By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School is on an epic run in boys basketball. The Hilltoppers were among the small handful of teams to win holiday tournament championships in Chicagoland in late December 2021. The Hilltoppers won the prestigious 47th Jack Tosh Classic, by defeating Lyons in the championship
By Craig Lynch After losing to Rolling Meadows High School Monday the Naperville North Huskies’ record stood at 3-7. The Huskies got hot and won four straight games to capture the consolation championship at the Tosh Holiday Classic in Elmhurst. “We loved our team before the tourney and we love
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to Ohio State University’s 48-45 comeback victory over Utah in the Rose Bowl, Saturday, Jan. 1, the Big Ten Conference closed out participation in this season’s bowl games with a final record of 6-4. Thanks to the Buckeyes’ victory, the Big Ten avoided a bit of
Many years ago deep into college basketball history, the University of Illinois men’s basketball teams were dominant. Their dominance extended from the middle 1940 through the early 1950s. The Whiz Kids youth movement in the 1940s ran into the seasons in 1949, 1951, and 1952 when the school’s teams achieved
Monday, Dec. 27Non-conferenceYork 64, Timothy Christian 46 Thursday, Dec. 23Metro Suburban BlueAurora Christian at Timothy Christ., 6 Wednesday, Dec. 22Non-conferenceBurlington Cen. 82, Rockford Luth. 78, otDeKalb 69, Dunlap 55Geneva 61, Metea Valley 55Hinckley-Big Rock 65, Pecatonica 60Lisle 46, Aurora Central 25Plano 79, Somonauk 63Wheaton-Warr. South 59, Dyett 27Yorkville Christian 94,
By Woodrow Carroll The University of Wyoming football program should say “thanks” to the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In a season of COVID uncertainty and other concerns, the Wyoming Cowboys closed out the this season with a final record of 7-6 which was capped off by a 52-38 victory over Kent
By Bobby Narang Through the first six weeks of the high school basketball season, Glenbard West High School has established itself as one of the best teams in the State. The Hilltoppers are defeating teams with ease, making good teams look bad in compiling victory after victory. But Glenbard West’s
By Craig Lynch Batavia High School boys basketball forward Ethan Ivan is a 6-7 senior who recently committed to play basketball for Division II University of Wisconsin Parkside. Monday he showed why he was worthy of his scholarship when he scored 34 points in Batavia’s 74-66 overtime victory over Stagg
In spite of the holiday season that just arrived, the 2022 baseball season is just around the corner for the Aurora University baseball team. The Spartans will enter the 2022 season as the sixth-ranked program in NCAA Division III, according to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll released December 21. The
Limited space here, therefore short bursts and quick comments in the whirl of sports: • High school basketball tournaments this year, even with intermittent cancellations because of COVID-19, remain superior to last year. Simply: The Christmas holiday tournaments one year ago were nearly all canceled. Most tournaments have done their
The Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) in Aurora is a partner with Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association in DeKalb, Lincolnway Special Recreation Association in New Lenox, and Variety the Children’s Charity of Illinois in Downers Grove to provide a free wheelchair basketball clinic. Anyone ages 3-22 with a physical impairment
Somonauk High School’s Brendan Roberts, 10, drives against Aurora Christian School’s Danny New, 20 Saturday, Dec. 18.
East Aurora High School’s Nathaniel Robinson, 5, drives around a Streamwood defender Tuesday, Dec. 14.
Thursday, Dec. 23Metro Suburban BlueAurora Christian at Timothy Christ., 6 Friday, Dec. 24(No games scheduled) Saturday, Dec. 25(No games scheduled) Sunday, Dec. 26(No games scheduled) Results Monday, Dec. 20Non-conferenceAurora Christian 63, Ridgewood 33Downers Grove North 61, Montini 51, 4otWheaton-Warrenville South 75, Little Village 38 Marengo*Sycamore 37, Richmond-Burton 32Woodstock North 46,
Boys Bloomington-NormalDecember 27-30Two-class tournament includes Wheaton Warrenville South. DeKalbDecember 27-30Teams in field with top four seeded teams: No. 1 Naperville Central, No. 2 Huntley, No. 3 DeKalb, No. 4 Geneva, West Chicago, LaSalle-Peru, Yorkville, Moline United Township, Belvidere North, Ogden, Geneseo, Hononegah, Oswego, Dundee-Crown, Plainfield East, Guilford.Last day: Dec. 30
Friday, Dec. 17Lyons 31, Downers Grove North 29Leyden 33, Hinsdale South 24Lake Park 53, Glenbard North 38Wheaton N. 40, Wheaton Warr. S. 12Geneva 61, Batavia 52Bartless 50, Hampshire 45St. Charles E. 46, St. Charles N. 38 Saturday, Dec. 18Barrington 48, Montini 47Fremd 60, Oswego East 48Benet Acad. 53, St. Viator
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl gamesThursday, Dec. 23Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.Minnesota vs. West Virginia, 9:15 p.m., ESPN Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y.Virginia Tech vs. Maryland, 1:15 p.m., ESPN Music City Bowl, Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.Tennessee vs. Purdue, 2 p.m., ESPN Peach
IllinoisSat, Dec. 18, Saint Francis (Pa.), W 106-48Wed, Dec. 22, 8 p.m., BTN, vs. MissouriWed, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. , BTN, vs. Florida A&MSun, Jan. 2, 2022, 5 p.m., BTN, at MinnesotaThu, Jan. 6, 2022, 6 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Maryland NorthwesternSat, Dec. 18, DePaul, canceledMon, Dec. 20, Illinois-Springfield, W 90-50Thu,
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School and Naperville North collided for an early-season battle of two of the top girls basketball teams in the DuPage County area. Each team will compete for the Class 4A State championship in Normal, and both have the talent, depth, and experience to land
The longest winning streak in college football changed hands Friday, Dec. 17 when the reigning National champion, North Central College football team fell to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 57-24, in the Divisioin III Stagg Bowl championship game. North Central , 13-1, ended its run of 24 consecutive victories and Mary Hardin-Baylor, 15-0,
