By Xander Lundblad It seems like yesterday the Warriors and Cavs were battling it out for the NBA Championship trophy, but yes, it is that time of year again: the beginning of the NBA season. The NBA looks very different than how it did last year, with many big transactions over the offseason. Here is […]

By Jackson Lambert Getting good grades, practicing a sport while also practicing an individual talent, and looking towards the future can be overwhelming for some. But not all. One prime example of this is Jack Darby, a senior on the Batavia football team. Excelling both in the classroom and on the field as the starting […]

By Kelly Bleakley and Kinga Blando Freshman Jenny Scara walked onto the freshly cut green football field three years ago nervously awaiting her first game playing against Plainfield Central with the Batavia girls’ varsity soccer team. After the whistle was blown, all of her fears went away, according to Scara. Since then, Scara has been […]

By Isabella Jordan Aasha Dave might seem like an average student-athlete, but she is not. She has awards and accomplishments from both her academic and athletic career. Dave was just recently nominated for the Kane County Athlete of the Month. “She’s a hard worker and she’s a leader on the court at all time, plus […]

By Isabella Jordan   Head Coach: Coach Bronco Meeks  Years as BHS coach: 3   Last Season’s Highlights: The team ended up with third in Conference last year. Sean Adams and Shea Bastien were named all-conference at the UEC championship meet.   Top Returnees: There is a lot of returnees from the current junior class. […]

By Julia Pelech Head coach: Coach Brad Nelson Years as a coach: 17 (since 1999)   Last season’s highlights: Last year was “a little bit of a rebuilding year,” said Coach Nelson, since they lost 11 seniors from their varsity team. Their record ended up being 10-10, with a lot of new players on varsity. […]

By Maty Baines College Football is now in full swing and the rankings have been posted for week three. Already this year there have been game winning hail mary’s, eight touchdown performances, and Heisman hopefuls. Upsets are becoming common; three of the top ten teams were upset in week one. There have been blowouts from […]

By Wah Htoo The Batavia Bulldogs played virtually a perfect game against Elgin High, beating the Maroons 48-0 on Fri., Sept. 16 on homecoming. The Bulldogs started off strong with seven points after returning the kickoff for a touchdown. Throughout the game, Batavia continued to stay strong. The opposing team had also put in an […]

By Sarah Hager Soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States today. According to US Youth Soccer, the amount of adolescents registered with a soccer team has increased by nearly 700,000 athletes over the past 20 years. So what is it about this sport that draws in so many athletes? “It […]

By Kelly Bleakley Glenn Albanese’s name is all over the place these days: Kane County Chronicle articles, twitter, and all around school. You see Albanese mostly on the field, though, as he plays both tight end for the varsity football team and pitches for the varsity baseball team the last three years. Sophomore year, he […]