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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Chris Llanes The Nba players in 2019 heading into 2020 is a very controversial topic with many debates on who should belong in the top ten.   #10 Paul George: He is capable of doing an amazing performance on offense and defense. He is currently on the LA Clippers, although last year he had […]

By Kyle Neibch Every Chicago White Sox fan out there is still asking this question, when is the next time the White Sox will make the playoffs? It’s coming very soon, most think this is “the” year. The last time the White Sox made it to the playoffs was in 2008. They have had over […]

By Grace Summers and Selena Lanham Every day the wrestlers walk in to see the following words painted on the walls of the wrestling room: “You walk into this room only a boy… with hard work and dedication, you WILL become a man.” These words have the intentions of inspiring young boys; what BHS didn’t […]

By Renee Forsyth In her freshman and sophomore years, varsity swimmer Kelly Sego competed in the state championships for girl’s swimming but did not score points. This season was a different story.   At the state championships, Sego was able to place ninth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:07.25, eighth in […]