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
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
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
Aurora University’s Nico Bermeo hits a foul ball against visiting Baldwin Wallace University Saturday, May 27.
Aurora University’s Josh Reinhardt connects against John Carroll University Friday.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy made program history Monday night this week. The Roadrunners, who won the Class 3A State championship last season, had yet to win an outright East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) championship in program history. They fixed that flaw against Notre Dame Monday, May 15. The Roadrunners
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James Ammenhauser, Neuqua Valley High School flashes his form on the way to first place in the DuPage Valley Conference boys track and field meet May 11 at Naperville North High School
Dominic Vashelis-Benson, Yorkville, hurls the discus in the Southwest Prairie Conference boys track and field meet at West Aurora High School, May 10.
By John Schutt NASCAR, Cup Series, Würth 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del., Monday, May 1. Martin Truex Jr. had a long-overdue victory at his, what some would call, home track. Following Truex, Jr. was Ross Chastain in second, Ryan Blaney in third, William Byron in fourth, and Denny Hamlin
By Bobby Narang The baseball enters the second week of May and moves to the final days of the regular season. Timothy Christian is turning up the heat on its season. The Trojans have bounced back from a tough start to be among the hottest teams in Chicagoland. The Trojans
By Woodrow Carroll It had to be a strange feeling for Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech Sunday, May 6, on the road, against the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of a three-game series., Kopech gave up a home run in the bottom of the first inning to put
Short strokes in limited space prevails: The 162-games season in Major League Baseball is a marathon. Can the White Sox and Cubs recover, improve, and be competitive in September? The positive look: Sox are only 12 games under .500 and the Cubs just one game under .500. The urge to
