Aurora University midfielder Abby Kay, Plainfield and Neuqua Valley High School, 17, and defender Hannah Ford, 27, put pressure North Central College defender Kylie Tucker, 21, Saturday, Sept. 11.
Aurora University men's volleyball head coach Dan Ames, center, issues directions in the Spartans' season opener loss at Thornton Gym Wednesday, Feb. 3.
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.
North Central College's Connor Raridon, 32, above, moves in to block a shot by Dominic Genco of Elmhurst Friday in the semifinal game of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) men's basketball tournament in Naperville.
The city government of Naperville and the North Central College campus community will celebrate North Central’s recent National Championship football championship with a rally Friday, Jan. 31. The Naperville Police and Fire Departments will lead players and coaches in a 3:30 p.m. processional from Fire Station 7, 1380 Aurora Avenue,...
North Central College in Naperville celebrates Saturday at the school the national D-III playoff championship won Friday evening.
Team championships ordinarily are the results of building programs, unless pure talent taketh over and run away with the prize. North Central College football strength was diminished, continually, until head coach John Thorne arrived in 2002 from Wheaton Warrenville South High School and now-defunct Wheaton Central High School in the...
By Bobby Narang The North Central College football team made history Friday. The Cardinals, hailing from Naperville, captured the program’s first championship, by defeating Wisconsin-Whitewater in blowout fashion, 41-14, in the Division III national championship game in Shenandoah, Texas. The Cardinals, 14-1, made their first trip to the Amos Alonzo...
Aurora University's Bailey Vance, 12, shoots over North Central College's Connor Raridon, 32, Wednesday, Dec. 11
Scoring early and often against the last remaining undefeated Division III team, the North Central College football won an historic 45-14 victory over the Muhlenberg College Mules Saturday to clinch North Central’s first trip to the Stagg Bowl. The Mules boasted the Nation’s third-ranked scoring defense entering Saturday’s game at...
By Craig Lynch Quarterback Broc Rutter has started all four years for North Central College. The graduate of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville has led the Cardinals’ run through the Division III playoffs this season to Saturday’s semifinal game at 11 a.m. at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.. Rutter...
It was a game that surpassed all the records, benchmarks, and superlative descriptions of a college football game, postseason or otherwise, and the torrid pace set by the offenses of both teams left most spectators figuring the outcome would come down to the last team to possess the ball. And...
North Central College running back Ethan Greenfield looks for room to run in the playoff game against Wabash College (Ind.) Saturday.
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