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Fleck, Uremovich sure to impact NIU’s recruiting
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren announced Thursday that P.J. Fleck is returning to be the Huskies’ offensive coordinator and Mike Uremovich is coming from St. Francis University in Joliet to tutor running backs and coordinate special teams.
Baseball: Shane Brown lifts Simeon to first Public League title since ‘04
Shane Brown pitched a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts and doubled in a run to lead Simeon to a 2-1 victory over Lane in the Public Read More
- Monday’s results Updated: May 21, 2012
- Saturday’s results Updated: May 19, 2012
- Friday’s results Updated: May 18, 2012
Former NIU star set to coach against old team
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Vinson Reynolds, the Huskies’ defensive MVP in 2003, is now an assistant defensive line coach at Central Michigan.
West grad Zinzer earns All-American status at Illinois
He may be small in stature but Josh Zinzer has stepped up big for the University of Illinois track team. He and his teammates on the Illini 4 by 100-meter relay placed third in the nation this spring to earn All-America status.
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Wilbert Walters, Sundowners still running strong
Some things never change. And in this case, that’s a very good thing. “We are alive and well,” Wilbert Walters said this week as he prepared to shepherd 26 of the 36 athletes from the Aurora Sundowners Track Club who have qualified for the upcoming …
Geneva sophomore Abby Luchtenburg lifts her golf game
Keep an eye on this young golfer, big things could be on the horizon for Abby Luchtenburg. The Geneva High School sophomore had a strong freshman season last fall for the Vikings, earning all-conference honors and tying for fourth at the regional to advance to …
Lockout leaves former NIU standouts in lurch
He may be caught in lockout limbo, but Chad Spann is trying to be patient, hoping his time will come. The Northern Illinois University running back last season rushed for 1,388 yards and won the Mid-American Conference’s Vern Smith Leadership Award as the league’s most …
West Aurora’s Carlini makes U.S. national team
We’re guessing she won’t need to bring coach Kari Nicholson a note. The first practice of the coming season for West Aurora and all other high school volleyball teams in Illinois is Aug. 10, but Blackhawks’ standout Lauren Carlini won’t be there. In fact, she …
IMSA dedicates season to memory of Brittany Burash
Opening day in the softball/baseball world is usually marked with unbridled optimism, inspired by a new season’s potential — real or imagined — that hasn’t had time to be sullied by the sometimes hard truths on-field performance brings. Fifteen days ago, it served another purpose …
Aurora Central steps out of its comfort zone
DEKALB — The tiger changed his stripes. I used to think Nate Drye a tad bit inflexible the way he stuck with his 2-3 matchup zone defense through thick and thin, no matter the opponent, no matter the game situation, no matter the outcome. The …
Newark seniors leave winning legacy
They’ve been so good together for so long, the temptation is to call Newark’s Kyle Anderson and John Avery the Norsemen’s Batman and Robin. They are a dynamic duo, but Saturday’s 57-35 romp over Winchester in the IHSA Class 1A State Championship completed a seven-game …
Rams have answer to Boatright’s scoring punch
Ryan Boatright had the look of an exhausted warrior, a one-inch cut under his right eye causing some puffiness as he went to the bench at East Aurora High School for the final time in his career with 20 seconds remaining in Friday’s sectional final. …
East star Boatright worthy of Mr. Basketball honor
Ronald McDonald and his people blew it. They missed the Boat, pun definitely intended. Here’s hoping voters for Mr. Basketball of Illinois don’t make the same mistake. A few weeks ago, when the Oakbrook-based fast-food giant named its rosters of high school all-americans (20 boys …
DeMyers anchors ACC defense with nine blocked shots
Welcome to the block party. Your host? Aurora Central junior Robert DeMyers. “That’s just what he does,” said Chargers coach Nate Drye, moments after his team held off Marian Central 41-38 Wednesday to advance to Friday’s final of the Class 3A Woodstock North Sectional. “It …
Blizzard leaves area teams rusty going into weekend games
It’s hard to do imitations in print, but in my best Allen Iverson: “We’re talkin’ ‘bout practice. Not a game. Practice.” Just don’t tell Gordie Kerkman (and remember, he has 700-plus wins, I don’t have any). The West Aurora High School boys basketball coach wasn’t …
Shootout expected Saturday night at East
To hear North Chicago coach Gerald Coleman tell it, East Aurora athletic director Cam Leadbetter had better make sure he’s got fresh light bulbs in his gym’s scoreboard that hangs above center court. They could be in for a workout. Coach Wendell Jeffries and his …
Novak backing NIU without hesitation
This could be a dilemma for Joe Novak. The former Northern Illinois University football coach is a Miami of Ohio graduate who played in Oxford for the late Bo Schembechler. Those teams will meet Friday in Detroit for the Mid-American Conference championship after winning their …