Articles filed under High Schools
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College game day visits worth the 3 a.m. wake-up calls for suburban high school football playersSep 20, 2026 1:05 pm - Huntley junior quarterback Malik Carter and the Red Raiders are off to an impressive 5-0 start so far this season. Carter has already made a handful of college game day v...
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Football roundup: Grayslake C., Antioch, Fremd, Maine S., Rolling Meadows among winnersSep 19, 2026 7:55 pm - After being bounced by Antioch last week, Grayslake Central rebounded quite nicely.
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Girls volleyball: Local teams struggle to break through at Wheaton ClassicSep 19, 2026 5:38 pm - The 2026 Wheaton Classic girls volleyball tournament turned into a land of missed opportunities for several teams.
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No quit in them: Saluting the ultra-veteran coaches, with 50-plus years in high school footballSep 19, 2026 1:43 pm - Here’s a look at several area high school football coaches with at least 50 years on the sidelines, sometimes at a single school.
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Wauconda’s Colton Zak disrupts Grayslake North’s offense, as usual. But his first touchdown? ‘Exhilarating.’Sep 19, 2026 7:44 am - Wauconda sophomore Colton Zak’s varsity football career is all of five games old. Watching the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Zak play, however, one wouldn’t know it. “It’s a lot m...
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West Aurora’s Tyler Fecht, last year’s backup to Ball State-bound Mason Atkins, takes control as starting QBSep 19, 2026 7:41 am - The last thing any player wants is to be a backup like West Aurora’s Tyler Fecht was last season. it was understandable, however, that Fecht toiled behind star quarterbac...
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Linebacker John Lyons is Naperville North’s ‘heartbeat on defense.’ He keeps ticking to beat Metea ValleySep 19, 2026 7:37 am - Naperville North’s John Lyons thought he had it all figured out. He was going to be a baseball star. “Since I can remember, I was always a baseball fan,” Lyons said. “It’...
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Montini’s Abrams-to-Ortegon combo against outlasts CarmelSep 19, 2026 6:36 am - The Abrams-to-Ortegon connection lifts Montini football in a 42-35 win over Carmel.
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Conant’s ‘Me for We’ mentality pays off in win over PalatineSep 18, 2026 11:38 pm - Anthony Donatucci took his Conant football team to Lacon this summer and temporarily disconnected the Cougars from just about everything. Especially their coveted device...
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Healthy again, Travis runs wild in Hersey’s blowout win over Buffalo GroveSep 18, 2026 11:27 pm - Hersey’s Jackson Travis name sounds like a country music star. However, the Hersey running back doesn’t sing. But boy, can he run. Travis showed off those running skills ...