High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
Friday football state finals and local scores for Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
Category: High School Sports
Neuqua Valley freshman Cole Kelly has offers from Illinois and DePaul. ‘He can do anything.’ And is still learning.
Kelly leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding through four games.
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ethan Howard reaps benefit of hard work in Chicago Heights Classic. ‘Great to see him blossom.’
Ethan Howard scores all 12 of his points in the first half during a 69-52 win in the Chicago Heights Classic final.
Kenny Jager helps Chicago Christian win first boys state title in school history. And what a win it is. ‘So happy.’
Kenny Jager piles up 223 yards and a TD on 38 carries to lead Knights to dominant 47-0 win over Maroa-Forsyth.
Haley Burgdorf, the 2024 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball Player of the Year, rises for St. Charles North
Haley Burgdorf, a 6-foot junior hitter and Penn State recruit, has more dreams in store for St. Charles North. A special one too.
Introducing the 2024 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
Oswego, the top team in the area this season, leads the way with three selections on first team.
Teeming with individual success, Maggie Zuber pushes team theme for Mother McAuley. ‘It’s really cool to see.’
Maggie Zuber, a state qualifier the past two seasons as an individual, is excited about the Mighty Macs fielding a full team.
Steve Millar’s top 5 girls wrestling teams and 25 girls wrestlers to watch in Southland for 2024-25 season
Lockport, state runners-up last season, will get pushed by Oak Forest and co-op teams from Andrew and Lincoln-Way.
IHSA state football playoffs: Schedule is set for championship weekend at Hancock Stadium
The 2024 IHSA state football playoffs began the first weekend in November with 256 teams in the field. Sixteen remain. And come Saturday night, eight will be crowned champions.
Michael Osipoff’s top 10 boys basketball teams and 25 players to watch in the Region for the 2024-25 season
Crown Point adds to its strong junior class, which already included Dikembe Shaw.