Championship drive for Neuqua Valley High School’s Donovan Navarro at East Aurora Holiday Tournament
Neuqua Valley High School’s Donovan Navarro drives past Wheaton Academy’s Marcus Bult, 5, Saturday at the East Aurora Holiday Tournament.
Huff, Warden, help Glenbard W. prevail
By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School sophomore forward Braden Huff is rapidly becoming a basketball player to watch in the Chicagoland area. The 6-9 Huff put his talents on display at last week’s 18th Annual Glenbard West Holiday Classic. Armed with a sweet shooting stroke and good handles to
High school girls basketball: Metea Valley vs Downers Grove South at Oswego East Holiday Classic
Metea Valley High School’s Serenity McDaniel, 1, shoots in spite of defense by Downers Grove South’s Cydnei Mitchell, 13, at the Oswego East Holiday Classic Saturday.
Illinois proved a surprise team with bowl game
By Woodrow Carroll At the start of the football season, there was a general consensus that the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) would be in the playoffs. It was apparent sound thinking, given that the Bears had made the playoffs in 2018 and were viewed on the
2019 in review: Benet Academy State champions in three sports: Girls cross country, girls volleyball, boys soccer
Teams at Benet Academy in Lisle won an impressive three State championships recently in Fall sports.
North Central College national D-III football champion
North Central College in Naperville celebrates Saturday at the school the national D-III playoff championship won Friday evening.
North Central built strong program; IBCA inductees named
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
MAC teams off to fast start, nice surprise, in college bowl games
By Woodrow CarrollTucson, Ariz. Maybe it’s Tucson, Ariz. premature to give the Mid-American Conference (MAC) a pat on the back for the way the Conference started this season’s bowl games. Still, it was a nice surprise. Two bowl games Friday kicked off the 2019-2020 run of 40 games for the
National champion: North Central football
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
High School Basketball: Oswego East vs West Aurora
Oswego East High School’s Sam Schultz beats West Aurora players to the hoop Friday.
Oswego East, St. Charles East, win in Hinsdale Central openers
By Craig Lynch Sam Schultz was a driving force in Oswego East High School’s 56-36 dismantling of Rockford Auburn in the first round of the 16-team Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Monday afternoon. He came off the bench to play 10 minutes and scored 15 points. He pulled down five rebounds
College basketball: Aurora University vs North Central College
Aurora University’s Bailey Vance, 12, shoots over North Central College’s Connor Raridon, 32, Wednesday, Dec. 11
North Central’s victory sets course to Stagg Bowl
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
High level: Elmhurst boys teams
By Bobby Narang Nearly one month into the season, Elmhurst area boys basketball teams are playing at a high level. After winning 29 games and reaching the Class 4A sectional semifinals, last year, York is having another strong season by winning five of their first six games despite losing four
High school basketball: Aurora Central Catholic vs Aurora Christian
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Danny New, 20, drives to the basket Friday.
Northern Illinois influence: 1991 Copper Bowl
By Woodrow Carroll My having had the good fortune and good health to cover 41 college football bowl games through last season, it is enjoyable to look back on how it all started for me. It was the 1991 Copper Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. that this writer covered his first
Oswego girls bowlers do well in prestigious Strikefest
The Oswego High School girls bowling team went to Town and Country Lanes in Joliet to compete in a field full of the best teams across the State at the annual Strikefest Tournament with Plainfield North High School the host. The Panthers struggled in game one with a team score
D-III championship game; EA on a roll
Competitive sports by definition lives by the mantra that many are called and few are chosen. North Central College’s football team will play Friday evening in the Stagg Bowl, in its first D-III football National championship game in school history. The long, winding, road to Shenandoah, Texas actually did not
High school boys basketball schedule Dec. 12-14 and results Dec. 5-9
Thursday, Dec. 12 Northeastern Athletic Parkview Christian at Westminster Christian, 7:30 Non-conference Mooseheart at Elgin Academy, 6 Friday, Dec. 13 Chicago Catholic crossover Leo at St. Ignatius, 7 Marmion at St. Laurence, 7 Montini at St. Joseph, 7 Mount Carmel at De La Salle, 7 Providence at DePaul, 7 Providence-St.