By Bobby Narang The 2021 high school football season is set to be another historic journey into the unknown. After the coronavirus pandemic pushed the 2020 season into Spring this year, and shortened the regular season to six games without a playoffs, the upcoming season is already bringing another set
By Bobby Narang By this time of the season, Sue Skelley is usually knee deep into coaching. For most of her life, Skelley had been a staple in the East Aurora community, coaching several sports and handling various administration jobs. But these days, Skelley is enjoying her view from the
By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School is ready to turn the page. The Redhawks, one of the top teams in the DuPage Valley Conference on seemingly an annual basis, are coming off one of their best seasons in the Spring version. Six games. Six victories. But, that’s the Redhawks’
By Bob Narang Montini Catholic High School head football coach Mike Bukovsky is among coaches and players ready for a full regular season. After the 2020 football season was delayed until the late March, and shortened to a six-game regular season without any playoffs, the State is set to resume
By Bobby Narang By mid-Summer, Timothy Christian High School senior guard Ben VanderWal had become one of the fastest rising basketball recruits in Chicagoland. With that, VanderWal learned to become used to spending a lot of time talking on the phone, a lot of time. The 6-foot-6 VanderWal gained 13
By Bobby Narang Oswego East High School senior Jared Badie already is considered one of the best players in the State. At 6-5 and 218 pounds, Badie is a bone-crushing, sideline-to-sideline, linebacker capable of changing the outcome of a game with his physical style and athleticism. Badie had a number
By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School boys basketball head coach Jason Opoka called it the ideal start to a potential special season. Last season, the Hilltoppers won all but one of their games in the abridged regular season to establish themselves as one of the top teams in the
By Bobby Narang York High School head football coach, Mike Fitzgerald, is hoping to keep to keep his program’s momentum continuing into the Fall. Under Fitzgerald, the Dukes slowly have been piling up signature victories in hopes of building sustained success, which is important element to be a contender in
By Bobby Narang Jaden Schutt is making the most of his delayed Summer. The Yorkville Christian High School incoming senior guard in basketball is among the top players in the State for his class and is attracting attention from a wide range of schools across the Country who are looking
By Bobby Narang Neuqua Valley High School senior Nicolas Dovalovsky had some unfinished business Saturday. The University of Illinois recruit is a decorated high school athletes with numerous awards and achievements, from personal to the team variety. But Dovalovsky wanted to lead Neuqua Valley to a top-three place in the
By Bobby Narang West Aurora High School senior Victoria Spagnola was a household name before she had even stepped on to the track in her freshman season. Her older sister, Emma, was the most decorated athlete in program history, which put pressure on the younger Spagnola to achieve similar results.
By Bobby Narang Naperville North High School made program history on many levels in the final week of the water polo season. The Huskies set a new standard in the girls program by capturing their first water polo State championship with a victory over Stevenson, 15-6, Saturday at Fenwick High
By Bobby Narang West Aurora High School girls soccer coach Laura Wagley is seeking to build a consistent winner. Aurora Central Catholic (ACC) first-year coach Enrique Anaya is attempting to keep his program on the same level, or better, than previous coach, Kristy Kane. Both programs clashed in a rare
By Bobby Narang Through his illustrious coaching career, Nazareth High School baseball coach, Lee Milano, has enjoyed many special moments. He took over the Nazareth program in 1999-2000 after his brother, Bill, left to take over the Maine South program. Since inheriting the program, Lee Milano put his own stamp
By Bobby Narang The DuPage County high school football season turned out to be a short, but memorable one. With the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) shortening the season to six games and electing not to have a playoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, the this year’s Spring season definitely
By Bobby Narang Marmion Academy head wrestling coach Nathan Fitzenreider is not bothered by a shortened season. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) moved wrestling into the new Summer season. At a time when most wrestlers would be resting their bodies, or playing a Spring
By Bobby Narang Ron Muhitch decided it was finally time to end his long and illustrious football coaching career. After spending 41 seasons on the sidelines at Wheaton Central and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools, Muhitch announced his retirement Monday afternoon. He guided the Tigers into State prominence, by winning
By Bobby Narang York High School head football coach Mike Fitzgerald clearly understood the importance of a comeback victory. Entering the final weeks of his third season at York, Fitzgerald is in the key stage of his program development period. Recent history hasn’t been kind to the Dukes’ program. Despite
By Bobby Narang Naperville North High School senior football running back, Lontrez Duckworth, made numerous eye-catching runs against Metea Valley Saturday. After rushing for 34 yards on his first carry against the Mustangs, Duckworth never slowed down. He ran for a career-best 209 yards and scored five rushing touchdowns in
By Bobby Narang Aurora Christian High School recent graduate Ethan Hampton is making a name for himself in college football. And he’s yet to officially throw a pass. Hampton made a difficult decision to enroll early at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in January rather than finish his senior season at
