High School basketball: Aurora Central Catholic vs. Plainfield Central
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Ashley Watter (40) drives against Plainfield Central defenders November 24 in the West Aurora Turkey Tournament.
High School basketball: Oswego vs. Aurora Central Catholic
Oswego High School’s Jordyn Parnell (21) shoots over Aurora Central Catholic’s Annalyse McCarty (11) November 25, in the West Aurora Turkey Tournament.
High school football playoff finals schedule Nov. 28-29; semifinal results Nov. 22 (updated)
Due to the recent snow storm, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have announced that NIU’s Huskie Stadium will host the 2025 IHSA Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games in DeKalb Wednesday, Dec. 3. The contests were originally scheduled to be played
Oswego High School heading to State championship
Oswego High School’s Kaleb Stumpenhorst (89) kicks the ball in an attempt at a 42-yard field goal under heavy pressure from Lockport in the Class 8A semifinal game Saturday, Nov. 22.
Oswego headed to Class 8A State championship game
By Bobby Narang Oswego High School football coach Brian Cooney is headed back to the State championship game. This time, Cooney won’t be wearing a uniform. Cooney was a standout linebacker on Oswego’s 1992 Class 4A State championship team, and was a volunteer assistant coach on the 7A State title
Boys high school basketball schedule Nov. 28 – 29; results Nov. 24
Friday, Nov. 28BataviaMarmion vs. Bartlett, 6Maine East vs. Batavia, 7:30Coal City / Mantenoat Coal CityGardner-So. Wilmington vs. Southland, 5:30Morris vs. Coal City, 7at MantenoIC Catholic vs. Beecher, 5:30Peotone vs. IC Catholic, 7Downers Grove North / Southat Downers Grove SouthLincoln Park vs. Unity Christian, 1:30Metea Valley vs. Hinsdale Central, 3East Peoria
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Nov. 27Oklahoma State at Northwestern, 9:30 p.m., BTNIllinois State at Charlotte, 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 Friday, Nov. 28Illinois vs. UConn, 11:30 a.m., FOXGeorgia Tech vs. DePaul, 6 p.m., CBSSNIllinois State vs Richmond or Furman, TBD, ESPN2Eastern Illinois at Purdue, 11 a.m., B1G Saturday, Nov. 29Bellarmine at Northern Illinois, 2 p.m.,
College football schedules and results
Friday, Nov. 28Kent State at Northwestern Illinois, 11 a.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Nov. 29Northwestern at Illinois, 6:30 p.m., BTNNotre Dame at Stanford, 9:30 p.m., ESPNNCAA Div. III playoffs Hanover College at North Central College, noonFCS Playoffs, Illinois state at Southeastern Louisiana, noon, ESPN+NCAA Div. III playoffs Wheaton College at Wartburg College,
College hockey: Aurora University vs Adrian College
Aurora University’s Juliano Santalucia (43) pushes the puck between a trio of Adrian College defenders Saturday, Nov. 15 at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva.
College wrestling: Aurora University vs Carthage College
Aurora University’s Elijah Osit, center, celebrates a fall over Carthage College’s Cooper Vincent at 3:23 in the 285-pound class at AU November 13.
Nazareth girls volleyball, great improvement at State
By Bobby Narang As the Cinderella of the State volleyball tournament, Nazareth Academy had one more victory to conclude a storybook season. After finishing with a 3-31 record, adding a new head coach with no ties to the program, the Roadrunners overcame a tough regular season schedule to punch a
Boys high school basketball schedule Nov. 24-26
Monday, Nov. 24Non-conferenceKaneland at Sandwich, 7BataviaMaine East vs. Marmion, 6Bartlett vs. Batavia, 7:30Coal City / Manteno*at MantenoIC Catholic vs. Peotone, 5:30De La Salle / St. Ignatius*at De La SalleBenet vs. King, 6:30at St. IgnatiusHope Academy vs. Yorkville Christian, 6:30Downers Grove North / Southat Downers Grove NorthLyons vs. Maine South, 5Waubonsie
College basketball schedules and results
Thursday, Nov. 20Rockford at Illinois State, 7 p.m., ESPN+UIC at High Point, 1:30 p.m., Baller TV Friday, Nov. 21Northwestern at Virginia, 4 p.m., CBSSNNorthern Illinois at Loyola Chicago, 7 p.m., Marquee SNWheaton College at College of St. Scholastica, 7:15 p.m.Costal Carolina at Western Illinois, 6 p.m., ESPN+ Saturday, Nov. 22Long
College football schedules and results
Saturday, Nov. 22Illinois at Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m., BTNMinnesota at Northwestern, 11 a.m., BTNSyracuse at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., NBCWestern Illinois at Gardner-Webb, 12:30 p.m., ESPN+Eastern Illinois at Alabama, 1 p.m., ESPN+Southern Illinois at Illinois State, noon, ESPN+ Results Wednesday, Nov. 12Northern Illinois 45, Toledo 3 Saturday, Nov. 15Illinois 24, Maryland
College basketball: Aurora University vs Bethany Lutheran
Aurora University’s Larry Carthan (5) shoots over Bethany Lutheran’s Jack Brockmann (23) Saturday, Nov. 8.
College football: Aurora University vs. St. Norbert
Aurora University defenders swarm St. Norbert’s Jacob McVane (28) Saturday, Nov. 8.