Sports

Neuqua Valley’s own Flag Football team took home their third championship title this past weekend.

Professional athletes are often under a microscope, with fans and critics watching and documenting their every move. While most athletes can handle the criticism, there are always the athletes who cannot take the heat from the fans and media.

They seem to be everywhere. Students carry around mysterious white discs through the halls and the same students are never seen without one. What started out as a game just played in PE has become a team sport and extremely popular club at Neuqua Valley.

The students of Neuqua Valley are fortunate to have a great facility to call school and a safe environment to grow up and learn in. However, not all children are this fortunate and the Neuqua Valley Baseball team recognizes this through their annual Opportunity Through Baseball organization.

At every major Neuqua sporting event, the Gold Rush, as well as newly-founded Blue Crew, can be found cheering the athletes on to victory with cheers, chants, and the singing of the school song. But on Friday, February 13, it will be a group of Neuqua’s own athletes cheering for a cause of their very [...]

Every day, a group of dedicated Neuqua Valley students top off their seven hour school day with a run…outside. This circumstance seems grossly unappealing to many due to the Chicago area’s infamous sub-zero winters, but for members of Neuqua Valley’s Winter Running Club, this routine is completely normal.

First came skateboarding, then came snowboarding, and now…snowskating! With this self-explanatory name, the hobby seems laughably easy to master, but do not be fooled. This sport is no laughing matter. A crossbreed of two adrenaline-packed pastimes, the newest member of the boardsport’s family involves a skateboard deck, sans the wheels, several decent snowfalls, and ample [...]

The Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team has a lot to be proud of at the conclusion of their 2008 season. Managing to endure the long, challenging year, the boys have become IHSA Regional, Sectional, and Super Sectional Champions. The team also earned “Best of the West Runner Up,” third place in the Collinsville Tournament, and fourth [...]

The Chicago Bulls tipped off the season with a new coach this year. The hire of Vinny Del Negro was a surprise for all, as he has no coaching experience whatsoever. The Bulls General Manager, John Paxson’s hire brings a mellower mood to the young Chicago team compared to last year’s fiery coach Scott Skiles, [...]

Unable to obtain success in the postseason, the Wildcats’ football season came to an early end this year with four wins and five losses. Fortunately, according to Head Coach Bryan Wells, several players had record breaking performances and the team itself had valuable, intangible triumphs.