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  With her back to the net, Rolling Meadows’ Mary Hamann keeps the ball in play during the MSL girls volleyball championship match on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Rolling Meadows. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville’s Max Doshi heads the ball against Warren Township in a boys soccer game in Libertyville on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville’s Lukas Krzeminski controls the ball in front of Warren Township’s Austin Pyrek in a boys soccer game in Libertyville on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Stevenson’s Ava Wysocki blocks a shot by Warren’s Allison Jiang in a girls volleyball game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Brennan Saxe tries to get past Palatine’s Alex Pena in a football game at Palatine High School on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Jayden Faulkner looks for room to run against Palatine’s Trey Widlowski (11) and Jayden Evans (87) in a football game at Palatine High School on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Naperville North’s Brock Pettaway gets tackled by a host of Neuqua Valley defenders during a football game played on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 in Naperville. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Naperville North’s Rahsean Blake-Eiland (13) scores a touchdown against Neuqua Valley during a football game played on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 in Naperville. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Naperville North’s Zachary Mally, left, intercepts a pass in front of Neuqua Valley’s Daniel Robinson during a football game played on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 in Naperville. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Bella Del Mar swings teammate Asya Poyraz after she scored a touchdown against Libertyville in the Rolling Meadows Regional Final girls flag football game on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Family watches from the bleachers as Fremd plays Libertyville in the Rolling Meadows Regional Final girls flag football game on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville’s Ella Pawelcyzk dives for a pass as Fremd’s Selah Cho defends in the Rolling Meadows Regional Final girls flag football game on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Ella Todd spins to get through the Libertyville defense on her way to the 1-yard line in the Rolling Meadows Regional Final girls flag football game on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Hersey’s Owen Wade runs on his way to winning the 47th Annual Wildcat Cross Country Invitational at Heritage Park on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 in Wheeling. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Event winner Maddie Romaine of Wheaton North has an early lead shortly after the start of the 47th Annual Wildcat Cross Country Invitational at Heritage Park on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 in Wheeling. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  St. Charles North’s Diego Torres leaps over Geneva’s Reece Leonard in a boys soccer game in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  St. Charles North’s Jack Suliman controls the ball against Geneva’s Caleb Kelly in a boys soccer game in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Ella Todd scores the final points of the game against Carmel in the Stevenson Sectional final girl flag football game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Carmel’s Josie Hartman gains yardage against Fremd in the Stevenson Sectional final girl flag football game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Jordan Farrell is stopped by Carmel’s KatieBooher in the Stevenson Sectional final girl flag football game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd teammates celebrate their win over Carmel in the Stevenson Sectional final girl flag football game in Lincolnshire on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Hersey’s Johnny Antoniou tries to keep the ball inbounds against Conant in the MSL championship boys soccer game in Arlington Heights on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Hersey’s Nate Mabry flips to throw the ball in play against Conant in the MSL championship boys soccer game in Arlington Heights on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Hersey’s Johnny Antoniou and Conant’s Ibuki Takahashi, right, compete for a header in the MSL championship boys soccer game in Arlington Heights on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Glenbard South’s Elijah Donahue is stopped by Glenbard East’s Amonte Cook in a football game at South High School in Glen Ellyn on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Glenbard East’s Val Heredia is stopped at the 1-yard line by Glenbard South’s Troy Oleksak in a football game at South High School in Glen Ellyn on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Heredia scored on the next play. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Glenbard East’s Val Heredia tries to find room against Glenbard South’s Joseph Villa and Thomas Burke, left, in a football game at South High School in Glen Ellyn on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Rolling Meadows’ Peyton Wiles dives for a couple extra yards as he is tackled by Hersey players including Sebastian Debicki, front, during a football game on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in Arlington Heights. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Wearing pink, Hersey fans wave their lighted phones during a football game against Rolling Meadows on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in Arlington Heights. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Hersey’s Luke Casey celebrates a first-quarter touchdown against Rolling Meadows during a football game on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in Arlington Heights. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Asya Poyraz, right, celebrates a touchdown with teammate Ella Todd during the girls flag football state championship game against Rockford Guilford on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Villa Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Ella Todd catches a pass during the girls flag football state championship game against Rockford Guilford on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Villa Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s MacKenzie Drake, right, stops Rockford Guilford quarterback Aishah Smith during the girls flag football state championship game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Villa Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd players celebrate with their trophy after defeating Rockford Guilford 24-12 during the girls flag football state championship game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Villa Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Rockford Guilford’s Olivia Deshazo, left, is stopped by Fremd’s Asya Poyraz during the girls flag football state championship game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Villa Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Bella Del Mar celebrates after catching a pass for a touchdown to put her team ahead by a score of 24-12 over Rockford Guilford during the girls flag football state championship game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Villa Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Buffalo Grove’s Daniel Svalbonas reacts after scoring in the first half against Hersey at the Class 3A Barrington regional soccer tournament in Barrington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville’s Max Marubio and Barrington’s Magdiel Magdaleno, left, compete for the ball at the Class 3A Barrington regional soccer tournament in Barrington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Barrington’s Jack Ball heads the ball toward the net as teammate Max Golich watches and Libertyville’s Gavin Goldberg and Henry Bownas also compete at the Class 3A Barrington regional soccer tournament in Barrington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Buffalo Grove’s Nick Kwiatkowski stretches to get to the ball before Hersey’s Kacper Lechowicz at the Class 3A Barrington regional soccer tournament in Barrington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville celebrates their two-game win over Warren in a girls volleyball match in Libertyville on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Warren’s Lyla Christensen returns a Libertyville shot over her shoulder in a girls volleyball match in Libertyville on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville’s Charlie Fleegle dives to save a Warren shot in a girls volleyball match in Libertyville on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fremd’s Sasha Sallade leaps high for a kill in front of Rolling Meadows’ Lainey Griffiths during the MSL girls volleyball championship match on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Rolling Meadows. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Fremd players celebrate after they topped Rolling Meadows during the MSL girls volleyball championship match on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Rolling Meadows. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

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