High School Football: Batavia vs. Geneva
Batavia High School’s Ryan Boe, 21, is tackled by Geneva’s Charlie Winterhalter, 15, Friday, Sept. 29 in Geneva.
Select high school football schedules Oct. 5-7; results Sept. 29-30
Thursday, Oct. 5Chicagoland ChristianChicago Christ the King at Wheaton Academy, 7:30Upstate EightGlenbard East at Fenton, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 6Chicagoland ChristianChicago Hope Academy at St. Edward, 7Chicago Christian at McNamara, 7Marian Central at Aurora Christian, 7DuKaneGlenbard North at St. Charles North, 7Geneva at Wheaton North, 7St. Charles East at Batavia, 7Wheaton
St. Francis, comeback kids, prevail again
By Bobby Narang By now, St. Francis head football coach Bob McMillen is getting used to weekly comebacks by his team. For the second straight Friday, the Spartans mounted an impressive comeback to pull off an improbable high school victory at home. September 22, the Spartans trailed, 21-7, to Joliet
High School Football: Yorkville vs. Minooka
Dylan Malone of Yorkville High School reaches for a pass in the Friday, Sept. 29 Southwest Prairie West Conference football game.
Select high school football schedules Sept. 28-30; results Sept. 21-23;
Friday, Sept. 29CCL/ESCC GreenSt. Ignatius at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30Joliet Cath. Acad. at Chicago Marist, 6:30CCL/ESCC OrangeIC Catholic at St. Francis, 7:30Fenwick at Nazareth Academy, 7:30CCL/ESCC PurpleSt. Viator at Carmel, 7:30Marmion Acad. at Chicago St. Patrick, 7:30CCL/ESCC WhiteMontini at Providence Catholic, 7:30Chicagoland ChristianChicago Hope Acad. at Marian Cen., 7Christ the
York-Downers Grove North in big showdown
By Bobby Narang A year ago, the York High School football team was in the middle of an epic season in the 100-plus years of the program. The Dukes won all of their regular-season games, captured the West Suburban Silver championship, and reached the Class 8A playoff semifinals to finish
High School football: West Aurora vs. Yorkville
West Aurora High School’s Azuriah Sylvester, 20, digs against Yorkville’s Jack Ferguson Friday, Sept. 22.
Select high school football schedules Sept. 21-23; results Sept. 14-16
Thursday, Sept. 21Upstate EightLarkin at Fenton, 7:30Non-conferenceGlenbard West at Leyden, 6 Friday, Sept. 22Chicagoland Christian*McNamara at Aurora Christian, 7Wheaton Academy at St. Edward, 7DuKaneGeneva at Glenbard North, 7St. Charles East at Lake Park, 7St. Charles North at Wheaton Warr. S., 7Wheaton North at Batavia, 7DuPage ValleyMetea Valley at Waubonsie Valley,
QBs emerge to lead Willowbrook, Downers S., football
By Bobby Narang Willowbrook and Downers Grove South High Schools hooked up for a memorable early-season football clash in the West Suburban Gold Friday, Sept. 15. Downers South came into the key Conference game without a victory, in spite playing its first three games at home. The Willowbrook possessed a
High School football: Marmion Academy vs. Carmel
Behind blocking from Bryan Scales (21), Marmion Academy High School quarterback Jacob Sullivan (3) outruns Carmel’s Marcellus Nwalozie (24) against Carmel Friday, Sept. 15.
Select high school football schedules Sept. 14-16; results Sept. 7-9
Thursday, Sept. 14Upstate EightWest Chicago at Fenton, 7:30 Friday, Sept. 15Chicago Catholic Green*Niles Notre Dame at Joliet Cath. Acad., 7:30Chicago Catholic OrangeNazareth Academy at IC Catholic, 7:30St. Francis at Fenwick, 7:30Chicago Catholic Purple*Carmel at Marmion Academy, 7:30Chicago Catholic WhiteBenet Academy at Montini Catholic, 7:30Chicagoland ChristianAurora Christian at St. Edward, 7Chicago
Montini Catholic Broncos ride to return to victory
By Bobby Narang Montini Catholic High school is back. Nazareth is not. With the first three weeks of the high school football season in the rearview mirror, the early results have led to some interesting storylines. After winning six State championships from 2004 to 2015, Montini has fallen on hard
High School Football: Aurora Central Catholic vs. West Carroll
Aurora Central Catholic’s Trey Seifrid, 10, runs the ball against West Carroll Friday.
High School Football: West Aurora vs. Romeoville
West Aurora High School’s Terence Smith, 23, celebrates a second quarter touchdown against Romeoville Friday, Sept. 8.
York continues new high school football prowess
By Bobby Narang Two games into the 2023 high school football season, York is proving last season wasn’t a fluke. Ten years ago, the Dukes were a fledging program and failed to win a game in 2013. Last season, the Dukes recorded the program’s first undefeated regular season in their
High School football: Batavia vs. Lincoln-Way East
Batavia High School’s Ryan Boe, 21, runs against Lincoln-Way East Friday.
Select high school football schedules Aug. 31-Sept. 2; results Aug. 24-26
Thursday, Aug. 31Non-conferencePeotone at Sandwich, 6:30 Friday, Sept. 1Fox ValleyCary Grove at Crystal Lake Central, 7Crystal Lake South at Prairie Ridge, 7Dundee-Crown at Burlington Central, 7Hampshire at Jacobs, 7Huntley at McHenry, 7Upstate EightBartlett at West Chicago, 7East Aurora at Elgin, 7Fenton at Glenbard South, 7Larkin at Streamwood, 7South Elgin at
Oswego East, Waubonsie Valley, soccer teams aim high
By Bobby Narang The Oswego East High School boys soccer team endured a rough start in the first week of the season. The Wolves, amid a difficult week due to intense heat, opened up the season with a 1-1 draw to Hinsdale Central and dropped a 2-1 decision to Waubonsie
High School football: Metea Valley vs. Geneva
Defended by Metea Valley High School’s Oscar Rivera, Jr., Geneva’s Michael Rumoro, 20, runs the ball Friday, Aug. 25.
High School football: East Aurora vs. Glenbard South
East Aurora High School’s C.J. Young, 9, tackles Glenbard South’s Aaron Wilson Friday.