Sports today is filled with good news and bad news and occasionally punctuated with items in between. Sports is eternally in transition from one season to the next and form quality of teams either improving or falling on difficult times: • The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey
The Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) is sponsoring a benefit bus trip to the Chicago Cubs, at Milwaukee Brewers baseball game Sunday, Aug. 28, in Milwaukee. Dubbed “Strike Out Hunger,” the outing is a fundraiser for Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. Individuals and families are invited. A
By Bobby Narang The Glenbard West High School boys volleyball team was on a mission this Spring. After watching the Hilltoppers’ boys basketball team win the program’s first State championship in March, the volleyball team wanted to join the party. The Hilltoppers ended a five-year volleyball State championship drought Saturday
By Woodrow Carroll Just when things were starting to get dark for the Chicago White Sox, a ray of sunshine appeared last weekend. Having dropped three straight games in Toronto and the opener of a three-game series with the host Tampa Bay Rays, the future was starting to look bleak
Summer sports are on the horizon, however, Springs sports offer final images, championships, and honors. Schools are predominate in the Spring for many fans. High school State champions last weekend, June 3-4, determined by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) include Metea Valley High School, based in Aurora, one of
Naperville North High School girls water polo team poses following its victory against host Stevenson in the championship match May 21 in Lincolnshire.
Batavia High School boys track and field team celebrates Saturday, May 28 with the biggest-school Class 3A State championship trophy at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
By Bobby NarangCharleston, Ill. The 2022 high school boys state track and field meet almost was a return to normal. As the first full state meet in three years, everything was nearly perfect except for Friday’s weather during the preliminaries. Besides the small hiccup, the three-class finals experienced no delays
Josh Pugh of Yorkville, is on is way to third place in 400 meters in a time of :48.86.
By Woodrow Carroll The 2022 Major League Baseball season is slightly less than one-third complete and the Chicago White Sox have achieved something noteworthy, or, bizarre. Thanks to a 5-4, 12-inning, victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs Sunday, May 29, the White Sox improved their season record to 23-23, the
West Aurora High School baseball teams, 1973 through 1976, which played in the IHSA State tournaments, participate in a reunion Saturday, May 29 at former head coach Bob Plaskas’ house.
Naperville North High School’s Ellie Gerner, 16, and Metea Valley’s Olivia Hernandez, 8, are in a battle for a ball at the Class 3A sectional championship Friday, May 27.
Duly noted in our sports whirl: • Championships continue to be determined in the State high school Spring tournaments. The next two weekends will conclude the State championship chase. Last weekend Batavia captured its first track and field State championship. See page 8. Hinsdale Central captured the boys tennis State
A fond farewell to former West Aurora High School boys head basketball coach Gordon Kerkman for fans, coaches, and former players was held Monday, May 23 in the School cafeteria. His 39 years as head coach, which followed 14 years as an assistant coach, prior to retirement, was warmly received
By Bobby Narang The 2022 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls state track and field meet was a return of the old days. Somewhat, that is. After three straight years of irregular or no state competition, Thursday, May 19 marked the first time since the 2019 meet that the competitors
By Woodrow Carroll Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Curt Simmons celebrated his 93rd birthday May 19. Along with wishing the man continued good health, we know that Simmons is the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies team, called by many the “Whiz Kids” which captured the National
Caleb Wright of East Aurora High School flies through the air in the Rock Island AAA Sectional to capture third place in the long jump.
Success in sports for participants revolves around setting goals, working to achieve them, and taking some joy with the knowledge that it is the process as much or more than the end results. Case in point are high school tournaments, rivalries, and exceeding realistic goals. Former West Aurora High School
Former high school basketball coaches, media, and friends, offer a farewell salute to former West Aurora High School head basketball coach, Gordon Kerkman, front row, far right, who at the end of the month will move with his wife, Marilyn, to the Oregon on the West Coast.
By Bobby Narang Hinsdale Central High School senior Colby Revord is ready to add a few more medals to his family’s growing track history. After missing his entire sophomore high school season because of the coronavirus pandemic, and losing most of his junior campaign due to an injury, Revord had
