The turmoil and changes in the wind with high school conference affiliation realignment continue to accelerate, instead of diminish. West Aurora may have been caught up in the maelstrom. Solutions and calm winds are the answer. The DuPage Valley Conference has been reduced to five schools from its nine by
Ibtihaj Muhammad, left, at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville engages in conversation after signing her book Thursday, July 26. Muhammad excelled in fencing in a world of wealthy white men. She initially struggled to fit in, however, she prevailed. She became the first woman in hijab (head covering) to compete for
By Carter Crane – Cameron Parker’s 30-foot putt on the 18th green in the second of two days in the 36-hole Aurora city golf tournament was no accident. Putting is the strength of the 29-year-old former Aurora University golf star who was Northern Illinois Athletic Conference Player of the Year
By Craig Lynch – Ryan Court and David Bote, both infielders for the Iowa Cubs, the Class AAA top minor league team of the Chicago Cubs, remain focused on Major League Baseball. Court has not made it up to the MLB in seven years of minor league play. Bote has
By Robin Reder – Dolan and Murphy‘s men’s fastpitch won-loss record stood at 16-13 for the year after Dolan was 1-3 last weekend in downstate Lexington. Dolan and Murphy will play Friday through Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. and then in August will play in the International Softball Congress (ISC)
Aurora Pony League baseball team champion, Kiwanis Club of Aurora players show their trophies Friday at Dale Lancaster Field in the John Galles Sports Complex at Solfisburg Park in Aurora, after winning two games. They defeated Tiger Athletic Association twice, after losing to Tiger in the winner’s bracket final, to
The Chicago White Sox played game No. 100 of this season. Tuesday night of this week in Los Angeles against the Angels in game two of a four-game series. Thursday, July 26 will conclude a seven-game road trip, which opened with three games in Seattle. The lack of offensive support
The eighth Annual Michael Turner Memorial Golf Outing has been rescheduled due to severe weather and will take place Thursday, July 26 at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course, 2245 Kennedy Road, Bristol! Registration will start at noon and the event will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and the
By Amy Roth – Jim Pilmer sums up the Fox Valley Park Foundation’s Golf for Kids fundraiser in one simple sentence: “It’s all about dollars that go directly to recreational opportunities for kids.” Pilmer, who has been the executive director of Fox Valley Park District since November 2015, gives credit
Rudy Elizondo of Kirhofer’s Sports delivers a pitch to a NewLife Medical batter in Sunday’s Aurora American Legion League American Division game at Tiger Field in Aurora. Kirhofer’s won, 9-6, to force a tie at 10-3 for the lead with NewLife. The regular season will end Wednesday, July 25 with
The Chicago White Sox have been struggling all season, and should be grateful for small signs of improvement. White Sox’ taking three of five games in a mini-homestand last week was most welcome. There is no projecting a .500 finish for the Sox. Playing .500 the rest of the season,
By Craig Lynch – The Chicago Cubs were 17 games above .500, entering this week’s all-star break. That’s the Cubs’ best record of the season. They were 55-38, 2½ games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers through Sunday. The Brewers lost eight of their last 10 games. The Cubs were 7-3
