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Prospect quarterback Jackson Cacini tries to break a tackle during last week’s win over Rockford Guilford in the Class 7A second-round football playoff game in Mount Prospect. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

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IHSFCA ALL-STATE TEAM Class 8A Rylan Dehr (DB) Sr, Bolingbrook; TJ Lewis (RB) Sr, Bolingbrook; Lucas Matykiewicx (TE/WR) Sr, Sandburg; James Skokna (WR/DB) Sr, ...

Wheaton North’s Deng Reng (23) drives on Timothy Christian’s A.J. Voss during the 2018 Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York High School in Elmhurst. Reng died after a car accident Nov. 1 in Aurora. (Steve Lundy/Daily Herald)

Coach laments the ‘shocking’ loss of former Wheaton North basketball star

Deng Reng, a former Wheaton North basketball player whose family left South Sudan for a better life in the United States, died Nov. 1 in Aurora in an automobile accident.

Libertyville celebrates after defeating St. Charles North in the IHSA Class 4A Fremd girls volleyball supersectional Monday in Palatine. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

Girls volleyball: Colton, Libertyville down St. Charles North, advance to state for first time since 2014

Growth has become an emerging theme for Libertyville setter Brynne Colton. A rare freshman rotational player on a team that lost in a Class 4A supersectional last year, C...

Wheaton Warrenville South quarterback A.J. Rogers carries the ball during a game against Naperville Central earlier this season in Wheaton. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Schmit: Who had the top performances in the second round of the prep football playoffs?

Who had the area’s top prep football performances in the second round of the playoffs?

Hersey players celebrate their 31-21 victory over Glenbard West with the student section following the Class 7A second round football playoff game in Arlington Heights on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

IHSA football playoffs: Quarterfinal pairings and scores through 2nd-round games in all eight classes

Class 8A Quarterfinal pairings (8) Mount Carmel 9-2 at (1) Lincoln-Way East 11-0, Saturday, 1 p.m. (5) Bolingbrook 10-1 at (4) Oswego 10-1, Saturday, 5 p...

Geneva’s Emma Peterson (15), right, celebrates with teammates after their win over Lake Forest during the Class 3A Timothy Christian supersectional volleyball match Monday in Elmhurst. (James C. Svehla/for The Beacon-News)

Girls volleyball: Peterson, Geneva make history with win over Lake Forest

Emma Peterson went to work against Lake Forest, producing nine kills and serving an ace on match point as Geneva rolled to a 25-17, 25-13 win in the Class 3A Timothy Christian superectional in Elmhurst.

Wheaton North players celebrate defeating Geneva 36-35 in the Class 6A second-round game in Geneva on Friday. (Mark Black / for the Beacon-News)

IHSA football playoffs: Round 2 proves there’s still upset potential

Mike McGraw breaks down the upcoming quarterfinal round of the IHSA football playoffs.