Tag: Sports

USA Olympic athlete’s ties run strong, deep

By Al Benson A U.S.A. competitor in the Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games triathlon is a familiar face to Fox Valley United Methodist members. Kevin McDowell was in Geneva High School when he started attending Aurora’s Flowing Forth United Methodist Church (UMC), said his former pastor and now UMC Prairie Central

Timothy Christian’s VanderWal sees his star rising

By Bobby Narang By mid-Summer, Timothy Christian High School senior guard Ben VanderWal had become one of the fastest rising basketball recruits in Chicagoland. With that, VanderWal learned to become used to spending a lot of time talking on the phone, a lot of time. The 6-foot-6 VanderWal gained 13

Jared Badie, Oswego East, poised for positive football

By Bobby Narang Oswego East High School senior Jared Badie already is considered one of the best players in the State. At 6-5 and 218 pounds, Badie is a bone-crushing, sideline-to-sideline, linebacker capable of changing the outcome of a game with his physical style and athleticism. Badie had a number

Nate Thomas with Schaumburg Boomers

Recent Northern Illinois University graduate Nate Thomas (Mishawaka, Ind./South Bend St. Joseph) signed a professional contract with the Schaumburg Boomers of the Frontier League baseball team. Thomas finished his Northern Illinois career fifth in program history in strikeouts per nine innings at 8.80. He is ninth all-time in career strikeouts

Physics of the Summer Olympic Games an online discussion July 14

Two Northern Illinois University physics professors will discuss the physics of the Summer Olympic Games at a fun online STEM Café at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 14. The online STEM Café is free and open to the public. Registration and more information at go.niu.edu/Olympics. Associate professor Jahred Adelman said, “There’s

Minor league baseball teams: Pride, financial woes

By Woodrow Carroll Minor league baseball operations always have been a bit tricky. With the headaches related to COVID-19 situations clearly became worse. Many communities across the Nation, and on both sides of the border, have rolled out the red carpet for minor league franchises only to see things go

West Aurora High School will be host to Big Butts event July 15

West Aurora High School’s Battle of the Big Butts, eight contests for 300 linemen from 20-plus Chicago-area high schools, is back. The 21st annual event will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at West High stadium, 1201 W. New York Street in Aurora. Michael Runge, Blackhawk assistant football