Stan Musial’s 3,000th hit at Wrigley Field and Babe Ruth’s first spring training with the Boston Braves are among the historic news clips Block Cinema will screen this summer during a special event on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus.
Despite a decline in attendance at Ryan Field in Evanston last year, Wildcat sports officials say football season-ticket sales are up dramatically for this year.
The Evanston Baseball and Softball Association will host a travel baseball tournament at James Park next month that's expected to bring 2,000 people to town to watch some 500 youngsters on 40 teams play during the three-day event.
A group of fifth grade basketball players from Evanston and Rogers Park are hoping to travel to Florida next month to play in the Amateur Atheletic Union Division 1 championship tournament.
The Evanston Fourth of July Association will sponsor playground sports at Lincolnwood School, Willard School, Robert Crown Center, Kamen West Park, Baker Park, and Fleetwood-Jourdain Center from 9 a,m. to 11 a.m.
The Evanston Community Tennis Association's (ECTA's) Annual 4th of July Tournament will be held at Ackerman Park (located at McDaniel St. and Central St., along the parade route) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4!
