Selected high school football games: Schedule Sept. 14-15, Sept. 21-22; results Sept. 7-8
Friday, Sept. 14 Chicago Catholic Green St. Laurence at Marmion Academy, 7:30 DuKane Batavia at Glenbard North, 7:30 St. Charles E. at Wheaton Warr. S., 7:30 St. Charles North at Geneva, 7:30 Wheaton North at Lake Park, 7:30 East Suburban Catholic* Carmel at Joliet Catholic Academy, 7 Niles Notre Dame
Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Saturday in Geneva prior to the Festival of the Vine
The end of the 26.2-mile run is evident by the competitor’s expression in the middle, who receives assistance in the Last Chance BQ.2 (Boston Marathon Qualifier) Marathon Saturday in Geneva prior to the Festival of the Vine. Steve Groth photo
Oswego defeats Minooka in Football, Saturday, after postponement due to lightning
Oswego High School offensive linemen Brett James Suter, 64, and Jeryd Cooper, 89, spring into action to block Minooka opponents Saturday in the Southwest Prairie Conference game. Visiting Oswego won, 35-20, after the Friday game was postponed due to lightning. Steve Groth photo
DuKane Conference ready to start; Batavia, Geneva, in opposite paths
By Bobby Narang – Two games into the high school football season, Batavia High School is right where it left off at the end of last season. After a 13-1 record and capturing the Class 7A State championship, the Bulldogs entered this season aiming for repeat results. The Bulldogs defeated
Kaneland victorious over Geneva, 35 – 14 in football
Kaneland High School’s Jonathan Alstott, 40, is tripped up by the ankle tackle of Geneva’s linebacker Daniel Majewski Friday. Host Kaneland won, 35-14. Carter Crane/The Voice
Dudek star, Dudek out, for Illini
The University of Illinois football program continues to search for consistency, and victories. The Illini, 2-10 last season, will take a 1-0 record into a 6 p.m. Saturday game at home against Western Illinois University. The victory in the season opener at home Saturday was a narrow escape, with a
Waubonsie Valley improved to 2-0 with a 15-6 victory over visiting Libertyville
Bryce Logan of Waubonsie Valley High School looks for running room after taking a handoff from quarterback Jack Drow Friday. Waubonsie Valley improved to 2-0 with a 15-6 victory over visiting Libertyville. Jason Crane/The Voice
Oswego Hall of Fame seeks nominations
Oswego High School is asking for help in finding deserving OHS athletes who should be nominated for the OHS Athletic Hall of Fame. Please find the nomination form at il.8to18.com/oswego and complete and turn in to the OHS athletic office or send it by E-mail to smiller01@sd308.org. Nominations are due
Keselowski wins first ’18 Monster Energy Series
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy series, Bojangles Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C., Sunday, Sept. 2. With 20 laps to the end Brad Keselowki’s crew did an excellent pit stop that got him out of the pits first. Keselowki was unchallenged and went on to win his first
West Aurora officially joins Southwest Prairie Conference in 5-1 School Board vote
The West Aurora District 129 School Board took the official step Tuesday evening to approve the move requested by the High School athletic director to join the Southwest Prairie Conference (SPC) in the 2019-2020 school year. Of the seven voting Board members, five voted in favor, one was against, and
Selected high school football games: Schedule, Sept. 7-8, Sept. 14-15; results Aug. 31-Sept. 2
Friday, Sept. 7 DuKane Glenbard North at St. Charles East, 7 Geneva at Wheaton Warrenville S., 7:30 Lake Park at Batavia, 7:30 Wheaton North at St. Charles North, 7:30 East Suburban Catholic* Joliet Catholic Acad. at St. Viator, 7:30 Benet Academy vs. St. Patrick at Triton College, 7:30 Fox Valley*
Summer activites rush to a close in Aurora and Naperville
Many items fill this page, which is a reflection of many the activities which rush to cross the bridge prior to and following Labor Day. It is Labor Day for many who reduce the Summer activities and resume a less hectic pace. Certainly last weekend in Aurora there was a
Aurora Central defeats Plano, 22 – 20, in non-conference game in Aurora
Aurora Central Catholic High School quarterback Jimmy Eul, right, looks down the field Friday in the season-opening game at home against Plano. Carson Gill, 15, of Plano gives chase. Aurora Central won the non-conference game in Aurora, 22-20. Jason Crane/The Voice
Hinsdale Central rallied to win 35-34, on a late touchdown by Drew Navotney after recovering a blocked punt by teammate Aidan Cruickshank
Sean Key, 98, of Naperville Central High School, and Angelo Eklou, left, sack Hinsdale Central High School quarterback Matt Rush, 10, in their non-conference game Friday in Naperville. Hinsdale Central rallied to win 35-34, on a late touchdown by Drew Navotney after recovering a blocked punt by teammate Aidan Cruickshank.
East Aurora High School falls short to Bartlett, 40 – 0, in Upstate Eight Conference opener
Hilario Celis, 21, of East Aurora High School defender, chases Bartlett running back Nick Deckard in the teams’ second half in the Upstate Eight Conference opener. Visiting Bartlett won, 40-0, in the game with both schools’ first year head coaches, Nick Kukuc of East Aurora and Matt Erlenbaugh of Bartlett.
Oswego High School featured running back, Charles Coleman helps with 35 – 0 Victory
Oswego High School featured running back, Charles Coleman, 21, seeks to escape a tackle by Plainfield Central’s Jarin Edwards, 3, behind the line of scrimmage Friday in the second quarter in the teams’ season-opener. Coleman burst though the line earlier in the second quarter for an 83-yard touchdown run, his