By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy men’s fastpitch softball team won the North American Fastball Association Wisconsin area tournament in LaCrosse, Wis. with an unblemished 4-0 record. Dolan, 16-10, will play in the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Tournament, August 14-21, in Eldridge, Iowa, north of the Quad Cities. Leading
By Woodrow Carroll Through Sunday, Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox’ was the team leader in runs batted in (RBI) with 78.. Abreu will have to do something spectacular to average an RBI per game which he did last season when he drove in 60 runs in the shortened
By Bob Narang Montini Catholic High School head football coach Mike Bukovsky is among coaches and players ready for a full regular season. After the 2020 football season was delayed until the late March, and shortened to a six-game regular season without any playoffs, the State is set to resume
Northern Illinois University softball player Katie Keller continues to add to her list of accolades. The Huskie junior from Geneva High School was named to the College Sports Information Directors (SID) of America Academic All-America® Team CoSIDA announced Thursday. “I think this is something she’s been striving for since she
The Northern Illinois University Huskies’ baseball team has been recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for its success in the classroom the past academic year by being honored with the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. “It’s great to see our team continue to be recognized for their academic
August brings football in the sports whirl, professional, college, and high school. If the COVID-19 will relent, plans are for full schedules at all levels. Many high school games last Spring were canceled because of COVID virus. The modified schedule called for six games maximum. Some schools played as few
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
Lauren Carlini, 7, of Aurora, former West Aurora High School girls’ volleyball star, recently was selected as an alternate for the USA women’s volleyball team in this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
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
By Woodrow Carroll With conference alignment expansion centered around major college football in the news, a look back is relevant. In 1947, the University of Illinois defeated UCLA, 45-14, in the Rose Bowl. The game was a shocker because UCLA went into the game as the favorite. It was the
The Chicago Wolves released their 2021-22 American Hockey League schedule last week that features 16 Saturday nights and 11 Sunday afternoons at Allstate Arena as part of the team’s 76-game schedule. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky’s squad will begin the defense of its Central Division championship at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
By Al Benson Eight contests known as the Battle of the Big Butts had 300 football linemen competing at West Aurora High School Thursday, July 15. After being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the 21st annual event opened at 3 p.m. at West Aurora’s stadium and practice fields.
By Woodrow Carroll It may not rank as the quickest comeback in Chicago White Sox history, yet, what the White Sox did in their final two games against the Houston Astros Saturday and Sunday, 10-1 and 4-0 victories, certainly made with the team and fans rejoice and heave a sign
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
By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy was 1-2 at the Boys of Summer tournament in Denmark, Wis. July 9-11. Dolan, with a 12-10 won-loss record, will be in action July 23-25 in the Eau Claire, Wis. tournament. Dolan defeated Appleton, Wis. in its first game, 11-0. Winning pitcher was Michael
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
Rumors are a part of big-time sports with the possibility of trades, contract expiration, and dashed hopes of qualifying for the playoffs. Likely it is more true for Major League Baseball. The discussion is possible movement, new contract, trades. Stuff which used to be called Hot Stove League talk. Now
Kane County Cougars’ third baseman Luis Roman puts the ball in play in the Cougars’ 11-2 victory over visiting Houston Apollos Wednesday, July 7, at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. in an independent American Association Baseball League game.
By Woodrow Carroll Surprises, streaks, and situations, have peppered Major League Baseball (MLB) historically. It was four weeks ago that life took a dark turn for the Chicago White Sox. No sooner had the White Sox captured a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays June 16 to give the team
By John Schutt Nascar Cup Series, Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga., Sunday, July 11. The race was run on a very old surface and was won by an old driver, Kurt Busch, 42 years of age. Kurt Busch won over his younger brother, Kyle Busch, by less
