Frantic February precedes March Madness in Winter sports for high school and college. We must throw in the National Football League in Frantic February with the Los Angeles. Rams and Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13. The National Football League (NFL) playoffs have created a justifiable buzz
By John W. Schutt NASCAR will be back this year with a new race. The Busch Light Clash will be held in the Los Angeles Coliseum at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6 on Fox. The race will be called on Fox by Tony Stewart, Clint Boyer, and Mike Joy, from
West Aurora High School’s Kenyon Weekley, 12, passes from the floor defended by Romeoville’s Quinn Reynolds, 21, Friday, Jan. 21.
It was Dan Batka Night at West Aurora High Friday, Jan. 21. Batka, a Batavia resident and West boys varsity assistant coach since 2009, was saluted for his induction into the Illinois Basketball Association Hall of Fame as a career coach and impending retirement. In an on-court ceremony prior to
Aurora University’s Shamar Pumphrey, 1, is triple teamed by Edgewood College’s Jake Schroeckenthaler, 50; Caden Nelson, 2; and Avery Lyons, 0, Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Justin Cebulski, 33, is in a battle with St. Edward’s Robert Wilson, 12, and Kaden Dawson, 23, Friday, Jan. 21.
Thursday, Jan. 27Metro Suburban BlueAurora Christian at St. Francis, 7 Friday, Jan. 28Chicago Catholic White*De La Salle at Marmion, 7Montini at Providence-St. Mel, 7DuKaneGlenbard N. at St. Charles East, 7:15Lake Park at Batavia, 7:15Wheaton N. at St. Charles N., 7:15Wheaton-Warr. S. at Geneva, 7:15DuPage ValleyNeuqua Valley at Naperville Central, 7Waubonsie
Monday, Jan. 24Sycamore 53, Huntley 38York 47, Oak Park 30St. Charles East 64, Jacobs 36Benet 45, Nazareth 31 Saturday, Jan. 22Downers North 69, Batavia 63, 2 otGeneva 53, Wheaton-Warrenville South 28Glenbard East 45, Streamwood 25St. Charles East 55, Glenbard North 35Joliet West 56, Metea Valley 38Oswego East 57, Naperville Central
By Woodrow Carroll Following the upper echelon of college football is a relatively easy task. With 130 teams vying for the national championship, which was won earlier this month by the Georgia Bulldogs, keeping up with the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams is not difficult. The NCAA Division I basketball
By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School senior center Braden Huff wanted his game to be in a showcase. So did his teammates. Huff, a Gonzaga University recruit, is one of the best players in the Midwest, but his name is not included among the elite players in the country.
College basketball rankings can vary, depending on parameters, voters, opinions. What counts, ultimately are the games. The games are the things. The men’s college basketball March Madness will begin in early March with conference tournaments and conclude with the championship game Monday, April 4 in New Orleans. Auburn University, with
The St. Charles Arts Council, announces its 2022 Student Art Show to be held at 116 Gallery in Downtown St. Charles from April 9 through April 30. The show will feature student artwork (both K-12 students and currently enrolled undergraduate students) from the Fox River Valley. The Student Art Show
Aurora Central Catholic’s Sam Lillwitz, 2, and Michael O’Brien, go against Elmwood Park’s Logan Schmit for a loose ball Friday, Jan. 14.
Aurora University’s Ha’ashim Keys, center, shoots, against defenders of Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Thursday, Jan. 20Little TenEarlville at IMSA, 7 Upstate EightBartlett at West Chicago, 7Glenbard East at Streamwood, 7Glenbard South at East Aurora, 6:30South Elgin at Larkin, 7 Friday, Jan. 21Chicago Catholic crossover*Brother Rice at Marmion, 7Leo at Montini, 7 DuKaneBatavia at Wheaton North, 7:15Glenbard North at Geneva, 7:15Lake Park at St.
Monday, Jan. 17Fenwick 73, Hersey 37Homewood-Flossmoor 70, R. Meadows 29Libertyville 58, Willowbrook 51Conant 39, Yorkville 30Prospect 56, South Elgin 49Schaumburg 47, Kaneland 16Geneva 42, Lake Zurich 37Stevenson 37, Downers Grove North 28Sycamore 56, Hampshire 24Glenbard West 60, Metea Valley 40Montini 73, Latin 47Wheaton Warrenville South 52, Niles West 29Lyons 63,
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School is on track for another memorable run in the Class 4A girls basketball playoffs. Led by senior center Morgan Demos and junior point guard Lenee Beaumont, the Redwings have won four straight games after an impressive 56-30 victory over Waukesha West at the
Aurora University senior guard Julie Galauner, formerly Genoa Kingston High School, drives against Rockford University’s Natalie Posadas, 14.
By Woodrow Carroll It was not a classic two-game run for the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball program for sure. Yet, the two victories turned in by the Huskies last week were important. First, Northern Illinois edged Kent State, 65-63, on the road in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) match. Then,
The high school and college basketball seasons are in full swing which provides anticipation for photo finishes in conference races and prospects for exciting postseason play. Two weeks ago in this space we extolled the virtues of the University of Illinois men’s basketball traditions with successful Final Four team participation
