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Football: Third time’s a charm as Prairie Ridge downs Batavia
After losing the the 6A semifinals the last two years, Prairie Ridge’s Connor Greenwald wanted to make sure there was not a three-peat. Greenwald rushed …
- Jan 19, 2012
Football: Batavia rolls past Lakes into semis
In the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, Batavia was shell shocked, behind by 21 points at the half after an undefeated regular season. …
- Nov 23, 2011
Football: Nature nurtures Batavia win
Standing on the field following Batavia’s 31-17 second round victory over Lake Forest Saturday afternoon, it didn’t seem as if the wind was that blowing …
- Nov 15, 2011
Football: Batavia bounces back to top Lake Forest
A week after nearly being upset by a 16 seed, top-seeded Batavia left nothing to chance in a 31-17 victory over Lake Forest Saturday afternoon …
- Nov 14, 2011
Football: Family ties bind area playoff teams
In sports, teams call themselves families. It’s a term of endearment, and of respect. Football, of course, is no different. From the Gasparis at Batavia …
- Nov 8, 2011
Week 10 football stars
Aaron Bailey, QB, Bolingbrook: Rushed for 304 yards and four touchdowns (71, 80, 12, 66 yards) in the Raiders’ 33-14 win over visiting Neuqua Valley. …
- Nov 5, 2011
Batavia battles back, tops Notre Dame
Facing a stunning 28-7 deficit at the half, Batavia football coach Dennis Piron had a simple message for his kids Friday. “The story in the …
- Nov 5, 2011
Father-son combo delivering wins at Batavia
He retired last school year, but this fall Mike Gaspari has found that time is on his side. The head football coach at Batavia for …
- Oct 29, 2011
Batavia caps unbeaten regular season
It may not have been the perfect final regular season home game, but Cole Gardner will take it. Gardner caught a touchdown pass and was …
- Oct 28, 2011
Batavia stays perfect behind Gaspari
Noel Gaspari has accomplished many things in his three years as quarterback at Batavia except beat St. Charles North. That ended Friday night as Gaspari …
- Oct 21, 2011
Batavia overpowers Elgin despite penalties
Even when things appear to be perfect they often aren’t. On the surface, Batavia’s 49-0 rout of visiting Elgin Friday night was perfect. It just …
- Oct 14, 2011
Batavia continues unbeaten run
Batavia remained unbeaten on the season and took control of the Upstate Eight River division race by winning 46-34 in a wild, back-and-forth affair at …
- Oct 7, 2011
Beacon-News Week 6 football preview capsules
Batavia (5-0, 2-0) at Geneva (5-0, 3-0), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Geneva beat St. Charles North 54-7; Batavia beat St. Charles East 43-7. Outlook: This …
- Sep 29, 2011
Batavia-Geneva square off in big-time matchup
It’s been a couple years, but the Geneva-Batavia rivalry has some heat once again as both teams enter this week unbeaten, a natural choice as …
- Oct 6, 2011
Week 6 football preview capsules
Click the link to see the Herald-News Week 6 football preview capsules, the Naperville Sun Week 6 football preview capsules or the Beacon-News Week 6 …
- Oct 6, 2011
Batavia overwhelms St Charles East
Nothing gets under the skin of a defense quicker than giving up a touchdown. So when St. Charles East did exactly that early in the …
- Sep 30, 2011
Batavia ‘D‘ dominates Bartlett
Batavia’s football team heard the whispers. The Bulldogs heard that they hadn’t played anybody. The program hasn’t won a playoff game since finishing second in …
- Sep 17, 2011
Week 4 football preview capsules
Click the link to view the Herald-News, the Naperville Sun or SouthtownStar preview capsules. Bartlett at Batavia When: 7:30 p.m. Friday. Outlook: This Upstate Eight …
- Sep 28, 2011
Batavia QB Gaspari too much for Larkin to handle
During practices for Friday’s game with Larkin, the flu and strep throat ran rampant through Batavia’s unbeaten football team. “We were really nervous because in …
- Sep 10, 2011
Batavia dominates Plainfield East
Batavia scored on five straight possessions in the first half en route to a 48-7 non-conference win over Plainfield East Friday in Plainfield. The Bulldogs …
- Sep 3, 2011
Roberts’ three TDs lead Plainfield N past Bradley
Junior tailback Jay Roberts quickly gave reason for Plainfield North fans to forget about last year’s Mr. Everything Kapri Bibbs as he rushed 25 times …
- Aug 27, 2011
Beacon-News Girls golf preview
Aurora Central Catholic Coach: Cliff Pensyl 2010 record: N/A Top returners: Dani Blake, Sr.; Megan Reichart, Sr.; Emily Thomas, Sr. Key newcomers: None. Outlook: Pensyl, …
- Oct 3, 2011
Veteran assistant Piron takes helm for Bulldogs
The good news for Dennis Piron is he finally gets to fulfill his dream to coach the Batavia football team. The even better news for …
- Aug 22, 2011
Upstate Eight River football preview
UPSTATE EIGHT RIVER Outlook: Geneva is once again the heavy favorite, but rival Batavia has a solid senior class returning. Top five players Ht. Wt. Yr. QB Matt Williams, …
- Aug 20, 2011
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