Princeton lead 18-14 over Peoria Notre Dame in Game 3. The Irish rallied to tie the game at 18 and scored the final three points of the game to take the match with a come from behind 16-25, 25-16, 25-22 to advance to Thursday’s sectional finals

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L-P defeated Morris 15-22, 25-18 during the Class 3A Sectional semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School. The Lady Cavs will play Washington in the Sectional title game on Thursday at 6p.m. at L-P High School.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for Class 5A and Class 6A. See the proposed regions here.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Round 1 of the 2025 high school football playoffs

The Mendota boys soccer team beat Quincy Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday in the Class 1A Mendota Supersectional to punch its ticket back to the state tournament.

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Mendota defeated Quincy Notre Dame 2-1 to win the Class 1A Supersectional on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 at Mendota High School. The Trojans will now face Coal City in the Class 1A State semifinals on Thursday, at 7:30p.m. at Hoffman Estates High School.

Princeton coach Ryan Pearson wanted to make sure seniors Casey Etheridge, Gavin Lanham and Ryan Jager all got in the end zone in Saturday's playoff game. BCC star Valshun Powe said it was a "team win." Amboy prepares to hit the road, doesn't care about seeds.

La Salle-Peru senior Emma Jereb was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after helping the Cavaliers to two victories to earn a share of the Interstate 8 Conference title.

If you like points being scored the opening round of the playoffs was definitely worth tuning into. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 10.