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The host Vikings from Homewood-Flossmoor entered Friday night’s Southwest Suburban Blue showdown ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press Class 8A state football rankings. The Vikings entered the game with a 6-1 overall record and a 3-1 SWSC Blue mark. The Vikings lost to No.1 Lincoln-Way East (8-0, 5-0), on September 27, 28-14. The guests from Bolingbrook entered the game, ranked 10th in the AP’s Class 8A state football rankings, entering with a 6-1 overall record and a 3-1 SWSC Blue mark. The Raiders lost to No. 1 Lin...
SPC WEST Minooka 27 West Aurora 13 Minooka improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Southwest Prairie West with the senior night victory over West Aurora (2-6, 0-4). Oswego (8-0, 4-0) ran past Yorkville 28-20, setting up an SPC West championship game at Oswego between the Indians and the Panthers Friday night. Plainfield North 14 Oswego East 9 The playoff-bound Tigers (5-3, 2-2) traveled to Oswego and rolled past the Wolves (4-4, 0-4). CCL/ESCC CROSSOVERS Nazareth 21 Notre Dame Without Dons’ leading rusher Julian Schurr, the C...
The Troy Boys' Varsity Volleyball Team placed second at the recent DesPlaines Valley Conference, DPVC, Tournament. In the tournament, which was held at Homer Junior High School, the Trojans beat Martino Middle School in the first round, then went on to defeat Manhattan Junior High in the second round. "The boys made it into the championship game to play against Homer Junior High School," Coach Stacey Wernert said. "Homer has been our biggest competition the entire season,...
Two of Independent Professional Baseball's oldest and most established Leagues are pleased to announce that they will join forces. Beginning with the 2020 season, five former members of the Can-Am League will merge into the Frontier League. Members of the Frontier League and the new teams from the Can-Am League will make up the 14-team circuit. The New Jersey Jackals, Quebec Capitales, Rockland Boulders, Sussex County Miners and Trois-Rivieres Aigles will play in the Can-Am...
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Two factors threw the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs into chaos on Monday afternoon - Talladega and Ryan Blaney. By .007 seconds - the sixth-closest finish in series history - Blaney edged Ryan Newman to win Monday's rain-delayed 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, which took a big bite out of most other playoff contenders and set up a scramble for the six remaining spots in the Round of 8 next Sunday at Kansas Speedway. RELATED:...
In a game that featured blown calls, changed calls and made-up calls, Plainfield South held off the officials and Plainfield East's late rally to grab a 33-20 win and control of its own destiny in the Southwest Prairie Conference East Division. "I don't complain about crews and say anything, but they were a bad crew," "Both teams got it, it was just a rough flow to a game and that can affect us and we didn't let it." After a scoreless first quarter, East scored first on a...
It was Homecoming 2019 at Minooka High School Friday night as the Indians welcomed undefeated and state-ranked Yorkville. After 48 minutes, the Foxes were no longer undefeated. Improving to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Southwest Prairie West, Minooka, rallied past the Foxes 19-10, before an overflow homecoming crowd. Noah Ellens one-yard touchdown run gave the Indians a 6-3 lead at the half. After Yorkville (6-1, 2-1) grabbed a 10-6 lead with seven minutes to go in the third quarter, the Indians and Connor Etzkorn answered. Etz...
After dominating the Central Suburban League’s North Division for years, Glenbrook North was reassigned to the CSL South for 2019. On Friday night, the Spartans hosted Maine South on a cold Friday night in Northbrook. Welcome to the CSL South. In the now 18-year tenure of coach, Dave Inserra, the Hawks have lost only once in the CSL South - winning 16 CSL South championships with an 86-1 league record. The Hawks entered Friday’s game, with a 15-game conference winning-streak. After a surprisingly slow start, Maine South (5-2,...
Route 66 Raceway announced today that tickets for the 2020 Route 66 NHRA Nationals are on sale. The renewal period is the optimal time for fans to receive the best-priced tickets to the 2020 Route 66 NHRA Nationals. In addition, fans can take advantage of a monthly payment plan for the first-time ever. The 2020 Route 66 NHRA Nationals will feature three new racing classes – NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Pro Mod and Top Fuel Harley – adding fresh content to the 2020 race wee...
It is easy to look at the success of Notre Dame football and look in the offensive backfield at junior quarterback Anthony Sales and senior running back Julian Schurr. While the talented offense is a key component to the success of the Dons, the defense has been stout this year. Led by senior Anthony Ranallo, the Notre Dame defense has allowed an average of 8.2 points per game this season and let up less than that last week in a 28-7 win over Montini Catholic. Ranallo posted...
Entering Friday night's crucial Southwest Prairie West match-up, Minooka was ranked No. 7, in the Associated Press Class 8A state rankings, while Plainfield North, were looking to bounce back, from a heartbreaking, 14-13 SPC West loss No. 8- Oswego last week. Led by senior quarterback, Seth Lehr (11-for-14, 193 yards, TD; 82 yards rushing), Minooka (6-0, 2-0) posted scoring drives of 88, 81, 74, 80 and 68 yards to for a 34-0 victory and spoil Homecoming 2019 for Plainfield...
Entering Friday night's crucial Southwest Prairie West match-up, Minooka was ranked No. 7, in the Associated Press Class 8A state rankings, while Plainfield North, were looking to bounce back, from a heartbreaking, 14-13 SPC West loss No. 8- Oswego last week. Led by senior quarterback, Seth Lehr (11-for-14, 193 yards, TD; 82 yards rushing), Minooka (6-0, 2-0) posted scoring drives of 88, 81, 74, 80 and 68 yards to for a 34-0 victory and spoil Homecoming 2019 for Plainfield...
Soccer players from Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South have never lacked for motivation when playing against each other. Now they have even more to get excited about. The crosstown rivalry got an added boost this season with the introduction of the Downers Cup, a traveling trophy which will be given to the winner each year. “We’ve talked about it for a couple years and (assistant) coach (Nate) Terry is the one who found it and picked it up for us,” Downers Grove South coach Jon Stapleton said. “We didn’t have time...
On paper, a 15-win team and one with only three victories should be an easy win for the stronger team – not when Westmont and Lisle meet up. Despite a 3-17 record coming into the match, the Lions (3-18), gave Westmont (15-8) all it could handle in the first set between the two rivals. Back-and-forth lead changes gave Westmont and Lisle both momentum in the opening set, with the Sentinels eventually winning 27-25. Westmont carried that momentum into the second set and won e...
In the opening tournament of the season for the Lewis University men's bowling team, the Flyers set a program mark with their highest finish ever, placing seventh in the 26-team MSC Louisville Collegiate Classic Saturday at Kingpin Lanes. The Flyers shot a 7,183 for the day after five traditional games and 12 Baker games (194.1 average). Winning the tournament was Emmanuel College with a 7,899, while Northwestern Ohio was second with a 7,524 and Marian was third with a 7,469....
In a game that was a tale of two halves, Bolingbrook came out on top 29-14 over Lockport. The Porters (2-4,2-2), who are led by first year head coach George Czart, received the ball first in the game and exploded out of the gate with a 40-yard rush by senior running back Colin Schmutzler (33 rushes, 127 yards) that set up a six-yard rushing touchdown by Schmutzler to put the Porters up 7-0 in the first quarter. On the Porters second drive of the game, backup quarterback...
Dwayne Milton (SR/Machesney Park, Ill.) broke two school records and tied two others and the University of St. Francis offense tied one other mark in closing Mid-States Football Association crossover play with a 55-27 victory over Lawrence Tech University on Saturday. Milton broke his own mark for yards rushing in a game with his 256 yards on 24 carries Saturday. The previous record was 249 yards set last year versus Lindenwood University-Belleville. His 10.7 yards per carry...
The sixth ranked Lewis women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to six matches with a sweep of Quincy on Saturday afternoon at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers improve to 12-1, 2-0 in the GLVC while the Hawks drop to 5-10, 0-2 GLVC. Lewis used a 7-2 run midway through the opening set to break an 11-all tie to take a five-point lead on a kill from Ava Venema (Westmont, Ill./Timothy Christian). The Flyers stretched the lead to 23-16 after an error from Emily Rehagen....
Kyle Larson celebrated his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory in two years Sunday at Dover International Speedway, taking the checkered flag in the Drydene 400 by a convincing 1.578-second lead over Martin Truex Jr. and securing himself and his Chip Ganassi Racing team their first-ever berth in the upcoming Round of 8. Larson’s friend and polesitter, Denny Hamlin, finished fifth after leading a race-high 218 laps. But perhaps the two golf buddies would agree, on t...
When Notre Dame takes on Montini this week, the Dons will head into the game with an unblemished 5-0 record against a schedule that no team in the state is envious of. Most recently, the Dons defeated St. Patrick 14-0 in a game that spanned two sessions because of a weather postponement on Friday night. On Friday, Notre Dame got its first score of the game when Julian Schurr banged in form two-yards out four minutes into the game. On Saturday, Anthony Sayles found George...
The 38-15 victory that Benet had over Marian Catholic Saturday afternoon at Benedictine University doesn't quite do the Redwings justice. With a 5-0, 1-0 start to the 2019 season, Benet Academy has enough wins to qualify for the playoffs, Redwings coach Pat New said that he wouldn't let his team look past the Spartans. "I always tell our guys to resist the temptation of looking anywhere else but this week," New said. "Taking it one game at a time is what we want to be about...
Entering Friday night's Southwest Suburban Conference Blue opener, on the new black turf at Bolingbrook High School, the host Raiders, entered the game ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press' Illinois Class 8A State football rankings. The guests, Lincoln-Way East (4-0, 1-0), were ranked No.1. Before a good crowd and WCIU-TV cameras, the Raiders and the Griffins, battled on an unseasonably hot and humid night in Bolingbrook. The top-ranked Griffins prevailed 20-10 but the Raider...
Friday night at Oswego East, two undefeated and state-ranked football teams, were scheduled to meet, in a crucial Southwest Prairie Conference West Division opener. Mother Nature, as she had done all spring and summer, struck again with her favorite weapon - lightning and torrential rain. Thus, on Saturday night, the undefeated guests from Minooka and the hosts from Oswego East, began SPC West play. Minooka entered the contest ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press week 5 state...
With 36 seconds remaining in Saturday afternoon's Southwest Prairie Conference West Division opener, Plainfield North senior quarterback, Adam Smith (8-for-13, 78 yards), connected with senior wide receiver, Jaylon Tillman (2 catches, 22 yards), for a 20-yard scoring strike. Tillman, hauled in Smith's pass with two Oswego defenders, draped all-over him. The touchdown pass was Smith's 14th on the season. Ten of those touchdown strikes have been hauled in by Tillman. First-year...
lthough both Plainfield Central and Plainfield East have played Southwest Prairie Conference opponents to open the season, under the new configuration of the league, when East visited Central on Homecoming 2019, both teams were playing the openers for the new SPC West. "I had kind of assumed the kids understood the whole conference thing, but after last week when I told them we were 0-0 and starting conference, they were puzzled," East coach Brad Kunz said. "We had to have...