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‘We never quit’: Tough second quarter takes down Benet in first round of Class 7A football playoffs

November 1, 2019 at 11:58 p.m.

Senior tight end Jacob Snell burst free over the middle for a deep pass, only to get turned around by the football and have it slip through his fingertips. It...

Football notes: Lucas Kosiba uses size and ‘sneaky fast’ ability at wide receiver to boost Benet

October 31, 2019 at 11:53 a.m.

Benet senior Lucas Kosiba has a different level of speed. "He is kind of sneaky fast," Redwings coach Pat New said. "You don't realize it when you look at him....

Oswego's Mason McCaw, left, and Collin Moran, center, battle with Naperville North's Sebastian Babayan for a corner kick in a Class 3A Lockport Sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

Boys soccer notes: Rashidi Meso’s fake a real winner for West Aurora in sectional semifinal

October 30, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

West Aurora senior Rashidi Meso played a form of trickery against Naperville Central on Tuesday. Controlling the ball on the right flank, Meso maneuvered the ball against his body and...

West Aurora's Hunter Darukhanavala (4) and Monoj Chuwan (7) celebrate after a goal against Plainfield Central during a Class 3A regional semifinal in Aurora on Wednesday.

Beacon-News boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019

October 30, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

Top 5 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Oswego 18-5-1 (1) 2. West Aurora 18-4-1 (2) 3. Kaneland 17-7 (4) 4. Geneva 13-5-4 (3) 5. Waubonsie...

‘I have been in love with coaching ever since’: Paul Murphy goes out as a winner at Waubonsie Valley

October 29, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

In the spring of 1974, a future in football for Paul Murphy seemed far outside the realm of possibility following his high school graduation from Oak Forest. "I was 5-foot-6,"...

Lincoln-Way West's players celebrate a 3-1 win over Mount Carmel in the Class 3A Sandburg Regional championship game in Orland Park on Friday, Oct. 26, 2019.

Boys soccer notes: Lincoln-Way West’s Chris Zavala puts ‘valuable things’ learned to good use

October 29, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

Lincoln-Way West senior Chris Zavala learned about the toughest position on the field the old-fashioned way. He watched, studied and soaked in the performance of the graduated Connor O'Shaughnessy, his...

Daily Southtown boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019

October 29, 2019 at 11:03 a.m.

Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Bloom 19-5-1 (3) 2. St. Laurence 16-4-1 (6) 3. Marist 14-6-4 (8) 4. Lemont 11-3-8 (10) 5. Lincoln...

Lincoln-Way West's Codey Collin, right, chase down Mount Carmel's Nadim Gomez in the Class 3A Sandburg Regional championship game in Orland Park on Friday, Oct. 26, 2019.

‘Everything had to be clean’: Chris Zavala steps up as Lincoln-Way West stops Mount Carmel

October 26, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

Senior goalkeeper Chris Zavala waited for the perfect moment to put on a clinic for Lincoln-Way West. Zavala repeatedly took on — and largely nullified — the skilled and dangerous...

Ethan Nelson throws 3 TD passes as Waubonsie Valley wins in coach Paul Murphy’s final game

October 25, 2019 at 11:50 p.m.

Paul Murphy savored every moment of the occasion. With two minutes remaining, the retiring Waubonsie Valley coach was surrounded by his players and given an appreciative water-cooler shower. "The players...

Football notes: Naperville North’s Cole Loebig wants to go out as ‘the player who never gave up’

October 24, 2019 at 2:16 p.m.

Naperville North's Cole Loebig breaks the mold. The senior middle linebacker handles the most coveted position on defense, going into virtually every play knowing he faces a considerable size disadvantage....

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