Sports continue in a state of flux. With the Major League Baseball season on the horizon in an April 1 start, the let up in the COVID-19 is by no means complete. Lurking around the corner are tests, cancellations, and postponements in the schedule of playing games. Few of us
East Aurora High School’s Jacques Kelly, 4, stretches for control of the ball under the basket Saturday in a battle for control of the Upstate Eight Conference boys basketball race against Bartlett High School
By Woodrow Carroll Some things fall into place after many rough moments. For Chicago’s Loyola University men’s head basketball coach Porter Moser the present and future have a rosy glow. Sunday in St. Louis, Mo., Moser’s Loyola Ramblers defeated the Drake Bulldogs, 75-65, to capture the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
March Madness refers to the time of the year when high school and college basketball tournaments generate enthusiasm, even growing to a fever pitch. High school basketball in the State, known as the Original March Madness, will be silent for a second consecutive year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last
By Bobby Narang The Rashon Burno era officially tipped off Monday afternoon. The former DePaul University guard was named the new Northern Illinois University (NIU) men’s basketball head coach Saturday afternoon. Burno, who coached three years at Marmion Academy in Aurora, 2007-2010, was officially introduced Monday during a press conference.
Thursday, March 11DuPage ValleyNaperville North at Metea Valley, 7 Non-conferenceBenet at Batavia, 7 Upstate Eight TournamentConsolation semifinalConsolation semifinalSemifinalSemifinal Friday, March 12Chicago Catholic White*Montini at Providence, 7 DuKaneBatavia at St. Charles East, 7Lake Park at Wheaton-Warr. South, 7St. Charles North at Glenbard N., 7Wheaton North at Geneva, 7 DuPage ValleyMetea Valley
Naperville Central High School guard Jonah Hinton moves past host Waubonsie Valley players, Isaiah Smith, 2, and Ben Schwieger, 3, in a DuPage Valley Conference game Friday in Aurora.
High school and college basketball teams, boys and girls, men and women, are grateful, mainly, just to have a season, which has been modified by COVID-19. High school players must wear masks in their six-week season. They are making the best of it. Players’ and fans’ adjustments include no annual
Aurora University’s Bailey Vance, left, and Rashad Johnson, both senior guards who were honored prior to Saturday’s 100-81 victory over visiting Illinois College in a non-conference basketball game, celebrate with head coach Matt Airy, right, and fans following improvement to a 6-3 overall record.
By Bobby Narang York High School senior point guard Jeff Grace is always lending a helping hand. From his freshman year, Grace quickly became a cornerstone in the York program. His ability to play multiple positions, along with his unflappable personality and toughness, helped the Dukes win numerous big games
Sports seasons continually overlap each year. This year we need a scorecard to keep the seasons straight, regardless of the sport. A few college football games, played by teams which did not play in the Fall, started last weekend. On the Division III level, Aurora University and Benedictine University, members
Benedictine University’s Allison Michalski, 32, blocks Aurora University’s Claudia Grunwald, 44, in Benedictine’s 68-41 win at Aurora Monday, March 1.
By Bobby Narang In a year full of surprises, Waubonsie Valley High School boys basketball head coach, Jason Mead, delivered his own surprise. Monday, Feb. 22, in the middle of a shortened six-week season, Mead announced his resignation as head coach of the varsity program effective at the end of
By Woodrow Carroll The Chicago Blackhawks, in the years after World War II, went through a long stretch as the whipping boy of the National Hockey League. The struggle was largely the result of organizational decision-making, not the product of other conditions. After qualifying for the 1946 Stanley Cup playoffs
East Aurora High School teammates, Jullian Acosta, 23, left, and Jabian Acosta, 3, right, and South Elgin’s Wyatt Steurer, middle, find their focus on possession of the ball in Monday’s game.
Aurora Christian’s McCade Weber, 12, drives against Danny Cwinski, 10, of Aurora Central Catholic Friday.
Rosary High School’s Emily Hurst, 11, drives against Aurora Christian’s Lexi Lamana Monday.
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.
