Golfers finish 16th at invitational

Zack Miller, IV Leader Staff
September 25, 2012
Filed under Featured Sports, Sports

The IVCC Golf team recently hosted its 2012 IVCC Invitational golf tournament. The tournament was at the Deer Park Country Club on Sept. 14 and Seneca’s Oak Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 15. There were a total of 22 colleges that participated in the invitational event. Illinois Central College was the... Read more »

Sports BRIEFS

September 25, 2012
Filed under Sports

Alumni game planned The IVCC Men’s Basketball team will play an alumni game at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at St. Bede Academy, Team helps Special Olympics The IVCC baseball team will volunteer at the Special Olympics Bowling Competition on Sept. 29 at the IV Super Bowl. Women’s basketball plans... Read more »

Cubs rebuilding will take time

Bryer Lehr, IV Leader Sports Columnist
September 25, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Sports

With  the first year of the Theo Epstein regime in the books, the common fan may look at the Chicago Cubs and laugh. We all would like to at times. It has been a dreadful year to watch at times with no name player after no name player taking the field and a record that hasn’t come even close to sniffing... Read more »

SGA president doubles as MMA fighter

Mitch Schafer, IV Leader Staff
September 25, 2012
Filed under Sports

Fans of mixed martial arts can see IVCC’s Student Body President Omar Aburomi and two other students, Jason and Ryan Huebbe, fight Oct. 13 in La Salle. The event will be at the Pink Flamingo and the doors will open around 6, but Omar, Jason and Ryan won’t be fighting until later that night around... Read more »

How hard is it to talk about what you love?

Josh Dillon, IVLeader Sports Editor
September 4, 2012
Filed under Sports

I’ll readily admit I wasn’t the greatest athlete in the world as a kid, but what I lacked in physical stature, I made up for in knowing what I was playing forwards, backwards, sideways, and diagonally. That’s why I decided a long time ago that if I wasn’t going to be able to hack it on the field,... Read more »

American youth shine in London

Maria Turinetti, IVLeader Staff Columnist
September 4, 2012
Filed under Sports

Just about a month ago, the 2012 London Olympics held their closing ceremonies. Our great nation finished first in overall medals received with 46 gold, 29 silver, and 29 bronze for a grand total of 104 medals. This year’s Olympic Games proved to be a fantastic year for the Americans. Olympic greats... Read more »

Bears poised to make playoff run

Bryer Lehr, IVLeader Staff Columnist
September 4, 2012
Filed under Sports

It’s almost that time of year, folks. With high school and college football already under way, football fanatics are only waiting on the NFL to complete their weekends. Well, if you’re a Chicago Bears fan then you should be in for a treat. The wrath of Caleb Hanie is now over and last year’s collapse... Read more »

Athlete Spotlight: Nicole Musselman

September 4, 2012
Filed under featured-athlete, Sports

SPORT: Volleyball POSITION:Right Side/ Middle Blocker MAJOR: Biology HOMETOWN: Metamora ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 3 year Mid-Illini Conference champions in high school. Regional, sectional, and super sectional champion’s junior and senior year. Mid-Illini all conference academic/athletic award. MVP... Read more »

Intramural sports cancelled indefinitely

Josh Dillon, IV Leader Sports Editor
September 4, 2012
Filed under News, Sports

Students who enjoyed playing flag football and recreational basketball in the past will now have to live without those pastimes. The Illinois Valley Community College board of trustees has approved a proposal to cut the intramural program, which coordinated those activities. According to Tracy Morris,... Read more »

Breaking news: ESPN’s Skip Bayless is still an idiot

Joe Frye, IVLeader Staff
September 4, 2012
Filed under Sports

Other than a few former figures from Penn State University, ESPN analyst Skip Bayless is the most hated and disrespected man in sports. He doesn’t have a giant scandal, or a second family on the side and isn’t the face of the paparazzi. He just has an attitude problem. Every morning a rooster crows,... Read more »