By Bobby Narang The Wheaton Warrenville South High School boys basketball team is one of the big surprises in the Chicagoland hoops scene this season. But then again, considering the Mike Healy’s coaching acumen, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the Tigers are among elite in northern Illinois.. In the
By Woodrow Carroll Super Bowl LVI at 5:30p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 in Englewood, Calif. will pit the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams in what promises to be a good game. Why shouldn’t it be a good game? We have two teams that qualified for the playoffs and made it
The sports whirl does not come to a standstill during the Super Bowl, or, Super Bowl week, however, it is the premier event at this time of the year. The Voice, a community-based newspaper offers its limited coverage on this year’s Super Bowl. Who will win the Super Bowl game?
A participant glides into the air at the two-day 117th International Winter Festival Tournament at the Norge Ski Jump in Fox River Grove last weekend.
Michael Simmons, seated, poses with family and friends after being inducted into West Aurora High School’s sports Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 29.
By Bobby Narang The calendar turned to February and the first high school basketball State tournament playoffs in two years looms around the corner. Glenbard West remains the best boys team in the State, even with legitimate challengers. The Hilltoppers (24-0) are on a collision course for a date in
West Aurora High School’s Ty Rogers dribbles between Glenbard East defenders Saturday, Jan. 29.
By Woodrow Carroll A look at college conference membership can be a bit tricky, especially when considering a great many conferences vary membership depending on the sport. We take a look at the Ohio Valley Conference in men’s basketball. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) has 10 teams. Conference membership can
Thursday, Feb. 3Upstate EightGlenbard South at Glenbard East, 7Elgin Acad. at Harvest Christ., 7:30Yorkville Christ. at Westminster Christ., 7Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukDePue vs. Earlville, 5:30Consolation Semi-Final, 7Somonauk vs. Serena, 5:30Semi-Final, 7 Friday, Feb. 4Chicago Catholic WhiteMontini at St. Francis de Sales, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7:15Glenbard North at Lake Park, 7:15St.
Monday, Jan. 31Burlington Central 49, Prairie Ridge 35Aurora Central Cath. 53, Wheaton Acad. 36Crystal Lake Central 44, Dundee-Crown 33Huntley 55, Hampshire 27Crystal Lake South 39, Jacobs 28 Saturday, Jan. 29Maine South 53, York 43Warren 43, Oak Park-River Forest 38Glenbard South 39, Aurora Central Catholic 30Lake Park 63, Glenbard North 50Kaneland
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.
