March Madness will pass directly from high school and college basketball right to Major League Baseball with regular-season openers Thursday, March 30. Although there will be two games remaining in each of the men’s and women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association semifinals followed by one each in the championship games, in
Tuesday, March 14 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio.)SE Missouri State vs. Texas A&M CC, 5:30 p.m., truTVPitt vs. Mississippi St., 8 p.m., truTV Wednesday, March 15 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio.)Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern, 5:30 p.m., truTVNevada vs. Arizona State , 8 p.m., truTV Thursday, March 16 (Round of
Wednesday, March 8 (First Round)Ohio State 65, Wisconsin 57Minnesota 78, Nebraska 75 Thursday, March 9 (Second Round)Rutgers 62, Michigan 50Ohio State 73 Iowa 69Penn State 79 Illinois 76Maryland 70, Minnesota 54 Friday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)Purdue 70, Rutgers 65Ohio State 68, Michigan State 58Penn State 67, Northwestern 65, otIndiana 70, Maryland
James (Jim) T. Kelly, Sr., Marmion Academy’s founding swim and diving coach and former faculty member, died February 17, in Leesburg, Fla. at age 83. Kelly is fondly remembered for his 35 years of dedication to Marmion Academy (1966-2001) in Aurora. In addition to being the founding swim and diving
IHSA State Tournament Class 4ASaturday, March 11ChampionshipMoline 59, Benet 42Friday, March 10SemifinalsBenet 64, New Trier 49Moline 50, Benet 36Third PlaceNew Trier 53, Downers Grove North 34 IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASaturday, March 11ChampionshipMetamora 46, Simeon 42, otFriday, March 10SemifinalsSimeon 60, St. Ignatius 42Metamora 50, East St. Louis 43Third PlaceEast St.
By Bobby Narang A Benet Academy basketball program took over state – again. For the second weekend in a row, in the Class 4A State tournament, the Redwings worked their way to the State championship game. March 4, the Benet girls basketball team lost in double overtime in the 4A
By Woodrow Carroll Former Plano High basketball star Brad Korn will be coaching in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this week, although probably not for long, given the formidable road ahead. Still, that in no way detracts from Korn’s achievement. Korn, who guided the Plano Reapers as a player to
March Madness! Generations, many years, expectations. All add up to what we call March Madness, first used as a term in Illinois high school basketball 85 years ago. The fruition of tournament triumph during culmination of basketball tournaments follows many aspects. Heartbreak, sudden joy or sudden deflation, culminate quickly. Benet
Trevon Roots, Marmion 6-5 point forward, 24, holds the Class 3A sectional championship plaque and teammates celebrate.
Waubonsee Community College’s competitive co-ed cheerleading squad secured a bid to the Chicago Nationals Grand Finale competition April 29-30 at Elgin Community College after taking first place in the Intermediate College Division at Xtreme Spirit’s Holiday Classic at the College of Lake County. The squad’s first-place, high-energy, two-and-a-half-minute routine was
With best wishes and a prayer, Alexis “Lexi” Janiak was sent off by Aurora University AU) students, faculty and staff members Wednesday, March 1 to the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship. The event was held March 3-4 at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Janiak finished in second place
Thursday, March 9IHSA State Tournament Class 1ASemifinalsGibault vs. Cornerstone Christ., 10 a.m.Tuscola vs. Scales Mound, 11:45 a.m.Third Place, 7IHSA State Tournament Class 2ASemifinalsTeutopolis vs. DePaul, 2:30Rockridge vs. Bloomington Cath., 4:15Third Place, 8:45Friday, March 10IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASemifinalsSt. Ignatius vs. Simeon, 10 a.m.Metamora vs. East St. Louis, 11:45 a.m.Third Place,
125 Pounds: Spencer Lee, Iowa, over Liam Cronin, Nebraska, Dec 8-2133 pounds: Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State, over Aaron Nagao, Minnesota, Dec 5-2141 Pounds: Real Woods, Iowa, over Brock Hardy, Nebraska, Dec 2-1149 Pounds: Sammy Sasso, Ohio State, over Michael Blockhus, Minnesota, SV-1 7-5157 Pounds: Levi Haines, Penn State, over Peyton
Wednesday, March 8 (First Round)Game 1: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin, 5:30 p.m., BTN Game 2: Minnesota vs. Nebraska, 8:30 p.m., BTN Thursday, March 9 (Second Round)Game 3: Rutgers vs. Michigan, 11 a.m., BTNGame 4: Game 1 winner vs. Iowa, 2 p.m., BTNGame 5: Penn State vs. Illinois, 5:30 p.m., BTNGame 6: Game
Wednesday, March 1 (First Round)Game 1: Penn State 72, Minnesota 67Game 2: Rutgers 63, Northwestern 59Thursday, March 2 (Second Round)Game 3: Michigan State 67, Nebraska 64Game 4: Michigan 63, Penn State 61Game 5: Purdue 57, Wisconsin 55Game 6: Illinois 81, Rutgers 55Friday, March 3 (Quarterfinals)Game 7: Indiana 94, Michigan State
By Bobby Narang Lenee Beaumont entered the final weekend of the girls high school basketball season with one goal left to accomplish. The Benet Academy senior point-guard already had etched her name among the best in the State, and in program history, with a prolific career. The Indiana University recruit
By Woodrow Carroll For a team that lost three of its final four regular-season games, Northwestern University’s men’s basketball team ended up very well. Faced with a four-game losing streak entering this week’s Big Ten Conference tournament, Northwestern closed out regular-season play with a 65-53 victory at Rutgers Sunday, March
High school Winter sports are on their way to conclusions with only boys basketball champions remaining to be decided in four classes by enrollment. Big Ten Conference, with 14 schools, determined wrestling champions last weekend in 10 weight classes. It is busy times for both participants who have worked hard
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Pala Casino 400, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26. The race was won by a driver, Kyle Busch, who has won a race there for three teams He won in the No. 8 Chevy and driving for Richard Childress Racing. Following in
By Bobby Narang The final four is set in girls high school basketball in Illinois. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) starts the second year of its new format for girls basketball, which includes playing the third-place game on the same day of the semifinals. That forces some teams to
