By Woodrow Carroll Toledo University and Bowling Green University in Ohio are approximately 20 miles apart. The past two weeks, the Toledo Rockets and the Bowling Green Falcons provided Northern Illinois with two important Mid-American Conference (MAC) victories. Each game ended under similar circumstances. Northern Illinois beat Toledo, 22-20, on
Crunch time. It’s on the line in high school sports this time of the year. Competition, seeking the fruits of hard work by individuals and teams to qualify for the playoffs, advance, and achieve goals. True for football, boys soccer, cross country, girls tennis and starting Monday, Oct. 25, girls
Saturday, Oct. 23 FBSIllinois at Penn State, 11 a.m., ABCNorthwestern at Michigan, 11 a.m., FOXNorthern Illinois at Central Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPNUUSC at Notre Dame; 7:30 p.m., NBC Subdivision IIllinois State at South Dakota, 1 p.m., ESPN+ Division IISt. Francis at St. Ambrose University, 1 p.m., youtube.com/watch?v=W-V0usS_QsI Division IIIAurora University
Many teams enjoyed friendly competition during the 2021 Fall Scramble at Springbrook Golf Course in Naperville October 9.
By Woodrow Carroll There are 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), major college football programs this season. Who would you care to guess which two programs were shut out Saturday, Oct. 9? Time is up! The answer is Vanderbilt and Illinois. Vanderbilt fell, 42-0, to Florida and Illinois suffered a 24-0
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladaga, Ala., Monday, Oct. 4. Rain delays Sunday, Oct. 3 moved the start of the race to late Monday , Oct. 4 morning, however, Bubba Wallace didn’t complain because he was in the lead at the end of the second
Oswego East High School’s No. 5 Senior, Dj Parrott, blocks a Yorkville punt attempt by Adrian Rodriguez in the end zone.
West Aurora High School defenders Jason Green, 89, and Austin Pierce, 17, tackle Oswego’s Jacob Sergen, 26. Friday, Oct. 8.
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Conor Hickey, 21, gets a hand on Chicago Christian’s Austin Huizenga, 10, Friday, Oct. 8.
By Bobby Narang Football is thriving in Elmhurst. The 2021 Fall season is turning into one of the best in Elmhurst history. For years, IC Catholic Prep carried the town’s name with pride by winning three straight State championships, in 2016 and 2017 in Class 3A and a 4A championship
East Aurora High School Football Old Timers Association will hold its 75th annual awards dinner Thursday, Oct. 21, at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. The public is invited. The event opens with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.. Proceeds will benefit the Tomcat
The Chicago White Sox changes into wait until next year, following their ouster from the Major League Baseball playoffs Tuesday, three games to one, by talented Houston. The Sox have built a solid group and if they stay together will advance beyond the first round. Every team in the playoffs
Saturday, Oct. 16 FBSIllinois, bye weekRutgers at Northwestern, 11 a.m., BTNBowling Green at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+Notre Dame, bye week Subdivision INorth Dakota State at Illinois State, 2 p.m. Marquee SN, ESPN+ Division IIJudson University at St. Francis, 1 p.m. Division IIIEureka College at Aurora University, 6 p.m., aurora.eduElmhurst
Friday, Oct. 15 DuKaneGlenbard N. at St. Charles N., 7:30 p.m.Geneva at Wheaton North, 7:30 p.m.St. Charles East at Batavia, 7:30 p.m.Wheaton Warr. S. at Lake Park, 7:30 p.m. DuPageMetea Valley at Naperville Cen., 7:30 p.m.Waubonsie Valley at Naperville N., 7 p.m.DeKalb at Neuqua Valley, 7 p.m. Fox ValleyBurlington Central
Aurora University’s Kaitlyn Beebe, 7, spikes over St. Norbert College’s Molly Rader, 15, Saturday in AU’s annual Jim Coleman Memorial triangular at Lancaster gym.
A Northern Illinois University defender knocks the ball loose from visiting Eastern Michigan quarterback Ben Bryant
Slow and steady wins the race and the recent opening of Kane County’s newest cross country course, which will attract the Nation’s finest collegiate athletes, is an example of why great things take time. The Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course, at the Settler’s Hill site in Geneva, was more than
Yorkville High School’s Gio Zeman slices through West Aurora defenders Friday.
East Aurora High School wide receiver, Jabian Acosta, catches a third quarter touchdown pass over Glenbard South’s Kyran Taylor Friday.
Naperville North High School receiver Ashton Graham, 88, a senior, softly receives a pass ahead of Naperville Central defender, Ryan Spickerman.
