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Benet Academy's Sophia Hattas (2) passes the ball during the Autumnfest girls volleyball tournament Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at Glenbard East High School in Lombard. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Girls volleyball: Extra time in gym turns up aces for Benet’s Hattas

Benet defensive specialist Sophia Hattas knows that playing in the back row means never being front and center. The 5-foot-3 senior is fine with that. After all, it’s all...

Senior running back Anthony Foster takes a break from film study at Elgin on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Paul Johnson / The Beacon-News)

Foster leads Elgin to 1st home playoff game since 2000 when his dad was on the team

Football has always been the bond that connected Elgin’s Anthony Foster with his father. His dad, also named Anthony, played receiver, defensive end and kicker for the Ma...

Naperville Central's Justin Skryd (44) chases down Metea Valley's Samy el-Sayad (7) during a DuPage Valley Conference game in Naperville on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Sean King / for The Naperville Sun)

'Standard setter' Skryd helps Naperville Central return to playoffs

Naperville Central senior linebacker Justin Skryd comes from a long line of athletes in a family with deep roots in Naperville. “My dad is one of eight siblings and they ...

Senior lineman TJ Anderson, who has Division I scholarship offers from Eastern Illinois and Valparaiso, is shown with his senior poster before practice at Aurora Christian on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Rick Armstrong / The Beacon-News)

Aurora Christian’s Anderson, with offers from Eastern Illinois and Valparaiso, takes game to next level

It’s impossible for TJ Anderson to go unnoticed at Aurora Christian. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound senior lineman is a mountain of a young man who could be in training for a we...

Hersey's Jackson Travis carries the ball during Friday’s game against Prospect in Mount Prospect. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 9?

Kevin Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 9?

High school scores for Oct. 20

Tuesday, October 20 Girls volleyball Aurora Central Catholic d. Hinckley-Big Rock 25-19, 25-21 Benet d. Joliet Catholic 25-16, 25-20 Burlington Central d. Cryst...

Prospect players head toward the field prior to the start of the Knight’s home game against Hersey during an MSL Conference football game in Mount Prospect on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

IHSA state football playoffs: Breaking down the bracket from all angles

Mike McGraw takes a look at the IHSA’s football playoff bracket and makes some predictions.