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“Do It For Dan” Memorial Ride Sunday At Island Lake Rec Area
An annual memorial ride is set this weekend that honors the life of a local bicyclist who died after being struck by a vehicle while also raising awareness about bicycle safety. The 6th Annual “Do It For Dan” Memorial Ride will be held on Sunday in the Island Lake State...
Temporary football venue will feature lake-facing bleachers
Northwestern University plans to add temporary bleachers accommodating up to 15,000 people to an existing lakefront field on the north end of campus to host football games while Ryan Field undergoes construction. Representatives from Northwestern presented a plan for the temporary venue to the Northwestern-City Committee on Wednesday. NU initially...
Girls track and field: Glenbard East wins Upstate Eight title
When she was a freshman, Bartlett runner Kristin Farabaugh took a creative writing class, and it inspired her. Now she’s a senior, and she plans to continue with journalism when she enrolls at Carthage College, where she’ll major in English and creative writing with a goal to become an editor and writer.
Northwestern University-City Committee discuss temporary football facility, Ryan Field truck routes
The Northwestern University-City Committee convened Wednesday night to tackle plans for a temporary football game facility at Martin Stadium. The committee meeting began with University representatives presenting plans for the temporary facility slated to host a number of home football games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Vice President of...
Dr. Michael Kogan has been part of Jacobs High School athletics since 1995
While growing up in Skokie, Michael Kogan, being on the small side, was not an accomplished athlete. Kogan loved watching sports, but his participation was pretty much limited to intramurals at Niles East, and later Niles North high schools. Now, Kogan, an orthopedic surgeon with Fox Valley Orthopedics, enjoys golf,...
UCF Add Series Against Pitt & Northwestern
ORLANDO, FL - The UCF Knights have announced a home-and-home series against the Pittsburgh Panthers for the 2026 and 2029 seasons, as well as a home-and-home series in 2028 and 2031 against the Northwestern Wildcats. In 2026 the Knights will make their way to Acrisure Stadium, formerly known as Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, before hosting the Panthers at FBC Mortgage Stadium in 2029 in Orlando. These games will mark the fourth and fifth scheduled meeting between the two programs with Pittsburgh having wins in 2006 and 2019, while the Knights won the 2018 game on their way to an undefeated regular season. In the other series, UCF will travel to the newly built Ryan Field in 2028, two years following its construction, while the Knights will host the Wildcats in 2031 at FBC Mortgage Stadium. The 2028 matchup in Evanston, Illinois will be the first time UCF gets to face off against Northwestern.
Northwestern wins 3-2 on walk-off, advances to GPAC Softball Championship
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local GPAC softball games on May 2nd, 2024. Northwestern will take on Midland in the GPAC Championship on Saturday. Time and location are to be determined. GPAC Softball Scores #5 Morningside 6, #8 Mount Marty 4 (Elimination Game) #3 Dordt 12, #6 […]
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