For a fourth consecutive season, Aurora University’s football team is will play the NCAA Division III football championship playoffs. The Spartans (10-0 overall, 8-0 in the NAAC, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) will be host to Coe College (9-1, 7-1 ARC, American Rivers Conference) at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery at
Aurora University center Atem Chol (40), a 7-foot-1-inch South Sudan, northeast Africa native, is in a battle for a rebound with Millikin University’s Frazier Ott (44) and Nate Straughber (33), Friday, Nov. 10 in Aurora.
Aurora University running back Jhe’Quay Chretin runs toward Concordia University Wisconsin defenders at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery Saturday, Nov. 11.
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 7 2 0 4 1 0 Minnesota 6 4 0 6 2 0 Green Bay 3 6 0 3 3 0 Chicago 3 7 0 2 4 0 NFC South New Orleans 5 5 0 2 3 0 Tampa
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 8-0 10-0 St. Norbert 6-2 7-3 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 MAC Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 6-0 9-1 Central Michigan 3-3 5-5
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Ohio State 7-0 10-0 Michigan 7-0 10-0 Penn State 5-2 8-2 Maryland 3-4 6-4 Rutgers 3-4 6-4 Indiana 1-6 3-7 Michigan State 1-6 3-7 West Division Iowa 5-2 8-2 Nebraska 3-4 5-5 Minnesota 3-4 5-5 Northwestern 3-4 5-5 Wisconsin 3-4 5-5 Illinois
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Eastern Illinois, W 80-52Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., FS1MarquetteFri, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., B1G+vs. ValparaisoSun, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., BTNvs. SouthernFri, Nov. 24, 8 p.m., BTNvs. Western IllinoisSat, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., BTNat RutgersTue, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m., ESPNvs. Florida Atlantic at
Wed, Nov. 8vs. Eureka College, W 86-61Fri, Nov. 10vs. Millikin University, L 76-67Wed, Nov. 15, 7 p.m.at North Central CollegeSat, Nov. 18, 4 p.m.at University of DubuqueSun, Nov. 19, 4 p.m.at University of Illinois – ChicagoTue, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.vs. Beloit CollegeSun, Nov. 26, 11 a.m.at Marian UniversitySat, Dec. 2,
Thu, Nov. 9at California Lutheran University, L 63-71Sat, Nov. 11at University of La VerneWed, Nov. 15, 7 p.m.vs. Aurora UniversitySat, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.vs. Anderson UniversityTue, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.at Benedictine UniversityWed, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.vs. Augustana CollegeSat, Dec. 2, 7:15 p.m.at Wheaton CollegeWed, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.at Carthage CollegeSat,
The elite teams in the Fall season adopt a special perspective. Excellence is rewarded from high schools up though the pro ranks. Some of us call it crunch time. Is it rewards of winning more games than losing? Playoffs loom and/or are in existence. The Chicago Bears have seven games
Two undefeated Division III college football teams kept their victory streaks alive. The undefeated Aurora University football Spartans continued blazing a trail of gridiron greatness by defeating Lakeland University, 70-14, last weekend.
High school and college basketball games take over in many ways with the arrival of early November, although top football teams are in center stage. No one size fits all. Still, the Chicago Bears must do more to earn greater than the diehard interest. Their 2-7 record and last place
Diego Campos, a senior hammer thrower at East Aurora High School, finished in third place at the United States Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. July 10, 2023. His winning throw was 184’ 10”. Diego defeated 39 other throwers from around the Country on his way to the third-place
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Phoenix, Raceway Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 5. Only one of the four finalists, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, or William Byron, Christopher Bell, could win the championship, but any racer could win the race. And that is what happened when Ross Chastain won the
Class 8AGame 25: Loyola Academy at Chicago St. Ignatius, Sat., Nov. 11, 3 p.m.Game 26: Edwardsville at York, Sat., Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m.Game 27: Lincoln-Way East at Warren, Sat., Nov. 11, 7 p.m.Game 28: Maine South at Barrington, Sat., Nov. 11, 5 p.m.. Class 7AGame 25: Normal Community at Glenbard
By Bobby Narang Downers Grove North and York High Schools each had memorable football games last weekend. The pair of West Suburban Conference Silver Division teams pulled off big wins in the second round of the playoffs. In Class 7A, Downers Grove North’s strong season added another noteworthy chapter with
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to Illinois’ 27-26 Big Ten Conference road football victory over Minnesota Saturday, Nov. 4, all three of the State’s FBS teams, Illinois, Northern Illinois, and Northwestern, have 4-5 record entering into their final three games of the regular season. Given that it usually takes six overall
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 6 2 0 4 1 0 Minnesota 5 4 0 5 2 0 Green Bay 3 5 0 3 3 0 Chicago 2 7 0 1 4 0 NFC South New Orleans 5 4 0 2 2 0 Atlanta
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 7-0 9-0 St. Norbert 5-2 6-3 Benedictine 5-2 5-3 Concordia Wisconsin 6-1 7-2 Eureka 2-5 4-5 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-6 1-8 Rockford 0-7 1-8 Lakeland 2-5 3-6 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 7-3 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 6-3 Judson 0-5 0-8
