High School Football: West Aurora vs. Proviso East
West Aurora High School’s Jordan Martino (20) celebrates a touchdown off of a fumble recovery Friday, Aug. 30 against Proviso East.
High School Football: Aurora Central Catholic vs. St. Edward
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Kyle Stanislo, 11, carries the ball Friday, Aug. 30 against St. Edward.
High School Football: Yorkville vs. Plainfield South
Yorkville High School’s Kaden Kramer runs against tough opposition from Plainfield South Friday, Aug. 30.
NASCAR: Bubba Wallace wins The Cook Out Southern 500
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, The Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington, S.C., Darlington Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 1. Bubba Wallace won the pole, but in the end Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch to win his first race of the season! In third place was Chris Bell, Kyle Larson in
Sports in cinema, Notre Dame football’s first four
By Woodrow Carroll Does it bother you to contemplate the thought of a nice (ostensibly) Irish girl shooting a former Notre Dame Fighting Irish football star in the back. Well it should. Before we continue much further, be advised that tongue in cheek will be at play in this article,
High school fall sports season starts, boys soccer focus
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association 2024-2025 calendar season kicks off this week with the start of several sports. Boys soccer, in particular, is a sport to watch this fall after an exciting 2023 season in which New Trier captured the Class 3A State champion with an impressive
Football time has returned in three phases
It’s football time! The high school, college, and professional, games are here! The Chicago Bears season will begin noon, Sunday, Sept. 8. The preseason schedule offers hope with four victories in four games. It was not so much the record for the Bears, but well-played and excellent advancements that continue.
Milwaukee Brewers near lock for playoff berth
By Woodrow Carroll The Milwaukee Brewers are almost a sure bet to make the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs this season. At the start of this week’s action, the Brewers were 11.0 games ahead of the opposition in the National League Central Division and for the Brewers to not finish
Aurora University Football starts practice
Aurora University opened football practice last week on Vago Field.
Aurora University Soccer training
Aurora University’s men’s soccer team works out Saturday, Aug. 17 in preparation for its season/home opener against Loras College on Friday, Aug. 30
Little League Baseball offers fresh perspective
Notes in the whirl of sports: •The fresh tonic that is Little League baseball with the enthusiasm of 12-year-olds will draw to a conclusion in the up-coming weekend and the television coverage has provided several thoughts. The young boys play hard and are not bothered by the television cameras. Their
Mexiquense Jr captures Cup championship
A dozen soccer teams comprising 108 players from the Aurora area converged on Montgomery Saturday, Aug. 10, for the inaugural 7 on 7 Fox Valley Christian Cup soccer tourney. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church was host to the day-long competition on the Church grounds. Iglesia San Pablo, an Aurora church, was
Northern Illinois seeks repeat of football success
By Woodrow Carroll Last season was a good one for the Northern Illinois University football program. It finish strong and fans likely will remember the team fondly. Ten games into the 2023 schedule, Northern Illinois was 4-6 and struggling after opening the campaign with a big road victory at Boston
JD Beach proves his worth
By Steve Groth The run July 28 in Peoria proved to be another great day of flat track bike racing. It was spectacular to see JD Beach step in for the injured Dallas Daniels after a year off from flat track racing, in the tourist track racing. Beach took second
High School football: West Aurora practice
Among Illinois high schools this season, West Aurora’s varsity football practices opened Monday this week.
Summer Olympic 2024 medal totals
Country Total Gold Slvr BrnzUnited States 126 40 44 42China 91 40 27 24Great Britain 65 14 22 29France 64 16 26 22Australia 53 18 19 16Japan 45 20 12 13Italy 40 12 13 15Netherlands 34 15 7 12Germany 33 12 13 8Korea 32 13 9 10Canada 27 9 7
Summer Olympic top medaling countries
Year Country Total Gold Slvr Brnz2024 USA 126 40 44 422021 USA 113 39 41 332016 USA 121 46 37 382012 USA 104 48 26 302008 USA 112 36 39 372004 USA 101 36 39 262000 USA 93 37 24 321996 USA 101 44 32 251992 EUN* 112 45 38