By Rachel Morano Team rivalries spike interest throughout a high school better than anything else, especially when it comes to football and cheer. Batavia and Geneva have had a strong rivalry since 1912.  This rivalry is the 72nd oldest in the whole country. I was able to interview a player and cheerleader from both schools […]

By Adrian Guzman As the NBA is coming towards its halfway point of the season (All-Star Break) there are many teams that are sending players on breaks, cutting minutes, or haven’t really had success all year. But there are a few teams who are showing early signs of being an NBA Finals ready team. These […]

By Marissa Spears Junior Anthony Cheloni wrestles in the 132-lb. weight class for Marmion Academy in Aurora, Ill and is currently ranked third in the state. This weekend Cheloni wrestles Dylan Duncan, number two in the state. If he wins this match he will move up in state rankings. Q: What is one thing that […]

Batavia is the home of many gifted athletes but Batavia is not an athletic focused school actually. From experience, I know that Coach Piron likes his players to focus on academics before athletics. Although academics is a big focus here in Batavia, we have had some very gifted athletes come through this school and pursue […]

Mark Gianfrancesco is the varsity boys’ and girls’ soccer coach at Batavia High School. He’s worked at BHS for 18 years but has been coaching for a total of 22 years. For 17 years, he coached boys’ high school soccer and this year will be his fifth year coaching girls’ high school soccer. “Coach G,” […]

NFL Playoff Predictions By: Wyatt Kmoch AFC DENVER BRONCOS– (12-4) 1 seed, Home Field Advantage, First Round Bye, AFC West With Peyton Manning back, the Broncos are entering the playoffs coming off of a strong 27-20 comeback win over San Diego. The Broncos are now playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. Denver has skilled running […]

After Verbally committing to play at Indiana Wesleyan, senior Coffey turns attention to season by Andrew Costigan Canaan Coffey had one of the greatest receiving seasons in Batavia football history, breaking records for most receptions (83) and yards (1154) in a season, but this wasn’t the only news Coffey was able to stir up this […]

By Owen Lehman   Girls’ Head coach: Justin Allison Years coaching at BHS: 10 (five as head coach) Asst. coaches: Chad Hillman   Boys’ Head coach: Dennis Piron Asst. coaches: Bronco Meeks   Last season’s highlights (including record): UEC Conference Champions St. Charles North Sectional Champions “Quite a few were broken last year,” Allison said. […]

By Bailey Gorlewski Thump. Thump. Bright orange spheres slap the ground, as a pale hand hits them down again. Our scene is set at a Batavia High School girls’ basketball practice.   A Mimio pen glides down a white board, as an equation is written on the board. Once again we are at Batavia High […]

By Davis Ward The buttery smell of popcorn, the popping of soda cans, the swoosh of the basket, feels like home for Coach Jim Nazos. After being in Batavia for five years, Coach Nazos has really made a name for himself. He has carried on the traditions of Batavia Basketball ever since he started coaching […]