Two of the better comebacks in Northern Illinois University’s football history have been in Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship games at Ford Field in Detroit. Northern Illinois beat Buffalo, 30-29, Friday after falling behind 29-10 late in the third quarter. In 2011, the Huskies beat Ohio, 23-20, after trailing 20-0 at
Just mulling it over: • The top-level college football four-team so-called playoff selections and pairings further solidifies the thought there never will be a true national champion until eight teams are selected. It is obvious. It would be okay if the No. 9 teams complain. Let them grumble. There is
Results Friday, Nov. 30 DuKane Batavia 53, Lake Park 45 Geneva 52, Wheaton Warr. South 49 St. Charles East 59, Glenbard N. 41 Wheaton North 39, St. Charles N. 25 DuPage Valley Metea Valley 65, Naperville Central 47 Waubonsie Valley 51, Naperville N. 38 Interstate Eight* Herscher 58, Lisle 46
Third shift Aurora firefighter Shane Cummins, 34, carries the ball Thanksgiving morning at the Aurora Fire Department’s 10th annual Turkey Bowl football game at Hupp Park in Aurora. Third-shift athletes beat the first-shift team, 27-19. Al Benson/The Voice
Class 8A Loyola Academy 13, Brother Rice 3 Class 7A Nazareth Academy 31, St. Charles North 10 Class 6A Cary-Grove 35, Crete-Monee 13 Class 5A Joliet Catholic Academy 35, Montini 27 Class 4A IC Catholic 31, McNamara 21 Class 3A Monticello 24, Byron 20 Class 2A Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 35, Maroa-Forsyth
Oswego High School’s Connor McCance, left, and West Aurora’s Hezekiah Salter compete for a rebound at Oswego’s Hoops for Healing Tournament. West Aurora won, 69-66, Wednesday, Nov. 21. Oswego East defeated West Aurora in the championship game Friday. Al Benson/The Voice
West Aurora High School guard Dajour Miles drives to the basket and is defended by Oswego’s Danielle Dorilio Friday at the Lady Warhawk Thanksgiving tournament at West Aurora. Oswego won, 66-56. Al Benson/The Voice
Aurora University forward Ty Carlson, formerly Kaneland High School, lays up a shot against a visiting Millikin University defender November 21. Aurora University won its season-opener, 90-65. Al Benson/The Voice
The Northwestern University football team will play the East Division champion Ohio State for the Big Ten championship at 7 p.m. Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind.. Northwestern was only 8-4 overall, yet, the Wildcats were 8-1 in the Big 10 West and finished three games in front in the Big Ten
Quarterback Broc Rutter of North Central College looks down the field for a receiver Saturday against visiting Bethel (Minn.) University in a second round Division III playoff game in Naperville. Bethel won, 27-24, to end North Central’s season. North Central College photo
By Bobby Narang – In his sixth year at the helm, St. Charles North High School head football coach Rob Pomazak almost brought home a State championship this season. After leaving an assistant coaching job at Elk Grove, Pomazak slowly started improving the culture at St. Charles North. Before his
The Hilltoppers celebrate a State championship in Class 5A football Saturday following a 35-27 victory over Montini at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. JCA won its 14th football State championship. Joliet Catholic Academy photo
The Knights celebrate a State championship in Class 4A football Friday following a 31-21 victory over McNamara at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. IC Prep in Elmhurst won a third successive championship and fifth overall. IC Catholic Prep photo
Transition! • With the high school football eight-class State championship games last weekend at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, the transition is to Winter sports. Basketball, wrestling and swimming tournaments fill the schedule. • IC Catholic Prep High School, which captured its third successive State football championship (see page
