Will Larkin

When Prairie Ridge has the ball, it's easy to focus on one player. On defense, a new Wolf sticks out on nearly every play. While quarterback Samson Evans accounts for...

Montini defensive tackle Joe Spivak committed to Northwestern on Tuesday as a preferred walk-on. The 5-foot-11, 285-pound lineman is the No. 63 senior prospect in Illinois in 247Sports' composite ranking....

When a team has one of the state's best offenses, it will win a lot of games. Ditto if a team can boast one of the state's top defenses. When...

Palatine's playmakers have put the Pirates in the Class 8A semifinals for the second straight year. While the Tribune's No. 2 team has plenty of offensive threats, the Pirate with...

For most teams, a one-point playoff win set up by an opponent's erratic punt snap in the final two minutes would be an easy choice as the season's most exciting...

Zach Oles knew his season was in jeopardy. The Palatine senior quarterback, not one to take his time getting up after a big hit, lay on the ground for a...

After Samson Evans rushed for his seventh touchdown of the afternoon, he lay in the end zone, cramps shooting through his left leg. The Prairie Ridge quarterback took the rest...

When members of the Rolling Meadows football team scan newspapers, prep-oriented websites and social media for opinions about their team, they usually find the same summary. "Yeah, they're undefeated. But...

Charles Robinson lined up in the left slot, looked at quarterback Tanner Westwood, nodded his head and pointed toward the center of the end zone. After the ball was snapped,...

Cary-Grove coach Brad Seaburg was asked a simple question. Has he ever had to yell at Tyler Pennington during the senior's four varsity seasons? "Wow," Seaburg said. "I might have...