High School Football: Aurora Christian vs. Chicago Christian
Aurora Christian’s Max Bray, 9, is in a battle with Chicago Christian tacklers Friday, Sept. 24.
Match of unbeaten teams: Yorkville High School vs. Plainfield North
Plainfield North High School’s football team prevailed against visiting Yorkville in a match of previously unbeaten teams in the Friday, Sept. 23 game in Plainfield.
High School football: Aurora Central Catholic vs. IC Catholic
IC Catholic Prep’s, No. 88 looms large in back of Aurora Central Catholic High School junior quarterback Kevin Stanislo.
Ormond Stadium at West Aurora
Honoring Aurora’s Ormond family for three generations of service over 80 years, West Aurora School District 129 dedicated Ormond Stadium at West Aurora High School Thursday, Sept. 15. West Aurora’s a capella choir opened the ceremony outdoors on Ken Zimmerman Field at the stadium with the alma mater. Jason Buckley,
Aurora University volleyball team, wins four-team tournament
Aurora Classic champion: Aurora University’s Kaitlyn Beebe, 7, goes up to block a University of Wisconsin-Platteville hitter Saturday at AU’s annual Jim Coleman Memorial Classic.
Undefeated St. Francis, IC, on Metro collision path
By Bobby Narang St. Francis High School in Wheaton and IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst are on their to a collision course in week nine football. However, Riverside-Brookfield might have something to say in the Metro Suburban Red Conference standings. The Metro Suburban Red Conference has four teams with at
Northern Illinois football to brace for tough Kentucky
By Woodrow Carroll In the Saturday, Sept. 17 football game against visiting Vanderbilt University, Northern Illinois University could not have started better. The first four drives by the host Huskies resulted in touchdowns. Then the magic disappeared! It was all Vanderbilt, 3-1, the rest of the way and the Vanderbilt
High School Football: Batavia vs. Lake Park
Batavia High School’s Zach Granberg, 19, left, carries behind Ryan Whitwell, 3, Friday, Sept. 16 in a DuKane Conference game.
High School football: West Aurora vs. Joliet West
An official signals a touchdown after West Aurora High School’s Samuel Stone, 1, returned a fumbled punt 10 yards Thursday, Sept. 15.
High school football schedule Sept. 22-24 and Sept. 30; results Sept. 15-17
Thursday, Sept. 22Metro Suburban BlueRidgewood at Wheaton Academy, 7:30 Friday, Sept. 23DuKaneBatavia at Glenbard North, 7St. Charles East at Wheaton Warr. S., 7St. Charles North at Geneva, noonWheaton North at Lake Park, 7DuPage ValleyWaubonsie Valley at Metea Valley, 7DeKalb at Naperville North, 7Neuqua Valley at Naperville Central, 7Fox ValleyJacobs at
On overlapping and elongated seasons, sports, to enjoy
Overlapping and elongated seasons continue to expand in professional sports. Delight or detriment depends on a an’s perspective. The Summer sport of baseball, at the major league level, has had its regular season expanded a week until October 5 because of the work stoppage in Spring training which compelled the
College Football: Aurora University vs. Franklin College
Aurora University senior quarterback Josh Swanson, 9, dives against Franklin College defenders Andre Harlan, 22, and Charlie Moore, 48, Saturday, Sept. 10.
Historic No. 43 victor car at Darlington Raceway
By John Schutt Nascar (National Association for Stock Car Racing) Cup Series, Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C. Sunday, Sept. 3. It had been 55 years since Richard Petty’s No. 43 car won at Darlington, until the race’s 20-lap shoot out with driver Eric Johns in car No.
High school football schedule Sept. 15-17 and Sept. 22-24; results Sept. 8-10
Thursday, Sept. 15West Suburban GoldMorton at Leyden, 6 p.m.Non-conferenceJoliet Central at Oswego East, 6Joliet West at West Aurora, 7Plainfield East at Yorkville, 7Romeoville at Oswego, 7 Friday, Sept. 168-Player Football North 1Franklin Center at Parkview Christ. Acad., TBDCCL/ESCC GreenChicago St. Rita at Benet Academy, 7:30Niles Notre Dame at Nazareth Acad.,
West Suburban Conference football clashes ahead
By Bobby Narang After the first three weeks of the high school football season, the West Suburban Silver Conference is heating up. York, Glenbard West, Lyons, and Downers Grove North, enter the fourth weekend of the season all undefeated along with one Conference victory each. By Saturday, Sept. 17 that
Illinois football finds stability with solid defense
By Woodrow Carroll After defeating the visiting Virginia Cavaliers, 24-3, Saturday, Sept. 10, the University of Illinois football program can lay claim to two touchdown shutouts this season. A touchdown shutout means the other team may have scored by field goal or safety, but, the opponent did not score a
New seasons, new hopes; special for both East Aurora and West Aurora
The start of college football and high school football always draws a focus of interest, even with hard times for many of the teams of interest in our northern Illinois sports and with the dominant sport interest for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League. Interest must not necessarily
High School football: Marmion Academy vs. Montini Catholic
Marmion Academy senior running back Josh Lim, 5, carries for yardage against Montini Catholic’s George Asay, 24, Friday, Sept. 9.
High School football: Aurora Central Catholic vs. East Peoria
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Zack Dineen, 52, and Gabriel Bouyett, 7, stop East Peoria’s Jaden Seelye, 2, Friday, Sept. 2.
College Soccer: Aurora University vs. St. Mary’s University (Minn.)
Aurora University junior midfielder Gio Villegas, graduate of East Aurora High School, 11, drives against St. Mary’s University (Minn.) freshman midfielder Jon Lindanger (Tysvaergag, Norway) in the teams’ 1-1 tie at Spartan Athletic Park in Aurora Saturday, Sept. 3.