In the press release announcing the eight Northern Illinois football players who were named to the 2024 All-Mid-American Conference Team, defensive end Roy Williams is described by head coach Thomas Hammock as someone who “doesn’t say much but plays with a very physical mentality.” So, does this mean the 6-foot-6, 251-pound Shepard graduate is a […]
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Area roundup: Marist’s Bella Bullington plays on national stage
Bella Bullington helped make sure the Unstoppables were stopped. The Marist senior volleyball star closed out the high-school portion of her career representing the RedHawks in the the Under Armour Next All-America match as a member of Team Icon. She helped her team edge Team Unstoppable 25-19, 25-16, 15-25, 21-25, 15-13 on Jan. 1 in […]
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College notes: Richards’ Sebastian Castro makes his mark at Iowa
The drive from Oak Lawn to Iowa City takes a little over three hours and covers approximately 220 miles. But there’s a lot more to it than that for Iowa defensive back and former Richards star Sebastian Castro. “Playing at Iowa changed my life,” Castro said. “I came in naïve about everything. But I grew […]
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Southwest Regional’s top sports stories for 2024
There are well over 700 high schools in Illinois, and only a few dozen in the Southwest Regional coverage area. But those local schools punched well above their weight in 2024, winning team state titles across all three seasons and creating lasting memories. And the graduates of those schools also made their mark in the […]
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College notes: Solorio’s Yulexi Diaz makes history for UIC
If not for a well-informed teammate, UIC women’s soccer player Yulexi Diaz might not have known she did something unprecedented this season. Diaz, a Solorio graduate, is the first three-time all-conference player in program history. “I didn’t know,” Diaz said. “I had to read the article that one of my teammates showed me on the […]
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Area roundup: NCAA ruling a boon to junior-college athletes
The changing and complicated world of college sports continues to venture into new territories. Rampant transfers and the NIL compensation have turned things upside down in recent years and now junior colleges could be in for a huge change. On Dec. 23, the NCAA approved a waiver to former junior-college athletes who would use up […]