High School Basketball: West Aurora vs. Naperville Central
Host West Aurora High School's Gabriel Gonzales (24) is in a battle for a rebound with Naperville Central's Ross DeZur (33).
Naperville Central catcher Colin Barczi future bright
By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School’s Colin Barczi is ready to start another journey in his prospective baseball career. The senior catcher closed out his illustrious career by becoming the first player to earn the DuPage Valley Conference Player of the Year for three straight seasons. Despite missing three...
Memorable week for DuPage Valley Conference pitcher of Naperville Central High School
By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School senior Gabe Dickerson will never forget the final week of the regular baseball season. May 16, he was named DuPage Valley Conference co-Pitcher of the Year with Neuqua Valley senior, Mark Mennecke. The next day, he officially signed his letter-of-intent to play baseball...
High School Football: Metea Valley vs. Naperville Central
Metea Valley High School's Kooper Kranz, 12, slips between Naperville Central's King Bruno, ground, and Caleb Brown, 19, Friday, Oct. 14.
High School football: Naperville Central vs. Naperville North
Naperville Central High School players raise their arms in celebration Friday, Sept. 30 following the winning field goal by (No. 4 player) for a 10-7 overtime victory over rival Naperville North at North Central College in Naperville.
High School Football: Naperville North High School vs. Naperville Central High School
Naperville North High School receiver Ashton Graham, 88, a senior, softly receives a pass ahead of Naperville Central defender, Ryan Spickerman.
Weather clears for Naperville Central High School day one football
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’...
Mike Stine ends Naperville Central career as 31-30 victor
High school sports continue to shift with moving parts, mainly in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. The unnatural timing of the football season reaching its six-week conclusion Saturday is a match with Spring sports’ shortened season in questionable State tournament series. The overwhelming sentiment has been to make the best...
High School football: Meta Valley vs. Naperville Central
Metea Valley High School's Jalen Johnson, 11, is pushed out of bounds by a Naperville Central defender.
Naperville North, Naperville Central, earn success
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...
High School basketball: Naperville Central vs. Waubonsie Valley
Naperville Central High School guard Jonah Hinton moves past host Waubonsie Valley players, Isaiah Smith, 2, and Ben Schwieger, 3, in a DuPage Valley Conference game Friday in Aurora.
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...
Review: Cubs, Sox, to top quality high school football teams
Major League Baseball questions to ponder while considering the competitive high school football season: Would Joe Maddon be the manager of the Chicago Cubs if the relief pitching had excelled? Will the Chicago White Sox continue to be confident with many good, young, players? • Seven high school football teams...