High School Basketball: Aurora Central Catholic vs. St. Laurence
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Jake Hager grabs a rebound defended by St. Laurence’s Zerrick Johnson.
High School Basketball: West Aurora vs. Naperville Central
Host West Aurora High School’s Gabriel Gonzales (24) is in a battle for a rebound with Naperville Central’s Ross DeZur (33).
High school boys basketball schedule December 7-11; results November 30 – December 4
Thursday, Dec. 7Chicagoland ChristianWheaton Academy at Hope Academy, 7:30Southwest Prairie EastJoliet Central at Romeoville, 6:30Southwest Suburban BlueLincoln-Way East at Homewood-Floss., 6:30Non-conferenceDixon at Plano, 7Elgin Academy at Christian Life, 7:30Glenbard West at Larkin, 7Hinckley-Big Rock at Genoa-Kingston, 7IC Catholic at Walther Christian, 7:30Parkview Christian at IMSA, 7 Friday, Dec. 8Chicago Catholic
College football schedules Dec. 9 – Jan. 8, 2024
Saturday, Dec. 9Division III SemifinalsCortland vs. Randolph-Macon, 11 a.m., ESPN+North Central at Wartburg, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ Friday, Dec. 15Division III Championship, Salem Va.TBD vs. TBD, TBD Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl games Saturday, Dec. 16Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.Georgia Southern vs. Ohio 10 a.m., ESPNCelebration Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.Florida A&M
Mother sues school district to put son on team
By Bobby Narang One of the biggest stories of the first month of the 2023-24 high school basketball scene in Chicagoland wasn’t taking place on the court. Or, at least on the basketball court. Hinsdale South senior guard Brendan Savage, who averaged 11.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assist per
Northern Illinois, Northwestern, prepare for bowl games
By Woodrow Carroll The auguries may be there for the Northern Illinois University (NIU) football program. Positive omens, for sure, with the bowl season at hand. When it was announced the Northern Illinois bowl destination and opponent Sunday, Dec. 3, it had to have brought up fond memories. The NIU
Big Ten Conference College Football
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Michigan 9-0 12-0 Ohio State 8-1 11-1 Penn State 6-3 9-3 Maryland 4-5 7-5 Rutgers 4-5 7-5 Michigan State 2-7 4-8 Indiana 1-8 3-9 West Division Iowa 7-2 10-2 Northwestern 5-4 7-5 Wisconsin 5-4 7-5 Nebraska 3-6 5-7 Minnesota 3-6 5-7 Illinois
University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball schedule and results November 6 through January 11
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Eastern Illinois, W 80-52Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14vs. Marquette, L 71-64Fri, Nov. 17vs. Valparaiso, W 87-64Sun, Nov. 19vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5vs. Florida Atlantic at Madison Square GardenSat, Dec. 9, 11 a.m.,
Northwestern Men’s College Basketball schedule and results November 6 through January 10
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Binghamton, W 72-61Fri, Nov. 10vs. Dayton, W 71-66Tue, Nov. 14vs. Western Michigan, W 63-59Sat, Nov. 18vs. Rhode Island, W 72-61Sun, Nov. 19vs. Mississippi State, L 66-57Mon, Nov. 27vs. Northern Illinois, W 89-67Fri, Dec. 1vs. Purdue, W 92-88Sun, Dec. 10, 1 p.m., B1G+vs. Detroit MercyWed, Dec. 13, 7
Wheaton College Men’s College Basketball schedule and results November 8 through January 13
Wed, Nov. 8vs. Benedictine University, L 60-59Tue, Nov. 14vs. Lake Forest College, W 86-65Sat, Nov. 25at Transylvania University, L 71-65Wed, Nov. 29at Millikin University, L 67-61Sat, Dec. 2vs. North Central College, L 64-54Wed, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.at Carroll UniversitySat, Dec. 9, noonat Calvin UniversitySat, Dec. 16, 1 p.m.at University of
Nature of college football, basketball, rankings OK
Even as we wait for the football bowl games to unfold (see The Voice listing on page 7, which includes nine Big Ten Conference teams out of the 14, and both Notre Dame and Northern Illinois Universities) college sports makes its visible transition from football to basketball. The basketball focus
Joliet Catholic wins 12th annual Burney Wilkie Classic basketball tournament
Joliet Catholic players pose for a photo after Saturday’s championship of the 12th annual Burney Wilkie Classic.
High School basketball: Oswego vs. West Aurora
Oswego High School’s Tyrell Mays (5) drives against West Aurora’s Mike Evans (12) on Friday at Oswego.
North Central’s Lehnen Gagliardi semifinalist
North Central College junior quarterback Luke Lehnen has been selected as one of 20 semifinalists for the Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in NCAA Division III Football. Stearns Bank and the J-Club of Saint John’s University (Minnesota), which present the Gagliardi Trophy. Lehnen, who was named the College Conference
Select high school boys basketball schedules November 30-December 4
Thursday, Nov. 30Southwest Suburban crossoverBolingbrook at Stagg, 6Upstate EightFenton at Elgin, 7Glenbard East at Larkin, 7South Elgin at Glenbard South, 7Streamwood at East Aurora, 6:30West Chicago at Bartlett, 7 Friday, Dec. 1Catholic League WhiteIC Catholic at Marmion, 7St. Francis de Sales at Aurora Central, 7:30Catholic League crossoverMontini at St. Ignatius,
High school football playoff championship results
Class 8ALoyola Acad. 26, Lincoln-Way East 15Class 7AChicago Mt. Carmel 35, Downers Grove North 10Class 6ACary-Grove 23, East St. Louis 20Class 5ANazareth Academy 38, Joliet Catholic Academy 20Class 4ARochester 59, St. Laurence 38Class 3AByron 69, Mt. Carmel 7Class 2AWilmington 28, Athens 3Class 1ACamp Point Central 14, Lena-Winslow 0
Nazareth Academy, Cary-Grove, State champions
By Bobby Narang A year after erasing a 1-3 start to win the Class 5A State championship, Nazareth followed the same script this Fall. Nazareth closed out last season with eight straight victories, but took an even difficult road to the state title game this season. The Roadrunners opened the
Northern Huskies one of 79 with six victories
By Woodrow Carroll By the time all the Division I college football games had run their course Saturday, Nov. 25, 79 teams with six or more victories had punched their bowl game tickets. A total of 82 teams are needed to fill the 41 FBS (football bowl subdivision) bowl games
National Football League standings through November 27
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 8 3 0 5 2 0 Minnesota 6 6 0 6 3 0 Green Bay 5 6 0 4 3 0 Chicago 4 8 0 3 5 0 NFC South Atlanta 5 6 0 4 4 0 New Orleans
College Football standings through November 27
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 8-0 11-0 St. Norbert 6-2 7-4 Benedictine 5-3 5-4 Concordia Wisconsin 6-2 7-3 Eureka 2-6 4-6 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-7 1-9 Rockford 1-7 2-8 Lakeland 3-5 4-6 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 8-3 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 7-3 Judson 0-6 0-9