Batavia Sports
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 14?Dec 03, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five celebrates the area’s top prep football performances from championship weekend.
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Batavia QB Vander Luitgaren ends spectacular postseason run in record fashion despite lossNov 30, 2024 10:33 pm - NORMAL - Batavia hasn’t been shy on sharing time at the quarterback position between junior Bodi Anderson and sophomore Michael Vander Luitgaren throughout the playoffs. ...
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Batavia makes plenty of big plays but again falls to Mt. Carmel in 7A title gameNov 30, 2024 10:26 pm - NORMAL - With roughly three minutes left in Saturday’s Class 7A state championship game, the scoreboard camera at Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium found Mount Carmel seni...
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North Central opens Division III playoffs with victory; Aurora University fallsNov 30, 2024 5:22 pm - North Central opened the Division III playoffs with an easy victory over Whitworth, while Aurora slipped up on a snowy field at Hope. Meanwhile, Illinois State got a big win in the FCS playoffs.
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Buckle up for some IHSA football title game predictionsNov 29, 2024 6:00 am - It’s that time of year again as we offer predictions for this weekend’s IHSA football championship games.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Players college coaches will be watching in this weekend’s state title gamesNov 28, 2024 6:00 am - The IHSA title games will be held this weekend at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium starting with Classes 1A through 4A on Friday (WMEU Channels 48 and 26.2) an...
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Scouting 7A state championship game: Batavia vs. Mt. CarmelNov 27, 2024 6:36 pm - It’s not a postseason in Class 7A until Batavia and Mount Carmel run into one another. It has now happened the last four postseasons, all Mount Carmel victories, and Bata...
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Who had the top prep football performances in Week 13?Nov 26, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five honors the top prep football performances from Week 13.
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Batavia goes 85 yards on final drive, advances to state with 25-21 win over Lincoln-Way CentralNov 23, 2024 10:23 pm - It was a case of déjà vu for sophomore Michael Vander Luitgaren. After Lincoln-Way Central junior quarterback Drew Woodburn scored on a 1-yard QB sneak with 2:15 left in ...
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What can we expect from the IHSA football semifinals?Nov 22, 2024 6:00 am - We started with 46 area football teams in the IHSA playoffs. Heading into this weekend’s semifinals, we’re down to seven.