Class 8AFriday, Nov. 7Glenbrook South at Barrington, 7 p.m.Lincoln-Way East at Palatine, 7 p.m.Lyons at Fremd, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8Oswego at Lane, 1 p.m.Maine South at Hinsdale Central, 1 p.m.Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, 6 p.m.Bolingbrook at Gurnee Warren at O’Plaine Campus, 7 p.m. Class 7AFriday, Nov. 7Batavia at Glenbard East, 7
By Bobby Narang Now, the fun beings The Illinois High School Association released the football playoff pairings for the eight classes. As usual, there were some interesting matchups set for the first round. In Class 8A, York, which finished in second place last season, is set to battle West Suburban
Class 8AFriday, Oct. 31Elgin at Barrington, 7 p.m.Huntley at Fremd, 7:30 p.m.Minooka at Glenbrook South, 7 p.m.Oswego East at Bolingbrook, 7 p.m.Palatine at Whitney Young 7 p.m.Stevenson at Lincoln-Way East, 7 p.m.York at Lyons, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1Belleville East at West Aurora, 6 p.m.Downers Grove South at Maine South,
Wild CardSaturday, Jan. 13AFC: Houston 45, Cleveland 14AFC: Kansas City 26, Miami 7Sunday, Jan. 14NFC: Green Bay 48, Dallas 32NFC: Detroit 24, Los Angeles 23Monday, Jan. 15NFC: Tampa Bay 32, Philadelphia 9AFC: Buffalo 31, Pittsburgh 17Divisional roundSaturday, Jan. 20AFC: Texans at Baltimore, 3:30 p.m., ESPN/ABCNFC: Green Bay at San Francisco,
Class 8AGame 1: Plainfield North at Loyola Academy, Sat., Oct. 28, 1 p.m.Game 2: Palatine at Neuqua Valley, Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.Game 3: Niles West at Huntley, Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.Game 4: Chicago St. Ignatius at Joliet West, Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.Game 5: West Aurora at Edwardsville,
American League Leaders W L PCT WCGB Baltimore 91 52 .636 – Houston 82 63 .566 – Minnesota 75 69 .521 – AL Wild Card Teams Tampa Bay 89 56 .614 +9.0 Toronto 80 64 .556 +0.5 Texas 79 64 .552 – Seattle 79 65 .549 0.5 National League Leaders
Trevon Roots, Marmion 6-5 point forward, 24, holds the Class 3A sectional championship plaque and teammates celebrate.
State Tournament Class 4AFriday, March 3SemifinalsO’Fallon 77, Hersey 60Benet Acad. 50, Geneva 48Third placeGeneva 72, Hersey 61Saturday, March 4ChampionshipO’Fallon 62, Benet Academy 57State Tournament Class 3AFriday, March 3SemifinalsNazareth Academy 48, Peoria 35Lincoln 76, Deerfield 56Third placePeoria 86, Deerfield 67Saturday, March 4ChampionshipNazareth Academy 63, Lincoln 52State Tournament Class 2AThursday, March 2SemifinalsByron
Noah Gifford autographs a fan’s jersey at a Batavia High School media and community night, Tuesday, Nov. 22 to celebrate State championship week.
Class 8A Game 25: Warren at Lincoln-Way East, Sat., Nov. 12, 1 p.m.Game 26: Glenbard West at Maine South, Sat., Nov. 12, 6 p.m.Game 27: Palatine at York, Sat., Nov. 12, 1 p.m.Game 28: Lyons at Loyola Academy, Sat., Nov. 12, 1 p.m. Class 7A Game 25: Chicago Brother Riceat
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 Several Nazareth Academy players had one last request following the conclusion of Saturday’s 42-14 victory over Rolling Meadows in a Class 7A State semifinal football playoff game. Many players, while walking over to meet coach Tim Racki near the far goal post, started chanting “One more!” in
Batavia High School’s football team performs well in a 49-8 victory over visiting Thornwood in a first-round Class 7A playoff game Saturday.
Second Round pairings Class 8A Game 17 — #16 Edwardsville (8-2) at #1 Minooka (10-0), Sat., Nov. 9, 4 p.m. Game 18 — #8 South Elgin (9-1) at #24 Brother Rice (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 5 p.m. Game 19 — #4 Warren (10-0) vs. #13 Fremd (8-2) at Warren [O’Plaine
Tre Thomas of Yorkville, 33, makes a move past Xavier Leon of Thornton Fractional South.
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy’s run to a second straight high school football State championship has been filled with some lows, but more highs. After gaining national traction in the Summer due to an influx of four- and five-star recruits on their roster, the Roadrunners came crashing down to earth
By John Schutt NASCAR, Monster Energy series, AAA Texas 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 3. Kevin Harvick started in front and won the third stage and won the overall race for the third time! Following Harvick were Aric Almirola in second place, Daniel Suarez in third,
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 John Schutt NASCAR Monster Energy series, Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 20. Denny Hamlin took over control late in stage two, led 153 laps, and won the race. In second place was Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch was in third, Ryan Blaney in fourth, and
