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
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Oct. 23Saint Louis at Bradley University, 7 p.m. (exhibition) Friday, Oct. 24DePaul at Notre Dame, 6 p.m., TBD (exhibition) Saturday, Oct. 25Lake Forest College at Aurora University, 4 p.m. (exhibition) Sunday, Oct. 26Northwestern at Iowa State, noon, ESPN+ (exhibition) Tuesday, Oct. 28Quincy at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. (exhibition)St. Francis
College football schedules and results
Saturday, Oct. 25Illinois at Washington, 2:30 p.m., BTNNorthwestern at Nebraska, 11 a.m. FS1Ball State at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+Augustana College at North Central College, 1 p.m.Western Illinois at Tennessee State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+Eastern Illinois at Charleston Southern, 1 p.m., ESPN+Illinois State at South Dakota, 1 p.m., ESPN+Lakeland at Benedictine
College football: Aurora University vs Concordia University Wisconsin
Aurora University’s T.J. Ramsey (4) runs the ball under pressure from Concordia University Wisconsin defenders October 18.
High School Football: Yorkville vs Plainfield North
Yorkville High School’s Joel Castillo reaches for the ball under close coverage from a Plainfield North defender October 17.
College football: Aurora University vs Rockford University
Aurora University’s T.J. Ramsey (4) runs 85 yards for a touchdown against Rockford University Saturday, Oct. 11.
Aurora City Council honors native Kenny Battle, basketball star
Kenny Battle, an Aurora native, college basketball standout, and the first person from the City to be drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA), was honored at Aurora’s Tuesday night City Council meeting for his impressive basketball career and extraordinary representation of Aurora on the national stage. Mayor John Laesch