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ONU volleyball, softball teams sign high school recruits

By Brent Zell | Nov 17, 2016

The Olivet Nazarene University volleyball and softball programs grew by one player each, as each team signed one recruit recently, according to onutigers.com.

ONU men's soccer team nets several postseason awards

By Brent Zell | Nov 16, 2016

The Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) men's soccer team recently was showered with postseason honors from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), according to onutigers.com.

Olivet Nazarene star initially embraced swimming for other than sporting reasons

By Brent Zell | Nov 11, 2016

Foot problems led to a swimming career for Frank Tapia.

Two Olivet Nazarene football players named to CoSIDA All-District Team

By Brent Zell | Nov 11, 2016

Olivet Nazarene football players Drew Philson and Andrew Manganiello have been named to the 2106 College Sports Information Directors of America All-District Football Team for College Division District 2, according to onutigers.com.

ONU men's, women's swimming and diving teams ranked No. 1

By Brent Zell | Nov 3, 2016

The Olivet Nazarene women's and men's swimming and diving teams were ranked No. 1 in their respective recent NAIA Top 25 Polls, according to onutigers.com from a report by the national NAIA office.

Olivet Nazarene clinches CCAC men's soccer crown, goes unbeaten in league play

By Brent Zell | Oct 30, 2016

The Olivet Nazarene University men's soccer team wrapped up the 2016 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) regular-season title with its 2-1 overtime win over St. Xavier last week in Chicago, according to onutigers.com.

Northwestern soccer player from Bourbonnais keen on 'basics'

By Brent Zell | Oct 27, 2016

Shannon Seymour's first college goal was more than just a point for his team to him.

7-0 Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers bolt to strong start

By Brent Zell | Oct 23, 2016

Any time a team wins its first seven games, it's impressive, but when Bradley-Bourbonnais accomplished the feat this season, it may have been even more so.

Kankakee Park District taekwondo, karate classes start soon

By Brent Zell | Oct 21, 2016

Taekwondo classes for adults and children and karate classes for kids will be starting soon in the Kankakee Valley Park District, according to kvpd.com.

Olivet Nazarene soccer star powers team's successful season

By Brent Zell | Oct 21, 2016

Olivet Nazarene soccer player Blake Van Bruggen's success this season has been an improved ability to finish, his coach said.

Olivet Nazarene cross-country star having another banner year

By Brent Zell | Oct 21, 2016

In terms of honors earned this season, Olivet Nazarene's Jeremy Brassard and the ONU men's cross-country team seem to be racing each other.

Kankakee YMCA adult volleyball, youth basketball league signups underway

By Brent Zell | Oct 21, 2016

Registration is underway for adult coed volleyball and youth coed basketball leagues at the Kankakee Area YMCA, according to the program guide on k3ymca.org.

Two Olivet Nazarene athletes score recent Player of the Week honors

By Brent Zell | Oct 14, 2016

Two Olivet Nazarene athletes recently earned Player of the Week honors, according to the university's website.

Bourbonnais youth-basketball league's early-bird signup deadline nears

By Brent Zell | Oct 6, 2016

The early-bird deadline for joining the 2017 youth-basketball league within the Bourbonnais Township Park District is Oct. 23, according to the park-district's online program guide.

ONU pitcher hurls no-hitter against Morthland

By Brent Zell | Oct 6, 2016

Jonathan Hentschel said everything he threw against Morthland was working, which means the Patriots' bats were silent. Hentschel, a right-handed starting pitcher for Olivet Nazarene, threw a no-hitter against Morthland on Sept. 23 in Bourbonnais, leading the Tigers to a 9-0 win in seven innings.

California native making waves for Tigers volleyball

By Brent Zell | Sep 25, 2016

Illinois was not on Ellie Adamson's radar at first.

Horseback riding, fishing programs to arrive in Kankakee

By Brent Zell | Sep 25, 2016

The Kankakee Valley Park District has fishing and horseback-riding lessons starting in mid-October, according to the organization's online program guide.

ONU football announces visit days

By Brent Zell | Sep 18, 2016

Olivet Nazarene University will host three visit days this fall for possible football recruits, according to ONUTigers.com.

Tigers' wide receiver earns league honor

By Brent Zell | Sep 18, 2016

Five catches, 177 yards and one big honor were the cumulative haul for Olivet Nazarene wide receiver Rashaan Gaymon, whose efforts against Lindenwood University-Belleville on Saturday, Sept. 10, earned him the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week award.