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Girls Volleyball: Mother McAuley pulls away from Providence late
Courtney Joyce had 27 assists and Mother McAuley dominated the third set against Providence to come away with a 25-21, 26-28, 25-15 victory Wednesday. Read More
Aurora Christian hands Immaculate Conception lopsided loss
BOYS BASKETBALL: Cory Windle came off the bench to score 15 of his game-high 19 points in the first half, and Aurora Christian coasted to an easy 73-39 win over Immaculate Conception in a Suburban Christian Conference crossover.
Oswego maintains bragging rights over Oswego East
The gap between the Oswego and Oswego East football programs may be closing, but Oswego gets to hold on to bragging rights for at least one more year. East had never beaten the Panthers prior to Friday’s meeting at Ken Pickerill Stadium, but for a …
Rosary rallies for 7th place finish at Wheaton Classic
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Rosary and Waubonsie Valley competed in the prestigious Wheaton Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South, with play concluding on Saturday.
Metea suffers first defeat, loss of starting QB
FOOTBALL: Playing on its new on-campus home field for the first time, South Elgin gave a jam-packed home crowd plenty to cheer about by posting a 33-0 shutout against Metea Valley. A key turning point in the Upstate Eight Valley contest came in the first quarter when Mustangs quarterback Jarrett House injured his right knee on the final play of his team’s first possession.
Careless mistakes haunt West Aurora
FOOTBALL: The Blackhawks lose a fumble in their own end zone, commit a costly pass interference penalty and turn the ball over three times overall in a disappointing 35-20 loss to Naperville Central.
Neuqua Valley puts East Aurora away early
FOOTBALL: Joey Rhattigan returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and the rout was on as the Wildcats posted 35 points in the first quarter on their way to a comfortable 56-7 win.
Marmion’s offense breaks out against St. Edward
FOOTBALL: Dan DiBartolo’s 46-yard pass to Matt Lally on a fake punt set up an early touchdown, and the Cadets rolled to a 38-6 victory. The Marmion defense forced four turnovers in the first half.
Aurora Christian dominates Guerin
FOOTBALL: The Eagles posted their second shutout of the season, and Anthony Maddie threw four touchdown passes in a 43-0 pasting of Guerin Prep.
Aurora Central turns back Chicago Christian
FOOTBALL: The Chargers nearly let a 20-0 lead slip away, but a 18-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Clechenko to Steve Belovich on fourth-and-11 turned the tide and sparked ACC to a 38-12 win in SCC Gold play. Luke Dickerson r ushed for 151 yards for the winners.
Local golf teams get back in groove at ACHS scramble
The downtime of summer is over. The rounds of golf played casually on a Saturday morning are over. That is, at least for the high schoolers that took over Phillips Park on Monday. A week from now school will be in session and area boys’ …
Aurora faces tough test at Illinois Wesleyan
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: The Spartans may be without starting quarterback Jimmy Bevell, who has been in the hospital receiving treatment for an unknown ailment.
Marmion opens the floodgates vs. ACC
BOYS SOCCER: Senior Mike Frasca scored four goals and the Cadets pulled away for a 7-1 win over the Chargers, despite a tremendous performance from Aurora Central goalkeeper Michael O’Donnell.
Waubonsie Valley wins Aurora City Meet
BOYS GOLF: Four golfers came in under 80 for the Warriors, who won the event for the third straight year. Metea Valley, led by individual medalist Adam Kreiner, finished 10 strokes back in second place.
Metea squeaks one out at Oswego East
VOLLEYBALL: Jessica Boddy had seven kills and Ellie Petersen 15 assists to help lead Metea Valley (14-3) to a 26-24, 28-26 non-conference win over Oswego East (3-7).
2007 Beacon-News All-Area volleyball team members shine at college level
They made headlines, dominating the local high school volleyball scene in the fall of 2007 on their way to earning Beacon News All-Area First team honors. Six were seniors, one was a junior. Four years later, these Super Seven are all still playing. They represent …