College Basketball: Aurora University vs. Benedictine University
Aurora University’s Rashad Johnson passes under pressure from Benedictine University’s Kyle Graebner in Aurora’s 81-75 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Saturday.
Aurora Christian High School’s, Anna Griffin, scores her 1,500th point.
Aurora Christian High School’s senior guard/forward, Anna Griffin, poses with an inscribed game ball after scoring her 1,500th point Thursday, Feb. 11.
High school boys basketball schedule and results
Thursday, Feb. 18Upstate EightFenton at Larkin, 7:30 Non-conferenceSouth Elgin at Bartlett, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 19Catholic crossoverMarmion at Mount Carmel, 7Montini at Loyola, 6:30 DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Waubonsie Valley at Neuqua Valley, 7 East Suburban CatholicBenet at Marian Central, 7Carmel at Nazareth, 7Joliet Catholic at St. Patrick, 7Marian Catholic
High school basketball games resume; teams happy
By Bobby Narang Basketball is back. After a long absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that stretched into early February, high school basketball was back in full force in Illinois last week. Although some teams had trouble scheduling games at the last minute, several teams played multiple games in a
Women’s College Basketball: Aurora University vs. Rockford University
Aurora University’s Julie Galauner, 3, passes under pressure from visiting Rockford University’s Nannay Clark (Oswego East High School) in Aurora’s 80-56 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Friday, Feb. 5. Galauner scored 18 points.
Late Leon Spinks: Fortuitous timing
By Woodrow Carroll Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks died last week. Few boxing insiders considered Spinks a ring great. What Spinks did have going for him was fortuitous timing and the ability to make news often for the wrong reason. To say that Spinks was an unknown when he
From Brady to high school basketball, Little Conference tournament
From Super Bowl to high school sports. The fast conveyance of competition keeps sports interesting. Ageless 43-year-old Tom Brady of Tampa Bay stays in good shape, physically and mentally, and received the benefit of a young and improving defense and a coordinated offense to capture the Super Bowl Sunday over
College men’s volleyball: Aurora University vs. North Central College
Aurora University men’s volleyball head coach Dan Ames, center, issues directions in the Spartans’ season opener loss at Thornton Gym Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Aurora’s Julia Bond wins at Professional Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame Classic
Aurora’s Julia Bond poses with her first-place trophy from the 2021 Professional Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame Classic at Arlington, Texas.
Excitement, optimism, in return to high school games
By Bobby Narang The green light was given for the start of the high school basketball season last week. In a shocking turn of events, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced that boys and girls basketball could start immediately with practices and run until March 13 for games with
Fifty-five Super Bowl games provided memories, interest
By Woodrow Carroll Super Bowl LV will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Tampa, Fla., with the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing last year’s champion, the Kansas City Chiefs. It will be the first time a Super Bowl team will play in its home stadium. Given we have 54
New Sky Candace Parker’s trail started at Naperville Central
High school sports, if we can keep our COVID-19 infections to a minimum, is set to return to competition. The abbreviated schedules will begin just as soon as the required practice time has been completed. The end date for basketball will be March 13 with no postseason games. The first
Women’s college basketball, Aurora University vs Dominican University
Aurora University freshman forward Havana Wygal, 24, shoots over visiting Dominican University defenders Saturday at Thornton Gymnasium in Aurora to open Aurora’s season with a 99-65 victory.
Belated, pleasing, gift! High school sports may start
By Bobby Narang Nearly a month after Christmas, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) delivered a very belated, but pleasing gift to high school athletes. Just when the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly was set to end some sports, in particular football and boys and girls basketball, the IHSA reversed course and
North Central College men’s basketball vs North Park
North Central College’s Matt Smietanski, 2, drives past a North Park University defender Saturday, Jan 23 in the North Central’s 69-49 victory over the visiting Vikings.
Memory: On Braves, White Sox, first MLB game
By Woodrow Carroll The recent passing of baseball legend Hank Aaron certainly stirred the memory. As a youngster who grew up a fan of the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Braves, it was Hank Aaron, along with Warren Spahn and Eddie Mathews, who largely imprinted the Milwaukee Braves on my
Both quarterbacks in Super Bowl work hard
The quarterback in football truly is important. It varies from time to time within a given situation, however, few should doubt the axiom after observing Tom Brady’s leadership at Tampa Bay this year to lead the franchise to its first playoff game since 2007. The Bucs will be in the
Minimal movement for return to high school sports
By Bobby Narang While sports rages on in neighboring states, the high school athletes Illinois continue to remain in limbo. At least, after several months of back-and-forth discussions and delays, there was a small dose of positive news in the middle of this month. Since November 17, 2020 high school
Early Super Bowl heroes: Head coaches Lombardi, Ewbank
By Woodrow Carroll Weeb Ewbank! First, he preceded Vince Lombardi. Then he followed Lombardi. Could be a Greek oracle narrative. But, there is truth to the statement. With the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl LV on the horizon (Sunday, Feb. 7 in Tampa), we take a look at the
Carefully, Division III colleges dip into season openers
Balance beam in gymnastics is precarious. College sports have endured the last five months precariously in a balance position between the health of its student-athletes and seeking a level of competition. With intermittent stops and start, the premier top division teams have found a way to compete, albeit not in