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,
By Woodrow Carroll For the third time this season the Northern Illinois Huskies surpassed 40 points only to lose the game. With a 47-41 defeat at the hands of Coastal Carolina in the Cure Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Friday, Dec. 17, Northern Illinois wrote finish to this season with a
The focus has shifted. Instead of concerns over defensive play, new concepts, new players, or disqualifications, sports concerns have shifted to good health, spread of the various forms of the COVID-19 virus, and having a minimum number of participants on the court, on the ice, or, in the field. No
By Bobby Narang It was a night to remember in Yorkville. Class 1A Yorkville Christian, a relatively new high school, was on the center stage in the Illinois boys basketball scene and was host to undefeated and highly-ranked Glenbard West. The host Mustangs have enjoyed playing several high-profile games and
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Metea Valley High School girls volleyball team Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Aurora City Council meeting. Metea Valley won the Class 4A State championship last month. It was the School’s first State championship. The Aurora team, with a 40-2 record, defeated
By Woodrow Carroll A wave of college football bowl games are upon us. It will start Friday, Dec. 17 with two games and there will be virtually no letup through January 10, 2022 when a national champion will be determined in Indianapolis. There are 130 schools playing major college football
Thursday, Dec. 16Upstate EightFenton at Bartlett, 7 Friday, Dec. 17Chicago Catholic crossoverFenwick at Montini, 7St. Laurence at Marmion, 7 DuKaneBatavia at Geneva, 7:15Lake Park at Glenbard North, 7:15St. Charles N. at St. Charles E., 7:15Wheaton N. at Wheaton-Warr. S., 7:15 DuPage ValleyNaperville N. at Naperville Central, 6Neuqua Valley at Metea
Friday, Dec. 10Batavia 54, Glenbard North 38Downer Grove 48, Hinsdale Cen. 35Wheaton North 53, Lake Park 43Willowbrook 51, Hinsdale South 20York 75, Proviso West 43Burlington Cen. vs. Prairie Ridge, ppd.Jacobs 43, Crystal Lake South 23South Elgin 67, East Aurora 27Geneva 65, St. Charles North 27Huntley 36, Hampshire 22Kaneland 34, Sandwich
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl gamesFriday, Dec. 17Cure Bowl, Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m., ESPN2 Thursday, Dec. 23Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., Minnesota vs. West Virginia, 9:15 p.m., ESPNPinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., Virginia Tech
IllinoisSat, Dec. 11, Arizona, L 83-79Sat, Dec. 18, noon, BTN, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)Wed, 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 Minnesota NorthwesternSun, Dec. 12, NJIT, W 70-52Sat, Dec. 18, 2 p.m., BTN, vs.
The North Central football team will play for its second-consecutive national championship after defeating Mount Union 26-13 on Saturday in the national semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Division III football championship. The Cardinals will play the Mary Hardin-Baylor in the championship game after they knocked off UW-Whitewater, 24-7, in Saturday’s
Aurora University senior quarterback Gavin Zimbelman, from Manteno High School, was named a finalist for the 2021 Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in NCAA Division III Football. Jostens and the J-Club of Saint John’s University (Collegeville, Minn.) presents the Gagliardi Trophy. The 2021 finalists were announced by d3football.com for
We must enjoy championship form when we see it because it is the exception. It is rare. It does happen and North Central College in the evening Friday, Dec. 17 will seek its second consecutive Division III college football national championship. The Cardinals of North Central won the national championship
Aurora University’s Julian Gatewood, 10, drives through the lane defended by St. Norbert’s Garrett Grzesk, 41, Saturday, Dec. 4, in Aurora.
Aurora Christian High School’s Jabari Sisco, 13, shoots over Joliet Catholic Academy’s Eli Hunter, 10, and Kyle Simon, 23.
West Aurora High School senior guard Isaiah Siler, 20, drives against visiting Oswego East defender Patrick Robinson, 1, Tuesday, Nov. 30.
