Johnson putting finishing touches on HS basketball career
By Ryan Ingold and Kyle Neibch Batavia Boys Basketball Coach Jim Nazos has had the opportunity to coach some very good basketball players during his long coaching career, but there is one player that really stands out: Jayden Johnson. With the whole town of Batavia packed into the gym on a Friday night against the […]
Bears off-season changes
By Henry Downing The Bears 2018 season showed lots of promise. Mitch Trubisky showed great development and the Bears ended up going 12-4 with a dominant defense led by Khalil Mack. However, going into the 2019 season with high hopes they regressed to 8-8 with a tough schedule. The defense remained dominant though the offense […]
Tom Brady’s options
By Henry Downing When Tom Brady was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft no one expected him to be good. Just a safe backup QB pick just in case something goes wrong. But in the second week of the 2001 season when then starting quarterback for the Patriots got injured and […]
Batavia Girls Softball Preview
Batavia Girls Softball Preview Head coach: Coach Torry Pryor Years coaching at BHS: Head Coach for two years Asst. coach: Kelly Rosmonowski and Jeff Sortino Last season’s highlights: Last season the team beat Geneva twice and St Charles East once. Top returnees: This year’s top returnees are Noelle Chaney (P, IF), Hanna Mackowiak […]
Q&A with former Batavia Athletes- Glenn Albanese & Michael Jansey Jr.
By Ryan Ingold and Kyle Neibch Over the years, Batavia has produced great athletes from Division-I caliber players to very good Division-III players. Have you ever wondered how those athletes are doing in college now, what’s the role on their team, what’s the school like, and what their future holds for them? The Spectator decided […]
Top 10 NFL teams to take the field
By Kyle Neibch Top 10 NFL teams of all time It’s Super Bowl week! Let’s do a countdown of the top teams to ever be assembled. Hopefully, this article will give background knowledge of the NFL and allow for a comparison of the present-day teams to the teams back then and how different they are […]
Dance team takes 18th at state competition
By Ryan Ingold The Batavia Dance Team is headed to the IHSA state competition, and will hit the floor Jan. 31. The Bulldogs earned their state bid with a fifth-place finish at the Geneva sectional this past Saturday, Jan. 25. They will compete in the 2A division which consists of 30 teams. According to team […]
OPINION: College athletes should be paid
By Kyle Neibch Getting paid to go to college to play sports is an athlete’s dream. There has been a lot of controversy recently about college athletes getting paid. As of now, it is illegal but a lot of people want to switch that around. It is the right thing for the NCAA to pay […]
Sizing up Super Bowl LIV
By Ryan Ingold Super Bowl LIV (54) is set for Sun. Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The Kansas City Chiefs (14-4) will square off against the San Francisco 49ers (15-3). Led by Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs were undoubtedly Super Bowl favorites this year after falling short to the New England Patriots […]
What’s next for these Batavia High School athletes?
By Ryan Ingold Historically, Batavia High School has produced many collegiate athletes. In recent years, Batavia Alumni have played crucial roles in their respective college success. Some have even been fortunate to bring home a National Championship. I was fortunate to hear from some of Batavia’s best in the 2020 class, and ask them a […]