The sports world is ready for the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series and football in both the pro and college ranks are in high gear. Nonetheless, Fall high school sports, led by football’s first round of playoffs for 256 schools, command attention. See high school football’s first-round playoff pairings
By Al Benson East Aurora High School’s 1973 and 1998 football teams were honored Thursday, Oct. 19, during the 78th annual East High Football Oldtimers Association reunion dinner at Lincoln Inn Banquets in Batavia. Steve “Benny” Kenyon, association president and East Class of 1968 alum, was the emcee for the
West Aurora High School’s Terrence Smith, 23, runs upfield defended by Minooka’s Aiden Martinez, 42, at Aurora Friday, Oct. 20. Minooka won, 21-7.
By Bobby Narang Batavia and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools were fighting for two different things on the football field Friday, Oct. 13. The Batavia Bulldogs already had clinched a playoff berth by virtue of winning six of their first seven games this season. But, Batavia was seeking to win
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 5 1 0 4 1 0 Green Bay 2 3 0 2 2 0 MInnesota 2 4 0 2 2 0 Chicago 1 5 0 1 3 0 NFC West San Francisco 5 1 0 4 0 0 Seattle
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 4-0 6-0 St. Norbert 3-2 4-3 Benedictine 2-2 2-3 Concordia Wisconsin 4-0 5-1 Eureka 2-2 4-2 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-2 3-4 Concordia Chicago 0-4 0-6 Rockford 0-5 1-6 Lakeland 2-3 3-4 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 6-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 1-2 5-2 Judson 0-3 0-6
East Division Conf. Overall W-L W-L Michigan 3-0 6-0 Penn State 3-0 5-0 Ohio State 2-0 5-0 Maryland 2-1 5-1 Rutgers 1-2 4-2 Indiana 0-2 2-3 Michigan State 0-2 2-3 West Division Wisconsin 2-0 4-1 Iowa 2-1 5-1 Minnesota 1-2 3-3 Nebraska 1-2 3-3 Northwestern 1-2 3-3 Purdue 1-2 2-4
1. Kyle Larson 4084 2. William Byron 4077 3. Martin Truex Jr. 4070 3. Denny Hamlin 4070 5. Christopher Bell 4068 6. Tyler Reddick 4054 7. Ryan Blaney 4053 8. Chris Buescher 4047 *** Cup Series Playoffs Cut-Off *** 9. Brad Keselowski 2238 10. Ross Chastain 2213 11. Kyle Busch
Postseason always will provide a magic sound to the word and meaning. Teams which prevail during the regular season receive postseason berths and movement closer to championships. Days of two teams playing one postseason game for a championship, likely are gone for ever. Postseason means a progression, and advancement to
Friday, Oct. 20Chicago Catholic GreenChicago Marist at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30Chicago St. Ignatius at Joliet Catholic Academy, 7:30Chicago Catholic OrangeFenwick at IC Catholic, 7:30St. Francis at Nazareth Academy, 7:30Chicago Catholic PurpleSt. Viator at Marmion Academy, 7:30Chicago St. Patrick at Carmel, 7:30Chicago Catholic WhiteBenet Acad. at Providence Cath., 7:30Montini at St.
Aurora Christian High School’s Drew Kegebein (3) carries against Wheaton Academy Friday.
Oswego High School’s Lucas Andersen, 2, seeks to pull away from visiting Yorkville linebacker, Lincoln Reuterskiold, in the teams’ football game in the Southwest Suburban Prairie Conference game Friday, Oct. 6.
Waubonsie Valley High School defenders swarm Neuqua Valley quarterback Ryan Mohler, 1, Friday.
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Taladega Superspeedway, Taladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 1. The Big One didn’t happen this year, but three medium melees did occur. However, Ryan Blaney avoided all of that catastrophic action and won the race by less than one foot ahead of Kevin Harvick.
Thursday, Oct. 12West Suburban GoldAddison Trail at Leyden, 6 Friday, Oct. 13Chicagoland ChristianSt. Edward at Marian Central, 7McNamara at Chicago Hope Academy, 7Chicago Christ. at Chicago Christ the King, 7Wheaton Academy at Aurora Christian, 7DuKaneBatavia at Wheaton Warrenville S., 7St. Charles East at Geneva, 7St. Charles North at Lake Park,
By Woodrow Carroll At one point last season, the University of Illinois football program was clearly on the upswing. After beating host Nebraska, 26-9, in late October last year, the Fighting Illini were 7-1 and ranked No. 16 in a national poll. Then things started to go sour. After that
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 4 1 0 3 1 0 Green Bay 2 3 0 2 2 0 Chicago 1 4 0 1 2 0 Minnesota 1 4 0 1 2 0 NFC East Philadelphia 5 0 0 4 0 0 Dallas 3
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 3-0 5-0 St. Norbert 3-1 4-2 Benedictine 4-0 5-0 Concordia Wisconsin 4-0 5-1 Eureka 2-1 4-1 Wisconsin Lutheran 2-2 2-4 Concordia Chicago 0-3 0-5 Rockford 0-4 1-5 Lakeland 1-0 5-2 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 5-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 0-2 4-2 Judson 0-2 0-5
