By Woodrow Carroll The auguries may be there for the Northern Illinois University (NIU) football program. Positive omens, for sure, with the bowl season at hand. When it was announced the Northern Illinois bowl destination and opponent Sunday, Dec. 3, it had to have brought up fond memories. The NIU
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Michigan 9-0 12-0 Ohio State 8-1 11-1 Penn State 6-3 9-3 Maryland 4-5 7-5 Rutgers 4-5 7-5 Michigan State 2-7 4-8 Indiana 1-8 3-9 West Division Iowa 7-2 10-2 Northwestern 5-4 7-5 Wisconsin 5-4 7-5 Nebraska 3-6 5-7 Minnesota 3-6 5-7 Illinois
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Binghamton, W 72-61Fri, Nov. 10vs. Dayton, W 71-66Tue, Nov. 14vs. Western Michigan, W 63-59Sat, Nov. 18vs. Rhode Island, W 72-61Sun, Nov. 19vs. Mississippi State, L 66-57Mon, Nov. 27vs. Northern Illinois, W 89-67Fri, Dec. 1vs. Purdue, W 92-88Sun, Dec. 10, 1 p.m., B1G+vs. Detroit MercyWed, Dec. 13, 7
Wed, Nov. 8vs. Benedictine University, L 60-59Tue, Nov. 14vs. Lake Forest College, W 86-65Sat, Nov. 25at Transylvania University, L 71-65Wed, Nov. 29at Millikin University, L 67-61Sat, Dec. 2vs. North Central College, L 64-54Wed, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.at Carroll UniversitySat, Dec. 9, noonat Calvin UniversitySat, Dec. 16, 1 p.m.at University of
Even as we wait for the football bowl games to unfold (see The Voice listing on page 7, which includes nine Big Ten Conference teams out of the 14, and both Notre Dame and Northern Illinois Universities) college sports makes its visible transition from football to basketball. The basketball focus
Joliet Catholic players pose for a photo after Saturday’s championship of the 12th annual Burney Wilkie Classic.
Oswego High School’s Tyrell Mays (5) drives against West Aurora’s Mike Evans (12) on Friday at Oswego.
North Central College junior quarterback Luke Lehnen has been selected as one of 20 semifinalists for the Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in NCAA Division III Football. Stearns Bank and the J-Club of Saint John’s University (Minnesota), which present the Gagliardi Trophy. Lehnen, who was named the College Conference
Thursday, Nov. 30Southwest Suburban crossoverBolingbrook at Stagg, 6Upstate EightFenton at Elgin, 7Glenbard East at Larkin, 7South Elgin at Glenbard South, 7Streamwood at East Aurora, 6:30West Chicago at Bartlett, 7 Friday, Dec. 1Catholic League WhiteIC Catholic at Marmion, 7St. Francis de Sales at Aurora Central, 7:30Catholic League crossoverMontini at St. Ignatius,
Class 8ALoyola Acad. 26, Lincoln-Way East 15Class 7AChicago Mt. Carmel 35, Downers Grove North 10Class 6ACary-Grove 23, East St. Louis 20Class 5ANazareth Academy 38, Joliet Catholic Academy 20Class 4ARochester 59, St. Laurence 38Class 3AByron 69, Mt. Carmel 7Class 2AWilmington 28, Athens 3Class 1ACamp Point Central 14, Lena-Winslow 0
By Bobby Narang A year after erasing a 1-3 start to win the Class 5A State championship, Nazareth followed the same script this Fall. Nazareth closed out last season with eight straight victories, but took an even difficult road to the state title game this season. The Roadrunners opened the
By Woodrow Carroll By the time all the Division I college football games had run their course Saturday, Nov. 25, 79 teams with six or more victories had punched their bowl game tickets. A total of 82 teams are needed to fill the 41 FBS (football bowl subdivision) bowl games
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 8 3 0 5 2 0 Minnesota 6 6 0 6 3 0 Green Bay 5 6 0 4 3 0 Chicago 4 8 0 3 5 0 NFC South Atlanta 5 6 0 4 4 0 New Orleans
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 8-0 11-0 St. Norbert 6-2 7-4 Benedictine 5-3 5-4 Concordia Wisconsin 6-2 7-3 Eureka 2-6 4-6 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-7 1-9 Rockford 1-7 2-8 Lakeland 3-5 4-6 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 8-3 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 7-3 Judson 0-6 0-9
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Michigan 9-0 12-0 Ohio State 8-1 11-1 Penn State 6-3 9-3 Maryland 4-5 7-5 Rutgers 4-5 7-5 Michigan State 2-7 4-8 Indiana 1-8 3-9 West Division Iowa 7-2 10-2 Northwestern 5-4 7-5 Wisconsin 5-4 7-5 Nebraska 3-6 5-7 Minnesota 3-6 5-7 Illinois
Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 8-0 11-1 Northern Illinois 5-3 6-6 Eastern Michigan 4-4 6-6 Central Michigan 3-5 5-7 Western Michigan 3-5 4-8 Ball State 3-5 4-8 Conf. Overall East Division W L W L Miami 7-1 10-2 Ohio 6-2 9-3 Bowling Green 5-3 7-5 Buffalo
Conf. Overall W L W L North Central 9-0 12-0 Wheaton 8-1 10-2 Augustana 7-2 8-3 WashU 6-3 7-3 Carroll 4-5 5-5 North Park 4-5 5-5 Carthage 3-6 3-7 Illinois Wesleyan 3-6 3-7 Elmhurst 1-8 2-8 Millikin 0-9 0-10
University of IllinoisSat, Sept. 2, vs. Toledo, W 30-28Fri, Sept. 8, at Kansas, L 34-23Sat, Sept. 16, vs. Penn State, L 30-13Sat, Sept. 23, vs. Florida Atlantic, W 23-17Sat, Sept. 30, at Purdue, L 44-19Fri, Oct. 6, vs. Nebraska, L 20-7Sat, Oct. 14, at Maryland, W 27-24Sat, Oct. 21, vs.
Thu, Nov. 9at California Lutheran University, L 71-63Sat, Nov. 11at University of La Verne, W 97-87Wed, Nov. 15vs. Aurora University, L 69-57Sat, Nov. 18vs. Anderson University, L 68-66Tue, Nov. 21at Benedictine University, L 67-60Wed, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.vs. Augustana CollegeSat, Dec. 2, 7:15 p.m.at Wheaton CollegeWed, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.at
Crystal McHugh, a 5-7 senior guard for the Lisle Lions, achieved 1,000 career points on Nov. 27.
