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 Tommy Maren In the waning moments of the fourth quarter in Batavia’s third round playoff matchup with Cary-Grove, faces on the Bulldog sideline were filled with emotion. Nobody on the sidelines wanted their season to come to an end.  The Bulldogs enjoyed a successful 2015 run, going into the game against Cary-Grove with a […]

By Davis Ward Sadly, it’s over. Sadly, the Friday night lights aren’t going to be turned on for another year. Sadly, the Bulldog stadium won’t be used for ten months. And sadly, the Battlin’ Bulldogs will be losing 28 seniors this year. “There are no words to describe our success this season,” said Quarterback Kyle […]

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: Davis Ward A football team is usually defined by its leaders. One leader for the Bulldogs is middle-linebacker Colin Thurston. Thurston seems to always bring up the intensity for the defense to a whole new level every game. In the first round of the playoffs, Thurston made every tackle in the first drive against […]

By Gianna Kozaczka This year’s Halloween didn’t just hold trick or treating and house parties. It was also the day of the Upstate Eight Conference girls’ swim meet for the Girls Batavia/West Chicago Coop team. Junior varsity placed third, while varsity placed fourth. Conference took place at Saint Charles North and six schools attended. “At […]

By Andrew Costigan Batavia Boys Basketball Preview Head coach: Coach Jim Nazos (fourth season) Asst. Coach: Coach Williams        Coach Marsh (fourth season)        Coach Molitor (first season)   Last season’s highlights: Last year, the team finished with a 15-14 record. This was the best finish in Coach Nazos’ first three years at Batavia. […]

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 […]