Prep Sports

Five Week 9 high school football games to watch

Hersey (8-0) at Prospect (8-0) Six straight seasons the MSL East championship has come down to this matchup. The teams are 3-3 in those meetings, Hersey winning 38-34 last year. While each team has an excellent defense this year, it's hard not to see this turning into something of a shootout wi...

Schmit: Playoffs? There’s still unfinished business in Week 9

What a rush: Sizing up the strong group of MSL running backs

Daily Herald Week 9 high school football previews

Roi doing all he can to lift Mundelein into the playoffs

Metea Valley's Sienna Bialek (16) reacts after a point against Geneva during a nonconference match in Aurora on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Sean King / For The Beacon-News)

Girls volleyball: Metea Valley libero Bialek believes in helping others, on the court and off

Metea Valley libero Sienna Bialek loves to play volleyball, but she lives to serve others. The 5-foot senior is an aspiring nurse. “I love helping people in everyday life...

Girls volleyball: St. Charles East’s Dickerson, reunited this year with former coach, excels in win over South Elgin

Coming into this season, senior outside hitter Scarlett Dickerson was more excited than anyone when Jessa Henry was named St. Charles East’s coach. With the history the t...

High school scores for Oct. 15

Thursday, Oct. 15 Girls volleyball Crystal Lake South d. Cary-Grove 25-18, 29-27 Downers Grove North d. Downers Grove South 25-12, 25-15 Glenbard West d. Wheat...

Prospect quarterback Jackson Cacini scores a touchdown against Fremd during their game last month in Mount Prospect. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: All about the Hersey-Prospect showdown

Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit talks to Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran about Friday’s Hersey-Prospect showdown.

Nelson Wendell rushed for five touchdowns last week, helping Geneva clinch a share of the DuKane Conference title. (Mark Black / for the Beacon-News)

Daily Herald expanded football Top 20

First and 10 1. Hersey (8-0) Beat Rolling Meadows 48-0 / at Prospect The game of the year in the MSL — and perhaps the entire Daily Herald coverage area — is fi...

Harrison Victor, whose Make-A-Wish event was an Antioch football game, now stars for Sequoits

When Antioch senior Harrison Victor steps onto his home field on Friday night, he will probably feel a flood of emotion. It will be Victor’s final regular-season game, an...