Modified high school sports this school year reminds us that it is better than complete absence. Sports under way that will end March 13 without State-tournament play, include boys and girls basketball, boys swimming and diving, dance, cheerleading, the latter two both virtually, boys and girls bowling, and girls gymnastics.
Aurora University’s Rashad Johnson passes under pressure from Benedictine University’s Kyle Graebner in Aurora’s 81-75 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Saturday.
Aurora Christian High School’s senior guard/forward, Anna Griffin, poses with an inscribed game ball after scoring her 1,500th point Thursday, Feb. 11.
Thursday, Feb. 18Upstate EightFenton at Larkin, 7:30 Non-conferenceSouth Elgin at Bartlett, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 19Catholic crossoverMarmion at Mount Carmel, 7Montini at Loyola, 6:30 DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Waubonsie Valley at Neuqua Valley, 7 East Suburban CatholicBenet at Marian Central, 7Carmel at Nazareth, 7Joliet Catholic at St. Patrick, 7Marian Catholic
By Bobby Narang Basketball is back. After a long absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that stretched into early February, high school basketball was back in full force in Illinois last week. Although some teams had trouble scheduling games at the last minute, several teams played multiple games in a
Aurora University’s Julie Galauner, 3, passes under pressure from visiting Rockford University’s Nannay Clark (Oswego East High School) in Aurora’s 80-56 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Friday, Feb. 5. Galauner scored 18 points.
By Woodrow Carroll Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks died last week. Few boxing insiders considered Spinks a ring great. What Spinks did have going for him was fortuitous timing and the ability to make news often for the wrong reason. To say that Spinks was an unknown when he
From Super Bowl to high school sports. The fast conveyance of competition keeps sports interesting. Ageless 43-year-old Tom Brady of Tampa Bay stays in good shape, physically and mentally, and received the benefit of a young and improving defense and a coordinated offense to capture the Super Bowl Sunday over
By Bobby Narang The green light was given for the start of the high school basketball season last week. In a shocking turn of events, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced that boys and girls basketball could start immediately with practices and run until March 13 for games with
By Woodrow Carroll Super Bowl LV will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Tampa, Fla., with the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing last year’s champion, the Kansas City Chiefs. It will be the first time a Super Bowl team will play in its home stadium. Given we have 54
High school sports, if we can keep our COVID-19 infections to a minimum, is set to return to competition. The abbreviated schedules will begin just as soon as the required practice time has been completed. The end date for basketball will be March 13 with no postseason games. The first
Aurora University freshman forward Havana Wygal, 24, shoots over visiting Dominican University defenders Saturday at Thornton Gymnasium in Aurora to open Aurora’s season with a 99-65 victory.
By Bobby Narang Nearly a month after Christmas, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) delivered a very belated, but pleasing gift to high school athletes. Just when the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly was set to end some sports, in particular football and boys and girls basketball, the IHSA reversed course and
By Woodrow Carroll The recent passing of baseball legend Hank Aaron certainly stirred the memory. As a youngster who grew up a fan of the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Braves, it was Hank Aaron, along with Warren Spahn and Eddie Mathews, who largely imprinted the Milwaukee Braves on my
The quarterback in football truly is important. It varies from time to time within a given situation, however, few should doubt the axiom after observing Tom Brady’s leadership at Tampa Bay this year to lead the franchise to its first playoff game since 2007. The Bucs will be in the
By Bobby Narang While sports rages on in neighboring states, the high school athletes Illinois continue to remain in limbo. At least, after several months of back-and-forth discussions and delays, there was a small dose of positive news in the middle of this month. Since November 17, 2020 high school
By Woodrow Carroll Weeb Ewbank! First, he preceded Vince Lombardi. Then he followed Lombardi. Could be a Greek oracle narrative. But, there is truth to the statement. With the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl LV on the horizon (Sunday, Feb. 7 in Tampa), we take a look at the
Balance beam in gymnastics is precarious. College sports have endured the last five months precariously in a balance position between the health of its student-athletes and seeking a level of competition. With intermittent stops and start, the premier top division teams have found a way to compete, albeit not in
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting January 13, where the Board announced that all IHSA sports not operating under an official IHSA season calendar may begin to conduct contact days as soon as they are allowable per Illinois Department of Public
By Bobby Narang Almost like a soccer game without a winner, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) had its long-awaited meeting with the representatives of governor JB Pritkzer and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) January 6. But there was no winner in the most recent battle to restart
