Prep football, girls volleyball playoffs getting serious

With the IHSA football playoffs headed to the quarterfinals and girls volleyball teams bound for the state semifinals, you know it’s getting serious.

This edition of the Daily Herald’s prep sports newsletter highlights “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran’s latest column, the top football performances of the week and celebrations by a couple area girls volleyball teams.

And voting remains open for the Daily Herald October Athlete of the Month.

Fremd volleyball tops Libertyville

The Vikings are headed to the semifinals after Monday’s 25-16, 25-22 win over Libertyville in the Class 4A DeKalb supersectional.

Benet returns to state semifinals

The Redwings, state runners-up the last three seasons, are returning to Bloomington-Normal after Monday’s sweep of New Trier in 4A.

“Edgy” Tim on prep football

In this week’s column, O’Halloran writes about the quarterfinal opponents of some of our local football teams.

Top performances from Week 11

The High Five honors the top performances from the second round of the football playoffs.

Vote for the October Athlete of the Month

Voting remains open for the Daily Herald October Athlete of the Month.