Kankakee took another close loss in flag football, Reed-Custer tripled up Bishop McNamara in boys soccer and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Siah Purnell ran for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns to help lead Plainfield East's flag football team to a thrilling 25-20 win over Plainfield South

Elena Fetzer's defensive stop late in the fourth quarter helped Huntley's flag football team secure a 27-20 win over McHenry on Tuesday night in Fox Valley Conference action.

McHenry faces Huntley in a girls flag football game on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Kennedy Manning totaled over 350 yards and accounted for six touchdowns, including four through the air, as Cary-Grove's girls flag football team improved to 5-0 with a 49-12 win against Hampshire in Fox Valley Conference action Tuesday evening.

Ari Bigda threw a pair of touchdowns to Addie Schilb and ran for a third to lead St. Charles East over Wheaton-Warrenville South on Monday.

Crystal Lake Central faces Prairie Ridge girls flag football game on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

St. Charles North junior Alexzandria Richardson, who had three carries for 88 yards and two touchdowns in the team's first-ever IHSA-sanctioned flag football victory over Jacobs, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Kankakee's girls flag football team beat Mahomet-Seymour 16-0 in their season opener, Coal City's boys soccer team improved to 6-0 and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Brooke Ekwinski connected with Kayla Kersting for a score in the back of the end zone, giving Yorkville a thrilling 27-26 overtime win over visiting Geneva in Tuesday flag football action.

Kankakee's boys soccer team fell in the semifinals of the Windy City Classic, Illinois Central Eight Conference play began in girls volleyball and boys soccer and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gianna Coletti had 30 assists to lead Jacobs to its first volleyball win of the season in a three-set thriller, Crystal Lake Central boys soccer shut out DeKalb, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

The 2025 girls flag football season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Kankakee boasted one of the most successful girls flag football teams during the sport's first IHSA season last fall. In 2025, they hope to at least repeat 2024's success.

After taking fourth in the inaugural IHSA Girls Flag Football State Finals last year, Bradley-Bourbonnais is working to bring home an even bigger trophy this year.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Joliet West got big plays on both offense and defense to defeat Plainfield South 41-6 in South's inaugural game.

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

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Joliet Central 60-7 at home on Monday, getting off to a strong start in its second season as a program following a fourth-place finish at state a season ago.

Kayden Johnson had three touchdowns while Elora Slater and Kaylee Tenard had two interceptions each in DeKalb's 42-0 win over Belvidere, the first IHSA flag football game in school history.

The DeKalb girls flag football team played the inaugural game for the program Monday afternoon against Belvidere at DeKalb High School.

From Romeoville to Joliet West, here are five girls flag football players to watch in the 2025 season.

With four teams entering year two and three teams starting out, the 2025 girls flag football season should be an exciting one.

The DeKalb girls flag football team plays its inaugural game Monday against Belvidere, marking a historic moment in a sport expanding to 220 programs this season and fueled by a roster full of passionate players, including Angela Gary and Kaylee Tenard.

The DeKalb High School flag football team held their first practice Wednesday as they get ready to open their first season.

Kankakee's flag football and Herscher's football teams continued their first week of practice Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

The first day of prep football practice was Monday in Illinois. Check out action from the Daily Journal's All-Area teams.

Here are some of the top storylines to watch for from several fall sports this upcoming season.

Over 200 high schools in Illinois are expected to have girls flag football teams this year as the sport's popularity continues to rise. "There’s no shortage of opportunities."

Fresh off of a fourth-place finish at the inaugural IHSA State Finals last year, the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football made an early statement as a state contender yet again in 2025 this week

It was a busy day for football at Bradley-Bourbonnais Wednesday, as former quarterback Ethan Kohl returned to coach the quarterback camp he used to attend at the same time as the final day of girls flag football summer camp.

As the summer heat picks up, so is offseason football action. At Bradley-Bourbonnais Wednesday, both the boys tackle and girls flag teams took to the turf for camp.

Jimmy Roberts was already a longtime teacher and basketball coach at Algonquin's Jacobs High School when he decided to take on a new role, as girls flag football coach for the newly formed team.

Cadet compiled 2,317 all-purpose yards and 38 touchdowns in the regular season to go with seven touchdowns in three playoff games.

Fremd defeated previously unbeaten Guilford 24-12 Saturday in Villa Park to win the first IHSA girls flag football championship. "They’re just studs.”

Romeoville's flag football team came up just short of advancing to the sectional finals in their first year of existence, but the future is exceptionally bright.

Jacobs' first flag football season came to an end Tuesday with a 32-6 loss to top-seeded Guilford in a Harvard Sectional semifinal. In the IHSA's inaugural season, the Golden Eagles went 14-3 and won a regional championship.

Starting at its own 20, Antioch scored with two seconds left in the game, as freshman quarterback Tanner Ludwig threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Evelyn Baronello in the end zone, lifting the Sequoits to an 18-12 win over the host Warriors.

Olivia Fillipp threw three touchdowns Wednesday night to lead Jacobs past Grant, 20-0, to the regional championship game. Plus more girls volleyball and boys soccer scores.

Neveaha Simms hadn’t played a sport in her first three years at Joliet West. That changed this year when she joined the first-year flag football program. On Wednesday she ran for three touchdowns and caught a TD pass in Joliet West's 35-12 win over Joliet Central.

Richmond-Burton's Alex Hopp surpassed 2,000 career assists as the Rockets went 4-1 to win their own tournament Saturday. Marengo volleyball won the Yorkville Christian Tournament, Huntley girls tennis placed first at the Larkin Invite, plus more in the Northwest Herald roundup.

Romeoville moved above .500 once again on Monday while the Tigers are 4-2 after a rough opening game.

The Romeoville Spartans jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead, while the defense had two interceptions and a sack in Monday's flag football win at Joliet Central.

Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Sept. 2 in the Kane County coverage area.

Flag football was in full swing Thursday night. Yorkville High School hosted Joliet West for the Foxes second game in two days and the Tigers’ first. The experience showed as the Foxes raced out to an early lead and never looked back en route to a 25-0 victory.

Joliet Central played its inaugural girls flag football game and lost a 38-12 decision to Bradley-Bourbonnais on Thursday evening.

Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Aug. 26 in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Over 60 girls showed up for the first day of a two day tryouts for the Joliet West girls flag football on Monday.

Joliet West hosted its first day of girls flag football tryouts on Monday in the sport's first year of being sanctioned.