. Glenbard South finished
Leaving a jam:
West Aurora High School senior Marquise Walker, 15, works his way out of a jam in the corner filled with Plainfield Central defenders in the Oswego Regional Class 4A championship game Friday. Plainfield Central defenders include Andres Gomez, 22, Cordell Wallace, and Javari Johnson. West Aurora won, 66-65, to advance
Benet, Glenbard S., girls State powers
By Bobby Narang – The Benet Academy girls basketball team experienced a two-game losing streak at the wrong time of the season. After winning back-to-back Class 4A State championships in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, the Redwings have become a State powerhouse under head coach Joe Kilbride. The Redwings had
Both Buschs settle for third places
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy series, Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Nev., Sunday, March 3. Kyle Busch was trying for a trifecta this weekend at his home track in Las Vegas, Nev.. Kyle won the Friday night NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck race and Saturday’s Xfinity
Conference tournaments offer brutal paths
Although Division I college men’s basketball season has another week of regular-season games in both the Big Ten Conference and Mid-American Conference, the Missouri Valley Conference was set to start Conference tournament play Thursday, March 7 in St. Louis. It’s a brutally compact tournament which run four consecutive days and
Top-rated Augustana ends Aurora University’s season, 93-67, in the NCAA Division III national tournament
Aurora University guard Demetrius Pointer, right, shoots against an Augustana College defender Friday at Augustana in Rock Island in the first round of the NCAA Division III national tournament. Augustana won, 93-67. Al Benson/The Voice
Wheaton, Augustana, in D-III Sweet 16; West Aurora falls
Fun and excitement prevail. March Madness is both college and high school: Six college teams started Friday from Illinois in the 64-team Division III college men’s tournament. Aurora University, North Central College, and Wheaton College were among the six and 64. Add Lake Forest, Eureka, and Illinois Wesleyan. Friday there
High school boys basketball selected schedules, results
Schedule Friday, March 8 IHSA State Class 1A and Class 2A tournaments Semifinals IHSA State Class 3A and Class 4A tournaments Sectionals Saturday, March 9 IHSA State Class 1A and Class 2A tournaments Championship and third place Tuesday, March 12 IHSA State Class 3A and Class 4A tournaments Super-sectionals Friday,
March Madness basketball provides thrills, championships, close calls
March Madness makes visits around the country in basketball each year. The college pairings announcements Sunday, March 17 for the 68-team NCAA Division I tournament, which will begin two days later and end in early April, is the visibly-diagnosed cases of March Madness each year. There are many other observations,
Bowling set in Plano
The United Methodist Church of Plano Fellowship Team invites all Plano Church families to join us for an afternoon of fun and entertainment at Plano Hometown Lanes in Plano from 12:30 to 1 p.m., Sunday, March 10. Bowling will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m.. Donations are
Girls Class 4A Hinsdale South Sectional champion:
Benet Academy celebrates its sectional basketball tournament championship Thursday, Feb. 21 following its 41-33 victory against Montini. Benet defeated Oswego, 55-22, Monday in the Lewis University Super-sectional in Romeoville to advance to the State tournament’s final four teams in Normal at Illinois State University. Benet will play Mother McAuley at
Girls Class 4A Plainfield North Sectional champion:
Oswego High School girls basketball team members pose for photos Thursday, Feb. 21 following its 48-28 victory against Joliet Central in the Sectional Tournament championship game. Oswego fell to Benet Academy in Monday’s Super-sectional at Lewis University in Romeoville. Oswego was one of the final eight teams in the tournament.
State girls gymnastic champion Glenbard West High School:
Glenbard West won its second consecutive State gymnastics championship recently at Palatine High School. Submitted photo
Girls Class 3A Rochelle Sectional champion:
Glenbard South High School girls basketball team poses for photos following a 36-30 victory against Rock Falls. Glenbard South won, 34-24, Monday against St. Viator in the Elgin Community College Super-sectional to qualify for Friday State semifinal game against Sacred Heart-Griffin of Springfield. Submitted photo
Aurora Christian, Marmion close; Montini champion
By Bobby Narang – Aurora Christian High School junior Noah Villarreal was ready to turn the page on the wrestling season. Minutes after Lena-Winslow ended the Eagles’ season with a resounding 44-20 defeat in the Class 1A dual-team State wrestling meet championship Saturday in Bloomington at the Grossinger Motors Arena,














