Kevin McGavin
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Joliet West tops West Aurora as school dedicates Ormond Stadium
Joliet West seemed to have its initial win of the still-nascent football season well in hand. → Read More
Boys golf: Batavia, Geneva team up to win McChesney Cup
For elite high school golfers the equivalent of baseball spring training is far from necessary. → Read More
Girls track and field: Neuqua Valley's Brown, Ukawuba star at state prelims
Inara Ukawuba already has state hardware from her freshman year at the Class 3A girls track and field finals.But the Neuqua Valley sophomore has a dynamite classmate in Zawadi Brown. → Read More
Batavia completes girls track Triple Crown
Katrina Schlenker sped down her final straightaway at a Class 3A girls track and field sectional with utter abandon. → Read More
Softball: Undefeated Oswego handles Batavia
Aubriella Garza had her moments on the mound to open the nonconference softball game on Tuesday afternoon.But the Oswego freshman looked like a seasoned veteran at the plate against Batavia. → Read More
Boys track and field: Fallon, Batavia claim DKC indoor championship
Host Batavia outscored second-place Lake Park Bulldogs' 130-98 Saturday to win the DuKane Conference boys indoor track meet championship., → Read More
Newburn powers Batavia to DuKane Conference indoor championship
Essie Newburn, a senior who once specialized in the pole vault, swept the three shortest individual sprints -- the 55-, 200- and 400-meter dashes -- to propel the Bulldogs to a one-sided 145-107.5 victory over second-place Wheaton Warrenville South for the first indoor league title in three years. → Read More
Girls track and field: Andelbradt, Naperville North win DVC meet
Naperville North earned a 138-137 victory over Naperville Central to win the DuPage Valley Conference indoor girls track and field meet Thursday night. → Read More
Oswego East's strong 2nd half sinks West Aurora
Mekhi Lowery scored three times in transition during a fundamental recording of the game in the fourth quarter as Oswego East's dominant defensive effort was rewarded with a 53-40 victory. → Read More
Wrestling: McHenry, Marian shine at Batavia
Chris Moore is no longer making the long commute he made as a Class 1A state champion at Aurora Christian.But the now-McHenry junior continues to dominate his winter sport of choice. → Read More
Geneva holds off St. Charles East for DKC victory
Geneva iced its 54-51 DuKane Conference boys basketball victory over St. Charles East at the free-throw line Thursday night. → Read More
Benet cruises past Joliet West into Pontiac semifinals
PONTIAC -- There would be no second slipper for Joliet West Wednesday night.One day after stunning fourth-seeded Bloom at the iconic Pontiac Holiday Tournament, Benet had no interest in allowing the upstart Tigers' boys basketball team a second consecutive upset.The Redwings were uncharitable on defense and ran their half-court sets on offense with precision to cruise into the semifinals with a… → Read More
Antonietti, Naperville Central off to fast start
As the famous Jeffersons’ sitcom would say, the Naperville Central wrestling team is moving on up. → Read More
Girls volleyball: Metea Valley rallies to win Class 4A state title
Not even the most stored girls volleyball program in state history could derail the Metea Valley express on the campus of Illinois State University Saturday night. Mother McAuley has more state championships (15) than the Aurora high school has years of existence. But the Mustangs capped an extraordinary postseason run by winning its 24th consecutive match on a stage unlike any other. When the… → Read More
Girls volleyball: Metea Valley dumps Barrington to reach 4A championship
NORMAL — The Metea Valley girls volleyball team is simply impervious to pressure at the end of a first-set postseason match. → Read More
Girls volleyball: Montini rolls into Class 2A state title game
The traditional suburban St. Louis girls volleyball power was essentially rendered powerless by Montini Friday afternoon. With its resounding 25-11 and 25-10 straight-sets victory at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State University, Montini not only extended its winning streak to 36 matches in a row but also earned its first state-title appearance. → Read More
Girls cross country: York wins Class 3A championship
York won its first girls cross country state championship since 2000 and the second in program history. Naperville North saw its streak of winning a state trophy snapped at nine years. → Read More
Naperville Central ends Naperville North's season in playoff opener
The two Naperville Central senior offensive standouts, Owen Prucha and Reggie Fleurima, were not even on the field when the first-round Class 8A football playoff turned against Naperville North. → Read More
Cross country: Waubonsie boys snap streak; Naperville North girls in a customary spot
Angel Solis and Ethan Marshall felt perfectly at home on Saturday morning. "We have been dreaming about this moment," Solis said. When it comes to bragging rights in boys cross country on the Aurora-Naperville border, Neuqua Valley has a loud voice with its eight state trophies in program history. But Waubonsie Valley has designs on state hardware this fall as well. → Read More
Cross country: Hinsdale Central boys, Naperville Central girls champs at Twilight
The annual Twilight Invitational more or less provided an appetizer for the upcoming West Suburban Silver meet in the boys' division, with Hinsdale Central winning the championship. Naperville North took the girls' title. → Read More