Baseball, especially at the Major League Baseball level, is for all seasons. We are winding down with college football, set to watch football bowl games, North Central College’s football team will play a Division III playoff semifinal game at perpetual playoff team, Mount Union College, at 11 a.m. Saturday in
With blocking from Nathaniel Stevens, Wheaton North High School’s Luke Beedle, 30, runs for yardage against St. Rita.
The public is invited to attend “Hall of Fame Night,” held at West Aurora High School Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. The festivities will begin at 4 p.m. with a free reception in the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse. New members will then be inducted into the Hall of Fame just prior to
• At Oswego and Naperville North Hoops 4 HealingFriday, Nov. 26Downers Grove S. (1-3) 57, Oswego (0-4) 45DeKalb (3-1) 59, Naperville North (1-3) 34Hinsdale Cen. (3-1) 61, West Aurora (2-2) 29Oswego East (4-0) 53, Neuqua Valley (2-2) 3 (championship game) • At Aurora ChristianNovember 29-30, December 1-4Teams: Aurora Christian, Aurora
Class 8A championshipLockport 24, Maine South 6 Class 7A championshipWheaton North 35, St. Rita 6 Class 6A championshipCary-Grove 37, East St. Louis 36 Class 5A championshipFenwick 34, Kankakee 15 Class 4A championshipJoliet Catholic Academy 56, Sacred Heart-Griffin 27 Class 3A championshipByron 35, Unity 7 Class 2A championshipWilmington 24, Nashville 7
Thursday, Dec. 2 Southwest Prairie EastPlainfield South at Joliet Central, 6:30 Upstate EightElgin at Fenton, 7Larkin at South Elgin, 7Streamwood at Glenbard East, 5:30West Chicago at Bartlett, 7 Aurora ChristianJoliet Catholic vs. Mooseheart, 4:30St. Edward vs. Aurora Central, 6Crossroads vs. Harvest Christian, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 4 Chicago Catholic crossover*Montini at
IllinoisTue, Nov. 23, Kansas State, W 72-64Fri, Nov. 26, UT Rio Grande Valley, W 94-85Mon, Nov. 29, Notre Dame, W 82-72Fri, Dec. 3, 6 p.m., ESPN2, vs. RutgersMon, Dec. 6, 6 p.m., FS1, at Iowa NorthwesternTue, Nov. 23, Georgia, W 78-62Tue, Nov. 30, 8 p.m., ESPNU, at Wake ForestSun, Dec.
By Bobby Narang Wheaton North High School celebrated its first State championship in 35 years in the same fashion they won games: As a team. (See photos at https://thevoice.us/high-school-football-class-7a-state-championship-wheaton-north-high-school-vs-st-rita) Several Wheaton North players held the Class 7A State championship trophy up in the air, lifting the trophy over a crowd
By Woodrow Carroll By halftime in the University Illinois’ 47-14 victory over visiting Northwestern University (NU) in Champaign Saturday, Nov. 27, the Illini already had scored more points than in any game this season. Illinois led Northwestern 37-7 at halftime. Prior to the game, the top Illinois total by Illinois
The view from game three can shed light on a high school football season. In a pivotal DuKane Conference football game, Batavia High School defeated visiting Wheaton North, 23-20, in overtime. Batavia head coach Dennis Piron purposely provided an unasked commentary: “Wheaton North is a really good football team.” Batavia
Aurora University’s Cam’ron Harper escapes from visiting Carthage College’s Kelly Marten prior to victory in the 285-pound class bout November 17.
With blocking from Aurora University’s Jackson Nazos, 55, Aurora quarterback, Gavin Zimbelman, center, digs for yardage as Wheaton College’s Wyatt Lee, 10, defends Saturday, Nov. 20.
By Bobby Narang Lockport has returned back to the State football championship game. The Porters ended a long drought going back to 2003, when Lockport defeated Maine South 48-27 in the Class 8A final. In 2002, the Porters defeated Stevenson to capture the 8A championship. Saturday, Nov. 20, the Porters
Class 8AGame 31 — Lockport vs. Maine South at DeKalb Huskie Stadium, Sat., Nov. 27, 7 p.m.. Class 7AGame 31 — Wheaton North vs. Chicago St. Rita at DeKalb Huskie Stadium, Sat., Nov. 27, 4 p.m.. Class 6AGame 31 — Cary-Grove vs. East St. Louis at DeKalb Huskie Stadium, Sat.,
High School Boys Basketball Thanksgiving Tournaments • At Oswego and Naperville North Hoops 4 HealingNovember 22-24, 26: Neuqua Valley, West Aurora, DeKalb, Downers Grove South, Oswego East, Hinsdale Central. • At BataviaNovember 22-23, 26-27Include Waubonsie Valley. • At St. Charles EastNovember 22-24, 26-27Teams: Black Pool, East Aurora, St. Charles East,
Saturday, Dec. 4FBSNorthern Illinois vs. TBD, 11 a.m., ESPN Division IIIPlayoffs TBD Tuesday, Nov. 23FBSWestern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 6 p.m., ESPNU Saturday, Nov. 27FBSNorthwestern at Illinois, 2:30 p.m., BTNNotre Dame at Stanford, 7 p.m., FOX Division III PlayoffsUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse at North Central College, noonWheaton College at Central
IllinoisMon, Nov. 22, Cincinnati, L 71-51Tue, Nov. 23, 6 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNEWS, vs. Arkansas/Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. T-Mobile CenterFri, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., BTN+, vs. UT Rio Grande ValleyMon, Nov. 29, 8 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Notre DameFri, Dec. 3, 6 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Rutgers NorthwesternTue, Nov. 16, New Orleans,
By Woodrow Carroll The Northern Illinois football team had not drained the excitement pool. The Huskies went a step further. Three one-point victories in MACtion and a 22-20 victory at Toledo were not enough, because in the Saturday, Nov. 20 game in Buffalo, Northern Illinois recovered a fumble just when
Thanksgiving Day means the convergence of college football and college basketball and high school football and high school basketball and it is all good. It is relief, perhaps for long-suffering Bears’ fans who have suffered through five consecutive defeats and wanted to take it out on the 0-9-1 Detroit Lions
Metea Valley High School girls volleyball team celebrates its Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A (largest school) State championship Saturday, Nov. 13 at Redbird Arena in Normal.
