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Stevenson captures state swimming title

State champions were crowned in girls swimming and girls volleyball. A host of area teams advanced to the semifinals of the state football playoffs.

Girls swimming

Girls swimming: Grossenbach, Sandor lead Stevenson to state championship
Nov 15, 2025 9:37 pm - Near the middle of Saturday’s girls swimming and diving state meet at FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Stevenson coach Art Kasemets and Mundelein coach Rahul Sethna sat next to each other on a set of poolside bleachers. They conversed. They laughed. Maybe
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Marist beats Benet in 4A state final for second straight year
Nov 15, 2025 11:19 pm - By now, Benet is almost becoming an annual visitor to the Illinois State campus in the second week of November. The Redwings, a state powerhouse under the direction of coach Brad Baker, were making their fourth straight Class 4A state title match app
 
 

Prep football

Fremd battles back, wins quarterfinal thriller at Bolingbrook to reach semifinals for first time
Nov 15, 2025 11:10 pm - Fremd erased an early 14-point deficit and survived a wild finish to beat Bolingbrook 34-33 in a Class 8A quarterfinal matchup Saturday, sending the Vikings to the state semifinals for the first time in school history. The Vikings will play at Mt. Ca
 
 

Prep football

Montini shakes off slow start, advances to 4A semifinals
Nov 15, 2025 7:17 pm - The only previous meeting between Montini and Coal City back in 2004 resulted in the Broncos’ first state championship and was the start of a special run that continues more than two decades later. The storied programs locked horns again on Saturday,
 
 

Prep football

Culotta’s big plays help Batavia hold off surging Glenbard North in Class 7A quarterfinal
Nov 15, 2025 7:38 pm - It was a game all about momentum. And for a majority of the third quarter, Batavia didn’t have any. Once leading by as many as three scores, the Bulldogs had given up 14 straight points to Glenbard North, and a fumble recovered in their territory gav
 
 

Prep football

Lansu dials long distance to Troha, helps Downers Grove North defeat Lincoln-Way West in 7A quarterfinal
Nov 15, 2025 7:09 pm - Max Troha is never surprised when Owen Lansu can make a connection with him on deep throws. It’s synergy developed over time. How far back do they go? “He’s been throwing bombs to me since second grade, since we were really little,” said Troha, Downe
 
 

Prep football

Nazareth scores twice in final three minutes to stun Lake Zurich
Nov 15, 2025 7:15 pm - There was always a belief. Nazareth believed. Despite trailing for almost all of Saturday’s Class 6A quarterfinal against Lake Zurich, Nazareth never lost its belief. The Roadrunners believed even trailing by two scores with under three minutes to pl
 
 

Prep football

Hersey lights up the scoreboard but can’t slow St. Rita in quarterfinal defeat
Nov 15, 2025 7:30 pm - No. 16-seeded host Hersey put up a good fight against No. 25 St. Rita Saturday afternoon in the IHSA Class 7A state football quarterfinals. But in the end, the Huskies just could not contain the Mustangs' high-powered offense as St. Rita posted a 56-
 
 

Prep football

Brother Rice controls trenches, ousts St. Charles North in 7A quarterfinals
Nov 15, 2025 10:28 pm - Running the football against Brother Rice isn’t easy. With three Division I prospects, including Illinois recruit King Liggins, controlling the line of scrimmage, Brother Rice held St. Charles North to just 5 yards on four carries during the first ha
 
 

Prep football

Lockport stymies Barrington’s explosive offense
Nov 15, 2025 10:19 pm - There are three phases in football, and if your team can prevail in two of them, there is a strong likelihood it will win. But all three? Then you get what happened in Lockport on Saturday evening, in a 35-0 Porters victory over third-seeded Barringt
 
 

Prep football

Maine South’s early lead slips away in quarterfinal loss to Oswego
Nov 15, 2025 6:58 pm - Mariano Velasco led Oswego back from the dead Saturday in Park Ridge. Velasco had a game to remember. He caught a pair of touchdown passes and also had a 41-yard interception return for another touchdown. That enabled his Panthers to rally from an ea
 
 

Prep football

Burlington Central’s banner season ends in 6A quarterfinals
Nov 15, 2025 7:05 pm - Fenwick senior defensive lineman Zikomo Mbewe is among members of the school’s bagpipes club, which leads the football team to the field at Triton College before every home game, a tradition that started this year. “I’m of Scottish heritage, and my b
 
 
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