What we learned from the holiday tournaments
1. There are no dominant teams: In this season of parity, 12 teams in the Tribune Top 20 failed to reach the title game in various tournaments -- including No....
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Proviso West roundup: No. 4 Young edges No. 5 Zion-Benton for 3rd place
This was the dream matchup of the Proviso West Holiday Tournament--except it wasn't for the championship. Nonetheless, No. 4 Young and No. 5 Zion-Benton put on quite a show Tuesday...
Fast track to greatness
There is something about winning a championship that bestows a sense of majesty upon those who reach such a pinnacle of success. No matter what happens in life, nothing can...
Saturday’s schedule
All televised on WPWR-Ch. 50 and online at foxjox.com CLASS 5A St. Francis (12-1) vs. Metamora (13-0), 10 a.m.The running back tandem of Mark Kachmer (31 touchdowns) and Stan Bobowski...
Class 4A: Bloomington Central beats Aurora Christian
In the end, Aurora Christian's Jordan Roberts finished his career as the most prolific passer in state history. But this wasn't the ending the senior quarterback had in mind. Kneeling...
Class 2A: Immaculate Conception beats Casey Westfield
The only thing in doubt about Friday's Class 2A title game was whether Immaculate Conception's Olivia Vatch would make her appearance. Finally, toward the end of the third quarter, Vatch...
Class 3A: Illini West Carthage beats DuQuoin
You can add another chapter to the rich tradition of Carthage football. Quarterback Michael Lafferty hit Jacob Schmudlach with an 18-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left to give Carthage...
Class 1A: Concord Triopia wins
Concord Triopia quite literally ran away with its second state football championship Friday at Memorial Stadium. Claiming the Class 1A top spot for the first time since 1975, Triopia trounced...
It’s no 11-man journey
The 74 Hinsdale Central players were jumping up and down along the sideline, screaming their support during a crucial defensive stand in last week's 24-21 Class 8A semifinal victory over...
Sako’s Great 8
Here's a sneak preview of the eight state championship football games this weekend at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. All games will be televised on WPWR-Ch. 50. CLASS 1A Toulon Stark...