March Madness tournament withdrawals? The college and high school tournaments’ men and boys basketball games are missed by many, to be sure, however, there are many other aspects of life to gain our focus. Spring training baseball is on hold and may not resume this year and golf and tennis
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced March 12 that it will significantly limit attendance at the remaining games in the 2020 IHSA Boys Basketball State series, as well as at other IHSA events, to preemptively reduce the potential spread of COVID-19. The decision comes after consultation with the Illinois
By Carter Crane East Aurora High School’s boys basketball team used hard-working full-court pressure defense to defeat rival West Aurora, 61-50, in Wednesday’s Lockport Sectional semifinal game this week.. “Our defense was important,” East Aurora head coach Rick Robinson said after the game. “I wasn’t going to let Kelvin Balfour
West Aurora High School’s basketball team celebrates its 56-51 victory Friday over visiting Plainfield Central.
East Aurora High School’s boys basketball team celebrates its 79-72 victory Friday over Bolingbrook.
Aurora Christian and Timothy Christian in Elmhurst both won high school super-sectional boys basketball games Tuesday to qualify for State basketball tournaments Friday and Saturday. Aurora Christian will play Madison at 11 a.m. Friday in Class 1A and either the third place game or the championship game Saturday afternoon. Aurora
By Woodrow Carroll Despite a bad loss to end the regular-season, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team still finished strong. The team ended 11-7 in Mid-American Conference West Division. Prior to 2019-2020, the last time the Huskies ended on the plus side of .500 in Conference was the 2005-2006
By Bobby Narang The Montini Catholic High School girls basketball season ended with a victory. But the Broncos’ victory arrived a few hours earlier than veteran head coach Jason Nichols would’ve liked at Redbird Arena in Normal Saturday. The Broncos defeated Springfield Lanphier 55-43 Saturday afternoon in the Class 3A
High school boys basketball head coaches at East Aurora and at West Aurora (see page 11 photos) each developed a keen sense of his team’s character and destiny during the season. That sense for each coach constituted a part of a regional championship this season and a biggest school Class
It’s March Madness continued. It only heats up. Schools in The Voice circulation area see the statement as more than basketball. The do-or-die process includes St. Charles North High School, for example as the State swimming and diving champion, which was determined Saturday at Evanston High School. The North Stars
Mooseheart’s Joel Williams has the ball stripped by Aurora Christian High School players Karsen Olsen, left, and Taaj Davis, right, in the Class 1A regional championship game at Aurora Christian Friday.
By Woodrow Carroll There are 13 Division I men’s college basketball teams in Illinois. Loyola University Chicago has the most victories and came into the week with 21. Thanks to a 67-66 victory at Bradley Saturday, Loyola improved its overall record to 21-10. The Ramblers closed out Missouri Valley Conference
The St. Charles North boys swimming and diving team poses for a team photo Saturday after capturing the State championship at Evanston High School.
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.
At West Aurora’s Board of Education Meeting held March 2, the Blackhawk Sports Boosters announced their pledge of $250,000 towards the West Aurora Stadium Complex Modernization. The pledge comes as a response to an anonymous $250,000 challenge grant for the project and will require fundraising on behalf of the group.
March Madness spreads its wings. In the basketball world, college and high school, March Madness is frenzy filled with facing sudden elimination, or, advancement for another game, or more games. Winter sports other than basketball have their own form of madness in their journeys to finality. Girls high school basketball
By Woodrow Carroll When two even teams go all out, it can be an exciting game. That was the case Saturday when the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team played host to Central Michigan in a key Mid-American Conference (MAC) game. It took an overtime before Northern Illinois, 16-11 and
Aurora University forward Michael Finley, 20, shoots over visiting Concordia University Chicago’s Raushaun Amos, 21, in Aurora’s 96-77 victory Saturday at Lancaster Court.
Yorkville High School senior Ty McCurdy, 34, denies an entry pass into the post to Oswego’s Connor McCance in spite of a nine-inch height disadvantage Friday in a Southwest Prairie Conference West game.
By Bobby Narang The smirk of Aurora Christian High School’s Noah Villarreal told the story of a satisfied journey. The senior wrestler capped a dominating showing at the Class 2A State wrestling tournament with a 10-1 victory over a Bloomington’s Ryan Gardner in Saturday’s Class 2A 138-pound division to claim
