Aurora Sports
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A ‘wing-banger’ of a workout for suburban football teams at Downers Grove South’s 7-on-7Jul 13, 2024 6:32 pm - Montini gets psyched up to face larger schools at an event like Downers Grove South’s “Hit Hard” 7-on-7 on Saturday. Even with 10 returning defensive starters and eight ...
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Hanging with the best in the world: West Aurora graduate Carlini eager for Olympic volleyball, village lifeJul 12, 2024 8:39 pm - Something Lauren Carlini has dreamed about since seventh grade is now a couple weeks away, and the Olympic volleyball standout from Aurora can't wait. Carlini became a me...
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For high school football’s big men, a challenge of their ownJul 11, 2024 10:04 pm - Started in 1999 by former St. Charles High School line coach Mike Powers and brought to West Aurora with Powers and now-retired head coach Buck Drach in 2006, the Battle of the Big Butts continues as a premier summer competition for offensive and defensive linemen under the direction of Blackhawks assistant football coach Mike Runge and head coach Nate Eimer.
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Fitting in: Neuqua Valley graduate John Poulakidas hangs with elite college wings at Jayson Tatum campJul 06, 2024 6:00 am - Elite. A distinction deemed upon those who perform at the highest level. John Poulakidas showed he belongs with that group at Jayson Tatum’s Elite Camp in Las Vegas earli...
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Top 2023-24 moments in boys prep sportsJul 05, 2024 6:00 am - It’s time to present the top boys prep sports moments of the 2023-24 school year.
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Aurora Central Catholic runner Hilby gets Gatorade award as best in Illinois this yearJun 27, 2024 10:57 am - Patrick Hilby of Aurora Central Catholic High School has been named the 2023-24 Gatorade Illinois Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Hilby is the first Gatorade Illin...
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Lake Park grad qualifies for a third Olympics decathlon competitionJun 27, 2024 6:00 am - Lake Park graduate Zach Ziemek readies for his third straight Olympic decathlon competition.
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Warren: Bears not ready to sell Arlington Park or minority stake in teamJun 11, 2024 7:36 pm - The McCaskey family isn’t considering selling a minority stake in the team to free up cash to get a Bears stadium deal done in Chicago.They’re also not ready to put their 326-acre Arlington Heights property — initially envisioned to be home of the team’s new domed structure — up for sale.
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‘Aurora is here waiting’: Mayor renews Bears stadium pitchJun 10, 2024 7:42 pm - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin thinks the Bears could move to “the City of Lights” without the same tax, legal and political hurdles the team is facing elsewhere.
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Weekly Roundup: High School Athletes Captured in Action by Daily Herald PhotographersJun 06, 2024 1:02 pm - .;;;;;;; 1 Each week Daily Herald photographers capture high school athletes at their peak. We hope that you enjoy the Week in sports photos through our lens as muc...