Selected high school football games: Schedule Oct. 19-20, Oct. 26-27; results Oct. 12-13
Friday, Oct. 19 Chicago Catholic Blue* Brother Rice at Montini, 7:30 DuKane Batavia at Wheaton North, 7:30 Glenbard North at Geneva, 7:30 Lake Park at St. Charles East, 7 Wheaton Warr. S. at St. Charles N., 7:30 DuPage Valley Waubonsie Valley at Metea Valley, 7:30 Naperville North at Neuqua Valley,
Aurora Aces wins Hartenberger Cup, again
For the third time, the Aurora Aces Bean Bag Baseball Team has taken home the Jerry Hartenberger World Series Cup. The Prisco Community Center was host site to the Bean Bag Baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 2. This tournament should not be dismissed. Those who need assistance walking can get
Oswego reigns in Crosstown through pouring rain
Oswego East High School punter Justin Clark begins to clear Oswego defender Cortlund Adams in the teams’ game in the downpour rain Friday. Visiting Oswego won 32-0. Click here for Oswego Crosstown Challenge website. Jason Crane/The Voice
Conferences merge for 24 football teams
By Bobby Narang – The East Suburban Catholic Conference and the Chicago Catholic League made headlines when a football merger was announced October 4. The two heavyweight high school conferences are poised to create a super conference that will dramatically alter the Illinois high school landscape. The East Suburban Catholic
Oswego High School remains undefeated in Crosstown Football
Oswego High School running back Charles Coleman, 21, cruises around Oswego East defender Jason Koulback in Friday’s annual crosstown classic. Jamal Fomby, Jr., 5, prepares to block the defender. Visiting Oswego won, 32-0. Click here for a link to the Oswego Crosstown Challenge website. Jason Crane/The Voice
Cubs in reflection
By Craig Lynch – The Chicago Cubs won 95 games this season. It marks the fourth straight season of 90 or more victories. What should have been a celebration seemed a bit empty when the Cubs lost a National League Central tiebreaker to Milwaukee, 3-1, Monday, Oct. 1 and lost
Headshot by West Aurora High School’s Monoj Chuwan
West Aurora High School’s Monoj Chuwan, 22, uses a headshot against defender Augustin Chavez of Elgin Saturday. Visiting Elgin won, 1-0, in an Upstate Eight Conference game. Al Benson/The Voice
Road warriors prevail
University of Illinois, Northwestern University, and Northern Illinois University picked up victories Saturday, each on the road. Illinois defeated Rutgers, 38-17, Northwestern stopped Michigan State, 29-19, and, Northern Illinois nudged Ball State, 24-16. Illinois and Northern Illinois were favored, Northwestern was a decided underdog. Regardless, each came away with a
Plano – Sandwich Football Rivalry
Bryson Schmidt, Plano High School quarterback, seeks to pull away from a visiting Sandwich defender in Friday’s rivalry football game. Schmidt later scored on a one-yard plunge for a 26-20 victory in the final minute. Denise Gould photo
Rivalries ride a crest in high school football prior to playoffs
Oswego High School improved to 14-0 all-tme Friday against crosstown classic rival and host Oswego East wth a 32-0 victory. Oswego East entered the game with surrendering only six points. Rivalries coming up: East Aurora will play at West Aurora, St. Charles North will play at Batavia, 7-0, in a
Selected high school football games: Schedule Oct. 12-13, Oct. 19-20; results Oct. 4-7
Friday, Oct. 12 Chicago Catholic Blue* Montini at Providence, 7:30 Chicago Catholic Green* Marmion at Fenwick at Triton Col., 7:30 DuKane Geneva at Lake Park, 7:30 St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 7 St. Charles North at Batavia, 7:30 Wheaton Warr. S. at Glenbard N., 7:30 DuPage Metea Valley at
Don Thompson, Hero:
World War II commander Donald Thompson, U.S. Navy, offers a salute between innings of the Chicago Cubs baseball game at Chicago White Sox Saturday, Sept. 22. The Montgomery resident was introduced at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago as the Hero of the Game for his military service. He is a
Batavia defense prevails in 100th game
Jack Kane of Geneva High School, 16, breaks open momentarily against Batavia’s defense Friday in the teams’ 100th game in the series. Host Batavia prevailed, 41-0, in its first shutout of the season. Geneva leads in the series, 51-44-5. Batavia improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the DuKane Conference
St. Francis recovery complete, stings Aurora Christian
By Bobby Narang – Aurora Christian High School became the latest team to witness St. Francis’ amazing turnaround. After finishing last season with a 1-8 record, the Spartans have become one of the feel-good storylines of the Chicagoland high school football scene. Last season, St. Francis won its first game,
Naperville Central winner of Friday’s Cross Town football game
Naperville Central, left, and Naperville North went head-to-head a second time this season. Central won Friday’s game, 50-21, at North Central College. Jason Crane/The Voice
Seven teams clinch berths; DeKalb, Fenton, find new homes
Seven high school football teams in The Voice area of interest remain undefeated after six weeks, and have clinched playoff berths, each with a 6-0 record: Glenbard East, IC Catholic Prep, Lisle, Montini, Oswego, Oswego East, and Willowbrook. Three weeks remain for other teams to clinch playoff berths with six