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Grand opening! New BMX track opens May 4 at 11 a.m.

The Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park is officially opening for fun and competitive racing and events NEWS RELEASE – Distributed April 11, 2025 2:56 PM Summary The Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park, now larger and improved, is ready for local, provincial, national and even international events and competitions. The Nanaimo BMX Club and the City […]

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Grand opening! New BMX track opens May 4 at 11 a.m.

The Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park is officially opening for fun and competitive racing and events

– Distributed April 11, 2025 2:56 PM

Summary

The Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park, now larger and improved, is ready for local, provincial, national and even international events and competitions. The Nanaimo BMX Club and the City of Nanaimo are inviting the public to a grand opening event on Sunday, May 4 at 11 a.m. for a ribbon cutting, special acknowledgements and an opportunity to see BMX racers in competitive action. The Nanaimo BMX Club has also arranged for Molly Simpson (Canada’s female professional BMX racer and Olympian) to be in attendance as a special guest.

The new facility caters to both amateur and professional athletes, and features an impressive 5-metre start hill and hydraulic start gate, complete with an official’s platform. The track has about 4,000 square metres of new track surface replacing the old 2,800 square foot track. The new jumps, bumps and berms (banked corners) were shaped and constructed to create a fun, fast and competitive BMX racing experience. The track has a recycled concrete and asphalt foundation, sealed with a dust suppressant and soil stabilizer. This approach makes Nanaimo’s track the only one on Vancouver Island and one of only a few in Canada that will be usable year-round.

The BMX track is located at 2001 Labieux Road, and is now bookable for competitions. Nanaimo is set to host the Harbour City Nationals (part of BMX Canada’s 2025 National Series) on the new track in July.

Link to Strategic Plan: Enhancing parks and open spaces supports Council’s commitment to a livable Nanaimo.

Key Points

  • The Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park, now larger and improved, is open and ready for local, provincial, national and even international events and competitions.
  • The Nanaimo BMX Club and the City of Nanaimo are inviting the public to a grand opening event on Sunday, May 4 at 11 a.m. for a ribbon cutting, special acknowledgements and an opportunity to see BMX racers in competitive action. Special guest and Canadian Olympian Molly Simpson will be in attendance.
  • The track has a recycled concrete and asphalt foundation, sealed with a dust suppressant and soil stabilizer making the track usable year-round.

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“Creating spaces like this bike track is about more than recreation, it’s about building complete communities. Whether you ride for fun or for sport, it gives the Nanaimo community a great place to get outside and stay active. It’s the result of strong partnerships across all levels of government, and our ongoing work to deliver the homes and amenities that strengthens communities throughout B.C.”

Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs

Province of BC

“The start gates are ready and this park is open for world-class competition! The renewed Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park is sure to grab the attention of riders and clubs across Canada; it’s one more amazing facility that adds to Nanaimo’s vibrant sporting community.”

Mayor

City of Nanaimo

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  • Together with the Steve Smith Bike Park, including the pump track and the Mountain Bike Skills Park, the new Marie Davidson BMX Bike Park further establishes Nanaimo and Beban Park as an exciting cycling destination.

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Stan State women’s volleyball team finds success through unity and confidence

CSU Stanislaus volleyball team has dominated this season, showcasing not only their skill, but also its passion and teamwork. Leah Mendoza (Sophomore, Child Development) said the team’s success stems not only from how they play on the court, but also from how well they connect off it. According to Mendoza, their achievements are due to […]

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CSU Stanislaus volleyball team has dominated this season, showcasing not only their skill, but also its passion and teamwork.

Leah Mendoza (Sophomore, Child Development) said the team’s success stems not only from how they play on the court, but also from how well they connect off it.

According to Mendoza, their achievements are due to the team’s bond, the confidence that they have built through the support they provide one another and the competitive drive they all possess.

For the Stan State volleyball team, success is a team effort—and this season is proof of that.



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Why is seemingly everyone at Cal Poly so active?

Ash Pickett is a Business Administration Junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. Health is wealth. It’s a bit of a silly phrase but I’m a big subscriber to it, and so is everyone else at Cal Poly, or so […]

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Ash Pickett is a Business Administration Junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group.

Health is wealth. It’s a bit of a silly phrase but I’m a big subscriber to it, and so is everyone else at Cal Poly, or so it feels. It’s pretty bizarre just how physically fit people at this school are on average. Our students are on another level. 

Maybe this is just because I come from a suburban town in the Bay Area and I’m not used to this kind of culture, but it’s been pretty shocking to witness. Most people I know living in San Luis Obispo call some kind of physical activity one of their primary hobbies. Rock climbing, surfing, running, biking, pilates, yadda yadda. 

Not only is this true, but people also seem to talk about these hobbies all the time. I’ve always felt like there’s a kind of expectation to be active, and so people loop activity into conversation wherever they can. To be clear, I think hobbies are a super fun and normal thing to talk about, they just show up in many more conversations at Cal Poly.

So we know that Cal Poly students are very active and that they like to talk about. Today I want to talk about why that is, and how it influences students.

I have two theories as to the “why.”

One is obvious: the environment. San Luis Obispo residents constantly boast about the town’s strikingly unique location. 

Ethan Federman, a business administration senior and the Founder and President of Field Studies Club said that “Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo are places that embody movement. San Luis Obispo is located perfectly along the nine sisters volcanic plugs and hills that create consistent slopes around town. It can appease most people’s appetites for exercise and adventure.” 

I’d agree that SLO has everything an outdoorsy person might want. A short drive to beautiful beaches for the surfers, the swimmers, and recently, the wave skiers; not too far from mountains for the climbers, the hikers, and the trail runners; and beautiful State Parks nearby and National Parks in relatively close proximity for the backpackers, the campers, and the adventurers. Anyone with a soft spot for nature is usually drawn to SLO, and loving nature often goes hand in hand with loving physical activity.

Cal Poly Field Studies Club bouldering in Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Ethan Federman | Courtesy

I’ll admit my next theory is also obvious, but it’s certainly less talked about. It’s no secret that money has an impact on health – partially due to chronic stress and physiological strain associated with a lack of wealth that can, over time, harm people’s health. 

Cal Poly is an expensive school (due in part to my earlier point of its ideal environment), and in that same vein, the socioeconomic breakdown of Cal Poly leans very heavily toward the upper-middle class. This follows the research that money is generally positively correlated with health.

I’m not here to say that more money is a direct cause of better health or more physical activity in SLO, because we all know that correlation and causation are two separate things, but rather that it’s interesting to think about how Cal Poly’s socioeconomic breakdown might play a role in its culture.

Federman talked about how SLO culture “pushes students to go outside their comfort zone and take on athletic challenges on top of their academic ones.” In his Field Studies Club, approximately 50% of his members are first-timers in the respective disciplines of the trips they attend. 

Cal Poly Field Studies Club Nepal Crew on their way to hike the highest trekkable pass in the world – the Thorong La Pass – sitting 3,300 feet higher than the highest point in the continental US. Ethan Federman | Courtesy

Any culture that can push people to try new things and expand their scope of learning beyond the classroom is a great thing, in my opinion.

I asked one of the most active people I know, business administration senior Bobby Erben, how that culture of physical activity has impacted him. He said, “I have been involved in competitive sports my whole life, so when I arrived at Cal Poly and wasn’t actively competing, I felt like something was missing. Part of the reason why I love this school so much is because I was easily able to find a community of people who felt the same way, and who want to connect by doing some sort of physical activity together.”

Student hiking with friends at Mount Whitney, CA. Bobby Erben | Courtesy

There’s a lot of pressure in SLO to be outside as much as possible, go on exciting adventures, and be your healthiest possible self. It’s my belief that practicing healthy habits every single day should be a priority, but it won’t always be reality, especially as busy college students. 

My advice to students feeling burdened by this pressure is to remember that you’re allowed to take breaks and relax, but learn to embrace this culture if it aligns with your values, and take from it what resonates with you and what works for your life. Don’t be too hard on yourself, but push yourself to be better.

A culture centered around physical activity is one that builds strong community and lifelong bonds, things I think are some of the most important takeaways from college.

That culture I’m talking about really is unique, and I personally feel really lucky to live in it. 

Two Cal Poly students on a hike in Pinnacles National Park, CA.
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Racer track and field rounds into form at Music City Challenge | Murray State

NASHVILLE— The 2025 outdoor season has been a consistent build up for the Murray State Racers and that pace continued over the weekend at the Music City Challenge in Nashville. The meet was the Racers’ final warm up for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships (May 17-18) in Carbondale, Illinois at the Southern Illinois Lew Hertzog […]

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NASHVILLE— The 2025 outdoor season has been a consistent build up for the Murray State Racers and that pace continued over the weekend at the Music City Challenge in Nashville.

The meet was the Racers’ final warm up for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships (May 17-18) in Carbondale, Illinois at the Southern Illinois Lew Hertzog Complex.



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High school scores for May 5

Baseball Aurora Central Catholic 7, IC Catholic Prep 0 Bartlett 11, Elgin 0 (6 Inn.) Batavia 3, Geneva 2 Benet 11, Nazareth 0 (5 Inn.) Bishop McNamara 10, St. Edward 0 (5 Inn.) Conant 4, Hoffman Estates 1 DeKalb 12, Neuqua Valley 2 (5 Inn.) Downers Grove South 14, Addison Trail 2 (5 Inn.) Elk […]

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Aurora Central Catholic 7, IC Catholic Prep 0

Bartlett 11, Elgin 0 (6 Inn.)

Batavia 3, Geneva 2

Benet 11, Nazareth 0 (5 Inn.)

Bishop McNamara 10, St. Edward 0 (5 Inn.)

Conant 4, Hoffman Estates 1

DeKalb 12, Neuqua Valley 2 (5 Inn.)

Downers Grove South 14, Addison Trail 2 (5 Inn.)

Elk Grove 2, Prospect 0

Elmwood Park 9, Fenton 1

Fremd 4, Barrington 3

Glenbard North 4, Lake Park 0

Hampshire 9, Dundee-Grove 1

Hersey 4, Buffalo Grove 1

Highland Park 11, Vernon Hills 5

Hinsdale Central 5, Lyons 4

Hinsdale South 1, Leyden 0

Huntley 11, Cary-Grove 8

Libertyville 15, Zion-Benton 0 (4 Inn.)

Lisle 4, Streator 1

Marmion Academy 3, Montini 2

McHenry 2, Crystal Lake South 1

Mundelein 9, Lake Zurich 3

Naperville Central 7, Metea Valley 5

New Trier 2, Maine South 1

Niles North 4, Maine West 3

Niles West 5, Maine East 1

Palatine 7, Schaumburg 2

Parkview Christian 4, Harvest Christian 2

Prairie Ridge 5, Burlington Central 1 (8 Inn.)

Ridgewood 1, West Chicago 0

Rolling Meadows 5, Wheeling 3

St. Charles North 10, St. Charles East 9

St. Francis 21, De La Salle 0 (4 Inn.)

St. Patrick 5, St. Viator 1

Stevenson 6, Warren 2

Streamwood 8, Larkin 2

Timothy Christian 4, Aurora Christian 1

Waubonsie Valley 2, Naperville North 1

Westmont 12, Rochelle Zell 2 (5 Inn.)

Wheaton Academy 5, Chicago Christian 1

Wheaton Warrenville South 11, Wheaton North 6

Willowbrook 13, Morton 3

York 7, Glenbard West 5

Softball

Addison Trail 7, Leyden 6

Aurora Central Catholic 4, De La Salle 3

Barrington 12, Buffalo Grove 0 (5 Inn.)

Benet 14, St. Viator 3 (5 Inn.)

Cary-Grove 5, Jacobs 1

Conant 3, Elk Grove 1

Crystal Lake Central 9, Burlington Central 1

DeKalb 5, Neuqua Valley 3

Downers Grove North 3, York 1

Downers Grove South 13, Willowbrook 5

Glenbard East 10, Glenbard South 4

Glenbard West 8, Lyons 6

Hampshire 20, Crystal Lake South 0 (4 Inn.)

Kaneland 5, Rochelle 0

Lake Park 2, Batavia 0

Larkin 18, Streamwood 0 (4 Inn.)

Maine South 13, Glenbrook South 2 (5 Inn.)

Maine West 5, Evanston 0

Marian Central 11, Aurora Christian 1 (6 Inn.)

McHenry 11, Dundee-Crown 3

Naperville Central 11, Metea Valley 1 (6 Inn.)

Palatine 17, Rolling Meadows 2 (4 Inn.)

Prairie Ridge 4, Huntley 2

Prospect 15, Hoffman Estates 3 (6 Inn.)

Schaumburg 8, Wheeling 4

South Elgin 17, Elmwood Park 0 (4 Inn.)

St. Charles East 14, Glenbard North 10

St. Charles North 5, Wheaton North 2

St. Francis 4, St. Ignatius 1

Stevenson 1, Mundelein 0

Streator 7, Lisle 0

Timothy Christian 16, Chicago Hope 5

Warren 18, Waukegan 2

Westmont 24, Cristo Rey 9 (4 Inn.)

Wheaton Academy 15, St. Edward 6

Wheaton Warrenville South 10, Geneva 0 (5 Inn.)

Girls soccer

Naperville North Ed Watson Invitational

Naperville North 3, Lane Tech 1 (Championship)

Others

Aurora Central Catholic 4, St. Edward 0

Carmel 8, Joliet Catholic 0

Downers Grove North 3, Lyons 2

Kaneland 8, Morris 0

Boys track and field

at Antioch: Antioch 116, Round Lake 16

at Crystal Lake South: Crystal Lake Central 93.33, Crystal Lake South 63.33, Cary-Grove 60, Prairie Ridge 53.33

at Dundee-Crown: Hampshire 79, Burlington Central 64, Dundee-Crown 33

at Jacobs: Jacobs 69, Huntley 59, McHenry 28

at Marian Central: Marian Central 106, Harvest Christian 54, Faith Christian 45, Alden-Hebron 41, St. Edward 6

at Plainfield North: Plainfield North 82, Kaneland 60, West Aurora 15

Girls track and field

at Antioch: Antioch 118, Round Lake 13

at Crystal Lake Central: Prairie Ridge 107, Cary-Grove 57, Crystal Lake Central 47, Crystal Lake South 38

at Marian Central: Marian Central 91.5, Alden-Hebron 42.5, Faith Christian 33, Harvest Christian 27, St. Edward 3

at McHenry: Huntley 75, Jacobs 52, McHenry 40

Boys lacrosse

Cary-Grove 12, Grant 6

Downers Grove South 19, Oak Park-River Forest 5

Geneva 7, Wheaton North 6

Hersey 8, Maine South 7

Huntley 23, Hampshire 1

Libertyville 13, South Elgin 5

St. Francis 8, Oak Forest 3

St. Rita 20, Marmion Academy 3

Wheaton Warrenville South 19, Lake Park 3

York 13, Lockport 4

Girls lacrosse

Barrington 8, Schaumburg 2

Fremd 10, Conant 7

Glenbard West 12, Naperville North 10

Lake Forest 9, Cary-Grove/Crystal Lake Co-op 8

Montini 18, Neuqua Valley 2

Prospect 12, Rolling Meadows 2

Boys tennis

Cary-Grove 6, McHenry 1

Boys volleyball

Bolingbrook d. Hinsdale Central 25-20, 25-14

Highland Park d. Vernon Hills 25-11, 22-25, 25-20

Hinsdale South d. Oswego East 25-23, 25-17

Lake Zurich d. Lakes 25-19, 25-23

Libertyville d. Glenbrook North 25-14, 25-19

Mundelein d. North Chicago 25-18, 25-17

Boys water polo

Barrington 20, Hersey 4

Conant 13, Elk Grove 6

Lincoln-Way East 10, Neuqua Valley 7

Schaumburg 9, Buffalo Grove 4

Girls water polo

Lincoln-Way East 12, Neuqua Valley 9

Prospect 11, Conant 9

Schaumburg 10, Elk Grove 7

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Tuesday, May 6

Baseball

Aurora Central Catholic at IC Catholic Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Bishop McNamara at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.

DeKalb at Neuqua Valley, 4:30 p.m.

De La Salle at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.

Downers Grove South at Addison Trail, 4:30 p.m.

Elgin at Bartlett, 4:30 p.m.

Fenton at Elmwood Park, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard West at York, 4:30 p.m.

Grant at Grayslake Central, 4:45 p.m.

Grayslake North at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Highland Park at Vernon Hills, 4:45 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at Lyons, 4:45 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Leyden, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Zurich at Mundelein, 4:45 p.m.

Lakes at Antioch, 4:45 p.m.

Libertyville at Zion-Benton, 4:45 p.m.

Lisle at Streator, 4:30 p.m.

Maine East at Niles West, 3:45 p.m.

Marmion Academy at Montini, 4:30 p.m.

Metea Valley at Naperville Central, 4:30 p.m.

New Trier at Maine South, 4:45 p.m.

Niles North at Maine West, 4:45 p.m.

Ridgewood at West Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Riverside-Brookfield at Glenbard East, 4:30 p.m.

Schaumburg Christian at Crossroads Christian, 4:30 p.m.

South Elgin at East Aurora, 4:30 p.m.

Stevenson at Warren, 4:45 p.m.

Streamwood at Larkin, 4:30 p.m.

Timothy Christian at Aurora Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Walther Christian at Harvest Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Naperville North, 4:30 p.m.

Wauconda at Round Lake, 4:45 p.m.

Westmont at Holy Trinity, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at Chicago Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at Morton, 4:30 p.m.

Softball

Aurora Central Catholic at IC Catholic Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Aurora Christian at Harvest Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Bartlett at Larkin, 4:30 p.m.

Burlington Central at McHenry, 4:30 p.m.

Cary-Grove at Prairie Ridge, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake South at Crystal Lake Central, 4:30 p.m.

De La Salle at Hinsdale South, 4:45 p.m.

Dundee Crown at Jacobs, 4:30 p.m.

East Aurora at West Aurora, 4:30 p.m.

Elmwood Park at Glenbard South, 4:30 p.m.

Fenton at Ridgewood, 4:30 p.m.

Grayslake Central at Round Lake, 4:45 p.m.

Huntley at Hampshire, 4:30 p.m.

Kaneland at Oswego East, 4:30 p.m.

Lakes at Grayslake North, 4:45 p.m.

Lisle at Streator, 4:30 p.m.

Maine South at New Trier, 4:45 p.m.

Montini at Fenwick, 4:30 p.m.

Niles West at Maine East, 4:45 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest at Hinsdale Central, 4:45 p.m.

Oswego at Wheaton North, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.

Riverside-Brookfield at Glenbard East, 4:30 p.m.

South Elgin at Elgin, 4:30 p.m.

St. Edward at Christian Liberty, 4:30 p.m.

Vernon Hills at Niles North, 4:45 p.m.

Wauconda at Antioch, 4:45 p.m.

West Chicago at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

Antioch at Grayslake North, 6:15 p.m.

Benet at South Elgin, 6:30 p.m.

East Aurora at Bartlett, 6:30 p.m.

Elgin at West Aurora, 6:30 p.m.

Evanston at Maine South, 7 p.m.

Fenton at Elmwood Park, 6:15 p.m.

Glenbard East at West Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Glenbard South at Riverside-Brookfield, 7:30 p.m.

Grant at Lakes, 4:30 p.m.

Hampshire at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at York, 6:30 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Downers Grove South, 6:30 p.m.

Huntley at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m.

IMSA at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Jacobs at Crystal Lake Central, 4:30 p.m.

Larkin at Streamwood, 6:30 p.m.

Lisle at Rosary, 4:30 p.m.

McHenry at Crystal Lake South, 4:30 p.m.

Morton at Leyden, 6:30 p.m.

Mundelein at Lake Zurich, 6:45 p.m.

Naperville Central at Metea Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Naperville North at Waubonsie Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at DeKalb, 6:30 p.m.

Niles North at Maine West, 7 p.m.

North Chicago at Round Lake, 6:30 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest at Downers Grove North, 4:30 p.m.

Prairie Ridge at Burlington Central, 6:30 p.m.

Schaumburg Christian at Harvest Christian, 4:30 p.m.

St. Edward at Chicago Christian, 5 p.m.

St. Francis at Loyola Academy, 6:30 p.m.

St. Viator at DePaul Prep, 5 p.m.

Timothy Christian at Wheaton Academy, 7 p.m.

Vernon Hills at Maine East, 7 p.m.

Warren at Stevenson, 6:45 p.m.

Wauconda at Grayslake Central, 7 p.m.

Westminster Christian at IC Catholic Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Westmont at Chicago Prep Conference Tournament, TBA

Wheaton North at Geneva, 6:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at Proviso East, 4:30 p.m.

Zion-Benton at Libertyville, 6:45 p.m.

Boys track and field

Geneva at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard North, Wheaton North at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.

Hersey, Rolling Meadows at Prospect Triangular, 4:45 p.m.

Lake Park, Wheaton Warrenville South at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at St. Charles North, 4;30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse

Antioch at Rockford Boylan, 6:30 p.m.

Batavia at Jacobs, 5:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake South at Huntley, 6:30 p.m.

Glenbard West at Lyons, 7:15 p.m.

Hampshire at Crystal Lake Central, 6:30 p.m.

Lake Forest Academy at Dundee Crown, 5 p.m.

St. Francis at DePaul College Prep, 7 p.m.

St. Laurence at Montini, 6 p.m.

St. Viator at Glenbrook North, 7 p.m.

Vernon Hills at Glenbrook South, 6:30 p.m.

Girls lacrosse

Carmel at Nazareth, 5:30 p.m.

Downers Grove North at Naperville Central, 6:30 p.m.

Highland Park at Buffalo Grove, 6:30 p.m.

Loyola Academy at Hinsdale Central, 7 p.m.

Lyons at Glenbard West, 5:30 p.m.

Maine South at Evanston, 6:30 p.m.

Marist at St. Viator, 6:30 p.m.

Boys tennis

Bartlett at South Elgin, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake South at Cary-Grove, 4 p.m.

Downers Grove North at Oak Park-River Forest, 4:30 p.m.

Downers Grove South at Morton, 4:30 p.m.

Dundee Crown at Huntley, 4 p.m.

Elgin at West Aurora, 4:30 p.m.

Elk Grove at Wheeling, 4:30 p.m.

Fenton at Glenbard South, 4:30 p.m.

Fremd at Barrington, 4:30 p.m.

Geneva at St. Charles East, 4 p.m.

Glenbard East at Riverside-Brookfield, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard North at Wheaton North, 4 p.m.

Hersey at Rolling Meadows, 4:30 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Proviso East, 4:30 p.m.

Jacobs at McHenry, 4 p.m.

Johnsburg at Grayslake North, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Park at St. Charles North, 3:45 p.m.

Larkin at East Aurora, 4:30 p.m.

LaSalle Peru at Kaneland, 3:30 p.m.

Leyden at Willowbrook, 4:30 p.m.

Marian Catholic at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Marist at Benet, 4:30 p.m.

Metea Valley at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

Naperville North at Neuqua Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Nazareth at St. Viator, 4:30 p.m.

Niles West at Vernon Hills, 4:30 p.m.

Palatine at Schaumburg, 4:30 p.m.

Prospect at Buffalo Grove, 4:30 p.m.

Proviso West at Hinsdale Central, 4:30 p.m.

Streamwood at West Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Naperville Central, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Warrenville South at Batavia, 3:30 p.m.

Woodstock North at Antioch, 4:45 p.m.

York at Glenbard West, 4:30 p.m.

Zion-Benton at Round Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball

Barrington at Fremd, 6 p.m.

Benet at St. Viator, 6 p.m.

Buffalo Grove at Hersey, 6 p.m.

Carmel at St. Patrick, 6 p.m.

Downers Grove South at Proviso East, 5:30 p.m.

Elgin at South Elgin, 5:30 p.m.

Elmwood Park at West Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Fenton at Riverside-Brookfield, 6 p.m.

Glenbard East at Ridgewood, 5:30 p.m.

Grayslake Central at Antioch, 6 p.m.

Grayslake North at Round Lake, 6 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at Glenbard West, 6 p.m.

Hoffman Estates at Schaumburg, 6 p.m.

Hope Academy at Timothy Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Huntley at Bartlett, 6 p.m.

Lake Park at Wheaton Warrenville South, 5:30 p.m.

Lakes at North Chicago, 6 p.m.

Larkin at Streamwood, 5:30 p.m.

Montini at De La Salle, 6 p.m.

Morton at Leyden, 5:30 p.m.

Naperville North at Neuqua Valley, 5:30 p.m.

New Trier at Maine South, 5:45 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest at Downers Grove North, 5:30 p.m.

Prospect at Wheeling, 6 p.m.

Providence Catholic at Marmion Academy, 6:30 p.m.

St. Charles North at Glenbard North, 5:30 p.m.

St. Francis at Loyola Academy, 6 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Naperville Central, 5:30 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at Chicago Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at Geneva, 5:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at Addison Trail, 5:30 p.m.

York at Proviso West, 5:30 p.m.

Boys water polo

Barrington at Mundelein, 6 p.m.

Kennedy at Leyden, 6 p.m.

Girls water polo

Elk Grove at Lincoln-Way West, 5 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Maine East, 5 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Maine East, 6 p.m.

Kennedy at Leyden, 5 p.m.

Maine West at Maine South, 5 p.m.

Mundelein at Barrington, 6 p.m.

Riverside-Brookfield at Hinsdale Central, 5:30 p.m.



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‘Literally a whiteout on the plane’: Jets fans cheer for team during flight

The Winnipeg Jets lifted thousands of fans off of their seats at the Canada Life Centre this weekend, but few could say they were elevated by Sunday night’s win as much as a few Winnipeggers who got to see it while they were literally up in the air A plane full of passengers headed to Winnipeg was flying […]

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The Winnipeg Jets lifted thousands of fans off of their seats at the Canada Life Centre this weekend, but few could say they were elevated by Sunday night’s win as much as a few Winnipeggers who got to see it while they were literally up in the air

A plane full of passengers headed to Winnipeg was flying somewhere over Saskatchewan when the Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues in the winner-take-all game to get into Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Rishona Hyman said she and the U16 water polo team she was chaperoning during competition in Calgary had just boarded the plane when the Jets tied up the score with three seconds remaining in regulation time during Game 7.

“People were going crazy in the Calgary airport before we even got on the gate,” she said Monday. “Then we board the plane, and I think it was the first time people were like … ‘Can we stay? We want to finish the game.'”

Hyman said as soon as the passengers got on board the plane, everyone started scrambling to get their devices connected to the plane’s Wi-Fi to stream the game.

Hockey players wearing navy blue jerseys with a white circular emblem featuring a maple leaf and an airplane raise their arms in the air in celebration.
Adam Lowry elebrates his game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues with Haydn Fleury Sunday. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)

“The pilot actually came on and said, ‘Okay I’m not going to actually talk because you don’t want to hear me talk. We’re all going to cheer for the Jets. Have a great flight,'” she said. 

She said a man who was sitting at the front held up his iPad so the whole flight could see.

Hyman said it was “literally a whiteout on the plane,” with passengers waving barf bags instead of handkerchiefs and chanting “Go Jets Go” as the game went on.

They were mid-air when Jets captain Adam Lowry scored the game-winning goal in double overtime.

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Rishona Hyman said she and the U16 water polo team she was chaperoning during competition in Calgary had just boarded the plane when the Jets tied up the score. (CBC)

“The flight attendants flashed the lights on and off.… Everyone’s going crazy,” Hyman said.

“Then the water polo team that I was traveling with started singing the, you know, ‘be my girl’ song they sing at the Jets arena.… It couldn’t have been better.”

The Jets will face the Dallas Stars in the second round of the playoffs starting Wednesday. Hyman said she’s excited, but that there was no better place to be to see the team win.

“It was truly Canadian, truly Winnipeg,” she said. “Everyone was into it. Everyone was cheering and screaming and, like, so excited. The excitement was palpable.”

Fans cheer for Jets thousands of feet in the air

Passengers of a plane heading to Winnipeg were flying somewhere over Saskatchewan when the Winnipeg Jets punched their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — but that didn’t stop them from holding a whiteout party of their own.



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