By Woodrow Carroll There are memorable victories and there are memorable defeats. For the University of Illinois football program the 25-21 loss Saturday, Oct. 21 to Wisconsin was definitely in the latter category. Leading 21-7 entering the fourth quarter, the Illini were outscored 18-0 the final 15 minutes in an
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 5 2 0 4 1 0 Minnesota 3 4 0 3 2 0 Green Bay 2 4 0 2 2 0 Chicago 2 5 0 1 3 0 NFC West San Francisco 5 2 0 4 1 0 Seattle
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 5-0 7-0 St. Norbert 4-2 5-3 Benedictine 3-2 3-3 Concordia Wisconsin 4-1 5-2 Eureka 2-3 4-3 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-3 3-5 Concordia Chicago 1-4 1-6 Rockford 0-5 1-6 Lakeland 2-4 3-5 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 6-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-2 6-2 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
Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 4-0 7-1 Northern Illinois 3-1 4-4 Central Michigan 2-2 4-4 Eastern Michigan 2-2 4-4 Ball State 1-3 2-6 Western Michigan 1-3 2-6 Conf. Overall East Division W L W L Miami 3-1 6-2 Ohio 3-1 6-2 Buffalo 3-1 3-5 Bowling Green
Conf. Overall W L W L North Central 6-0 7-0 Augustana 5-1 6-1 Wheaton 5-1 6-1 WashU 4-2 5-2 Carroll 3-3 4-3 North Park 3-3 4-3 Illinois Wesleyan 2-4 2-5 Elmhurst 1-5 2-5 Carthage 1-5 1-6 Millikin 0-6 0-7
1. William Byron 4126 2. Christopher Bell 4110 3. Ryan Blaney 4106 4. Kyle Larson 4105 5. Tyler Reddick 4096 6. Martin Truex Jr. 4089 6. Denny Hamlin 4089 8. Chris Buescher 4063 *** Cup Series Playoffs Cut-Off *** 9. Brad Keselowski 2262 10. Ross Chastain 2219 11. Bubba Wallace
PreseasonSun, Oct. 8at Milwaukee, L 105-102Thu, Oct. 12vs. Denver, W 133-124, 2otSun, Oct. 15at Denver, L 116-102Tue, Oct. 17vs. Toronto, L 106-102Thu, Oct. 19vs. Minnesota, L 114-105 Regular seasonWed, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., NBCSCHvs. Oklahoma CityFri, Oct 27, 7 p.m., NBCSCH+vs. TorontoSat, Oct. 28, 6 p.m., NBCSCHat DetroitMon, Oct. 30,
Thu, Oct. 5vs. Minnesota, L 3-2, otSat, Oct. 7at St. Louis, L 5-3Tue, Oct. 10at Pittsburgh, W 4-2Wed, Oct. 11at Boston, L 3-1Sat, Oct. 14at Montréal, L 3-2Mon, Oct. 16at Toronto, W 4-1Thu, Oct. 19at Colorado, L 4-0Sat, Oct. 21vs. Vegas, L 5-3Tue, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., ESPNvs. BostonFri, Oct.
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
