Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia lays down a bunt
Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia lays down a bunt during a game against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago earlier this month. Garcia’s batting average was .256 through Monday. The Sox will play at home against Texas and Baltimore, Friday through May 24. Sean King for
Tournament time: Turner’s to NCAA
Nuggets fill the sports schedules: • Ed Colton, football player at East Aurora High Schools in the mid-1940s, reminds that the Turner’s Club will be host to the Turner’s State gymnastics championship with nearly 1,000 competitors at the Aurora site Friday through Sunday. • Naperville North High School captured second
Sox victory over Cubs an exception
If ever a team got a needed victory, it was the Chicago White Sox Sunday. Against the host Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, the Sox were ripe for the taking. Losers of seven straight games and the first two games of a three-game series with the Cubs, the Sox managed
Oswego resident A.J. Johnson helped the Go Bowling! Silver Lake Atom Splitters to become the first team to win three OceanView at Falmouth PBA League Elias Cup championships
Oswego resident A.J. Johnson, facing, celebrates a strike Sunday at the PBA League Elias Cup championship at Portland, Me.. Johnson helped the Go Bowling! Silver Lake Atom Splitters to become the first team to win three OceanView at Falmouth PBA League Elias Cup championships. Jesper Svensson, Dick Allen, Tom Daugherty,
State gymnastics at Aurora Turners
The Aurora Turner gymnastics group will be host to a State-wide championship in its double gymnasium Friday afternoon, May 18 through Sunday May 20. There were 931 pre-registered competitors representing 36 gymnastic organizations from northern Illinois. It will bring an estimated 2,000 spectators during that weekend. It is not Olympic
West Aurora High School Volleyball
Tyler Long, 3, of the West Aurora High School boys volleyball team, hits a return against visiting St. Charles East Thursday, May 3 under watchful Eduardo Martinez, 1, and Michael Walker, 10. West Aurora won, 25-22, 25-21. Al Benson/The Voice
Wheaton Warrenville South takes control in DuPage Valley
By Bobby Narang – The DuPage Valley Conference race is starting to take shape in high school girls soccer. In a key mid-season battle Tuesday, May 2, Wheaton Warrenville South High School pulled off a mild upset with a 2-1 victory over highly-ranked Metea Valley. In addition, Naperville North’s 4-3
Shields sizzles, almost, in tough luck
The Chicago White Sox stormed back to beat Kansas City, 14-7, in the season opener March 29 with James Shields getting the road victory. It remains Shields’ lone victory this season, despite pitching well at times. Twice last week, Shields, 1-3, was in line for a victory only to be
Nicky Delmonico makes a leaping catch to take away a home run
Chicago White Sox left fielder Nicky Delmonico makes a leaping catch to take away a home run Sunday against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The Twins won, 5-3. Sean King for The Voice
Kevin Harvick dominant in Dover Speedway race
By John Schutt – Nascar Monster Energy, AAA 400 Drive for Autism, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del., Sunday, May 6. Kyle Larson won the pole position, however, his car failed three pre-race inspections and he had to start in last place. Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex, Jr. started on the
IHSA State meets 2018
Here are the dates for the Spring Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State tournaments: Friday-Saturday • Girls badminton; • Boys gymnastics; May 17-19 • Girls track & field; • Girls water polo; • Boys water polo; • Bass fishing; May 24-26 • Boys track & field; • Boys tennis; May
Depth helps Batavia in the 100th Kane County boys track and field meet
The term offers a hushed tone: The 100th Kane County boys track and field meet. The State’s second oldest continuous high school track meet. Only the State meet is older. The meet was competitive and many performers and teams were encouraged on the eve of the conference, then sectional meets
West Aurora High School’s Camron Donatlan
West Aurora High School’s Camron Donatlan wins the high jump by clearing 6-6 on a single try at the 100th Kane County Invitational Track and Field Meet at East Aurora Friday night. Donatlan had the bar raised to 7-1 but clipped the bar with his leg after clearing the it.
Near flawless not enough for Naperville North
By Bobby Narang – The Naperville North High School girls soccer team was hoping for a little déjà vu at the Naperville Invitational Saturday. At least for New Trier. Despite all their success in recent years, six State championships since 2003, the New Trier Trevians had not won the prestigious