High School football playoffs: West Aurora vs. Belleville East
West Aurora High School’s Brodie Caragher (21) dives to tackle Belleville East runner, Josh Ware, Saturday Nov. 1 in a Class 8A Round 1 playoff game.
IC Catholic State champion outlook hopeful in Class 3A
By Bobby Narang IC Catholic football took a big step toward making another long at a State title last weekend in the Round 1 of the IHSA Class 3A playoffs. After a tough loss in their regular season finale, the IC Catholic Knights bounced back with an impressive 42-13 win
NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Championship Race, Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 2. Ryan Blaney won the race, followed by Brad Keselowski, but it was Kyle Larson, in third place, who won the Championship. Following in fourth place was Joe Logano, and Kyle Busch in fifth. Pole was
Select high school football playoff Round 2 schedule Nov. 7-8; Round 1 results Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Class 8AFriday, Nov. 7Glenbrook South at Barrington, 7 p.m.Lincoln-Way East at Palatine, 7 p.m.Lyons at Fremd, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8Oswego at Lane, 1 p.m.Maine South at Hinsdale Central, 1 p.m.Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, 6 p.m.Bolingbrook at Gurnee Warren at O’Plaine Campus, 7 p.m. Class 7AFriday, Nov. 7Batavia at Glenbard East, 7
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Nov. 6Mercyhurst at Loyola Chicago, 8 p.m., Marquee SNIllinois State at Ohio, 6 p.m., ESPN+St. Francis Joliet at St. Edward’s University, 7 p.m., (exhibition)Judson University at Davenport University, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7Florida Gulf Coast at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., PeacockBoston University at Northwestern, 5 p.m., PeacockNorthern Illinois at Wisconsin,
College football schedules and results
Friday, Nov. 7Northwestern at USC, 8 p.m., FOX Saturday, Nov. 8Navy at Notre dame, 6:30 p.m., NBCSt. Norbert College at Aurora University, 1 p.m.North Central College at Elmhurst University, noonLindenwood at Western Illinois, 1 p.m., ESPN+Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, noon, ESPN+Illinois State at Indiana State, noon, ESPN+Concordia Chicago at
High school football: Yorkville vs. Bolingbrook
Yorkville High School’s Jayden Ruth (4) looks for a pass as a Bolingbrook defender reaches for the ball, Friday, Oct. 24.
IHSA football playoffs, interesting pairing, Lyons vs. York
By Bobby Narang Now, the fun beings The Illinois High School Association released the football playoff pairings for the eight classes. As usual, there were some interesting matchups set for the first round. In Class 8A, York, which finished in second place last season, is set to battle West Suburban
College football nearing bowl games; Frank Solich
By Woodrow Carroll Last weekend was not a good one for Illinois and Northwestern football. Both teams suffered conference losses on the road. Illinois was a 42-25 loser at Washington, while Northwestern was edged 28-21 at Nebraska. Defeats that left each team with 5-3 overall records. In the case of
Select high school football playoff schedule Oct. 31-Nov. 1; regular season results Oct. 23-25
Class 8AFriday, Oct. 31Elgin at Barrington, 7 p.m.Huntley at Fremd, 7:30 p.m.Minooka at Glenbrook South, 7 p.m.Oswego East at Bolingbrook, 7 p.m.Palatine at Whitney Young 7 p.m.Stevenson at Lincoln-Way East, 7 p.m.York at Lyons, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1Belleville East at West Aurora, 6 p.m.Downers Grove South at Maine South,
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Oct. 30Taylor (Ind.) at Judson University, 6 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 1St. Mary-Woods at Judson University, 3 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 2Wabash College at North Central College, 1 p.m. (exhibition)Monday, Nov. 3Jackson State at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., BTNMercyhurst at Northwestern, 7 p.m., B1G+ULM at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m.LIU Brooklyn at Notre Dame, 6
College football schedules and results
Saturday, Nov. 1Rutgers at Illinois, 11 a.m., NBCNotre Dame at Boston College, 2:30 p.m., ESPNAurora University at Wisconsin Lutheran College, 1 p.m.North Central College at Carroll University, noonUT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m., ESPN+Northern Iowa at Illinois State, 2 p.m.Benedictine University at St. Norbert, 1 p.m.Wheaton College at Elmhurst
High School football: East Aurora vs. West Aurora
West Aurora High School’s Bryce Riley (8) celebrates a first quarter touchdown against East Aurora Friday, Oct. 17.
East Aurora Old Timers dinner
By Al Benson Celebrating its 80th anniversary, the East (Aurora) High Football Old Timers Association honored 50- and 25-year Tomcat teams October 16 at an evening dinner and program at Lincoln Inn Banquets in Batavia. Stephen “Benny” Kenyon, event organizer, said 140 persons attended. “Attendance increased from previous years,” he
Glenbard East High School’s Sam Walton, integral player
By Bobby Narang Glenbard East High School senior defensive end Sam Walton had to win over his toughest critic in his first season playing football. Walton, a two-year starter who is an integral player for the Rams, is planning to play in college. At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Walton is
Northwestern and Illinois looking for bowl, NIU hanging on
By Woodrow Carroll While few are predicting a major breakthrough for the Northwestern football program, one has to admit that the Wildcats have performed better than expected by most to this point. With a 19-0 road victory at Purdue last Saturday, Northwestern upped its season record to 5-2. Five victories
Select high school football schedules Oct. 23-25; results Oct. 17
Thursday, Oct. 23Southwest Valley BlueSandburg at Lincoln-Way East, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24CCL/ESCC GreenSt. Francis at Nazareth, 7:30 p.m.St. Rita at IC Catholic, 7:30 p.m.CCL/ESCC Orange*Providence at Joliet Catholic, 7:30 p.m.CCL/ESCC PurpleBenet at DePaul, 7 p.m.CCL/ESCC RedLeo at Marmion, 7:30 p.m.CCL/ESCC White*Montini at St. Laurence, 7:30 p.m.Chicagoland ChristianChicago Christian at
MLB Postseason
World SeriesFriday, Oct. 24Game 1: L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7 p.m., FOXSaturday, Oct. 25Game 2: L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7 p.m., FOXMonday, Oct. 27Game 3: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, 7 p.m., FOXTuesday, Oct. 28Game 4: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, 7 p.m., FOXWednesday, Oct. 29*Game 5: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, 7