By Trey Hickman The Batavia Boys Lacrosse team is currently 2-5 having their five losses against Lyons Township, Wheaton North, Lock Lort, South Elgin, and Wheaton-Warrenville South. The team’s two wins come from Marmion and Crystal Lake South.  The top contributors on this team include the players with the highest amount of goals on the […]

The Chicago Bears should draft Caleb Williams, the best player coming out of the 2024 NFL draft. The Bears recent trades and adjustments Williams will be perfect for this upcoming season. With the Bears trading away their former 2021, 11th overall first round pick, Justin Fields, to the Pittsburgh Steelers, they are in great need […]

By Sasha Semanision On April 18, Batavia High School canceled its annual Carlson-Anderson Classic girls outdoor track meet due to weather. It was canceled for the first time since the meet was created in 2016, other than in 2020, due to the pandemic. The Carlson-Anderson Classic is an invitational that would have included ten teams […]

Batavia Boys Lacrosse Preview  Head Coach: Connor Legorreta This is Coach Legorreta’s first year coaching boys Batavia lacrosse. He hasn’t ever coached or played lacrosse before. He is an active coach for boys Batavia Football. Last season: Last season, this team ended up going 9-7 with their last game losing to Hinsdale Central. This Lacrosse […]

By Brooke Vande Loo Two weeks ago, the Milwaukee Brewers started their season off with a bang, winning their first series of the season against the New York Mets. Even with new manager, Pat Murphy, the team is killing it, having a record of 8-3 starting the 2024 season off with a bang.  Murphy was […]

By Sasha Semanision Last Friday, May 10th, the Batavia girls track team competed in the Roselle (Lake Park) sectional track meet. Batavia got 3rd place, with 70 total points, which were scored in several events. This was a very competitive meet and included multiple highly ranked teams, including York, Oak Park and Metea Valley. York […]

By Emma Wecker Batavia softball won their first game of the season on April 5 against East Aurora. Their current record is now 1-9 overall and 0-3 in conference. In their most recent game on Wednesday April 17, Batavia lost 0-10 against Wheaton North. “We’ve just been putting in more work at practices and hoping […]

By Evelyn Velazquez Mx: Club Deportivo Guadalajara Spain: Atletico de Madrid England: Newcastle FC German: BVB Argentina: River plate  In my opinion, these five teams are some of the best soccer teams around the world. Each team has been very successful, and have a good reputation. They work hard to get to where they are, […]

1. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is the best stadium because you can see how old it is when you are walking in it. One way you can tell it’s old is if you look into the outfield you can see the ivy on the brick wall. No other professional field has that. […]

By Addison Brown Batavia’s Track Program is one of the best in the Dukane Conference. Batavia has won conference championships multiple times over the years. The most recent win was two years ago in 2022, and then Batavia’s JV and varsity won conference championships in indoor track this year (2024). Batavia’s track coaches are a […]