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
Schedule Thursday, Jan. 17 Southwest Prairie Minooka at Plainfield East, 6:30 Oswego at Joliet West, 6:30 Plainfield S. at Plainfield Cen., 6:30 Upstate Eight East Aurora at Bartlett, 7 Streamwood at South Elgin, 7 West Chicago at Larkin, 7 Non-conference Geneva at Naperville North, 7:30 Metea Val. at Downers Grove
Aurora University senior forward Tyler Carlson drives against a Concordia University Chicago defender. He had a career night Thursday, Jan. 3. He led the Spartans to a 97-84 victory and reached 1,000 career points with his final free-throw of the night. He scored 37 points and became the 34th member
By Bobby Narang – Montini Catholic High School girls basketball head coach Jason Nichols didn’t want to make any excuses. After Maine West rode a dominating first quarter to a 61-34 blowout victory over Montini at the Chicagoland Invitational Showcase at Benet Academy Saturday evening, Nichols made a point to
