By Woodrow Carroll The always-popular NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men’s postseason basketball tournament is getting close. The tournament Selection Show will be Sunday, March 12. We take a look at a team that came ever-so close to winning the tournament championship, only to falter at the finish, the very
March Madness is on the horizon in basketball and for more sports, high school, college, and professional. For some fans the madness has been here during the regular season without a neat order and uncommon results. Why have neat and clean? An examples is the Big Ten Conference in men’s
Thursday, Feb. 16Fox ValleyCrystal Lake Central at Jacobs, 7Metro Suburban BlueAurora Christ. at Wheaton Acad., 7:30West Suburban SilverOak Park-R.F. at Downers Grove N., 7:30Non-conferenceCoal City at Joliet Catholic, 7Lincoln-Way W. at Hinsdale S., 6:30Plainfield Central at Willowbrook, 6 Friday, Feb. 17Chicago Catholic League BlueSt. Ignatius at St. Rita, 7Fox ValleyBurlington
By Bobby Narang The 2022-2023 girls high school wrestling season is reaching the final stages. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) individual State meet is less than two weeks away, but this season has proven to be a smashing success for the sport. One year ago, the IHSA’s inaugural individual
By Woodrow Carroll Storming the court has become quite fashionable in college basketball when the home team produces a victory over a high-ranking team, or fierce rival. That was the case for the Northwestern University’s men’s basketball team after the Wildcats beat the Nation’s No. 1-ranked team, Purdue, 64-58, in
The Super Bowl game this year in the desert of Arizona was Super! Nearly an overtime ending, Kansas City defeated slight favorite of the odds-makers, Philadelphia, 38-35. It has been 37 years, more than one-third of a century (ouch, written that way) since the Chicago Bears captured the 1986 Super
West Aurora High School’s Terrence Smith, 24, is in a battle with Plainfield North’s Evan Czarnik, 22, Friday, Feb. 10.
Aurora Central Catholic varsity girls basketball team receives honors of halftime of the boys game with Elmwood Park. Friday, Feb. 10.
Geneva High School’s Jimmy Rasmussen, 15, drives by Batavia’s Charlie Whelpley, 22, Friday, Feb. 3.
Oswego High School State cheer competition in Bloomington last week finds the girls going through routines on their way to sixth place.
Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox gave a welcome back to boys basketball alumni at the varsity game Friday, Jan. 27 in a special night for one basketball alumnus in particular, Walter Downing, Class of 1981. “In his four years as a varsity starter, his teams collected 104 wins,”
The Oswego High School girls bowling team won the Illinois High School Romeoville Regional Saturday, Feb. 4 at Bowlero to qualify for the Oswego Sectional Saturday, Feb. 11 at Parkside Lanes.
Thursday, Feb. 9Non-conferenceIslamic Found. at Yorkville Christ., 7 Friday, Feb. 10Chicago Catholic League WhiteMarmion at Providence, 7St. Laurence at Montini, 7DuKaneGeneva at Wheaton North, 7:15Glenbard N. at St. Charles North, 7St. Charles East at Batavia, 7Wheaton-Warr. S. at Lake Park, 7DuPage ValleyDeKalb at Naperville Central, 7Metea Valley at Naperville North,
By Bobby Narang Marmion Academy junior Michael Phillips is seeking a different outcome this Winter. After an injury forced Phillips to give up his dream to land a spot in the Class 3A State wrestling tournament last year, he plans on achieving his goal this season. So far, Phillips is
By Woodrow Carroll Super Bowl LVII will be played in Glendale, Ariz. Sunday, Feb. 12. The venue operates under the name of State Farm Stadium and will pit the Kansas City Chiefs, 14-3, and Philadelphia Eagles, 14-3, for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. With more than a half-century of history, the
In college and high school basketball, both in men and women and in boys and girls, we are not in magical March Madness, however, February fosters fun and interest. Call it February Frenzy because teams are more finely tuned than at the start, seek to weave improvement prior to March
Aurora University’s Joevonn McCottry, center, looks for open space defended by Wisconsin Lutheran’s Jacob Hefle, 1, and Jacob Stoltz, 2, Saturday, Feb. 4.
Aurora University’s Crystal Rios, left, and Wisconsin Lutheran’s Sam Leisemann are in a battle for a rebound Saturday, Feb. 4.
Thursday, Feb. 2Metro Suburban BlueIC Catholic at Wheaton Academy, 7Metro Suburban RedAurora Central at Ridgewood, 7Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukConsolation semi-final, 5:30Consolation semi-final, 7Semi-final, 5:30Semi-final, 7 Friday, Feb. 3Chicago Catholic League WhiteProvidence-St. Mel at Marmion, 7DuKaneBatavia at Geneva, 7Lake Park at Glenbard North, 7St. Charles N. at St. Charles East, 7Wheaton
By Bobby Narang East Aurora High School (EAHS) girls basketball head coach Lee Clayborn has a deep knowledge of his program’s history. The Tomcats entered their final three weeks of the regular season with momentum. Clayborn, an EAHS alum, said he won’t need to research the history of his program,
