By Craig Lynch – Two long-time high school rivals met in softball Tuesday at the Fremd Sectional semifinal in Palatine. St. Charles North made up for two earlier losses to St. Charles East. The North Stars rallied to defeat the favored Saints, 7-4. “We have tremendous respect for East,” said
U.S. Navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery, waves to the crowd as the Hero of the Game at the Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago May 23. He is president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. Sean King for The Voice
The Naperville North High School track and field team members pose after capturing the Class 3A State championship Saturday, May 19 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Homewood-Flossmoor finished in second place and Glenbard West was sixth. Naperville North High School photo
Naperville Central High School’s boys water polo team members pose for photo Saturday, May 19 after capturing the State meet championship at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Naperville Central High School photo
Freshman Riley Ammenhauser, of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, flies through the air in last weekend’s Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls State track and field meet in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University. She captured first place in the triple jump with a 40-foot, 02.25-inch performance. She became only
The last day to register for the 5K Community Color Run will be Sunday, May 27. The race will be at Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville. Runners, joggers, and walkers of all ages are invited to participate in the second annual Color Fun Run! one-mile and 5K Saturday, June
By Bobby Narang – West Aurora High School’s Dajour Miles was surrounded by a variety of individuals throughout Saturday’s Class 3A state track and field meet in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University, in which Naperville North captured the State championship. Whether chatting with fellow competitors, receiving congratulations from officials, or
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy All-Star Race, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19. Kevin Harvick won the $1 Million purse against the 21-car field of previous race winners in the All-Star race! The new rules package was all the buzz with restrictor plates and an aerodynamics
It took a quarter of the season for the Chicago White Sox to win a series at home. Thanks to a shutout by Sox starter Renaldo Lopez for eight innings and an inning of relief by Jace Fry in Sunday’s 3-0 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers, the Sox took
State high school track and field meets form the prize for the elite competitors, sudden end of the season. • Seth Groom (see page 10)of Marmion Academy won four sectional events at the Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Sectional last week and Thursday through Saturday takes dead aim of State success. He
Chicago White Sox rookie right fielder Daniel Palka, 18, reacts with jubilation after hitting a triple against the Texas Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago Saturday. The Sox won, 5-3. Sean King for The Voice
Herschel Luckinbill, Montgomery, president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, will be honored as the Sox Hero of the Game at the 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, May 23. Luckinbill, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class, will be acknowledged on the field
Michala Mika, manager of Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois, based in Sugar Grove, shares information at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. The Foundation was established in 1998 by entrepreneurs and golf enthusiasts Jerry Rich and Don Springer and is a statewide junior golf association that
By Bobby Narang – Neuqua Valley High School freshman Michael Baren harkened back on his vast experience in club gymnastics to navigate his first Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State meet appearance last weekend at Hoffman Estates High School. After competing in club gymnastics since he was five years old,
Riley Ammenhauser, freshman from Neuqua Valley High School, lands in the triple jump event at the Plainfield North Sectional girls track and field meet Thursday, May 10. She won the event with 40 feet and six hundredths inches in the State Class 3A sectionals best performance. The State meet will
By Robin Reder – Dolan and Murphy men’s fastpitch softball team opened its season and won the DeKalb Icebreaker tournament championship recently. In the championship game, Dolan defeated Kimberly, Wis., 6-1. Dave Perkins, John Schweighart, and Justin Krenzke each had two hits. Jeff Nowaczyk collected two runs batted in, Ryan
