Claire Valenti

After a seven-inning loss to Joliet Junior College in their last meeting, the College of DuPage baseball team was ready to settle the score on April 16 at home. The Chaparrals held the lead through the second half of the game until the Wolves caught them by surprise and scored five runs to take the...

College of DuPage Baseball Head Coach Bobby Wilson was officially fired this week after six seasons as head baseball coach and 11 years with the program. Wilson didn’t return with the team from their Myrtle Beach trip between March 2 and March 7, and neither did assistant coaches Tyler Fletcher and Steven Salvino. COD was...

The College of Dupage softball team claimed victory over Harper in two games to win the Region 4 Championship for the second consecutive season. COD went head-to-head with Harper College in a best-of-three series for the Region 4 Championship on May 3 at home. With a strong showing from the circle, the Chaparrals shut out...

For the first time in 22 years, the College of DuPage baseball team won the NJCAA Region 4 Championship. Going undefeated in the tournament, COD met with Oakton College one final time on May 12 after they beat Joliet Junior College and Waubonsee Community College to make the Region 4 title game. The Chaparrals claimed...

Editor’s Note: This story uses an anonymous source under a pseudonym to protect the player’s identity and avoid any personal or professional repercussions he may face for speaking about the issue/topic. Both the writer and the editor-in-chief know the identity of the source. The College of DuPage baseball team found the most success this season...

The College of DuPage eSports program took home four national titles in its first two years as a competitive team. But team members said they are still waiting on college officials to provide the team a true home on par with the school’s other sports teams. COD eSports boasts eight competitive teams, 50 competitive players...

A phenom can't carry dead weight forever. I, like most of Chicago last season, sat in anguish watching the Blackhawks set a franchise record of 22 consecutive road losses in a season.

Coming off of a dominant showing at the Michigan State Open, NIU wrestling (0-1) competed against the Northwestern University Wildcats (1-0) in its first meet of the season Saturday night. Falling behind 14-4 after the fifth match, NIU’s night ended almost as soon as it started. The Huskies finished the meet losing 29-8 to the...

We've all seen videos of wrestlers shaving their heads and sprinting on treadmills in desperate attempts to shake weight off before weigh-ins.

Dawnita “Nita” Teague was named interim head coach of the NIU gymnastics team in late September after previous head coach Sam Morreale retired . Since