Winter sports draw excitement, in part, from the weather, to include cold Winter Olympic Games, such as skiing and bobsled, to high school and college indoor sports. Fans who cut through snow and bitter cold to reach their destinations, especially in smaller high school gyms, can be rejuvenated upon arrival,
Here are important dates in boys and girls high school basketball, and in wrestling: • Boys Class 1A, 2A basketball: Regional tournaments, February 18-22; sectional tournaments, February 25-March 1; super-sectionals, March 5; State final, March 8-9. • Boys Class 3A, 4A basketball: Regional tournaments, February 25-March 1; sectional tournaments, March
Aurora University sophomore forward Bailey Vance, from Roselle and Lake Park High School, 12, soars to the basket in the Spartans’ 77-72 victory over visiting Wisconsin Lutheran Saturday. Vance scored 18 points. Due to the frigid weather this week the rivalry game for Aurora against Benedictine University was postponed. Al
Schedule Games may be canceled Thursday, Jan. 31, due to cold weather. Thursday, Jan. 31 Kishwaukee River Marengo at Johnsburg, 7 Richmond-Burton at Burlington C., 7 Northeastern Athletic Christian Life at IMSA, 7 Southwest Prairie Oswego East at Plainfield North, 6:30 Upstate Eight West Chicago at Streamwood, 7 Non-conference St.
West Aurora High School senior guard Marquise Walker, 15, shoots over an opponent in a recent home game. Walker and senior guard Traevon Brown have meshed well and are still learning to work with each other, according to the school’s head coach Brian Johnson. Waubonsie Valley, another Aurora school, put
By Bobby Narang – The Waubonsie Valley High School boys basketball team continued its strong season by winning two games each in one day at the Burlington Central MLK Classic Saturday and Monday. The Warriors defeated Hampshire, 72-53, Saturday behind Marcus Skeete’s season-high 29 points, six rebounds, four assists, and
Here are important dates in boys and girls high school basketball, and in wrestling: • Boys Class 1A, 2A: Regional tournaments, February 18-22; sectional tournaments, February 25-March 1; super-sectionals, March 5; State final, March 8-9. • Boys Class 3A, 4A: Regional tournaments, February 25-March 1; sectional tournaments, March 4-8; super-sectionals,
In hiring Thomas Hammock as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University, the school went with one of its own. When Rod Carey abruptly left Northern Illinois for the head coaching job at Temple University, Northern Illinois was forced to scramble. Enter Thomas Hammock. He was coaching running backs
Brandon James, 10, Aurora University guard, shoots against Lakeland University Saturday in a men’s basketball game in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Visiting Lakeland won, 90-85. Al Benson/The Voice
The high school boys basketball season has passed the halfway position. Teams are beginning to shift into higher gears with the regional, then sectional, and State tournaments on the horizon. Many teams find the many games in the Martin Luther King, Jr. games last weekend through Monday beneficial. Special games
By Craig Lynch – The Chicago Cubs won 95 games in 2018. However they were eliminated in the Wildcard round which left fans sad and nervous about the 2019 season. The talk at the Cubs Convention last week was cautiously optimistic at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. “I think the Cubs
Schedule Thursday, Jan. 24 Northeastern Athletic Mooseheart at Harvest Christian, 7 Upstate Eight East Aurora at Glenbard East, 7 Non-conference IMSA at Leland, 7 Interstate Eight Tournament Semifinal games Friday, Jan. 25 Chicago Catholic White* Leo at Marmion, 7 Providence-St. Mel at Montini, 7 DuKane Batavia at Lake Park, 7
Yorkville resident Becky Hejtmanek, second from left, daughter of the late West Aurora High School boys basketball head coach John McDougal, shows an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) plaque Friday which honors Blackhawk teams for surpassing 1,500 victories. Foreground is Beatrice Clark, 5, Oswego, McDougal great-granddaughter; back row from left
By Bobby Narang – Will Wolfe wanted to start the celebration early. So did the rest of his teammates. But the Aurora Christian High School basketball team made a wise decision to wait until the final buzzer to enjoy the moment. The Eagles rode a solid team effort to a
Temple University’s signing of Rod Carey, who for six years was the head football coach of Northern Illinois University, came as a surprise. Coaches move on or get fired with regularity. With Carey’s signing as Temple’s head coach the surprise was the timing of his hiring. Many observers viewed the
The Northern Illinois University football team will take on the Michigan Wolverines in Michigan Stadium September 18, 2021, the two schools announced Friday. Northern Illinois is 4-2 against teams from the Big Ten Conference in the last six seasons and will play at Nebraska later this year and at Maryland
Mid-season high school basketball in recent years is filled with games and tournaments over the three-day weekend break for Martin Luther King holiday. It is a high school basketball junkie’s dream. Games are wall-to-wall. It is nearly as packed as the Christmas holiday basketball tournaments. Wheaton-Warrenville South, Geneva, Oswego, and
