Prep primer: All-area leaders, playoff football
The Daily Herald's all-area teams feature the finest girls volleyball and boys soccer players around, so do yourself and learn a little about them.
The honorary captains we've chosen are proven winners.
In girls volleyball there's Huntley's Amy Dion, York's Caroline Rose, Lake Zurich's Amanda Orchard, Barrington's Olivia Szuszkiewicz and West Aurora's Lauren Carlini.
In boys soccer, look to Batavia's Anthony Torres, Naperville North's Lee Grander, Cary-Grove's Drew Conner, Larkin's Erik Rodriguez, Prospect's Bill Conney and Brad Reibel and Libertyville's Marshall Hollingsworth.
Playoff fever: Football's second season kicks off today, and the matchups are enticing. Choose from Jacobs at Wheaton North, Rolling Meadows at Lakes, Naperville Central at Minooka, Providence at Wheaton Warrenville South and Belvidere at Kaneland. Then prepare for a full slate of Saturday games — we've got scouting reports on each matchup.