By Bobby Narang The 2023-2024 high school sports season kicked off in earnest this week with the start of boys soccer Monday, Aug. 21. The three-class boys field concluded last season when Naperville Central defeated Romeoville, 1-0, in the Class 3A State championship game. In Class 2A, Peoria Notre Dame
Delta Dental of Illinois is a partner with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) during the 2023-2024 school year to help protect high school student-athletes by donating mouth guards to 40 schools throughout the State. “Student-athlete safety is of the utmost importance to the IHSA and Delta Dental of Illinois,”
Thursday, Aug. 24Non-conferenceChicago Kenwood at Lincoln-Way East, 7Manteno at Sandwich, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25Fox ValleyBurlington Central at Cary Grove, 7Crystal Lake Central at Huntley, 7Dundee-Crown at Crystal Lake South, 7Jacobs at Prairie Ridge, 7McHenry at Hampshire, 7Upstate EightElgin at Fenton, 7Glenbard East at Larkin, 7Glenbard South at East Aurora,
By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University football head coach Thomas Hammock will begin his fifth season guiding the team’s fortunes, September 2, when the Huskies open on the road at Boston College. In his first four years coaching at his alma mater, Hammock has seen both the good and bad.
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 65 60 .520 – Cleveland 59 66 .472 6.0 Detroit 57 68 .456 8.0 Chi White Sox 49 76 .392 16.0 Kansas City 40 87 .315 26.0 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 72 53 .576 – Houston 71 55
West Division Team W L PCT GB Gateway 51 32 .614 – Schaumburg 49 34 .590 2.0 Evansville 46 37 .554 5.0 Joliet 40 44 .476 11.5 Washington 39 45 .464 12.5 Windy City 35 48 .422 16.0 Florence 34 50 .405 17.5 Lake Erie 33 51 .393 18.5 East
East Division Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 50 37 .575 – Chicago 46 40 .535 3.5 Lake Country 43 44 .494 7.0 Kane County 43 44 .494 7.0 Cleburne 42 45 .483 8.0 Gary 36 50 .419 13.5 West Division Team W L PCT GB Kansas City 50 36
Sun, Aug. 13vs. Windy City, W 7-1Tue, Aug. 15at Lake Erie, L 3-1Wed, Aug. 16,at Lake Erie, W 6-5, 11 inningsThu, Aug. 17at Lake Erie, W 6-4Fri, Aug. 18at Windy City, W 7-5Sat, Aug. 19at Windy City, W, 5-1Sun, Aug. 20at Windy City, L 6-5Tue, Aug. 22, 6:30 p.m.vs. WashingtonWed,
Club PTS W L T Cincinnati 51 15 3 6 New England 43 12 4 7 Philadelphia 40 12 7 4 Orlando 40 11 6 7 Columbus 39 11 7 6 Nashville 38 11 8 5 Atlanta 38 10 7 8 Montréal 32 10 12 2 Chicago 32 8 8
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB New York 25 7 .781 — Connecticut 22 10 .688 3.0 Atlanta 16 16 .500 9.0 Washington 15 17 .469 10.0 Chicago 12 20 .375 13.0 Indiana 9 24 .273 16.5 Western Conference Las Vegas 28 4 .875 — Dallas 18 14 .563 10.0
Rank Name Par 1 Viktor Hovland -17 2 Matt Fitzpatrick -15 2 Scottie Scheffler -15 4 Rory McIlroy -12 5 Brian Harman -11 5 Max Homa -11 7 Sungjae Im -10 8 Xander Schauffele -9 8 Russell Henley -9 10 Denny McCarthy -7 10 Tom Kim -7 10 Harris English
The Chicago Cubs at this writing are in fifth place of the six teams seeking postseason play in the National League. There are more than five weeks remaining to the end of the regular season. Much still can happen and likely there will be a change or two in the
The fast-growing game, pickleball, extends to Simmons Park on Indian Trail in Aurora August 17.
By Bobby Narang York High School’s football program is looking to keep on rolling. York head football coach Mike Fitzgerald said the vibe around the program at the Elmhurst school remains upbeat and positive. “The expectations and approach hasn’t changed too much this year compared to last year,” he said.
By Woodrow Carroll A Manager of the Year candidate in the American League would have to strong consideration go to the Texas Rangers’ Bruce Bochy. Entering Monday’s game at home against the L. A. Angels, the Rangers were 70-48 and locked in a heated battle with the defending World Series
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 62 58 .517 – Cleveland 57 62 .479 4.5 Detroit 53 65 .449 8.0 Chi White Sox 47 72 .395 14.5 Kansas City 39 81 .325 23.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 74 45 .622 – Tampa Bay 72
West Division W L PCT GB Gateway 48 29 .623 – Schaumburg 45 32 .584 3.0 Evansville 42 35 .545 6.0 Joliet 36 42 .462 12.5 Washington 36 42 .462 12.5 Florence 33 45 .423 15.5 Windy City 32 45 .416 16.0 Lake Erie 31 47 .397 17.5 East Division
East Division W L PCT GB Milwaukee 46 35 .568 – Chicago 41 38 .519 4.0 Lake Country 40 40 .500 5.5 Cleburne 40 41 .494 6.0 Kane County 39 42 .481 7.0 Gary 35 45 .438 10.5 West Division W L PCT GB Kansas City 46 33 .582 –
Sat, Aug. 5vs. Lake Erie, W, 5-0Sun, Aug. 6vs. Lake Erie, W 6-5Tue, Aug. 8at Schaumburg, W 8-0Wed, Aug. 9at Schaumburg, W 7-0Thu, Aug. 10at Schaumburg, W 6-5Fri, Aug. 11at Gateway, L 8-3Sat, Aug. 12at Gateway, W 9-6Sun, Aug. 13at Gateway, L 9-4Tue, Aug. 15, 6:35 p.m.vs. Windy CityWed, Aug.
