Levin grabs 4 interceptions in Warriors' win
A win is a win. That was the underlining theme of the evening as Waubonsie Valley struggled at times in a 37-12 nonconference win over Bloom Township on Friday.

Central defeats Neuqua yet again
Naperville Central proved that last month's victory over Neuqua Valley was no fluke, knocking off the Wildcats 1-0 Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Both sides had numerous scoring chances, but it was the host Redhawks (15-2-1), who found the back of the net first.

Oswego East can't get offense going
Prep football: Plainfield North scored 13 points in the second quarter and made that stand for an important 13-6 Southwest Prairie Conference win over host Oswego East (2-5, 1-4 SPC) on Friday night.

Oswego hits brick wall
Prep football: Defense wins championships, it's often said, and on Friday night Plainfield Central may have proved it in a 22-6 win over Oswego.

Warriors move into thick of UEC race
AURORA -- As the final players were trickling out of the Waubonsie Valley field house, Tyler Castro talked about the Warriors' passing attack.

Realigned Upstate 'Eight' isn't quite right
The "new" Upstate Eight Conference looks like a beginning to a Seinfeld joke: "So what's with the Upstate Eight? It's not upstate, and it's got 12 teams."

Pinnick commits to Arizona State

Waubonsie Valley track All-Stater Shakeia Pinnick has made a verbal commitment to Arizona State.

Football: Warriors knocked off stride
The newly revived Waubonsie Valley running game was in rough shape Friday night. Chris Harris was on the sideline, his left shoe off and a bag of ice resting on his ankle. Harris had run for 158 yards a week earlier, but now early in the second quarter against Lake Park he'd run for only 27.

Ray-signed to their fate
A.J. Pierzynski looked around the clubhouse and started to smile. ''One word to describe this year? Roller coaster,'' the White Sox catcher said without a pause.

Neuqua swims past Waubonsie
A pair of rivals collided at Waubonsie Valley on Thursday night for a little more than competition. Donning pink caps, both Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie swam in a meet that was also a fundraiser for Susan G. Kohen for the Cure which supports breast cancer awareness.

It’s liftoff for Longoria
Getting past the "piranha"-filled waters was tough enough for the White Sox. It took getting the Minnesota Twins out of their home-tank advantage for an extra game — and playing it in ‘‘blackout’’ conditions — before the Twins finally grinded their teeth too small to bite. But this is different. This is having to deal with a shark.

Well-known ESPN duo talk sports, etc. at Foundry

AURORA -- Two guys walk into a bar at 5 a.m. to talk sports.

RB Harris puts charge back in Warriors' offense

AURORA -- Waubonsie Valley's offensive attack found a little more balance on Friday.

Dempster, offense fail Cubs as L.A. rolls 7-2 in Game 1
Manny Ramirez and Joe Torre brought their winning postseason ways to the Los Angeles Dodgers — and Wrigley Field. James Loney hit a go-ahead grand slam off a wild Ryan Dempster, Ramirez and Russell Martin homered and the new-look Dodgers beat the Cubs 7-2 in their NL playoff opener Wednesday night.

Warriors fifth at windy UEC tournament
Depth and strong individual play. Those are the two characteristics needed for a girls golf team to be successful, and St. Charles East had plenty of both as it marched to an Upstate Eight Conference title on a cold, windy Tuesday.

White Sox win AL Central! Vazquez to start Game 1
The White Sox beat the Twins 1-0 to clinch the AL Central. Javier Vazquez will start Game 1 of the ALDS vs. Tampa Bay.

Waubonsie holds off Neuqua, 28-26, in rivalry

NAPERVILLE -- As far as Waubonsie Valley is concerned, the tone for Friday night's Indian Prairie Classic was set when the Warriors packed their bags for the 10-minute bus ride to North Central College's Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.

Upstate Eight realigning in 2010 to two divisions

The Upstate Eight Conference will expand and realign into two six-team divisions beginning in fall 2010.

Sosa will direct Beacon News sports section

It's a homecoming of sorts for the new sports editor of The Beacon News.

Waubonsie Valley makes most of limited chances

NAPERVILLE -- The Indian Prairie soccer rivalry game between Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley on Sept. 18 was a tale of two completely different teams.

Oswego East comes up empty against rival
OSWEGO -- A steady rain throughout the game didn't seem to bother Oswego in its rivalry game with Oswego East Friday night, played at East's field before an overflow crowd.

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Waubonsie swimmers claim Neuqua Invitational title