High School football playoffs
Markus Tillman, 26, of Oswego High School moves through Chicago’s Taft High School defenders in first round playoffs Saturday. Host Oswego won, 49-7. Right, Yorkville defender Cale Reeder, 25, draws focus on Dunlap quarterback Myles Burke Friday. Host Yorkville rallied to win, 28-21. Click on the links below for information
West Aurora defeats South Elgin, 28-20, to win first playoff game in 24 years
West Aurora High School defender, Denver Warren, forces South Elgin quarterback, Jakob Johnson, into an awkward pass in Saturday night’s first round playoff game in Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Host West Aurora defeated South Elgin, 28-20, for the second week in a row and won its first playoff game
West Aurora celebrates first football playoff victory in 24 years
West Aurora High School head football coach Nate Eimer receives a container of liquid in the celebration Saturday evening from players following a 28-20 victory over visiting South Elgin. The victory was West Aurora’s first playoff victory in 24 years, since 1994. West Aurora will play in the second round
Naperville North High School wins Class 3A soccer sectional
The Huskies pose following the Class 3A Geneva soccer sectional championship Friday, Oct. 26. They defeated West Aurora, 5-1, to advance to the October 30 super-sectional at Lewis University in Romeoville against Lyons. Naperville North photo
Marmion wins Class 2A Glenbard South soccer sectional championship
The Cadets celebrate their Class 2A Glenbard South soccer sectional championship Friday, Oct. 26. They defeated Rochelle, 2-1, to advance to the super-sectional at Sterling High School against Peoria Notre Dame. Submitted photo
IHSA state football playoffs: Selected second round pairings
• Class 8A Game 17 — #16 Oak Park-River Forest (8-2) at #1 Brother Rice (10-0), Sat., Nov. 3, 6 p.m.; Game 18 — #8 Warren (9-1) vs. #9 Hinsdale Central (8-2) at Warren, O’Plaine Campus, Sat., Nov. 3, 7 p.m.; Game 19 — #4 Homewood-Flossmoor (9-1) at #20 Barrington
IHSA state football playoffs: Selected first round results
• Class 8A Game 1 – Brother Rice 49, Zion-Benton 0; Game 2 – Oak Park-River Forest 34, New Trier 16; Game 3 – Warren 14, Neuqua Valley 3; Game 4 – Hinsdale Central 28, Conant 14; Game 5 – Homewood-Flossmoor 21, Fremd 0; Game 6 – Barrington 23, Oswego
Oswego East early playoff casualty
By Bobby Narang – Oswego East High School head football coach Tyson LeBlanc attempted to pick up his players’ spirits. After the Wolves’ season ended with a 23-14 loss to visiting Barrington in Saturday’s Class 8A first-round playoff game, LeBlanc made a point to attempt to lift the mood of
Illinois State goal: Catch Bison
The FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) is the top echelon in collegiate football, to include Alabama, Michigan, and Notre Dame. Just below the FBS is the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision). There is quality football in the ranks of the FCS. The alpha conference in the FCS is the Missouri Valley (MVC),
Logano taps way to victory for grandfather clock
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy Series, First Data 500, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 28. Joey Logano and Martin Truex, Jr. raced side by side for the last three laps of the race. In the last turn Truex, Jr. was tapped by Logano and Truex, Jr. went
West Aurora football: Never over until it’s over; honor roll listed
West Aurora High School football head coach Nate Eimer received pats on the back and offers of handshakes near the end of the first-round playoff Class 8A game Saturday night against visiting South Elgin. That started late in the fourth quarter when West Aurora led by two touchdowns. Coach Eimer,
High school State series under way
The high school Fall sports playoffs are well under way, to include 256 football teams to begin playoffs in eight classes Friday and Saturday. The final sport to start will be swimming in sectional meets Saturday, Nov. 10. The final Fall State game will be the Class 8A championship, Saturday,
Illinois High School Association state football playoffs selected first-round pairings
* Class 8A Game 1 – #32 Zion-Benton (5-4) at #1 Brother Rice (9-0), Sat., Oct. 27, 6 p.m.; Game 2 – #17 New Trier (7-2) at #16 Oak Park-River Forest (7-2), Fri., Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m.; Game 3 – #25 Neuqua Valley (6-3) at #8 Warren (8-1), Fri., Oct.
Marmion Academy will play Leo in Chicago Prep Bowl game
Marmion Academy defender, Ryan McMahon, draws focus on St. Joseph’s Aamir Burgie in the teams’ non-conference game Friday in Aurora. Host Marmion won, 44-14. Marmion, 3-6, will play a first-round Chicago Prep Bowl game Friday at home against Leo. Carter Crane/The Voice
West Aurora’s Maria Goheen second in State tennis
By Bobby Narang – West Aurora High School senior Maria Goheen made sure the weather would not be a factor in her final high school tennis match. Despite 20-mile-per-hour winds and temperatures dipping into the low 40s, it was Summer time for Goheen in her Class 2A Illinois High School