High School Football: Yorkville High School vs. Minooka High School
Yorkville High School’s special teams blocks a field goal attempt by Minooka to end the fourth quarter and send the game into overtime Minooka won 20-17.
Defense, offense, lead Wheaton North to looming playoffs
By Bobby Narang With the first high school football State playoffs in two years set to take place next week, Wheaton North High School is among the many teams vying for the big payoff. Riding a solid defense and a big-play offense, led by quarterback Mark Forcucci, the Falcons are
Surprising Northern Illinois helped by Rudolph, Ducker
By Woodrow Carroll Toledo University and Bowling Green University in Ohio are approximately 20 miles apart. The past two weeks, the Toledo Rockets and the Bowling Green Falcons provided Northern Illinois with two important Mid-American Conference (MAC) victories. Each game ended under similar circumstances. Northern Illinois beat Toledo, 22-20, on
Crunch time leads to victory, playoffs, championships
Crunch time. It’s on the line in high school sports this time of the year. Competition, seeking the fruits of hard work by individuals and teams to qualify for the playoffs, advance, and achieve goals. True for football, boys soccer, cross country, girls tennis and starting Monday, Oct. 25, girls
College football schedules Oct. 23 and Oct. 30; results Oct. 16
Saturday, Oct. 23 FBSIllinois at Penn State, 11 a.m., ABCNorthwestern at Michigan, 11 a.m., FOXNorthern Illinois at Central Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPNUUSC at Notre Dame; 7:30 p.m., NBC Subdivision IIllinois State at South Dakota, 1 p.m., ESPN+ Division IISt. Francis at St. Ambrose University, 1 p.m., youtube.com/watch?v=W-V0usS_QsI Division IIIAurora University
High school football schedules Oct. 22-23; results Oct. 15-16
Friday, Oct. 22 Chicago Catholic GreenChicago St. Rita at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.Benet Academy at Nazareth Acad., 7 p.m. Chicago Catholic OrangeJoliet Catholic Acad. at Montini, 7:30 p.m.Providence Catholic at St. Laurence, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Catholic White*De La Salle at Marmion Academy, 7:30 p.m. DuKaneBatavia at St. Charles North,
Illini will take a week off to recover; Huskies lead MAC West
By Woodrow Carroll There are 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), major college football programs this season. Who would you care to guess which two programs were shut out Saturday, Oct. 9? Time is up! The answer is Vanderbilt and Illinois. Vanderbilt fell, 42-0, to Florida and Illinois suffered a 24-0
Bubba Wallace takes first NASCAR Cup Series victory
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladaga, Ala., Monday, Oct. 4. Rain delays Sunday, Oct. 3 moved the start of the race to late Monday , Oct. 4 morning, however, Bubba Wallace didn’t complain because he was in the lead at the end of the second
High School Football: Oswego East vs. Yorkville
Oswego East High School’s No. 5 Senior, Dj Parrott, blocks a Yorkville punt attempt by Adrian Rodriguez in the end zone.
High School Football: West Aurora vs. Oswego
West Aurora High School defenders Jason Green, 89, and Austin Pierce, 17, tackle Oswego’s Jacob Sergen, 26. Friday, Oct. 8.
High School Football: Aurora Central Catholic vs. Chicago Christian
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Conor Hickey, 21, gets a hand on Chicago Christian’s Austin Huizenga, 10, Friday, Oct. 8.
Elmhurst’s three high school teams thriving in football
By Bobby Narang Football is thriving in Elmhurst. The 2021 Fall season is turning into one of the best in Elmhurst history. For years, IC Catholic Prep carried the town’s name with pride by winning three straight State championships, in 2016 and 2017 in Class 3A and a 4A championship
Playoffs in view for high school teams on the bubble
The Chicago White Sox changes into wait until next year, following their ouster from the Major League Baseball playoffs Tuesday, three games to one, by talented Houston. The Sox have built a solid group and if they stay together will advance beyond the first round. Every team in the playoffs
College football schedules Oct. 16 and Oct. 23; results Oct. 9
Saturday, Oct. 16 FBSIllinois, bye weekRutgers at Northwestern, 11 a.m., BTNBowling Green at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+Notre Dame, bye week Subdivision INorth Dakota State at Illinois State, 2 p.m. Marquee SN, ESPN+ Division IIJudson University at St. Francis, 1 p.m. Division IIIEureka College at Aurora University, 6 p.m., aurora.eduElmhurst
High school football schedules Oct. 15-16 and Oct. 22-23; results Oct. 7-9
Friday, Oct. 15 DuKaneGlenbard N. at St. Charles N., 7:30 p.m.Geneva at Wheaton North, 7:30 p.m.St. Charles East at Batavia, 7:30 p.m.Wheaton Warr. S. at Lake Park, 7:30 p.m. DuPageMetea Valley at Naperville Cen., 7:30 p.m.Waubonsie Valley at Naperville N., 7 p.m.DeKalb at Neuqua Valley, 7 p.m. Fox ValleyBurlington Central
Women’s College Volleyball: Aurora University vs. St. Norbert
Aurora University’s Kaitlyn Beebe, 7, spikes over St. Norbert College’s Molly Rader, 15, Saturday in AU’s annual Jim Coleman Memorial triangular at Lancaster gym.
College football: Northern Illinois (NIU) vs. Eastern Michigan (EMU)
A Northern Illinois University defender knocks the ball loose from visiting Eastern Michigan quarterback Ben Bryant
High School Football: Yorkville High School vs. West Aurora High School
Yorkville High School’s Gio Zeman slices through West Aurora defenders Friday.
High School Football: East Aurora vs. Glenbard South
East Aurora High School wide receiver, Jabian Acosta, catches a third quarter touchdown pass over Glenbard South’s Kyran Taylor Friday.
High School Football: Naperville North High School vs. Naperville Central High School
Naperville North High School receiver Ashton Graham, 88, a senior, softly receives a pass ahead of Naperville Central defender, Ryan Spickerman.