In the Spring, The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox are on a mission. Their missions are a different approach this season. The Cubs have been at the top of this season’s National League Central Division race with their northern brethren, the Milwaukee Brewers. They are likely on the
Aurora Lions Club will sponsor a bus trip to the Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers baseball game June 2 in Milwaukee. The public is invited. Included will be transportation, game admission, and potluck tailgate party. The outing is a “Kids Need Glasses” fundraiser by Aurora Lions Club. The event
Arranmore Farm and Polo Club announced its Summer schedule for matches at its Oswego field. The public is invited. Matches are played on the Club’s international field at 34 Rance Road in Oswego. The dates are: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
By Bobby Narang The high school baseball season is rounding into the final week of the regular season. Two-time defending Class 3A State champion Nazareth Academy is one of the leading teams in the State. Blessed with a lineup full of college-level players, along with a stellar pitching staff, the
By Woodrow Carroll It is enjoyable to take a look at the best regular-season records in Major League Baseball, then check to see how well the teams did in the postseason. Memorable as these regular-season campaigns may have been, ultimate success is in championships aka a World Series trophies. Both
The Chicago Cubs are on a run to stay in competition for a playoff berth. Through Monday this week, the Cubs’ record was 21-15, a percentage of .583. That winning percentage will keep the team right at the top of the National League Central Division with the Milwaukee Brewers. The
Aurora University’s Caitlin Cron (19) moves the ball against Beloit College’s Johanna McNair (16) in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship tournament Saturday, May 4.
Kane County Cougars hold annual media day baseball workouts Monday, May 6 at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
Old Duffers’ memories ordinarily go way back, especially those with a sports history. Focus today is perspective in sports history with a family emphasis. No, not 1974, or, 1984, however, more recently. Candace Parker, a 16-year veteran of women’s professional basketball, as an accomplished player, Sunday morning his week at
By Bobby Narang Four Kane County high schools got together for a special night of girls soccer last week. St. Charles North was host to St. Charles East in the nightcap of Tri-Cities Nights and Batavia and Geneva played in the opener. The annual event is a special occasion, filled
By John Schutt Here are NASCAR results in the April races NASCAR Cup Series, Wurth 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del., Sunday, April 28. After the dust was cleared, pole position was awarded to Kyle Busch in his Childress Chevrolet, but Denny Hamlin in a Gibbs Toyota held off the
By Woodrow Carroll After suffering a four-game sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins on the road in the early part of last week, the Chicago White Sox’s record fell to 3-22. There were comparisons with other Major League Baseball teams that opened their seasons with poor records. In
Aurora University’s Austin Spoklie, center, drives through Edgewood College defenders Saturday at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery for the 2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship.
By Woodrow Carroll After managing the San Francisco Giants to the World Championship in 2010, 2012, and 2014, many observers were quick to point that Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy was the only manager with three or more World Series conquests to his credit not in baseball’s Hall of Fame. Of
In a sense this week ends the Winter season for sports in the greater Chicago area. Specifically, the college basketball season is long gone and the four truly professional Winter sports teams, Bulls in basketball, and hockey’s Blackhawks, Steel, and Wolves, were completed no later than April 21. Competitive in
East Aurora’s Tom Okapal (red shirt), East class of 2011, battles a West Aurora defender in the 26th annual East-West men’s alumni basketball game at West Friday night.
