The IHSA football state championships will happen this Friday and Saturday at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University. Here is a very early preview and a key for each team in all...

Football IHSA State Semifinals Class 8A #1 Mt. Carmel 42, #4 Fremd 21 #11 Oswego 10, #23 Lockport 7 Class 7A #25 St. Rita 54, #13 Batavia 34 #6 Brother Rice 45, #15 Downers Grove N...

C.J. Gray didn’t throw for many yards Saturday. He didn’t have to. Behind a massive and physical offensive line, the Brother Rice senior quarterback ran for four of his team’s six rushing scores...

Fremd’s magical season came to end Saturday in Chicago. The Vikings put together a spirited effort, but came up short to Mt. Carmel 42-21 in the Class 8A semifinals. Top-seeded Mt. Carmel (13-0),...

Jack Schapendonk knew he had to do everything he could to keep the ball out of the end zone. With St. Rita holding an 11-point lead with time winding down in the end of the first half, the sophomore...

Midway through the first quarter of Saturday’s Class 4A semifinal, the Montini football team found itself in a position it hasn’t been in very often this year. The Broncos were trailing. That didn...

Dario Milivojevic said he felt like he blew the coverage on a big gain by Belvidere North late in the first half. But the St. Francis senior safety also tracked down Blue Thunder receiver Nathan...

Libertyville's Elle Pawelczyk is hoping to study business management at the University of Tennessee, which was the home of legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt who won 1,089 games. On S...