Oswego Panthers finished up the season at 7 and 2 and will now head to the playoffs and will face Naperville North in the first round.

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Game Note Oswego Panthers move to 6 and 2 and are still in position to make the playoffs.Oswego East moves to 6 and 2 and will looking next week clinch a post season spot.

Groot Route ChangeGrootAs our Village continues to grow, Groot is adjusting its service routes to better serve our expanding community. Beginning in Nov., pickup for Piper Glen, Sonoma Trails, and Hudson Point will move from Wednesdays to Fridays.

Chicago Cubs finished their season losing the NLCS in five games to the Brewers. So now as we head into the off season the Cubs face many questions about how to improve the team and take the next step. Three big questions that face the Cubs are do they resign Justin Tucker who is a free agent? Cubs traded as one of their best players and now face offering Tucker half billion dollars. After a subpar performance in the playoffs due to injury. The Cubs lost the series because of a lack of hitting and that means getting guys on base and driving them in. Instead, the Cubs will and died by the long ball. Cubs have some power hitters but need to spend the offseason figuring out what baseball championships are like. The Cubs are close if they get their starting pitching in order and find some constant hitters. Cubs play great defense and just beat by a better team. So, as we move into the offseason the Cubs need to address these questions with a deep farm system do the Cubs continue to build or do they sign Justin Tucker and try to make another run in 2026 this will be the big question in the offseason.

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OswegoPanthersOct 10th@ 7:00 pm MinookaIndians

Yorkville moves to 6 and 0 

Chicago Cubs clinch the NL Wild Card and punch their ticket for the NLDS, and this will be against the Brewers who won the NL Central by five games and winning 97 games. The Cubs won the Regular season series however coming into this series the Brewers are without two of their top starting pitchers. Cubs finished the season limping into the playoffs losing Justin Tucker for half of September with a deep calf strain. The Cubs won the series with defense, and the bull pen was light out. However, we need to look at the starting pitching and offense if the Cubs are going to get past the Brewers. In the series in which there will be seven games.

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North Side Report by Martin Flowers Well Cubs fans, we have entered the final month of the season and the Cubs find themselves 6.5 games back of the Brewers. Cubs have won the season series with the Brewers winning 7 out of the 12 games. Cubs have continued to slump a bit with injuries to the pitching staff like Jameison Taehn and Justin Steele being out for the better part of the season. Javier Asayad, who was the Cubs middle reliver and sixth starter has gone down as well. Cubs’ offense has slumped a little since the All-Star Break with Kyle Tucker and Pete Crowe Armstrong struggling since the Break. Cubs have seen others begin to pinch in like Michale Busch, Seyla Suski, and Ian Happ. Dansby Swanson has been streaky but is having a solid season. With 25 games left the Cubs are in position to make the post season as a Wild Card. With 78 wins heading into the final month of the season, the Cubs have had a great year. The Brewers went on a hot streak, winning 12 games in a row and have yet to slow up. There is still a lot of baseball to be played so let’s talk about the week ahead.