Winfield Schools
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WIU hoping to end long losing streak, then keep climbingSep 27, 2024 4:32 pm - This week’s College Football Report focuses on Western Illinois, a successful program that’s fallen on hard times. The Leathernecks hope a conference switch can help end a long losing streak and start an uphill climb.
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50 years of IHSA playoff football: How the 1974 West Chicago Wildcats started it allSep 27, 2024 6:00 am - To celebrate the 50th season of IHSA playoff football, the Daily Herald is looking back at some of our best team. This week we look at the 1974 West Chicago Wildcats.
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‘Safest it’s ever been’: Recent high school football deaths not causing alarmSep 26, 2024 7:28 pm - A recent spike in deaths of high school football players is tragic, but not necessarily cause for alarm, according to trainers and doctors in the suburbs.
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“Edgy” Tim: How strong is the prep QB position in Illinois?Sep 23, 2024 5:30 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran says there’s an impressive amount of depth with college-caliber quarterbacks in Illinois.
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No big win this week: St. Rita hands St. Francis its first loss of the seasonSep 20, 2024 11:28 pm - Seven days after handing two-time Class 8A defending champion Loyola Academy a rare homefield defeat, St. Francis’ football team ran into an immovable force of its own Fr...
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Wheaton North pulls away from St. Charles EastSep 20, 2024 10:44 pm - Football can present itself in many types of games. Friday night's game at Wheaton North was a battle between the Falcons and St. Charles East from beginning to end, with...
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‘Time to move on’: WR Madsen makes jump from Aurora to North CentralSep 20, 2024 2:56 pm - Wide receiver Trey Madsen, the most prolific receiver in Aurora University history, explains his decision to transfer to North Central. Also, there’s a key CCIW matchup Saturday in Wheaton.
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The fallout of tough prep football schedulesSep 20, 2024 6:00 am - We’re taking a look at how tough schedules are affecting area high school football teams.
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‘If you don’t block, you’re not going to get the rock’: St. Francis receivers standing outSep 18, 2024 6:00 am - Receiver can be a glamour position, but it also requires getting your nose dirty.
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Settlement talks continue in TIF dispute between Winfield, school districtsSep 16, 2024 5:30 pm - The village of Winfield and two school districts are in negotiations to settle their long-running dispute over a special taxing district downtown.