By Maddie Durso Reilly Corken is a 14-year-old freshman who attends Batavia High School. He does many things such as football and soccer but early in his life he became interested in art. Since then, art has become something he loves.  He is just one of the many artists in BHS that have an amazing […]

By Owen Lehman Head coach: Scott Bayer Years coaching at BHS: 10 Asst. coaches: Ryan Farwell and Greg Schroeder Last season’s highlights (including record): The Bulldog Wrestling team won the Upstate Eight Conference – River Division last season.  The Bulldogs were 7-0 in conference. Top returnees: Top returning Bulldog wrestlers include Dylan Uzumecki (2015 State Qualifier at 220 […]

By Jennifer Walton The Batavia High School girls’ cross country team placed third at the IHSA State Meet in Detweiller Park, Peoria, Ill. on  Nov. 7. For the second time in BHS history, the girls’ cross country went to state, and to no one’s surprise the girls did an amazing job at bringing the winning […]

By Collin Cadle Bulldog Hour was first introduced last year when teachers thought it would be a good idea to have a designated time for students to receive extra help. This was intended to be a useful time, but the question is, how many kids are actually using time as it is intended to be […]

By Tommy Maren 51-7. 56-7. After 2 straight weeks with blowout victories over Streamwood and Pekin, the Batavia Bulldogs (9-1) will travel to Chicago’s Gately Stadium to face a tougher Simeon squad (8-2) at 7 pm on Fri., Nov. 6 in a second round IHSA playoff matchup. Now facing one of their biggest challenges this […]

By Davis Ward If anyone thought that Pekin was going to be a challenge then prepare yourself for Simeon. Simeon was 7-2 this regular season, scoring an average of 34 points a game, and beating its opponents by an average of 23 points per game. So it’s no doubt that the Wolverines will be well […]

By Tommy Maren Two years ago, Batavia baseball had one of its most successful seasons of all time. Finishing as Upstate Eight Conference champions and making a deep run in the state tournament, the future looked bright for the Bulldogs. However, after a disappointing 2015 campaign, Batavia looks to get back on track with new […]

By Aaron Viland There are plenty of great albums that are included on every top ten list, and which have a name that seems to carry more weight than the music itself, but what about the great albums that don’t get as much recognition? Here’s a list of ten great albums you might not have […]

By Collin Cadle Every month, The Chicago Tribune, chooses an athlete of the month based on internet voting. The athlete with the most votes wins. In our school, senior quarterback Kyle Niemiec won this month. “I feel honored, and grateful to have the people in this community to give me all the support that they give […]

By Grace Borchert The Batavia girls’ cross country team is ranked third in the state and heading towards IHSA Regionals on Sat., Oct. 24 with high goals. The varsity team already won its second consecutive Upstate 8 Conference meet, averaging 18:09 as a team in the three-mile run. Emma Stephens, a sophomore and top runner, […]