Football roundup: West Aurora finishes first perfect regular season since 1948
After Lance Arni scored on the first drive to give Geneva a 7-0 lead, West Aurora woke up the echoes that had been dormant for the Blackhawks since 1948. And...
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Football roundup: Aurora Central Catholic rolls, posts most wins since 1996
Aurora Central Catholic last won seven football games in 1996. The Chargers wanted to reach that benchmark Friday night at home against Chicago Christian. Consider it done. ACC scored on...
Football roundup: Slow start dooms Metea Valley in loss to Wheaton South
Metea Valley and Wheaton Warrenville South kept the stats people busy Friday night by accumulating almost 1,000 yards of combined offense. But Wheaton South got rolling sooner to build a...
Former teacher searching for items from Marmion’s past
Although he was born in St. Louis and insists on remaining a Cardinals fan, Jim Newport has been a fixture in Aurora education and athletics since 1969. That was the...
Football roundup: Jonathan Alstott lifts Kaneland to comeback over Yorkville
Although the ground game Friday night belonged to Yorkville, sophomore running back Jonathan Alstott made sure Kaneland didn't miss out on the second-half fun. When the dust settled in the...
Football roundup: Marmion defense leads to quick-strike offense in shutout
Marmion used a formula of opportunistic offense and timely defense in the first half of Friday's Catholic League Green opener against St. Francis. The Cadets and Spartans then played crunching,...
Football roundup: Oswego defense stands tall to shut down Plainfield North
Just call them unbreakable. Oswego managed only 15 yards of total offense and went without a first down in the first half Friday night. But the host Panthers' bend-don't-break defense...
Aurora Central Catholic grinds out win over Aurora Christian with late surge
Behind big offensive lines, Aurora Central Catholic and Aurora Christian slugged it out on the ground. The Chargers' Ryan Cerza and the Eagles' Danny Russell rushed for 61 and 63...
A quiet Aurora hero remembered for his work ethic, sense of humor
As I attended the recent funeral visitation for retired East Aurora teacher Lloyd Gannegan, I though of Mayor Tom Weisner's words in a recent column — that we frequently find...
Waubonsee instructor says teaching English ‘very important’ work
Aurora has had some top-notch educators over the years, but not many have been as versatile as Waubonsee Community College English as a Second Language teacher Marilyn Rockstroh. After earning...