Prep Sports

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 6

Lincoln-Way East, Loyola and Mount Carmel continue to lead the way as Huntley and Lincoln-Way Central crack the top 25.

Girls golf: Han’s 72 helps Hinsdale Central defend West Suburban Conference crown

Neibch owns name, image and lineage at Wheaton North

Girls volleyball notes: Scott emerges as force at Hoffman; Neill powers Fremd to solid start

Girls volleyball notes: Glenbard West, Benet, Timothy Christian surging as season swings into high gear

Boys golf: With all eyes on him, Geneva’s Makowski delivers memorable ending to his DuKane championship

Boys golf: York, Downers Grove South claim West Suburban titles on windy day at Prairie Bluff

When he walked up to the first tee for the second time Tuesday at Prairie Bluff Golf Club in Lockport, Hinsdale Central sophomore Eli Havens wasn’t nervous. After all, h...

Batavia’s Jack Brown(5) looks back at Hoffman Estates as he runs for a touchdown during the Class 7A first-round game in Batavia on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (James C. Svehla / for The Beacon-News)

Facing possible season-ending injury, Batavia’s Brown puts on brace and moves to defensive end instead

Was this really the end of the line for Batavia’s Jack Brown? Not so fast. Told he had sustained a season-ending leg injury in the Bulldogs’ 49-35 win over Maine South in...

Glenbard West's Jaylen McMiller catches a pass during a game earlier this month against Downers Grove North. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 5?

This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances of Week 5.

Lake Park’s Griffin Michalak putts on the sixth hole during the DuKane Conference boys golf tournament at Bartlett Hills Golf Course in Bartlett on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

High school scores for Sept. 22

Tuesday’s results Boys soccer Aurora Central Catholic 5, Marian Catholic 3 Crystal Lake Central 2, Dundee Crown 0 Geneva 3, Lake Park 3 Grayslake Central 2, La...