By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football playoffs are finally here. For the second straight season, the playoffs are a welcome return to normality in the Fall. The IHSA released the eight-class football pairings Saturday evening, with Lincoln-Way East, 9-0, as the No. 1 seed in largest
By Bobby Narang The sense of urgency hit the Nazareth Academy High School football team after the conclusion of week seven Saturday, Oct. 8. The Roadrunners have become a playoff staple under the direction of head coach Tim Racki over the past decade. Missing the playoffs is not an option,
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) boys soccer season is hitting the final lap of the regular season. One year ago, York claimed the top prize in Class 3A with an historic run, by defeating Fremd, 4-0, in the championship game to win the program’s first State
By Bobby Narang Two of the biggest high school football games in the Chicago suburbs took place Friday night, September 30. In week five, feature games billed State powerhouse Glenbard West at up-and-coming York, and the annual Naperville North- Naperville Central game at North Central College in Naperville was on
By Bobby Narang York High School wants to follow the same script Friday night, Sept. 30, in football. Glenbard West is aiming for a rewrite. The Dukes and Hilltoppers hook up for a key midseason West Suburban Silver Conference game in week six. The York Dukes, 5-0, 3-0, have recent
By Bobby Narang St. Francis High School in Wheaton and IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst are on their to a collision course in week nine football. However, Riverside-Brookfield might have something to say in the Metro Suburban Red Conference standings. The Metro Suburban Red Conference has four teams with at
By Bobby Narang After the first three weeks of the high school football season, the West Suburban Silver Conference is heating up. York, Glenbard West, Lyons, and Downers Grove North, enter the fourth weekend of the season all undefeated along with one Conference victory each. By Saturday, Sept. 17 that
By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School lost several contributors from last season’s memorable football team. Yet, the Redhawks, even with numerous first-time staters and newcomers on the varsity, looked in sync in their season opening 24-9 win over Hinsdale Central. The Redhawks (1-0) kept the visitors out of the
By Bobby Narang The 2022 high school football season is shaping up to be memorable and the season hasn’t started. The second full season since the coronavirus pandemic upended the 2020 Fall season will features many storylines to watch. Two of them involves a pair of a traditional powerhouses, Wheaton
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) boys and girls golf is nearly set to get under way for the 2022 season. On the girls side, Barrington, Stevenson, Loyola Academy, and Hinsdale Central are all looking to equal or surpass last season’s exact order in Class 2A. Barrington
By Bobby Narang The high school football season will start to move into full swing next week with the first official day of practice Monday, Aug. 8, Many teams are looking forward to another full season of normal schedules, including Downers Grove South. The Mustangs are aiming to make some
By Bobby Narang The Oswego High School boys basketball team endured a rocky offseason full of changes. But the return of senior guard Max Niesman, a three-year starter, provided some stability. The six-footer is slated to be the most experienced player on the team after Deakon Tonielli, a University of
By Bobby Narang The Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball program has been a consistent winner over the past few decades. A program built on the pillars of a solid team chemistry, defense, and sharing the ball, the Bulldogs enter the upcoming season with several question marks. The Bulldogs lost four
By Bobby Narang Oswego East High School boys basketball head coach, Ryan Velasquez, wanted to gather his team for one final Summer pep talk Sunday afternoon. The Wolves had wrapped up the June team camp season by playing two games at the Ridgewood Shootout Sunday, June 26. The three-day shootout
By Bobby Narang Owen Murphy’s place in Riverside-Brookfield High School baseball program history is set. The senior pitcher and infielder is one of the best players in program history. The University of Notre Dame recruit capped a stellar career by lifting the Bulldogs to the program’s first Class 4A regional
By Bobby Narang The Metea Valley High School girls soccer team ended an unlikely season with an unlikely ending. The Mustangs closed out the best season in program history, recently, by beating Barrington, 1-0, in the biggest-school Class 3A State championship game at North Central College in Naperville. The Mustangs
By Bobby Narang The Glenbard West High School boys volleyball team was on a mission this Spring. After watching the Hilltoppers’ boys basketball team win the program’s first State championship in March, the volleyball team wanted to join the party. The Hilltoppers ended a five-year volleyball State championship drought Saturday
By Bobby NarangCharleston, Ill. The 2022 high school boys state track and field meet almost was a return to normal. As the first full state meet in three years, everything was nearly perfect except for Friday’s weather during the preliminaries. Besides the small hiccup, the three-class finals experienced no delays
By Bobby Narang The 2022 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls state track and field meet was a return of the old days. Somewhat, that is. After three straight years of irregular or no state competition, Thursday, May 19 marked the first time since the 2019 meet that the competitors
By Bobby Narang Hinsdale Central High School senior Colby Revord is ready to add a few more medals to his family’s growing track history. After missing his entire sophomore high school season because of the coronavirus pandemic, and losing most of his junior campaign due to an injury, Revord had
