By Bobby Narang York High School football is not officially back, however, but the Dukes are making headwaves under second-year head coach, Mike Fitzgerald. A year ago, in Fitzgerald’s first season, the Dukes finished with a 4-5 record, which culminated with a season-ending home victory over Downers Grove North. This
By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University, 1-3, will play host to Ball State,1-3, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) football opener for the each team. The game will give Northern Illinois opportunities to get back on track after losses to three Power Five teams, Utah, Nebraska, and
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
By Bobby Narang Four weeks into the high school football season, the West Suburban Conference Silver Division race is heating up. The biggest surprise this season is the strong play of upstart York High School. After finishing with a 4-5 record last season, the Dukes, 3-1 and 2-0, are on
By John Schutt NASCAR Monster Energy series, Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond International Speedway, Richmond, Va., Saturday Sept. 21. Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick, each in a Ford, started on the pole and looked to be the fastest. But, early on the entire Joe Gibbs racing team took over and
By Woodrow Carroll For a long time Saturday it looked as though University of Illinois head coach Lovie Smith was going to pick up his fifth Big Ten Conference victory in his fourth season. Instead, Nebraska’s comeback saddled Smith with Conference defeat No. 24. Nebraska won, 42-38, in a game
Friday, Sept. 27 DuKane Batavia at Wheaton Warrenville S., 7:30 St. Charles East at Geneva, 7:30 St. Charles North at Lake Park, 7:30 Wheaton North at Glenbard North, 7:30 DuPage Valley DeKalb at Metea Valley, 7 Naperville North vs. Naperville Central at North Central College, 7 Neuqua Valley at Waubonsie
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School quarterback, Colin Gillespie, made a point to ensure his younger teammates would have fast adjustments to playing on the varsity football team. The Redwings, a long-time member of the East Suburban Catholic Conference, were preparing to face a tough schedule due to the
By Craig Lynch When last we saw Ryan Court he played with the Iowa Cubs in 2018. Court, a native of Elgin, played baseball at Dundee-Crown High School. He toiled in minor league baseball for seven years for three organizations. He started this season in Arizona with the Chicago Cubs,
Friday, Sept. 20 CCL/ESL Green St. Rita at Montini, 7:30 CCL/ESL Orange Benet Academy a De La Salle, 7 Nazareth Acad. at St. Laurence, 7:30 CCL/ESL White St. Ignatius at Marmion Academy, 7:30 Fenwick at Joliet Cath. Acad., 7:30 DuKane Geneva at St. Charles North, 7:30 Glenbard North at Batavia,
By Bobby Narang After two week we know: • Glenbard South High School is riding a young football team brimming with potential to a potential playoff berth. • Glenbard West is loaded with talented running backs, a stout defense, and a strong special-teams unit. • Glenbard East is showing the
By John Schutt NASCAR Monster Energy series, Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered By Florida Georgia Line, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind. Sunday, Sept. 8. Kevin Harvick raced side by side with Joe Logano in the final laps and pulled away to win this year’s race by three
Friday, Sept. 13 DuKane Batavia at Lake Park, 7:30 St. Charles East at Glenbard North, 7:30 St. Charles North at Wheaton North, 7:30 Wheaton Warrenville S. at Geneva, 7:30 Fox Valley* Burlington Central at McHenry, 7 Cary-Grove at Hampshire, 7 Jacobs at Dundee-Crown, 7 Prairie Ridge at Huntley, 7 Illinois
