The biggest obstacle in front of Bureau Valley senior Elijah House when he lined up to start a cross country race wasn’t any runner next to him. It was himself.

With quarterback questions all around, there's a lot of unknowns heading into a Week 11 matchup between the Bears and the Jets. Here's what to watch for.

Current Prairie Ridge players looked up to the 2016 and 2017 state champion teams as heroes. Now, younger Junior Wolves regard the 2022 Wolves in the same manner. Prairie Ridge plays East St. Louis for the Class 6A title Saturday.

Ty Lott threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns to lead Sacred Heart-Griffin past Providence, 44-20, on Friday in the Class 4A state-title game, giving coach Ken Leonard his sixth state championship in his final game.

Rokas Castillo scored 27 points as Lemont advanced to the championship game of the WJOL Tournament, Jack Weigus scored 27 points as Hinsdale South got its first win, Kyle Steiner scored 26 in Timothy Christian's first win and Downers Grove North girls won in Friday's roundup.

Yorkville boys basketball beat Dundee-Crown to advance to the Strombom Tournament championship game, and Newark and Oswego boys basketball were also winners in Friday's prep sports roundup.

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Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin defeated Providence Catholic 44-20 in the Class 4A football state championship on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.

The Rock Falls boys won both of their Friday games at the Geneseo tournament, while the Dixon and Sterling boys lost their tournament games.

Here's a look at area boys basketball tournaments