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North Central Seizes Top Spot in Preseason D3football.com Poll; Wheaton Ninth
NAPERVILLE – Less than a year removed from its fourth consecutive trip to the Stagg Bowl, North Central received 14 of a possible 25 first-place votes to claim the top spot in Wednesday’s D3football.com preseason poll. Wheaton, last season’s CCIW runner-up, was slotted ninth. The Cardinals notched...
PHOTOS: Advocate Children’s Hospital NICU babies dress up for Olympics
CHICAGO — Babies in the NICU at Advocate Children’s Hospital are celebrating their wins with patriotic attire ahead of Friday’s opening 2024 Olympic ceremonies. The hospital released images Thursday of the babies in their neonatal intensive care units in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge, introducing them as the “tiniest and most adorable members of Team […]
Cardinals Top D3football.com Preseason Poll
Contact: Clark Teuscher, Sports Information Director, 630-637-5302 D3football.com 2023 Preseason Top 25 July 25, 2024 – After spending the entire 2023 regular season as the top-ranked NCAA Division III program in the nation, the North Central College football team opens a new campaign ranked No. 1 in D3football.com’s 2024 Preseason Poll. The Cardinals received 14 of 25 first-place votes in this year’s initial poll, released Wednesday. The Cardinals finished 2023 with an overall record of 14-1, finishing as the national runner-up after qualifying for the Division III national championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, for the fourth consecutive season…
Parks Foundation Disc Golf Tournament On The Horizon
Come support the West Chicago Parks Foundation at their disc golf tournament! You don’t need to know how to play to participate in the recreational game. We will teach you! Game will be played as nine holes, best disc, shotgun start, with two golfers per team. Located at Kress Creek Farms Park.
Chicago Sky to build new $38 million practice facility in Bedford Park
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Sky plan to build a new $38 million practice facility beginning this fall in southwest suburban Bedford Park.The team announced Thursday they would break ground on the 40,000-square-foot facility this fall next door to the Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park, not far from Midway International Airport. The new practice facility, to be built in partnership with the Village of Bedford Park, will have two regulation-sized WNBA courts, private facilities for players, player lounges, a high-tech film room, a state-of-the-art training room, private chef's kitchen, locker rooms, and more.Located about 11 miles from downtown Chicago...
Naperville Little League Baseball Continental All-Stars win 2024 11U state championship
Every year after the conclusion of the Naperville Little League season, each of the National, Republic and Continental divisions from Majors AA create a 12-player All-Star team to compete in the state little league tournament. This summer, the Continental 11U All-Stars emerged as the team to beat. Managed by Justin Cronin with assistants Jeff Papp and Billy Sawisch, the team calls themselves the Hawks because they will all likely be heading to Naperville Central once they enter high school.
Class Of 2025, Hinsdale South - Langston Love - QB 5'9" 180lbs
Jersey # 9 QB 5’9 180 lbs / 4.7 40yd dash / 4.44 shuttle. We are almost to the end of the summer contact period. How did your off season and summer practices go?. My off season went really well and summer practices are going good we just got done with our July camp. Also we had two scrimmages that went really well and showed me a lot about our team this year.
Generations of Fandom: The Lomma Family
Another in a series featuring tales of the most passionate Wolves fans. One of Joe Lomma’s favorite memories growing up was bringing his mini-sticks to each Wolves game. During intermissions, 2-year-old Lomma bounced around the hallways of the then-called Rosemont Horizon, pretending he was scoring a big goal or reenacting a play he had seen from one of his favorite Wolves players. Joey lived and breathed the team, believing there was no bigger fan in the world.
Champaign East Little League falls to Hinsdale
Jul. 24—ROCK FALLS — Champaign East Little League's 12U team sustained a 9-1 loss to Hinsdale on Tuesday night in the semifinal round of the state tournament. Isaiah Ray collected Champaign's lone hit, with Jack Sandone scoring the team's sole run in the bottom of the second via a passed ball. Champaign trailed 2-1 entering the fifth inning, when Hinsdale scored seven runs to establish firm ...
Wyoming assistant Tucker named Head WBB Coach at Elmhurst
Elmhurst University and Director of Athletics Dr. Glen Brittich have announced the hiring of Cameron Tucker as Elmhurst’s next head women’s basketball coach. “We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Tucker to the Elmhurst community. When we began our search, our primary focus was to find an individual who would be able to build upon our recent success and also align with our department’s values of providing an exceptional student-athlete experience for our student-athletes. Coach Tucker quickly rose to the top of our list for many reasons” Dr. Brittich commented on the hire of Coach Tucker. “He has a significant amount of experience at all levels of basketball, and has achieved significant success in Division III women’s basketball. He also has a great passion for helping our student-athletes grow and develop off the court. His combination of passion for basketball success, off-the-court success, and a great track record of recruiting made him a great choice to lead our program for many years. We couldn’t be more excited about bringing Coach Tucker to Elmhurst and the extremely bright future of our women’s basketball program.”
AO Racing Bids Farewell to Priaulx
ST CHARLES, Ill., (July 24, 2024) — Effective immediately, AO Racing and Sebastian Priaulx will part ways for the remainder of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The change comes to allow the racer to focus on his growing commitments with Multimatic Motorsports. Priaulx, who was a part...
Ranking each Big Ten starting QB for the 2024 football season
ROSEMONT, Ill. (BVM) – College football will have a different look in 2024, particularly in the Big Ten which will now be an 18-team conference with the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington. The addition of those former Pac-12 squads will add even more talent to what is...
A look back in time
John Westermayer and Rich Kaczmarski of the Bucketheads took fourth in the 34th Annual No Gloves in 2002. Licorice jumped on the Miller 45’s to take the tournament trophy by winning 7-1. Brothers Randy and Bobby Ross both were awarded the Most Valuable Player Award; both batted over .500 in the tournament.
11th Annual Judd-a-Thon is set for Sun., Sept. 15
This year marks the 11th annual Judd-a-Thon 0.1K, an important race taking place promptly at 10:01AM Sun., Sept. 15, at the Naperville VFW Post 3873, located at 908 Jackson Avenue. This annual “fun run” raises funds in support of the VFW National Home for Children. “We are seeking...
Hinsdalympics? Musings for one-of-a-kind Games
The greatest athletes in the world have assembled in the French capital to compete for gold at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. In anticipation of the pomp and pageantry of the opening ceremony and the emotional roller coaster tracking the exploits of Team USA, we couldn’t help but let our imaginations run wild with the notion of what an Olympics might look like right here in Hinsdale. Granted Salt Creek may be a bit tighter to navigate than the Seine River for water sports events, and the carillon cupola atop the Memorial Building is no substitute for the Eiffel Tower.
Bluey & Bingo Pack Them in at the Ballpark
Bluey & Bingo pose with their fans, Photo Courtesy of the Kane County Cougars. Attending a minor league baseball game on a Sunday afternoon during the dog days of summer can be somewhat drab. The crowd, depending on the weather, could be sparse, and the atmosphere somewhat vapid. However, that was not the case when I attended a Kane County Cougars game in Geneva, Illinois, this past weekend. The place was packed, and it was all due to a cartoon dog named Bluey.
Brookfield Majors 12-U softball comes one win from state title
The Brookfield Little League softball Major 12-and-under all-stars were fueled by success and high expectations. That was the only disappointment as another great run came up just one victory short with a 6-1 loss to Clarendon Hills, July 10, in the state championship game in downstate Rushville. Team members are...
Lehnen Claims Spot on Shrine Bowl Watch List
Contact: Clark Teuscher, Sports Information Director, 630-637-5302 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 July 25, 2024 – North Central College student-athlete Luke Lehnen has been recognized as one of the top 1,000 players in college football this season by the organizers of the East-West Shrine Bowl, who released their annual watch list of players they plan to consider for the 100th annual Shrine Bowl Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. The East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 includes players from all levels of college football who will be eligible for all-star games and the National Football League Draft in 2025. Lehnen is one…
ITA Names Five Cardinals as Scholar-Athletes
Contact: Nicholas Osterloo , Assistant Sports Information Director, 630-637-5324 ITA DIII Men’s Tennis Scholar Athletes July 24, 2024 – Five members of the North Central College men’s tennis team earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Awards for their success in the classroom throughout the 2023-24 school year. Matt Crossland, Ned Curley, Brian Gambuzza, Rafael Lessa and David Vilarroig Martinez claimed the ITA All-Academic honors by recording a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher in 2023-24. Lessa, an economics major from Goiania, Brazil finished with 18 wins as a singles player. This marks the second most by a freshman in program…
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