High school sports accelerate into a higher gear. The boys basketball regional tournaments are ready to start Saturday, Feb. 19. The subsequent round, in nearly all tournaments, will skip to Wednesday, Feb. 23 with regional semifinal games. One and done is the refrain when we shift into postseason. All four
I have been a lifelong hockey fan. From playing pond hockey and listening to the newly franchised Buffalo Sabres on WGR in the early 1970s, to sitting in the United Center in Chicago cheering on my adopted Chicago Blackhawks, I have loved the game for as long as I can
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
From left: Caden Carnes, Lisle High School wrestler, finished in second place in 145-pound class at the IHSA Class 1A Walther Christian tournament Saturday, Feb. 5, in Melrose Park.
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,
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
Oswego East High School’s Mekhi Lowery, 24, drives down court defended by East Aurora’s Nate Robinson, 5, Saturday, Feb. 5, at East Aurora.
By Bobby Narang The Wheaton Warrenville South High School boys basketball team is one of the big surprises in the Chicagoland hoops scene this season. But then again, considering the Mike Healy’s coaching acumen, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the Tigers are among elite in northern Illinois.. In the
By Woodrow Carroll Super Bowl LVI at 5:30p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 in Englewood, Calif. will pit the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams in what promises to be a good game. Why shouldn’t it be a good game? We have two teams that qualified for the playoffs and made it
The sports whirl does not come to a standstill during the Super Bowl, or, Super Bowl week, however, it is the premier event at this time of the year. The Voice, a community-based newspaper offers its limited coverage on this year’s Super Bowl. Who will win the Super Bowl game?
Michael Simmons, seated, poses with family and friends after being inducted into West Aurora High School’s sports Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 29.
By Bobby Narang The calendar turned to February and the first high school basketball State tournament playoffs in two years looms around the corner. Glenbard West remains the best boys team in the State, even with legitimate challengers. The Hilltoppers (24-0) are on a collision course for a date in
West Aurora High School’s Ty Rogers dribbles between Glenbard East defenders Saturday, Jan. 29.
By Woodrow Carroll A look at college conference membership can be a bit tricky, especially when considering a great many conferences vary membership depending on the sport. We take a look at the Ohio Valley Conference in men’s basketball. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) has 10 teams. Conference membership can
Thursday, Feb. 3Upstate EightGlenbard South at Glenbard East, 7Elgin Acad. at Harvest Christ., 7:30Yorkville Christ. at Westminster Christ., 7Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukDePue vs. Earlville, 5:30Consolation Semi-Final, 7Somonauk vs. Serena, 5:30Semi-Final, 7 Friday, Feb. 4Chicago Catholic WhiteMontini at St. Francis de Sales, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7:15Glenbard North at Lake Park, 7:15St.
Monday, Jan. 31Burlington Central 49, Prairie Ridge 35Aurora Central Cath. 53, Wheaton Acad. 36Crystal Lake Central 44, Dundee-Crown 33Huntley 55, Hampshire 27Crystal Lake South 39, Jacobs 28 Saturday, Jan. 29Maine South 53, York 43Warren 43, Oak Park-River Forest 38Glenbard South 39, Aurora Central Catholic 30Lake Park 63, Glenbard North 50Kaneland
Frantic February precedes March Madness in Winter sports for high school and college. We must throw in the National Football League in Frantic February with the Los Angeles. Rams and Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13. The National Football League (NFL) playoffs have created a justifiable buzz
West Aurora High School’s Kenyon Weekley, 12, passes from the floor defended by Romeoville’s Quinn Reynolds, 21, Friday, Jan. 21.
Aurora University’s Shamar Pumphrey, 1, is triple teamed by Edgewood College’s Jake Schroeckenthaler, 50; Caden Nelson, 2; and Avery Lyons, 0, Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Justin Cebulski, 33, is in a battle with St. Edward’s Robert Wilson, 12, and Kaden Dawson, 23, Friday, Jan. 21.
