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Heading toward the finish line
Rolling Meadows’ Nico Savino forces a fumble by Buffalo Grove’s Jaleel Marshall, but the ball went out of bounds and the Bison maintained possession during a game in Rolling Meadows on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)
Heading toward the finish line

With just two weeks left in the football regular season, we’ve got conference races being decided and teams battling for playoff positioning or a spot in the newly expanded field.

Kevin Schmit’s column

Prep football

Schmit: A two-win playoff football team? What will that look like?
Oct 08, 2026 4:39 pm - Something doesn’t feel right. We’re two weeks from the start of the IHSA football playoffs, and the great unknown lingers. It’s been there for decades, but this time it’s different. The expansion of the playoff field — from 32 to 48 teams in each of
 
 

Talking football with ‘Edgy’ Tim

Prep football

Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: The wild West Suburban Silver, spoiler alerts and much more
Oct 07, 2026 3:54 pm - We’re back again to talk with “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran. The Rivals prep football expert sits down with Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit to discuss the wild West Suburban Silver race, IC Catholic Prep’s shot against Loyola, Maine South’s challengers i
 
 

Mike McGraw’s Top 25 and feature on Wheaton Warrenville South’s seniors

Prep football

Future is bright at Wheaton Warrenville South, but seniors are ready to win now
Oct 06, 2026 7:20 pm - It's no stretch to suggest Wheaton Warrenville South will be one of the best teams in the state in 2027. The Tigers have gone 5-2 this year in a tough conference, and have just six senior starters — three on each side of the ball. This is the story o
 
 

Prep football

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8
Oct 07, 2026 8:15 am - Geneva and Huntley move into the Top 10, while Lincoln-Way East and Loyola continue to lead the way. Last week’s rankings in parentheses. 1. Lincoln-Way East 7-0 (1): Jack Murphy made eight catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the Gri
 
 

Week 8 game previews

Prep football

Daily Herald Week 8 high school football previews
Oct 08, 2026 2:49 pm - Rolling Meadows (2-5, 1-2) at Hersey (7-0, 3-0) When: 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Buffalo Grove 21, Rolling Meadows 0; Hersey 71, Elk Grove 0 Last year: Hersey 54, Rolling Meadows 14 Outlook: Rolling Meadows has lost four of its last fi
 
 

Five Week 8 games to watch

Prep football

Five Week 8 high school football games to watch
Oct 08, 2026 2:32 pm - Lake Zurich (5-2) at Libertyville (5-2) Both teams started 0-2 in nonconference action, both teams have won five straight since in North Suburban Conference play. That leaves them tied for first place and leaves this game as the one that will determ
 
 

Daily Herald’s expanded Top 20

Prep football

Daily Herald expanded football Top 20
Oct 07, 2026 2:03 pm - First and 10 1. Hersey (7-0) Beat Elk Grove 71-0 / Rolling Meadows We’ve got a new No. 1 after Downers Grove North’s overtime loss last week. The Huskies got back to business after a forfeit win in Week 6. Kentucky-bound QB Jake Nawrot threw fo
 
 

Girls volleyball

Barrington clinched the MSL East title plus much more this week on the girls volleyball courts.

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball notes: Fremd leaning on Drenth’s leadership
Oct 06, 2026 3:02 pm - Leadership is so important when you are the quarterback for a high school girls volleyball team. Fremd girls coach Pete Gavin scored a touchdown when he got setter Madison Drenth in the program four years ago. The daughter of former Hoffman Estates g
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Benet leans on Bryant, who aspires to be a doctor after her grandmother’s death: ‘She does really care’
Oct 08, 2026 4:14 pm - Benet senior setter Maddie Bryant hasn’t decided whether she will play volleyball in college. She is set on her academic course, however. “My goal is to be pre-med,” Bryant said. “That’s obviously really important to me.” Bryant aspires to become a d
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Dayton-bound Wilson, who relies on being ‘natural leader,’ dominates as senior for Burlington Central
Oct 06, 2026 2:07 pm - While the raw skills were there when Ainsley Wilson arrived at Burlington Central as a freshman, the confidence to accompany that took some time to develop. Now a senior middle hitter with a commitment to Dayton, she can look back and admit that it t
 
 
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