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  • Naperville Central’s Megan Nerger doubles home a run against Neuqua Valley during girls softball action.

    The best will be at Neuqua Valley May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    It boasts the area's best team. Its best pitcher. Its best lineup. And that's not even including Waubonsie Valley, the hottest team in the group. If there is a better sectional around, particularly at the top, than the one at Neuqua Valley, good luck finding it.

     

  • Waubonsie Valley defeats South Elgin to win Valley May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Waubonsie Valley's wait was worth it. Its game with South Elgin Friday suspended after one batter due to rain, the two teams came back on Monday with the No. 4 Warriors' 4-1 win clinching the outright Upstate Eight Valley championship.

     
  • Lewis University Provost Stephany Schlachter addresses the first graduates of the 3+1 program partnership coordinated by College of DuPage. The program allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years of classes taught by COD professors, and one year taught by Lewis professors, all on COD's Glen Ellyn campus.

    COD paves new way to earn bachelor's degreeMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn.

     
  • Talise Romain of Neuqua,left, and Abby Joyce of Naperville Central chase the ball during the class 3A Bolingbrook girls soccer regional final Saturday.

    Quick start works well for Neuqua May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    Neuqua Valley didn't waste any time. The Wildcats didn't score off the opening kickoff — although they tried — but they did find the back of the net less than two minutes later. They notched a 3-1 victory at Saturday's Class 3A Bolingbrook regional final to eliminate Naperville Central

     
  • Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez wins the 3,200 meter run at the Class 3A girls state track and field finals at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

    Perez goes the distance May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    Courtney Ackerman made every conceivable effort, but the New Trier senior could never solve Madeline Perez.

     

  • Benet doubles up on win May 18, 2013 12:00 AM

     

  • DuPage adjunct professors get contract extension, raises May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Adjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college’s board of trustees. College officials offered the contract extension to adjuncts as a package along with a plan to create a new “lecturer” position that would allow some adjuncts to receive health care benefits under the new federal health care law.

     
  • Rachel Stoffregen of Metea Valley,left, and Kristen Dodson of Waubonsie eye the ball during the class 3A girls soccer regional final in Aurora Friday.

    Freshman’s goal enough for Waubonsie Valley May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Freshmen aren't necessarily expected to come up with the biggest play in a soccer match, let alone with a regional title on the line. Don't tell that to Waubonsie Valley freshman Paige Filipek. Filipek followed her penalty kick, which was rejected initially by Metea Valley goalkeeper Megan Geldernick, for a rebound tally with 32:14 remaining to lift the Warriors to a 1-0 victory over the Mustangs in Friday's Class 3A Metea Valley regional championship.

     
  • Wheaton Warrenville South’s Emma Dalan cries and hugs 1,600-meter relay teammate Helen Majer as leadoff runner Jessica Spera joins them Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Dalan fell and dropped the baton as she approached Majer for the handoff, and had to retrieve it while Majer waited in her lane.

    Images: Girls Track & Field State Prelims May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Images from preliminaries Friday at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

     

  • Waubonsie Valley beats Lake Park in nine innings May 17, 2013 12:00 AM

     

  • Lisle advances to regional final May 16, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Jake Jouris

    Harper, Waubonsee meet for regional supremacy May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    Most people would like to see the two best teams play for championships at the end of a season. In NJCAA baseball, that's exactly what will happen starting Friday at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove as the top-seeded Chiefs take on No. 2 Harper College (19-20) for a regional championship.

     

  • Waubonsee sells former downtown Aurora site May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    Waubonsee Community College is selling its former downtown Aurora campus for $1.5 million to a firm interested in turning the two buildings into stores and apartments. The college board approved the sale Wednesday night to Gorman and Co. It expects to close the sale in January.

     

  • Taugner, Lake Park edge closer to UEC title May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    The few times Christian Taugner finds himself in a jam, he always manages to find that extra gear. It's not a pretty sight for opponents. Behind another masterful pitching performance from its senior ace, Lake Park moved a step closer to the Upstate Eight Conference baseball title with Tuesday's 6-0 victory over Waubonsie Valley in Roselle.

     

  • Lake Park relishing top sectional seed May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    It may be unfamiliar territory but that doesn't mean Lake Park's baseball team isn't prepared to back up its status as a No. 1 sectional seed.

     

  • Klimek, Fortsch keep winning in perspective at Waubonsie Valley May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    Success isn't just about wins. Sure, you play to win the game, but the friendships and life lessons that come from playing help shape these high schoolers as they head off to college and adulthood. There's no denying that Waubonsie Valley is struggling on the field, but that hasn't stopped it from being a special season for the Warriors in other ways.

     

  • Glenbard South still unbeaten in conference May 14, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com Terry Dominick of Lake Park spikes one at Timothy Williams of Waubonsie Valley during the Lake Park at Waubonsie Valley boys volleyball game Tuesday.

    Lake Park overcomes lull May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    Lake Park got off to a fast start in all three sets in volleyball Tuesday against conference rival and host Waubonsie Valley. Then the Warriors battled back into contention three times, but the Lancers held them off in two of the three sets for a 25-21, 22-25, 25-18 victory in the Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division clash.

     

  • Naperville Central clinches share of DVC title May 13, 2013 12:00 AM

     

  • Neuqua Valley edges Lake Park May 13, 2013 12:00 AM

     
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