Class 8A Game 1 — #32 Joliet West (4-5) at #1 Minooka (9-0), Fri., Nov. 1, 7 p.m. Game 2 — #17 St. Charles East (7-2) at #16 Edwardsville (7-2), Fri., Nov. 1, 6 p.m. Game 3 — #25 Oswego East (5-4) at #8 South Elgin (8-1), Sat., Nov. 2,
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football playoffs, announced Saturday evening, are in eight classes. The State championship games will be played at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb November 29-30. Here’s a look at some teams and games. (Selected pairings are on page 11.) Wheaton St. Francis
By Carter Crane – High school Fall sports other than football, holds State tournaments and countdowns to State tournaments.. A salute to champions in high school golf, soccer, and tennis, is below, with girls volleyball, girls swimming, and boys and girls cross country on the precipice of starting tournaments. There
By Bobby Narang Hinsdale Central High School will enter Saturday’s football game at Glenbard West as an underdog. That’s not a big surprise for the host Hilltoppers who are annually one of the top teams in the Chicagoland area. A victory for visitors at Duchon Field in Glen Ellyn is
By Carter Crane Change is all around us in high school sports. Some football teams in the lead have important showdown games coming up and more than a few teams have two weeks to earn playoff berths. Golf, tennis, and soccer teams are starting their postseason tournament treks, with boys
By Carter Crane The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Fall playoff season is upon us in some sports and the soccer playoffs started at the end of last week and this week. Boys and girls State championships in golf will be played Saturday. Tennis sectional tournaments will be Saturday. The
By Bobby Narang Montini High School head football coach Mike Bukovsky breathed a small sign of relief Friday when discussing his team’s upcoming schedule. After the Broncos suffered a 28-7 defeat to Notre Dame in CCL/ESCC (Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference) Green Division in Niles, Bukovsky talked about his
By Bobby Narang York High School football is not officially back, however, but the Dukes are making headwaves under second-year head coach, Mike Fitzgerald. A year ago, in Fitzgerald’s first season, the Dukes finished with a 4-5 record, which culminated with a season-ending home victory over Downers Grove North. This
