Football

Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger of University of Notre Dame football fame will speak at Elmhurst University on Feb. 23, with a screening of the film "Rudy" planned that evening.

Four athletes and one long-time coach will be inducted into the Woodstock High School Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 10.

Johnsburg's 2016 football team, with running back Alex Peete leading the way, was Class 4A state runner-up. The Skyhawks and six other new inductees will join the Johnsburg High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Marian Central's Christian Bentancur announced Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, that he will attend Clemson University to play Division I football, at Marian Central High School. Bentancur, a highly recruited tight-end, narrowed his section down to Clemson from his final three colleges. The other two colleges were Ohio State and Oregon universities.

The Chicago Bears lost 29-13 to the Minnesota Vikings Sunday at Soldier Field in Chicago to finish the season at 3-14. They secured the number one pick in the draft thanks to a Houston Texans win.

Here's a collection of sports images that photographer Alex T. Paschal has chosen as his favorites of the year.

Prairie RIdge quarterback Tyler Vasey's incredible record season and the Wolves' run to the Class 6A state championship game tops the list of local sports stories for 2022.

Here are some of Mark Busch's favorite images from the 2022 season of high school football.

The Chicago Bears welcomed the Buffalo Bills for a Christmas Eve game at an icy Soldier Field in Chicago.

The Chicago Bears dropped their seventh straight with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago.

James Mautino of Spring Valley and Grant Foes of Princeton saw their college team’s historic playoff runs come to an end on Saturday.

The Chicago Bears lost to the Green Bay Packers 28-19 Sunday at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Several leagues recently revealed their all-conference teams for football, volleyball and soccer, and plenty of locals were honored.

Nazareth sophomore Gabe Kaminski, who had 10 tackles and made the tackle on a key two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to preserve Nazareth’s 45-44 win over Peoria in the Class 5A state championship game, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Get caught up on news, sports and features from last week in the Sauk Valley.