By Woodrow Carroll Entering the Saturday, Jan. 14 home men’s basketball game with the Toledo University, the Northern Illinois University men’s team was in good position to end a rather bizarre jinx for want of a better word. The game with the Toledo Rockets presented Northern Illinois with a shot
The high school basketball season for boys and girls can take on various forms during the season with possible injuries, growth of players in size, strength, skill, experience, and accomplishment. Emotional and maturity can be factors. Part of the process is the bonanza of basketball during the recent seasons of
East Aurora High School’s Jabian Acosta, 3, is in a battle for a rebound with West Aurora’s Terrence Smith, 24, and Calvin Savage, 2, Saturday, Jan. 7.
From left, Tim Griffin of Geneva (football, 1981); Matt McKee, Simi Valley, Calif. (volleyball, 2005); and Mario Clark, Aurora (basketball, 1990) are inducted into the West Aurora School District 129 Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 7.
East Aurora High School’s Mia Moore, 25, drives against West Aurora’s Nia Evans, 2, Saturday, Jan. 7.
Thursday, Jan. 12Non-conferenceWestminster Christian at Yorkville Christian, 7 Friday, Jan. 13Chicago Catholic League WhiteMontini at De La Salle, 6:30DuPage ValleyMetea Valley at Naperville Central, 7East Suburban CatholicBenet at Joliet Catholic, 7Marian Catholic at Marist, 7Nazareth at Notre Dame, 7St. Patrick at St. Viator, 7Fox ValleyCary-Grove at Crystal Lake Cen., 7:30Crystal
Aurora University’s Michael Osborne, 24, drives over Rockford University’s Amareon Parker, 32, Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Aurora University’s Selena Vargas, 13, drives around Benedictine University’s Charsan McCory, 13, in Aurora’s 62-59 homecourt victory Wednesday, Jan. 4.
We can have it all in sports, that is enjoy and dig deeply, or, lightly, and at all levels. • At once, the University of Georgia wins its second consecutive top level college football national championship in stunning fashion, 65-7, against stunned TCU. • Then, we have high school sports
By Woodrow Carroll With the conference portion of the collegiate basketball season well under way, a glance at the various polls tells us that every team has suffered at least one defeat. Purdue, Houston, and Kansas, and you can mix and match the top teams with each passing day, lead
IllinoisWed, Jan. 4, Northwestern, L 73-60Sat, Jan. 7, Wisconsin, W, 79-69Tue, Jan. 10, 8 p.m., BTN, at NebraskaFri, Jan. 13, 8 p.m., FS1, vs. Michigan StateMon, Jan. 16, 5 p.m. BTN, at Minnesota NorthwesternWed, Jan. 4, Illinois, W 73-60Sun, Jan. 8, Indiana, W 84-83Wed, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., BTN, vs
Saturday, Dec. 3 – Division III QuarterfinalsMount Union 22, Delaware Valley 6Mary Hardin-Baylor 41, Bethel (Minn.) 28North Central College 48, Ithaca 7Wartburg 45, Aurora University 17 Saturday, Dec. 10 – Division III SemifinalsMount Union 34, Wartburg 31North Central College 49, Mary Hardin-Baylor 14 Friday, Dec. 16 – Division III National
Downers Grove North High School’s Jack Stanton, 21, and Wheaton Academy’s Wyatt Vandervelde, 20, chase a loose ball in the championship game of the East Aurora Holiday Tournament.
Thursday, Jan. 5Non-conferenceMarquette at Yorkville Christian, 7 Friday, Jan. 6DuKaneWheaton North at Geneva, 6DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Naperville North at Metea Valley, 7Waubonsie Val. at Neuqua Valley, 7East Suburban CatholicBenet at St. Patrick, 7Joliet Catholic at Carmel, 7Marist at Nazareth, 7Notre Dame at St. Viator, 7Fox ValleyBurlington Cen. at
By Bobby Narang The holiday high school basketball tournament season is a key moment in the schedule for teams throughout the State. The four-class State system hits the mid-point of the season and allows a true indicator of teams in the hunt for a championship. • On the girls side,
By Woodrow Carroll The football bowl season got off to a very good start for the Big Ten Conference. Nine teams from the Big Ten qualified for postseason games. The conference was 4-0 in the early going. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Maryland all emerged victorious from their respective bowl games.
End of the calendar year in sports offers excitement in football and basketball in playoffs, bowl games, tournaments, and football and basketball back-to-back, mostly in top-level college games. Mix in important National Football League games in preparation of playoffs, a plethora of high school holiday basketball tournament games, both boys
Thanks to the generosity of lifelong and cherished friend, Ed Regole, of St. Charles, who died August 15, 2022, Marmion Academy proudly announces the renovation of both the Varsity Baseball Field and multi-sport Fichtel Field. This generous bequest will enable Marmion to move forward with this long-awaited and impactful project.
Thursday, Dec. 29Bloomington / NormalConsolation semi-finals, semi-finalsDeKalbConsolation semi-final, semi-finalEast Aurora7th place, 15th place, 2:353rd place, 4:10Championship, 5:45Elgin13th place semi-final, 9 a.m.13th place semi-final, 10:30 a.m.Consolation semi-final, noonConsolation semi-final, 1:455th place semi-final, 3:155th place semi-final, 4:45Semi-final, 6:30Semi-final, 8Hinsdale Central15th place, 9:30 a.m.13th place, 11 a.m.11th place, 12:30Consolation championship, 3:457th place, 25th
By Bobby Narang Entering the holiday tournament season, the West Chicago High School girls basketball team remains one of the surprise stories in Chicagoland. The Wildcats (13-4, 4-3, Upstate Eight Conference) won just eight games last season, and through two months of the season are off to their best start
