Former Super Bowl champ Don Beebe, coach Aurora University football coach, seeks Division III championship
By Jori Parys Aurora native Don Beebe went to the Super Bowl four straight years in the early 1990s with the Buffalo Bills, before finally winning a title with the Green Bay Packers. He’s also coached Aurora Christian High School to two state championships. Now he’s trying to win another
Vital: 3 State football teams, OSU-Michigan
By Woodrow Carroll Interest in the Ohio State University-at-University of Michigan football game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 takes precedence among the majority of those following Big Ten Conference, and we need to keep in mind that most of the Conference teams have targets of their own. In most
Nazareth, Cary-Grove, in IHSA championship games
By Bobby Narang The IHSA (Illinois High School Association) football season is down to the last, but most important week of the long and winding season. The eight-class field concludes Friday, Nov. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 25 at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium in Normal. Among the greater Aurora area
National Football League standings through November 20
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 8 2 0 5 1 0 Minnesota 6 5 0 6 2 0 Green Bay 4 6 0 3 3 0 Chicago 3 8 0 2 5 0 NFC South New Orleans 5 5 0 2 3 0 Atlanta
College Football standings through November 20
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
Big Ten Conference College Football
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
MAC College Football standings through November 20
Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 7-0 10-1 Northern Illinois 4-3 5-6 Central Michigan 3-4 5-6 Eastern Michigan 3-4 5-6 Western Michigan 3-4 4-7 Ball State 3-4 4-7 Conf. Overall East Division W L W L Miami 6-1 9-2 Ohio 5-2 8-3 Bowling Green 4-3 6-5 Buffalo
CCIW College football standings through November 20
Conf. Overall W L W L North Central 9-0 11-0 Wheaton 8-1 10-1 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 Illinois College football schedule/results
Sat, Sept. 2, vs. Toledo, W 30-28 Fri, Sept. 8, at Kansas, L 34-23 Sat, Sept. 16, vs. Penn State, L 30-13 Sat, Sept. 23, vs. Florida Atlantic, W 23-17 Sat, Sept. 30, at Purdue, L 44-19 Fri, Oct. 6, vs. Nebraska, L 20-7 Sat, Oct. 14, at Maryland, W
Northwestern University schedule and results
Sun, Sept. 3, at Rutgers, L 24-7Sat, Sept. 9, vs. UTEP, W 38-7Sat, Sept. 16, at Duke, L 38-14Sat, Sept. 23, vs. Minnesota, W 37-34 otSat, Sept. 30, vs. Penn State, L 41-13Sat, Oct. 7, vs. Howard, W 23-20Sat, Oct. 21, at Nebraska, L 17-9Sat, Oct. 28, vs. Maryland, W
Wheaton College Men’s College Basketball schedule and results
Wed, Nov. 8vs. Benedictine University, L 60-59Tue, Nov. 14vs. Lake Forest College, W 86-65Sat, Nov. 25, 5 p.m.at Transylvania UniversityWed, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.at Millikin UniversitySat, Dec. 2, 7:15 p.m.vs. North Central CollegeWed, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.at Carroll UniversitySat, Dec. 9, noonat Calvin UniversitySat, Dec. 16, 1 p.m.at University of
North Central College Women’s College Basketball schedule and results
Fri, Nov. 10at Wisconsin Lutheran College, W 70-67Sat, Nov. 11vs. Wartburg College, L 89-61Wed, Nov. 15at Concordia University (Wis.), L 59-52Sat, Nov. 18vs. Saint Mary’s College (Ind.), W 75-55Tue, Nov. 21, 5 p.m.at Benedictine UniversitySun, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.at University of ChicagoWed, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.at Carroll UniversitySat, Dec. 2,
Batavia falls in football; Lincoln-Way E. gains
Transition. Fall sports to Winter sports. Various levels from high school to professional. Male to female. They are all part of productive, joyful, sports. Batavia High School football evaluated, cherished, reflected. The program is perpetually in the playoffs now. Just qualifying is inadequate. In the Class 7A of eight classes,
North Central College football team captures third straight CCIW
Closing out a spectacular regular season with a familiar formula for victory, the North Central College football team celebrated its third straight College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) championship Saturday with a 61-17 victory over host Augustana College at Lindberg Stadium in Rock Island Saturday. The No. 1-ranked Cardinals
High School football: Sandwich vs. Wheaton Academy
Sandwich High School’s Nick Michalek looks down the field with the ball and at the same time makes an effort to shed the tackle of host Wheaton Academy’s Ethan Bunner.
High school football in eight-class semifinals
By Bobby Narang The eight-class high school football season is down to the last two weeks. Two teams still standing belong in the same conference. York and Downers Grove North are among the teams still standing in the middle of November, with the two West Suburban Conference Silver Division teams
Aurora University to hold first home D-III playoff
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
College Basketball: Aurora University vs. Millikin University
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.