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Advancing through the fall
Barrington celebrates a touchdown by Cru Lucier (97) Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 during a high school football game in Barrington. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Advancing through the fall

Now this is football weather. Cool but not cold, crisp instead of steamy. Only the action on high school fields across the suburbs is heating up as we move into October. The playoffs are around the corner.

Prep football

True believers: Barrington shakes off slow start to snag first place in MSL West
Oct 03, 2026 5:33 pm - Belief in Barrington understandably began to wane after an 0-4 start to the season. There were special circumstances, however. The Broncos opened with a brutal schedule and lost two quarterbacks to injury. And there was still plenty of time on the cl
 
 

Boys cross country

Cross country: Hill tops home team win at St. Charles North Invitational
Oct 03, 2026 3:58 pm - Undefeated Michigan State-bound St. Charles North senior Sam Hill showed Saturday morning at the St. Charles North Invitational that he is still one of the top cross country runners in the state. Hill easily ran away from the rest of the field with a
 
 
Speaking of the playoffs, columnist Kevin Schmit shows you where to catch some of the best action in the state.

Prep football

Schmit: There’s a playoff football bracket of death, and it’s not Class 8A
Oct 01, 2026 4:42 pm - Imagine you’re Hersey, Prospect or Downers Grove North, just minding your own business in the midst of an unbeaten prep football season. It’s looking pretty good, right? You already know it’s a playoff season, one where you’re destined to be among t
 
 
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