By Bobby Narang Neuqua Valley High School senior Nicolas Dovalovsky had some unfinished business Saturday. The University of Illinois recruit is a decorated high school athletes with numerous awards and achievements, from personal to the team variety. But Dovalovsky wanted to lead Neuqua Valley to a top-three place in the
By Woodrow Carroll Playing host to the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday of last week, the Chicago White Sox were cruising along with a 7-2 lead. The two teams were in a battle for the best record in Major League Baseball. Tampa Bay had entered the game one-half game better than
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) reached its conclusion Saturday, June 19 with its school-year athletic competition. The year was memorable as much for its lack of games, stymied by the COVID-19, as it was for the competition conducted. Nonetheless the IHSA performed an admirable service under difficult circumstances. The
By Tom Siebert “Say it ain’t so, Joe.” Those famous words from a disappointed young fan more than 100 years ago echoed hauntingly across a ballroom––a baseball room, really––at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora recently. A retired Cook County judge was presiding over a mock retrial of two Chicago
By Bobby Narang West Aurora High School senior Victoria Spagnola was a household name before she had even stepped on to the track in her freshman season. Her older sister, Emma, was the most decorated athlete in program history, which put pressure on the younger Spagnola to achieve similar results.
By Woodrow Carroll With a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers Sunday, the Chicago White Sox raised their season record to 41-24. At 17 games over .500 with 65 games played, the White Sox were only slightly off the franchise’s record-setting pace. The 1915 edition of the White Sox were
We pass the baton of space in this section to the thorough perspective of the Black Sox Scandal. Even in the early years we knew that “Shoeless Joe” Jackson was a premier player for the Chicago White Sox, however, discovered he compiled the third best career batting average. He was
Lisle High School senior Tyshawn Watson runs the 110 meter high hurdles Thursday, June 10, at the IHSA Class 2A Glenbard South Sectional in Glen Ellyn.
Neuqua Valley High School’s James Ammenhauser, a senior, lands following his triple jump bid in the Class 3A Naperville North Sectional Thursday, June 10.
Aurora Central Catholic High School pitcher Tommy Masuras delivers to an Aurora Christian batter in Friday’s Class 2A regional baseball semifinal game at Central.
Marmion Academy in Aurora Monday announced Joe Piekarz has joined the Marmion Athletic Department as the head basketball coach. Piekarz spent the last 15 years as the head boys basketball coach at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona. At Indian Creek, Piekarz and his teams had unprecedented success at the
By Woodrow Carroll Although things can change rather quickly, the Chicago White Sox entered this week with the biggest divisional lead in Major League Baseball. After taking three of four at home from the Detroit Tigers, Thursday through Sunday, the Sox, 36-23, found themselves four games in front of the
One door closes, another door will open. It is a fabric of life and encouragement for disappointment and fuel for hope. The high school athletic competition for the school year draws to a close by putting cancellations in the rear-view mirror and thoughts of the 2021-2022 school year. It is
Senior Riley Ammenhauser, Neuqua Valley High School, flies through the air in the triple jump, one of the four events she captured first place in a recent five-team meet at Neuqua Valley in Naperville.
By Bobby Narang Naperville North High School made program history on many levels in the final week of the water polo season. The Huskies set a new standard in the girls program by capturing their first water polo State championship with a victory over Stevenson, 15-6, Saturday at Fenwick High
Lisle High School freshman Caden Carnes run the anchor leg on the 4×400 relay in a recent dual meet with Wilmington at Lisle Junior High School.
Tournament time in any sport offers excitement and reminders that many are called and few are chosen. Many good teams fail to survive when one team captures a championship. Both the Aurora University baseball team and the Waubonsee Community college women’s soccer team finished wonderful, winning seasons, however, ended their
By Woodrow Carroll With a 3-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles Sunday and a split with host Cleveland Monday, the Chicago White Sox improved their season record to 33-21 exactly one-third into the this season. It will not be long before the Sox reach the 60 games. Last season
Waubonsee Community College’s women’s soccer team poses for a photo Sunday after winning the Region IV Tournament championship with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over College of Lake County at the Chiefs’ Sugar Grove campus.
By Bobby Narang West Aurora High School girls soccer coach Laura Wagley is seeking to build a consistent winner. Aurora Central Catholic (ACC) first-year coach Enrique Anaya is attempting to keep his program on the same level, or better, than previous coach, Kristy Kane. Both programs clashed in a rare
