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OPINION: What are the chances the Bulldogs win a second straight state football title?


OPINION: What are the chances the Bulldogs win a second straight state football title?

By Luke Zahner The Batavia football team, the reigning IHSA 7A state champs, are looking to go back to back this year. With a 10-0 record and fourth seed in the playoff bracket, their chances are high. NBC sports, the Herald Review, and Maxpreps are just a few of the many news outlets that have […]

2018 Bulldog golf – season in review


2018 Bulldog golf – season in review

By Ari Fragen The Batavia men’s Bulldog golf team has yet another season under its belt, but this one was different. The 2018 season was the inaugural year of newly formed DuKane Conference. DuKane featured three familiar foes in St.Charles East and North as well as powerhouse Geneva, the eventual conference champs. The new schools […]

Batavia boys, girls basketball ready to take on DuKane


Batavia boys, girls basketball ready to take on DuKane

By Christian Stevens   Head coach: Jim Nazos Years coaching at BHS:  7 years Asst. coach: Coach Nick Marsh, and Coach Anthony Williams   Last season’s highlights: “21 wins is always a great highlight,” Nazos said. “We finished third out of 32 teams at a Christmas tournament, along with winning a Martin Luther King tournament […]

Q&A: Holden feeling confident going into playoffs


Q&A: Holden feeling confident going into playoffs

By Selena Lanham It’s no secret that Batavia football has been in high gear. The high school football team has been on a winning rampage since the start of the season; according to the varsity football team they went into some games already having the idea and probability of them winning to then more intense […]

Opinion: Why the Chicago Bulls will make the Playoffs


Opinion: Why the Chicago Bulls will make the Playoffs

By Evan Misner Chicago Bulls fans are not doing well after the Bulls started off 1-3, but it’s only four games into the season and there are still 78 games left to play. Looking at the downsides first, theBulls are missing four key players to their roster including big man Lauri Markkanen, point guard Kris […]

Q&A with Brooke Nazos: freshman finishes her first season of high school cross country


Q&A with Brooke Nazos: freshman finishes her first season of high school cross country

By Caroline Hager Brooke Nazos is a freshman at Batavia High School. She is one of the top freshman runners on the Batavia High School cross country team. This year was her first year as an official high school athlete. This year the Batavia frosh/soph team took third at the conference meet, with Brooke as […]

Heading into the bye – what’s wrong with the Cowboys?


Heading into the bye – what’s wrong with the Cowboys?

By Ari Fragen Assessing the Cowboys Thru week 7 Following last week’s tough road loss in Washington, the Cowboys have dropped to 3-4. Those four losses? All on the road. It’s weird how inefficient the offense is on the road versus at home. There are problems all over the place. The run game has struggled […]

OPINION: Will the young Bears make the playoffs this season?


OPINION: Will the young Bears make the playoffs this season?

By Luke Zahner We are closing in on the halfway mark of the NFL season and the young Bears are 3-3. Now, this does not look like a playoff-worthy record but in a jumbled NFC do they have a chance? The short answer is yes. After a breakout game for second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in […]

Schlenker: Teamwork makes the dream work


Schlenker: Teamwork makes the dream work

By Lucy Lisberg and Isabella Brooks The wind in her hair, the redness forming on her face, the competition quickly trailing behind her. These are all types of obstacles that challenge cross country runner, Katrina Schlenker, but she said the support from her family, friends, and team is what keeps her going. “When I run, […]

Football team tries new helmets, but opts to stay with current helmets


Football team tries new helmets, but opts to stay with current helmets

By Gavin Bieber and Derek Bex  Football is being questioned these days these days due to player safety. Issues such as concussions, CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy), and neck injuries are some of the main concerns surrounding the game of football. Helmet manufacturers are constantly researching and conducting tests to improve their products and increase the […]