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White Sox enter road trip with disheartening collapse

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By Woodrow Carroll After falling, 6-5, to the Miami Marlins Sunday, June 11 at Guaranteed Rate Field, the host Chicago White Sox record dropped to 29-38 in the American League Central. The three-game series with the Marlins, which started on a positive note, a 2-1 Sox victory, ended with two...

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State high school tournaments all venerable

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Illinois High School Association State tournaments, in any form, create special experiences and many memories. They are the final stops in a season in which teams play for the highest honors. Last weekend there were four classes, based on enrollments, each in softball and baseball. See Bobby Narang’s page 8...

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North Central College football champions will be honored in Washington D.C.

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Members of the North Central College football team in Naperville, will be honored by the Nation’s highest office Monday, June 12, when the two-time national champions will be among invited guests at the inaugural College Athlete Day, held by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, and the...

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Benet Academy: Week to remember in three sports

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By Bobby Narang In many ways, Benet Academy athletics had a week to remember. In the Class 2A girls State soccer tournament, the Redwings played stellar in their two State games at North Central College, however, Glenwood pieced together two goals in less than 35 seconds in the first 10-minute...

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June Swoon not upon us, unfortunately, now

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June Swoon for many years had been associated with the Chicago Major League Baseball teams, especially the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs won the World Series championship in 2016, however, many seasons the Cubs had started well, perhaps playing over their heads, and suffering the swoon. Through Monday, June 6, Cubs...

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Patrick Hilby, ACC, sets State record in 800 meters

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By Bobby Narang Patrick Hilby didn’t need any motivation to perform at a high level at the Class 2A state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Saturday, May 27. Throughout his junior season, the Aurora Central Catholic (ACC) athlete had shown why he was considered one...

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Jose Abreu hits first home run for the Houston Astros

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By Woodrow Carroll It was a long-time coming for Jose Abreu, his first home run of this season and in the Houston Astros’ uniform. The game was Sunday, May 28 in Oakland. After playing nine seasons for the Chicago White Sox, in which he hit 243 home runs, Abreu signed...

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High school Spring sports divert from Sox, Cubs

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Spring sports in high schools reach the championship stages in late May and early June. We are here. The boys State track and field meet final day was Saturday, May 27. Steve Groth went to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston to capture photos. Neuqua Valley High School did the best...

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Aurora University host in super regional Friday, Saturday

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The NCAA (Natiinal Collegiate Athletic Association) Division III baseball tournament selection committee announced the super regional host sites Monday, May 22 for the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships. The Aurora University Spartans, who swept visiting John Carroll University, 3-0, in the best of five regional series at Jim Schmid Field...

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Memorable week for DuPage Valley Conference pitcher of Naperville Central High School

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By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School senior Gabe Dickerson will never forget the final week of the regular baseball season. May 16, he was named DuPage Valley Conference co-Pitcher of the Year with Neuqua Valley senior, Mark Mennecke. The next day, he officially signed his letter-of-intent to play baseball...

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The late Jim Brown a great football player in nine years

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By Woodrow Carroll Jim Brown, one of the true greats of football, passed away last week at the age of 87. As is often the case, trying to determine how great Brown was is often tempered by factors not directly related to what Brown did on the playing field. Who...

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High school track season ready to flash past us

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High School Spring sports, with shorter seasons and often because rain affects outdoor sports, the seasons pass much too quickly. Photographers Steve Groth and Jim Ammenhauser will be at the boys State meet in Charleston, May 25-27, to capture events. Steve Groth shared photos with us from both boys Minooka...

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Marmion breaks ground for new Fichtel Field

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Marmion Academy in Aurora was host to a groundbreaking ceremony for new turf Friday, May 5. Marmion Academy held its Groundbreaking Ceremonies and reception for the renovation of multi-sport Fichtel Field and the varsity baseball field. Construction of the new, artificial turf playing surface, track, and field event areas began...

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Aurora University, 39-4, in NCAA D-III baseball field

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The NCAA Division III baseball tournament selection committee Monday, May 15 announced the field for the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships. Aurora University’s Spartans, 39-4, received an automatic Pool A bid by winning the 2023 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Tournament championship and are in the field for the 2023...

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Frontier League starts with balanced records

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By Woodrow Carroll Three games into the Frontier League season, the Joliet Slammers held a 1-2 won-loss record through Sunday. The Slammers, an independent professional minor league team, had given up only five run, but, scored only four runs! Up against the Sussex County (the most northern of all New...

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