High School basketball: West Aurora vs Larkin
West Aurora High School’s Antonio Higgins (4) shoots over Larkin’s Lawrence Sallis December 11.
Honors for Aurora athlete who won State Championship
Mayor of Aurora, John Laesch, honored Addison Miller, an Aurora resident and Oswego East High School student, at the Tuesday, Dec. 9 City Council meeting. Miller proudly represented the City at the state level, winning the Athletes with Disabilities 100-Yard Breaststroke State Championship. Miller captured the title Saturday, Nov. 15,
Oswego makes it to State against Mount Carmel
By Bobby Narang Oswego High School had to wait a few extra days for a chance to win a Class 8A State championship. The Oswego Panthers and Mount Carmel had their state title game delayed five days after a snowstorm pushed the game to a new location and different date.
Boys high school basketball schedule Dec. 11-15; results Dec. 2-8
Thursday, Dec. 11Little TenSerena at IMSA, 7Upstate Eight EastElmwood Park at West Chicago, 7Glenbard East at Fenton, 7Upstate Eight WestBartlett at Elgin, 7Larkin at West Aurora, 7Streamwood at South Elgin, 7Non-conferenceEast Aurora at Ridgewood, 7 Friday, Dec. 12Catholic League Blue*DePaul at St. Francis, 7Catholic League WhiteIC Catholic at St. Rita,
Illinois State High School recent football State champions
Class 8A2025: Lincoln-Way East 12, Warren 02024: Loyola Academy 26, Lincoln-Way East 152023: Loyola Academy 13, Lincoln-Way East 32022: Lockport 24, Maine South 62021: Canceled due to COVID2020: Lincoln-Way East 12, Warren 0Class 7A2025: Chicago Mt. Carmel 55, Batavia 342024: Chicago Mt. Carmel 35, Downers Grove N. 102023: Chicago Mt.
College football schedules/results Dec. 6 – Jan. 19, 2026
Saturday, Dec. 6NCAA Division III playoffsNorth Central College 35, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 27NCAA Division I FCS playoffsIllinois State 29, North Dakota State 28NCAA Division III playoffsWheaton College 49, DePauw University 24 Saturday, Dec. 13NCAA Division III quarterfinal, noonBethel University vs. North Central CollegeNCAA Division III quarterfinal, 4 p.m.Illinois State
College basketball schedules and results
Saturday, Dec. 13Nebraska at Illinois, 3 p.m., PeacockJackson State at Northwestern, 1 p.m., BTNNorthern Illinois at Elon, noon, FloCollegeEvansville at Notre Dame, 1 p.m., ACC NetDePaul at Wichita State, 11 a.m., ESPNUIllinois State at Utah State, 4 p.m., Varsity NetNorth Central College at North Park University, 4:15 p.m.St. Francis Joliet
Oswego High School takes second in State, Class 8A
Chicago Mt Carmel High School quarterback, Emmett Dowling, 7, is under heavy pressure in the Class 8A State championship game Wednesday, Dec. 3.
25th annual Turkey Bowl flag football
A tackler brings down a ball carrier in the off-duty Aurora firefighters’ 25th annual Turkey Bowl flag football game Thanksgiving morning at West Aurora High School.
Montini Broncos wins Class 4A State championship
By Bobby Narang Right before a snowstorm snarled the second day of the IHSA State championship football games, Montini started the flurry of points Friday, Nov. 28. The Montini Broncos, last year’s Class 3A State champions, added to the program’s growing trophy case with Class 4A victory over Rochester. It
High school football playoff finals results
Class 8AWednesday, Dec. 3Chicago Mt Carmel 20, Oswego 3 Class 7AWednesday, Dec. 3Brother Rice 16, St. Rita 0 Class 6ATuesday, Dec. 2Fenwick 38, East St Louis, 28 Class 5ATuesday, Dec. 2St. Francis 39, Providence 35 Class 4AFriday, Nov. 28Montini 47, Rochester 33 Class 3AFriday, Nov. 28Byron 56, Tolono Unity 50
Boys high school basketball schedule Dec. 4-8; results Nov. 25 – Dec. 1
Thursday, Dec. 4Non-conferenceNazareth at Wheaton Academy, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 5Catholic League – Blue*St. Francis at Mount Carmel, 7Catholic League – White*Montini at IC Catholic, 6:30Providence at Marmion, 7Providence-St. Mel at Aurora Central, 7DuKaneGeneva at St. Charles North, 7Glenbard North at Batavia, 7Lake Park at Wheaton North, 7Wheaton-Warr. S. at St.
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Dec. 4University of Missouri – St. Louis at Lewis University, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5Notre Dame at TCU, 8 p.m., ESPN+ Saturday, Dec. 6Illinois at Tennessee, 7 p.m., FOXOhio State at Northwestern, 1 p.m., BTNNorthern Illinois at Bradley, 7 p.m., ESPN+Arkansas Pine Bluff at DePaul, 8 p.m., truTVPrinceton at
College football schedules and results
Saturday, Dec. 6NCAA Division III playoffsUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse at North Central College, noonNCAA Division I FCS PlayoffsIllinois State at North Dakota State, noonNCAA Division III playoffsWheaton College at DePauw University, 11 a.m., ESPN+ Results Saturday, Nov. 29Illinois 20, Northwestern 13Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20NCAA Division III playoffsNorth Central College
High School basketball: Aurora Central Catholic vs. Plainfield Central
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Ashley Watter (40) drives against Plainfield Central defenders November 24 in the West Aurora Turkey Tournament.
High School basketball: Oswego vs. Aurora Central Catholic
Oswego High School’s Jordyn Parnell (21) shoots over Aurora Central Catholic’s Annalyse McCarty (11) November 25, in the West Aurora Turkey Tournament.
Joliet Adult Amateur Football open meeting
The Joliet Buccaneers Adult Amateur Football Team is having an open team meeting to the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Joliet Public Library 150 N Ottawa Street, Joliet. This meeting is an informational structured meeting. All players 18 years an older are encouraged to come out
High school football playoff finals schedule Nov. 28-29; semifinal results Nov. 22 (updated)
Due to the recent snow storm, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have announced that NIU’s Huskie Stadium will host the 2025 IHSA Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games in DeKalb Wednesday, Dec. 3. The contests were originally scheduled to be played