High School Football: Yorkville vs. Plainfield North
Yorkville High School players celebrate Dominic Recchia School kicking the game-winning field goal against visiting Plainfield North Friday, Oct. 27 to clinch the Southwest Prairie West championship and qualify for the IHSA football playoffs.
Reader’s Voice: East Aurora Old-Timers a success
October 21, 2023Dear editor; Thank you, East Aurora High Football Old Timers Association members! Our 78th annual dinner was a tremendous success. The attendance was very good and support through monetary donations and in-kind donations provided the needed financial boost to keep our Tomcat scholarship and team support moving in
Final Select Regular Season High School Football Conference Standings
Chicago Catholic Green School Conf. All C Chicago St. Ignatius 3 0 6 3 C Joliet Cath. Acad. 2 1 6 3 Chicago Marist 1 2 4 5 Niles Notre Dame 0 3 2 7 Chicago Catholic Orange School Conf. All C St. Francis 2 1 7 2 C IC
Select high school football, first round playoff schedules Oct. 27-28; regular season results Oct. 20-21
Class 8AGame 1: Plainfield North at Loyola Academy, Sat., Oct. 28, 1 p.m.Game 2: Palatine at Neuqua Valley, Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.Game 3: Niles West at Huntley, Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.Game 4: Chicago St. Ignatius at Joliet West, Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.Game 5: West Aurora at Edwardsville,
Illini goal: Overcome memorable collapse
By Woodrow Carroll There are memorable victories and there are memorable defeats. For the University of Illinois football program the 25-21 loss Saturday, Oct. 21 to Wisconsin was definitely in the latter category. Leading 21-7 entering the fourth quarter, the Illini were outscored 18-0 the final 15 minutes in an
College Football standings through October 23
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 5-0 7-0 St. Norbert 4-2 5-3 Benedictine 3-2 3-3 Concordia Wisconsin 4-1 5-2 Eureka 2-3 4-3 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-3 3-5 Concordia Chicago 1-4 1-6 Rockford 0-5 1-6 Lakeland 2-4 3-5 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 6-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-2 6-2 Judson 0-3 0-6
Big Ten Conference College Football standings, schedule, results through October 23
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Michigan 3-0 6-0 Penn State 3-0 5-0 Ohio State 2-0 5-0 Maryland 2-1 5-1 Rutgers 1-2 4-2 Indiana 0-2 2-3 Michigan State 0-2 2-3 West Division Wisconsin 2-0 4-1 Iowa 2-1 5-1 Minnesota 1-2 3-3 Nebraska 1-2 3-3 Northwestern 1-2 3-3 Purdue
MAC College Football standings through October 23
Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 4-0 7-1 Northern Illinois 3-1 4-4 Central Michigan 2-2 4-4 Eastern Michigan 2-2 4-4 Ball State 1-3 2-6 Western Michigan 1-3 2-6 Conf. Overall East Division W L W L Miami 3-1 6-2 Ohio 3-1 6-2 Buffalo 3-1 3-5 Bowling Green
CCIW College Football standings through October 23
Conf. Overall W L W L North Central 6-0 7-0 Augustana 5-1 6-1 Wheaton 5-1 6-1 WashU 4-2 5-2 Carroll 3-3 4-3 North Park 3-3 4-3 Illinois Wesleyan 2-4 2-5 Elmhurst 1-5 2-5 Carthage 1-5 1-6 Millikin 0-6 0-7
NASCAR Cup Series standings through October 23
1. William Byron 4126 2. Christopher Bell 4110 3. Ryan Blaney 4106 4. Kyle Larson 4105 5. Tyler Reddick 4096 6. Martin Truex Jr. 4089 6. Denny Hamlin 4089 8. Chris Buescher 4063 *** Cup Series Playoffs Cut-Off *** 9. Brad Keselowski 2262 10. Ross Chastain 2219 11. Bubba Wallace
Chicago Bulls Schedule/results through October 23
PreseasonSun, Oct. 8at Milwaukee, L 105-102Thu, Oct. 12vs. Denver, W 133-124, 2otSun, Oct. 15at Denver, L 116-102Tue, Oct. 17vs. Toronto, L 106-102Thu, Oct. 19vs. Minnesota, L 114-105 Regular seasonWed, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., NBCSCHvs. Oklahoma CityFri, Oct 27, 7 p.m., NBCSCH+vs. TorontoSat, Oct. 28, 6 p.m., NBCSCHat DetroitMon, Oct. 30,
Chicago Blackhawks Schedule/results
Thu, Oct. 5vs. Minnesota, L 3-2, otSat, Oct. 7at St. Louis, L 5-3Tue, Oct. 10at Pittsburgh, W 4-2Wed, Oct. 11at Boston, L 3-1Sat, Oct. 14at Montréal, L 3-2Mon, Oct. 16at Toronto, W 4-1Thu, Oct. 19at Colorado, L 4-0Sat, Oct. 21vs. Vegas, L 5-3Tue, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., ESPNvs. BostonFri, Oct.
Now: postseason joy, crunch
The sports world is ready for the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series and football in both the pro and college ranks are in high gear. Nonetheless, Fall high school sports, led by football’s first round of playoffs for 256 schools, command attention. See high school football’s first-round playoff pairings
East High Football Oldtimers Association reunion dinner 2023
By Al Benson East Aurora High School’s 1973 and 1998 football teams were honored Thursday, Oct. 19, during the 78th annual East High Football Oldtimers Association reunion dinner at Lincoln Inn Banquets in Batavia. Steve “Benny” Kenyon, association president and East Class of 1968 alum, was the emcee for the
High School Football: West Aurora vs. Minooka
West Aurora High School’s Terrence Smith, 23, runs upfield defended by Minooka’s Aiden Martinez, 42, at Aurora Friday, Oct. 20. Minooka won, 21-7.
Batavia prevails in showdown with Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers
By Bobby Narang Batavia and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools were fighting for two different things on the football field Friday, Oct. 13. The Batavia Bulldogs already had clinched a playoff berth by virtue of winning six of their first seven games this season. But, Batavia was seeking to win
National Football League standings through October 16
NFC North Conf. Overall W L T W L T Detroit 5 1 0 4 1 0 Green Bay 2 3 0 2 2 0 MInnesota 2 4 0 2 2 0 Chicago 1 5 0 1 3 0 NFC West San Francisco 5 1 0 4 0 0 Seattle
College Football standings through October 16
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 4-0 6-0 St. Norbert 3-2 4-3 Benedictine 2-2 2-3 Concordia Wisconsin 4-0 5-1 Eureka 2-2 4-2 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-2 3-4 Concordia Chicago 0-4 0-6 Rockford 0-5 1-6 Lakeland 2-3 3-4 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 6-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 1-2 5-2 Judson 0-3 0-6