FEBRUARY ATHLETIC SPOTLIGHT!
Kaneland School District 302
The No. 23 Knights are the only undefeated team in the Super 25. Go Knights!
Well done to all team members and coaches!
Kaneland Knights
Aurora Christian Schools
Aurora Christian Head Coach
Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach, Dan Beebe, reached 200 career wins! Congrats on this incredible milestone.
Rosary College Prep
Rosary Flag Football
Clara Bello ‘27 and Izzy Tolentino ‘28 competed at the iFlag Flag Football World Championships in Tampa! Both students had a full day of competition and repped their Rosary pride between matches.
West Aurora School District 129
Students at West High helped make history by participating in a world-record pickleball lesson with 446 official participating across multiple venues—including 54 from West High!
Students and staff—including beloved, retiring P.E. teacher, Thane Halstead—broke the Guiness World Record for the largest pickleball lesson across multiple locations!
Pickleball Competition
Indian Prairie School District 204
IPSD Ryker
Neuqua Valley High School senior, Ryker Quatrini, advanced to the IHSA Bowling State Series after a stellar performance at the Sectionals Competition.
Congrats, Ryker!
Aurora Central Catholic High School
Aurora Central Catholic Dance
The Aurora Central Catholic Dance Team had an amazing performance at State Finals! The performers persevered to make it to the State competition and place 14th. Way to go, Chargers.
School District 308
After finishing as the Sectional Runner-Up in her class, Ella Cooper of Oswego East High School is headed to the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Tournament!
Wrestling, OHS Student
Batavia School District 101
Batavia High School’s Dance Team competed in the State Competition, after earning their spot in one of the toughest Sectional Tournaments in Illinois.
These dancers work hard, support one another, and lift each other up each step of the way. Way to go, Bulldogs!
Batavia Dance Team
Aurora University
Aurora University Boys Basketball hit their longest win streak in program history with 15 in a row! Way to go, Spartans.
AU Basketball Streak
Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA)
IMSA Basketball Team
The Boys Basketball team made school history this season by advancing to the Little 10 Conference Championship game!
The Titans competed with heart and determination, upsetting the top-seeded Newark Norsemen to reach the championship, where they finished as conference runners-up to Indian Creek. Neil Sitapara ‘26 led the Titans with seven points, along with four rebounds and three steals. Lota Onwuameze ‘27 and Mofe Suleiman ‘26 each scored six points, with Onwuameze securing five rebounds.
Marmion Academy
Several Marmion Academy seniors signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers at the university level.
Signing Day Marmion Academy
Congratulations to (L to R):
Emmit Collins, Baseball – Augustana College
Joey Favia, Wrestling – Air Force Academy
Brenden Fergus, Lacrosse – St. Ambrose
Michael Harris, Football – Thomas More University
Sean Minalga, Cycling – Lees McRae College
Braden Nagel, Swimming – University of Illinois, Chicago
Charlie Zebig, Baseball – Augustana College
East Aurora School District 131
The EAHS Wrestling Program won their Conference Tournament for the 4th consecutive year!
At the Upstate Eight Conference, the team scored a total score of 203, becoming conference champions.
Congratulations to all of these hardworking student athletes.
1st Place Wrestling
Wrestling Champs
If you would like to nominate a student from your school for inclusion in our Aurora Achieves video series, please reach out to lovelands@aurora.il.us!
In case you missed it...
We sat down with three students - Charlotte Blankenheim of Rosary College Prep, Karthik Prasad of IMSA, and Simran Tarigopula of Waubonsie Valley High School - to talk about what inspires and drives them to succeed.
Hear in their own words all the ways they're achieving and succeeding this winter!
Winter Spotlight, Aurora Achieves
Video: Winter Aurora Achieves Spotlight on YouTube
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