Naperville Central captured its first trophy Saturday by racking up 12 points to tie Fremd for second place at the state finals at Eastern Illinois University.
Jorge Trejo graduated from East Aurora in 1995. He loved coaching varsity baseball for the Tomcats. But spending more time with his family entered the picture, leading to his resignation.
04/26/2013, 11:31pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
West Aurora junior standout Emma Spagnola accounted for 36 team points with three individual wins and a third-place finish in the high jump to lead the Blackhawks to the team title of the Kane County invite for the fourth straight year with 131 points.
Down four runs to winless East Aurora after suffering a three-game sweep by Lake Park, Neuqua Valley senior left-hander Danny Mokrzycki pitched four innings of no-hit relief as the Wildcats were finally able to tame the Tomcats in a 9-7 Upstate Eight Valley win.
04/20/2013, 8:15pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
There was no denying the Kaneland boys track team Saturday at its 44th Annual Peterson Prep Invitational. The Knights took the 16-team meet by a wide margin, 145.3 to 58, over runner-up DeKalb.
Metea Valley’s Lori Obendorf, the 2012-2013 Beacon-News Player of the Year, headlines this season’s All-Area Team. Check out the full list of players named to the team here.
Steve Nemeth previews the Aurora-area girls soccer teams, including Waubonsie Valley, which has five players committed to Division I programs next season.
Third-seeded Naperville Central was never threatened as the Redhawks put in a commendable opening playoff performance to top No. 13 East Aurora 49-35 in the semifinals of Tuesday’s Class 4A Benet regional.
Tyshee Towner scored 40 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as her East Aurora team pulled-out a 61-55 win over Plainfield Central in Monday’s Class 4A regional quarterfinal at Benet.
Neuqua Valley used a 17-5 third-quarter spurt to cruise to a 54-30 victory over Upstate Eight Valley opponent East Aurora on Saturday night in Naperville.