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Here are Karen Naess' photos from Tuesday's South Elgin Sectional final flag football game between Willowbrook and West Aurora.

Marli Smrz threw three touchdown passes, highlighted by a 48-yard TD to Janell Adams, as unbeaten Willowbrook shut out Naperville Central 28-0, while Sarahi Carlos threw a scoring pass in overtime to Gracie Del Toro as West Aurora beat Oswego East 8-6 in the sectional semifinals.

Sarahi Carlos threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 111 yards, while West Aurora stopped a game-tying conversion with 11 seconds left to secure a 20-19 victory over Wheaton North for the Hoffman Estates Regional flag football title.

South Elgin came out on top over West Aurora 42-35 in a wild and woolly Upstate Eight Conference West Division football game Friday night.

West Aurora slowed down Glenbard East‘s passing game and put its ground game on track in the second half to pull out a 35-32 win Friday night at Ken Zimmerman Field in an Upstate Eight Conference crossover game.

The 2025 girls flag football season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

Here are team-by-team breakdowns, five players to watch, five can't miss games plus Steve Soucie's predictions for the Upstate Eight Conference.

In the 25th annual “Battle of the Big Butts” Lineman Challenge, host West Aurora walked away with top team honors among 24 teams after winning three team events for the second consecutive season.

Jameson Purcell threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score, leading Maine South past West Aurora 41-6 in a Class 8A second-round game.