Oswego, Batavia see positives in early-season draw
Nonconference draws early in a season are unquestionably the easiest to tolerate. Both sides see positives and both teams can continue to say they're unbeaten, at least that was the...
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St. Charles East girls soccer has core for another challenge
St. Charles East girls soccer has the challenge of making some history or simply being part of it. The 1-0 loss to New Trier in the 2014 Class 3A championship...
Batavia puts blueprint in place, wants to ‘get with’ it
"Get with the program" is an expression that goes beyond just following rules. At Batavia, "getting with the program" is literally based on "The Team Captain's Leadership Manual" written by...
Beacon-News’ Top 5 teams and Top 20 players for girls soccer
Top 5 Teams 1. Waubonsie Valley: Expect another big season for the Warriors, who finished third in Class 3A last year. The lineup features seven college signees: Emma Rigby, Morgan...
Kaneland can’t bounce back from Hampshire’s early surge
After Friday's Class 3A Burlington Central Regional championship, Kaneland coach Brian Johnson knew his squad tried to scale the insurmountable, but as happened too often during an up-and-down season, the...
Evan Schomer helps Newark hone in on Little Ten title
It's not that Evan Schomer doesn't like history, he just wasn't interested in any being made at the expense of Newark. Draining a trio of 3-pointers as part of his...
Trio propels South Elgin past Waubonsie Valley
Matty Smith has an ulterior motive for piling up assists. "Tyler (Hankins) is a big part of our team, we go as he goes," Smith said. "He gets it going...
Boys basketball: Yorkville staves off Kaneland’s comeback bid
Players and coaches know the team that scores more wins, but in Friday's Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference showdown, another factor was just as instrumental. "All the turnovers kept taking...