College basketball: Aurora University vs Bethany Lutheran
Aurora University’s Larry Carthan (5) shoots over Bethany Lutheran’s Jack Brockmann (23) Saturday, Nov. 8.
College football: Aurora University vs. St. Norbert
Aurora University defenders swarm St. Norbert’s Jacob McVane (28) Saturday, Nov. 8.
Montini playing strong in Class 4A, Coal City rematch
By Bobby Narang Montini Catholic High School football coach Mike Bukovsky couldn’t help, but take a trip down memory lane. After the Montini Broncos defeated Peoria Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 8 in a Class 4A second-round playoff game, the stage was set for a rematch with Coal City. Twenty-one years
Select high school football playoff Quarterfinal schedule Nov. 14-15; Round 2 results Nov. 7-8
Class 8ASaturday, Nov. 15Oswego at Maine South, 1 p.m.Lincoln-Way East at Chicago Mt. Carmel, 4 p.m.Barrington at Lockport, 6 p.m.Fremd at Bolingbrook, 7 p.m. Class 7ASaturday, Nov. 15Lincoln-Way West at Downers Grove North, __Glenbard North at Batavia, 1 p.m.St. Rita at Hersey, 3 p.m.St. Charles North at Brother Rice, 6
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Nov. 13Benedictine University at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m., ESPN+Loyola Chicago at Wichita State, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14Colgate at Illinois, 8 p.m., B1G+Northwestern at DePaul, 7:30 p.m., truTVIllinois State at USC, 6:30 p.m., PeacockJudson University at Kuyper, 6 p.m.Lewis University vs. Malone University, 2 p.m.Eastern Illinois at Kentucky, 6
College football schedules and results
Saturday, Nov. 15Maryland at Illinois, 2:30 p.m., FS1Michigan at Northwestern, 11 a.m., FOXNotre Dame at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m., ABCAurora University at Concordia University Chicago, noonIllinois Wesleyan University at North Central College, noonSoutheast Missouri State at Western Illinois, 1 p.m., ESPN+Eastern Illinois at Lindenwood, 2 p.m., ESPN+Illinois State at South Dakota
High School football: Yorkville vs. Glenbard North
Yorkville High School’s Dillon Viscogliosi, 12, and Luke Hendershott, 3, converge on Glenbard North’s Donato Gatses, 22, Friday, Oct. 31 in a Round 1 Class 7A playoff game.
High School football playoffs: West Aurora vs. Belleville East
West Aurora High School’s Brodie Caragher (21) dives to tackle Belleville East runner, Josh Ware, Saturday Nov. 1 in a Class 8A Round 1 playoff game.
IC Catholic State champion outlook hopeful in Class 3A
By Bobby Narang IC Catholic football took a big step toward making another long at a State title last weekend in the Round 1 of the IHSA Class 3A playoffs. After a tough loss in their regular season finale, the IC Catholic Knights bounced back with an impressive 42-13 win
NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Championship Race, Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 2. Ryan Blaney won the race, followed by Brad Keselowski, but it was Kyle Larson, in third place, who won the Championship. Following in fourth place was Joe Logano, and Kyle Busch in fifth. Pole was
Select high school football playoff Round 2 schedule Nov. 7-8; Round 1 results Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Class 8AFriday, Nov. 7Glenbrook South at Barrington, 7 p.m.Lincoln-Way East at Palatine, 7 p.m.Lyons at Fremd, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8Oswego at Lane, 1 p.m.Maine South at Hinsdale Central, 1 p.m.Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, 6 p.m.Bolingbrook at Gurnee Warren at O’Plaine Campus, 7 p.m. Class 7AFriday, Nov. 7Batavia at Glenbard East, 7
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Nov. 6Mercyhurst at Loyola Chicago, 8 p.m., Marquee SNIllinois State at Ohio, 6 p.m., ESPN+St. Francis Joliet at St. Edward’s University, 7 p.m., (exhibition)Judson University at Davenport University, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7Florida Gulf Coast at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., PeacockBoston University at Northwestern, 5 p.m., PeacockNorthern Illinois at Wisconsin,
College football schedules and results
Friday, Nov. 7Northwestern at USC, 8 p.m., FOX Saturday, Nov. 8Navy at Notre dame, 6:30 p.m., NBCSt. Norbert College at Aurora University, 1 p.m.North Central College at Elmhurst University, noonLindenwood at Western Illinois, 1 p.m., ESPN+Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, noon, ESPN+Illinois State at Indiana State, noon, ESPN+Concordia Chicago at
High school football: Yorkville vs. Bolingbrook
Yorkville High School’s Jayden Ruth (4) looks for a pass as a Bolingbrook defender reaches for the ball, Friday, Oct. 24.
IHSA football playoffs, interesting pairing, Lyons vs. York
By Bobby Narang Now, the fun beings The Illinois High School Association released the football playoff pairings for the eight classes. As usual, there were some interesting matchups set for the first round. In Class 8A, York, which finished in second place last season, is set to battle West Suburban
College football nearing bowl games; Frank Solich
By Woodrow Carroll Last weekend was not a good one for Illinois and Northwestern football. Both teams suffered conference losses on the road. Illinois was a 42-25 loser at Washington, while Northwestern was edged 28-21 at Nebraska. Defeats that left each team with 5-3 overall records. In the case of
Select high school football playoff schedule Oct. 31-Nov. 1; regular season results Oct. 23-25
Class 8AFriday, Oct. 31Elgin at Barrington, 7 p.m.Huntley at Fremd, 7:30 p.m.Minooka at Glenbrook South, 7 p.m.Oswego East at Bolingbrook, 7 p.m.Palatine at Whitney Young 7 p.m.Stevenson at Lincoln-Way East, 7 p.m.York at Lyons, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1Belleville East at West Aurora, 6 p.m.Downers Grove South at Maine South,
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Oct. 30Taylor (Ind.) at Judson University, 6 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 1St. Mary-Woods at Judson University, 3 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 2Wabash College at North Central College, 1 p.m. (exhibition)Monday, Nov. 3Jackson State at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., BTNMercyhurst at Northwestern, 7 p.m., B1G+ULM at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m.LIU Brooklyn at Notre Dame, 6