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
The football programs of Northern Illinois University and Miami University will honor the late Bill Mallory, the only head coach in Mid-American Conference history to lead two MAC schools to league championships, by playing for the Mallory Cup. It will begin this year when the teams will play at Huskie
The Chicago Wolves will enter their 25th anniversary season with four league championships, six conference championships, nine division championships, and more than 1,000 victories. Head coach Rocky Thompson’s squad seeks to increase all of these totals during the 2018-2019 season that will begin with the schedule released last week by
Men’s amateur golf tournaments allow some players, who have enough time and commitment, to form a bit of their own tour within a 50-mile radius of Aurora. Last weekend, Glenn Przybylski won his third Naperville amateur championship in the last six years. If he has time and inclination and could
Glenn Przybylski holds the first place trophy following Sunday’s 36-hole final round of the Naperville men’s amateur championship medal play. He shot 137, including the tournament low 67 the first day Saturday at Naperbrook Golf Course. Sunday’s final day was played at Springbrook Golf Course. Par is 72 at both
Marmion Academy head track coach Dan Thorpe, right, makes a gesture to four members of the Cadets’ Class 2A boys State championship team, assistant coaches, Aurora mayor Richard Irvin, far left, and alderman Tina Bohman, fourth from left, at the Aurora City Council meeting Monday. The school in Aurora, won
By Craig Lynch – Rick Short, hitting coach of the Class A Kane County Cougars, was graduated from Larkin High School in 1991. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1994. He spent 11 years in minor leagues before making his first appearance in a big league game. “I
It was nice to see the Chicago White Sox’ José Abreu selected as the American League’s starting first baseman for next week’s all-star game in Washington, D.C.. Sadly, from the White Sox standpoint, Abreu’s selection is more of a lifetime achievement honor than what Abreu has done of late. Abreu,
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Fla., Saturday, July 7. The Saturday night race started in the early evening with Chase Elliot on pole and Alex Bowan on the out side. First-time winner, Eric Jones, only led one lap, but
The Aurora American Legion baseball season, in spite of dropping from eight teams last season to six this season, is in full swing and on the way to July 25 league season end. This year the Colt League, for players younger than the 17 years and under of the American
Aurora resident Stanley McGraw, 77, will begin his 51st year as secretary of the Protestant Church Bowling League in Aurora in the Fall. Bonnie McGraw photo
Boys Baseball of Aurora salutes its 10th Hall of Fame Class Saturday, at Turner’s Field in Aurora. The ceremony was held between games two and three of the four annual all-star games in 90-degree-plus heat. The 2018 Class included six inductees. From left, standing, Andy Weis; standing, Larry Sladek; kneeling,
By Bobby Narang – The West Aurora High School football program took two more big steps in the last week. After a 7-3 record last season and losing to Naperville Central in a Class 8A first-round playoff game, the Blackhawks are poised for another solid season. The Blackhawks will play
Kane County Cougars center fielder Gabriel Maciel, 5, connects in Sunday’s game against Quad Cities at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. Quad Cities won the Class A minor league Midwest Baseball League game, 3-2. Al Benson/The Voice
By Craig Lynch – Joe Benson plays third base for the Chicago Dogs who are playing their first season in the revived American Association unaffiliated minor league baseball league. Benson has known the highs and lows of athletics. “I have had my accolades,” he said. Benson was born in Hinsdale.
