Fewer turnovers key to Downers Grove North’s turnaround
Downers Grove North's 38-21 victory against winless York on Sept. 28 just might have been the Trojans' biggest of the season. Downers Grove North (7-4) has pulled off a pair...
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6A | Lemont holds off Richards to advance
Richards had Lemont on the ropes early during Saturday's Class 6A second-round game in Oak Lawn. But the host Bulldogs didn't get the final big play they needed and Lemont...
8A | Jackson carries Glenbard North into quarterfinals
Justin Jackson had his night all planned out by Saturday afternoon. The Glenbard North junior running back planned to hop into an ice bath and then take a nice, long...
7A | Downers North pulls off another big win
Downers Grove North proved its win last week wasn't a fluke in its Class 7A second-round playoff game at Thornton on Friday. A week after downing top-seeded Batavia, the Trojans...
Football | Stellar season ends for H-F, Johnson
The sting of defeat is mostly gone, but the last pass of Ronald Johnson's high school career lingers. Down 37-35 with time running out in a Class 8A first-round matchup...
8A | H-F can’t quite catch O’Fallon
O'Fallon and Homewood-Flossmoor took offense to the extreme Friday night. The real fireworks didn't start until the second half of No.10 seed O'Fallon's 37-35 upset victory against the No. 7...
6A | Crete-Monee tops Springfield, get rematch with Richwoods
Crete-Monee couldn't have gotten off to a much better start Saturday in the Class 6A playoffs. The No.1-seeded Warriors topped visiting Springfield 41-7 to set up a second-round rematch with...
Lineman Maloney a natural leader for Maine South
There are times when Maine South senior lineman Pat Maloney misses hockey, but his dad is relieved he gave it up in sixth grade. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Maloney would have...
No. 18 H-F steps on the gas against Sandburg
It was supposed to be a showdown between No.18 Homewood-Flossmoor's explosive offense and Sandburg's stingy defense. Instead, it was almost all Homewood-Flossmoor in a 21-8 victory against the Eagles in...
Woods powers Bolingbrook’s offense
Quincy Woods feels more comfortable with every start running No. 9 Bolingbrook's offense. That showed Friday. The Raiders sophomore, filling in for injured senior Aaron Bailey (sprained knee), used three...