The Boilermakers downed the Warriors 41-6, holding a talented Crete-Monee offense off the scoreboard for nearly 47 minutes

The winner of the annual Kankakee and Crete-Monee matchup has determined the Southland Athletic Conference champion for the last six seasons. Who can rise up to challenge the Kays and Warriors this fall?

Aidan McClure had a night to remember for St. Charles North in a nonconference game against Crete-Monee. The junior captain intercepted a pass for a 45-yard touchdown, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt in the win.

Trayvon Rudolph spent barely two weeks in the transfer portal. But in the end, the NIU wide receiver decided to remain a Huskie. Between Nov. 28 and Dec. 13, Rudolph was basically a free agent open to recruitment. And it was coach Thomas Hammock and his current team that won out.

Fifteen of the 16 higher seeds survived and advanced in Round 1, but the matchups look much more even in Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2023 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.

East St. Louis and Kankakee enter as favorites in the south bracket, while the north side is wide open. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2023 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.

151 teams got through the first two weeks undefeated. While that number of teams isn't uncommon through two weeks, some of the names of the teams on that list certainly are. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 2.

As the NIU football team continues its first week of fall camp, Trayvon Rudolph has been on the field for the first time since early last training camp, where a noncontact injury knee injury ended his season.

Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2022 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.