Football: Sauk Valley Media reveals its all-area team for the 2021 spring season
Sauk Valley Media reveals its all-area football team for the 2021 spring season
Football: Barnett led the way for Fulton
In his second season as starting quarterback at Fulton, Connor Barnett had the Steamers flying
Boone Thorgesen, former All-State QB at Kaneland, named Geneva’s new head coach
Boone Thorgesen, an All-State quarterback at Kaneland who played collegiately at Northern Illinois, has been named the new head coach at Geneva. Thorgesen, previously the Vikings' sophomore coach for five seasons, succeeds retiring head coach Rob Wicinski.
Friday Night Drive’s 2021 Spring Team of the Year
The Friday Night Drive Team of the Year for the 2021 spring season is here with 44 of Illinois’ best players comprising our first and second teams.
‘It’s nothing short of a miracle’ Oswego junior Carson Cathey returns to football field after stroke
Oswego junior defensive tackle Carson Cathey played in five of six games this spring for the Panthers – incredibly, less than two months after the 16-year-old had a stroke.
Kane/DuPage Football Player of the Year: St. Francis QB Tommy Rittenhouse finished what he started, goes out on high note
The Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Player of the Year, Rittenhouse led the Spartans to a perfect 6-0 record. The Illinois State recruit completed 70-of-120 passes for 1,278 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, two interceptions and had 282 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Record Newspapers Football Player of the Year: ‘He was on a mission’ Oswego’s Evan Brown left it all on the field in last season
Oswego senior linebacker/running back Evan Brown is the Record Newspapers football Player of the Year.
Fan vote results: Help us decide the state champion for all 8 classes
With the spring season done and no state tournament, Friday Night Drive is putting together its own way of declaring state champions. Check out the fan vote results for all eight classes here.