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Prep football, girls volleyball playoffs getting serious
Fremd's Akshara Jay (3) waits to embrace Ella Castelloni (white shirt) after they and their teammates defeated Libertyville in the IHSA Class 4A supersectional volleyball match on Monday in DeKalb. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Prep football, girls volleyball playoffs getting serious

With the IHSA football playoffs headed to the quarterfinals and girls volleyball teams bound for the state semifinals, you know it’s getting serious.

This edition of the Daily Herald’s prep sports newsletter highlights “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran’s latest column, the top football performances of the week and celebrations by a couple area girls volleyball teams.

And voting remains open for the Daily Herald October Athlete of the Month.

Fremd volleyball tops Libertyville

The Vikings are headed to the semifinals after Monday’s 25-16, 25-22 win over Libertyville in the Class 4A DeKalb supersectional.

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Fremd sweeps Libertyville, earns third trip to state
Nov 10, 2025 10:10 pm - Fremd coach Pete Gavin called a timeout after Libertyville finished a 17-9 run to tie the second set of Monday’s Class 4A DeKalb supersectional at 19-all. The Vikings, who won the first set 25-16, had jumped out to 10-2 lead and appeared to be on th
 
 

Benet returns to state semifinals

The Redwings, state runners-up the last three seasons, are returning to Bloomington-Normal after Monday’s sweep of New Trier in 4A.

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Benet sweeps New Trier, qualifies for state for fourth straight year
Nov 10, 2025 11:09 pm - Sophia Youssef entered the 2025 season never playing middle before. The 6-foot-1 Benet junior had only ever played setter, and never even thought about playing at middle heading into her first varsity season. But with a chance to send the Redwings to
 
 

“Edgy” Tim on prep football

In this week’s column, O’Halloran writes about the quarterfinal opponents of some of our local football teams.

Prep football

‘Edgy’ Tim: Football playoffs about to get tougher for area teams
Nov 09, 2025 4:46 pm - Several Daily Herald area football teams have advanced to the IHSA quarterfinals. Let's take an early first look some of the opponents and get you ready for kickoff next weekend. Class 4A: No. 5 Coal City (9-2) at No. 1 Montini (11-0) Montini ha
 
 

Top performances from Week 11

The High Five honors the top performances from the second round of the football playoffs.

Prep football

Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11?
Nov 10, 2025 6:09 pm - Every week during the prep football season, we see remarkable efforts by the area’s offensive skill players. Last week’s second round of the playoffs was no different. Only this time, the defense stood just as tall. This edition of the High Five look
 
 

Vote for the October Athlete of the Month

Voting remains open for the Daily Herald October Athlete of the Month.

Prep football

Here are the nominees for Daily Herald October Athlete of the Month
Nov 03, 2025 2:12 pm - From Cook County: Luke Tepas, Barrington football The quarterback led the Broncos to an 8-1 season and a Mid-Suburban League West Division title. In a win over Fremd he threw for 204 yards and 4 touchdowns in a win. Against Hoffman Estates he threw
 
 
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