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Geneva, Konkey fly by Libertyville

The fastest teenager in Illinois high school football put the rest of the state on notice in Week 1. Bennett Konkey opened the season with a 100-yard kickoff return, foll...

Brunner scores 3 TDs in first start, leads Jacobs past Cary-Grove

After two years as a reserve, Jacobs junior Aiden Brunner started his first varsity game Friday night at Cary-Grove in the Fox Valley Conference opener. The two-way play...

Warren regroups after slow start in opening loss to Loyola

After losing the top running back in the state in Aaron Stewart to graduation, host Warren was looking for a new leader Friday night against Loyola Academy in the opening...

High school scores for Aug. 21

riday, Aug 21 Football Addison Trail 40, West Chicago 12 Antioch 33, Schaumburg 27 Burlington Central at Dundee-Crown, ppd. Conant 21, Bartlett 0 Crystal Lake S...

Lang fires 3 touchdown passes, gives IC Catholic something to celebrate with convincing win over Nazareth

The white haze that hung in the Elmhurst air during Friday’s season opener between IC Catholic Prep and Nazareth wasn’t snow or fog. A whiff of the air gave off the unmi...

Batavia’s Darin Ashiru (0) breaks free from the defense after a catch against Maine South during a nonconference game in Batavia on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Jeremy Toney / for the The Beacon-News)

Batavia secures ‘bucket list win’ in high-scoring game against Maine South

Batavia coach Dennis Piron has put his program among the upper echelon in Illinois in the past couple decades. He’s not one to shy away from a challenge, even from Class ...

Naperville North enters the season as the defending Class 3A state champions.

Boys soccer Top 20

St. Charles East, Wheaton Academy and Naperville Central are the top three teams in the Daily Herald’s boys soccer preseason Top 20.