By Bobby Narang With the holiday high school basketball season in full swing, Downers Grove North is emerging as a dark-horse candidate. After Glenbard West dominated the boys basketball West Suburban Silver Conference on the way to the program’s first State championship last season, Downers Grove North is looking to
By Woodrow Carroll It is difficult to believe, and even more difficult to contemplate, yet, the Minnesota Vikings are eight games ahead of the Chicago Bears in the National Football Conference (NFC) North. The Vikings, who rallied from a 33-0 halftime deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts, 39-36, in overtime
National champion! Two words roll easily. It was the goal, the objective. North Central College won its second Division III college football national championship Friday, Dec. 16 at the Naval/Marine College in Annapolis, Md. home of the Navy which plays Army the second Saturday in December each year. North Central
West Aurora High School will induct three former athletes into the School’s Athletic Hall of Fame (HOF) Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 at the School. • Mario Clark earned four varsity letters at West Aurora High School in boys basketball and was named to the Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) First
Lisle High School’s Caden Carnes, top, takes down a Reed-Custer opponent prior and won the match with a pin in the 170-pound class at the Lisle IC8 quad Thursday, Dec. 8.
Joe Sacco, 24, of North Central College receives blocking assistance and looks for an open field against Division III semifinal opponent Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday, Dec. 10 in Naperville.
Aurora University’s Julian Gatewood, 10, drives around visiting Dominican University defender Christopher Burel, 5, Tuesday, Dec. 6 in a North Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) game.
East Aurora High School’s Ralph Clark, 2, looks to pass and is defended by visiting Bartlett’s Nathan Scearce, Friday, Dec. 9.
Thursday, Dec. 15Little TenIndian Creek at IMSA, 7Upstate EightBartlett at Streamwood, 7Glenbard East at Fenton, 7Glenbard South at Elgin, 7Larkin at East Aurora, 6:30South Elgin at West Chicago, 7Non-conferenceAurora Central at Montini, 6:30Mooseheart at Aurora Christ., 7:30 Friday, Dec. 16Chicago Catholic League*Montini at Providence-St. Mel, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7Glenbard North
By Bobby Narang York High School head basketball coach Mike Dunn is ready for another stab at winning the prestigious Jack Tosh Holiday Classic this season. The 32-team tournament is one of the top events of the holiday season in the State and features two games played at the same
By Woodrow Carroll The college football bowl season will get under way Friday, Dec. 16 with two games. First , will be the Bahamas Bowl at 10:30 a.m. that will pit Mid-American Conference (MAC) member, Miami (Ohio), against UAB (Alabama-Birmingham). About the time the Bahamas Bowl concludes, will be the
In competitive sports, the aim is directed to champions, championships, and victors. Triumph is the goal. Among the many high-quality sports elements these days are North Central College football, West Aurora High School Hall of Fame three inductees January 7, 2023, and the Chicago Steel ice hockey team in Geneva,
East Aurora Hall of Fame inductee Algie Neal shows a boy athletic awards displayed in the East High gym lobby on Friday, Dec. 9.
Matthew Brown, formerly with West Aurora High School, goes for a juggling pass reception for College of DuPage (COD) national championship game against North Dakota State College of Science.
North Central College wide receiver DeAngelo Hardy makes moves Saturday, Dec. 3 in Division III quarterfinal victory in Naperville.
St. Edward High School’s Ben Zielinski, 20, drives between Harvest Christian defenders Kaden Meeker, 25, and Caleb Callahan, 30, at Aurora Christian’s 11th annual Burney Wilkie Classic Nov. 29.
By Bobby Narang York High School senior quarterback Matt Vezza made the most of his time on varsity. The York senior quarterback showed what he could do in the fourth game of his junior season last year by helping guide York to a difficult road victory over Downers Grove North.
By Woodrow Carroll Rashon Burno is back for his second season guiding the fortunes of the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team. Burno, who was graduated from DePaul University as a basketball team leader, was head coach at Marmion Academy in Aurora, 2007-2010. He will be challenged in his task
Championships are sports’ main focus. Yes, enjoy the process, enjoy the games, and find special rewards. Sportsmanship counts and always should be essential, however, the starting point is to earn championships. Two Division III college football teams, among the eight quarterfinalists remained in the hunt from our sports-minded area in
