Tag: Sports

Aurora University former school legends reunite

By Al Benson Aurora University alumni and school basketball legends, Wallace “Mickey” Johnson, of Chicago, and James Lancaster, Aurora, former player/coach, reunited at a school’s basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 9. Johnson left his seat in Thornton Gymnasium to chat with Lancaster during halftime of the AU-Rockford University men’s basketball game.

Interesting anecdotes: College conferences, late George Allen

By Woodrow Carroll With football behind us for now and baseball still on the horizon, we can concentrate on something else.. Take nothing away from the National Basketball Association, however, college basketball almost always provides us with an interesting story, or two, to digest. Conference affiliations and the teams that

West Aurora High School’s Riley Mont, scores 1,000th point

Riley Mont, West Aurora High School girls basketball team, scored her 1,000th point February 3 during the team’s 73-24 victory against Oswego High School. This milestone places Mont eighth among all-time scorers in the program. Mont achieved this feat while never having completed a full varsity season during her four

High school boys basketball Schedule Feb. 10-15 results Feb. 1-7

Thursday, Feb. 10West Suburban SilverGlenbard West at Hinsdale Cen., 7Friday, Feb. 11Chicago Catholic WhiteMarmion at Providence, 7St. Ignatius at Montini, 7DuKaneBatavia at St. Charles East, 7:15Lake Park at Wheaton-Warr. S., 7:15St. Charles N. at Glenbard N., 7:15Wheaton North at Geneva, 7:15DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Naperville North at Metea Valley,

High school girls basketball results Feb. 1-5

Saturday, Feb. 5St. Charles East 67, Batavia 59Montini 53, Trinity 27York 55, Glenbard West 38Hinsdale Central 81, Argo 16Hinsdale South 32, Leyden 22Lyons 63, Downers Grove North 30Burlington Central 53, Cary-Grove 31Huntley 68, Crystal Lake South 25Jacobs 46, Dundee-Crown 39Larkin 37, Elgin 29McHenry 54, Hampshire 49, ot Thursday, Feb. 3Batavia