Reed-Custer, Wilmington, Coal City look to be the class of the ICE in 2022, though Lisle, Peotone and Streator are also thinking playoffs.

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The 2022-23 high school sports season got underway across the state Monday with the start of official practices, including on football fields across The Times area. Look for season previews on all of our teams in the weeks ahead, and until then check out these photos from practices at Ottawa and Streator.

Aneefy Ford was part of an explosive one-two speed attack for last season's Streator Bulldogs. Who will run with Ford this season?

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Sixteen teams around north-central Illinois competed in the 7-on-7 and Linemen Challenge on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Princeton High School.

Monday’s joint practice at Streator High saw the Marquette Academy Crusaders visit their rivals 16 miles down Route 23 for group stretches, competitive 40-yard dashes and passing scrimmages for both the varsity and the JV.

Now seems like the perfect time to get out a calendar, a highlighter and a crystal ball to look ahead at this fall’s top games, week-by-week, across The Times coverage area.

The Streator High School board on Tuesday voted to rechristen its football/track and field stadium located a few blocks west of the school building after former Bulldogs and Cleveland Browns star Doug Dieken.

The best on the gridiron this past fall from Marquette, Seneca, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Ottawa, Fieldcrest, Streator and Sandwich.

A handful of local products, including Streator's Riley McCurdy and L-P's Zach Hartman, will play Friday night in Canton, Ohio, in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game.