Joliet Central hosted Plainfield South for a girls varsity volleyball game on Thursday, Sept. 18.

This week's guest picker for Week 4 is Roger Lowe, retired Princeton teacher and coach of the 1992 Sweet 16 Tiger basketball team and former IHSA State basketball commentator

St. Charles East junior Ari Bigda, who threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 62 yards and a score in a victory over Wheaton Warrenville South, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

A look at the football stat leaders in the NewsTribune area after Week 3 of the season.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 4 of the 2025 season.

Join hosts JT Pedelty and Eddie Carifio as they preview Week 4 in Illinois high school football for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

Milledgeville and Polo face off in the Battle for the Blacktop game this Friday as each team is 3-0. No. 3 Newman heads to Orion, Dixon heads to North Boone, Oregon hosts Rock Falls and Sterling is at 3-0 UT. Here is a rundown of this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

There are 16 games around the state that feature a pair of undefeated teams from a wide array of classifications.. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the top games.

Week 4 across The Times coverage area includes conference openers for Marquette and Ottawa, Coal City coming to Streator, road games against 2024 playoff teams for FCW and Seneca, plus more.

Get ready for Week 4 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

A look at all the Week 4 games around the NewsTribune area.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 4 games around the McHenry County area.

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 4, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

In the second-ever All-City girls flag football game in the longstanding rivalry between Kankakee and Bradley-Bourbonnais, London Stroud sparked the host Kays offense while the defense held a high-octane Boilermaker offense at bay Wednesday.

La Salle-Peru sophomore quarterback Marion Persich was named Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP after accounting for six touchdowns in a win over Ottawa.

Plainfield Central's first-year flag football team improved to 5-5 with a resounding 60-6 win over Minooka

Health and injury issues delayed the start to Patrick Durkin's college career, but the Joliet Catholic alum has been nothing short of perfect since taking over as the kicker for the Tulane football team.

Get ready for Week 4 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.

Here are the latest Associated Press IHSA football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 4 in Illinois high school football

Montini and IC Catholic are 3-0 after wins over bigger schools, Loyola exacted its revenge on St. Francis and Brother Rice nabbed a ranked win over St. Rita in Chicago. Also included in this week's notebook are updates on the CCL/ESCC White and Red Divisions.

Princeton returns to action after a week off, Bureau Valley, Hall-Putnam County and Amboy co-op play at home and St. Bede makes the trip to Lewistown co-op in Week 4.

One of four returning starters on York's offensive line, Jack Wahr has worked to make sure the Dukes have experienced a drop-off after reaching the Class 8A championship game last year. That, St. Francis offense takes positives in loss to Loyola and more in Bob Narang's notebook.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 4 in Illinois high school football in Kankakee County

Are their warning signs as to whether or not the field will need 4-win teams to complete the field of 256? The data seems to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the third week of games.

Kankakee visits Normal, Bradley-Bourbonnais heads to Millikin University for an out-of-state matchup and Bishop McNamara welcomes a defending state champion for homecoming. Those games and more in the Week 4 Daily Journal football previews.

DeKalb, Sycamore and Kaneland all open conference play in Week 4. We take a look at those games plus battles for Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our previews.

Aubrina Adamik intercepted three passes, including a pick-six to start the game, Evie Freundt caught two touchdown passes, and Huntley beat host Crystal Lake Central 20-0 in a Fox Valley Conference flag football game Tuesday night.

La Salle-Peru sophomore quarterback Marion Persich took a game-day visit to the University of Illinois on Saturday and has one planned to Northwestern on Oct. 4.

Sterling quarterback Brady Berlin and receiver Jack Saathoff added to their highlight reels Friday against Moline. Newman's Asher Ernst is enjoying his new role and Dixon bounced back against Rock Falls in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

Join hosts Joel Boenitz and Josh Welge as they break down Week 4 in Illinois high school football in the western suburbs.

St. Charles North running back Carsen Durante knows his role is to do whatever the team needs. And early into the season, he's been running wild. Plus, more on some other big-time rushing performances from across the area and Geneva's growing confidence despite a 1-2 start.

Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer recaps Week 3 of the prep football season.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 3 of the 2025 high school football season

Jack Beetham and Yorkville turned a frustrating night offensively into a fantastic finish, a late touchdown pass to TJ Harland for the game-winner against Minooka to stay unbeaten. That, Oswego East's belief, Oswego's defense and a Plano super sophomore in the football notebook.

Minor shuffling was all that really happened in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings as all but four of the previous week's ranked teams claimed victory.

L-P's JJ Raffelson and Hall's Nick Sterling earned their first coaching wins, Princeton had a week off and more in the NewsTribune/BCR football notebook.

Alexzandria Richardson kicked off the game with an 86-yard rushing touchdown, one of three scores she had on the night, and St. Charles North never looked back to take a 43-14 victory over Wheaton North.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they review what happened in Week 3 in IHSA football

Jacobs senior running back Caden DuMelle became the Golden Eagles' all-time rushing leader Friday night against Burlington Central. Plus info on Johnsburg, Cary-Grove and Dundee-Crown in this week's McHenry County notes.

More from sidelines around The Times area after Week 3 of the IHSA football season.

After going 1-8 last season, Plainfield East is sitting pretty at 3-0 so far this year

There's over 100 schools on the list of undefeateds through three weeks and there's some names on that list that are pretty surprising to see. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 3.

Kaneland knocked off DeKalb, Sycamore lost for the second week in row, Cody Cravatta had a big game for G-K and Hiawatha lost to Alden-Hebron. We take a look at each game in our Week 3 rewind.

The Marquette football team fell on a last second field goal in Wisconsin on Friday, while FCW rolled to a I8FA victory at Galva. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 3. Vote for your favorite players!

Morris got a 12-yard TD pass from Brady Varner to Logan Sparrow with 29 seconds remaining to beat Peoria 35-28

Newman's Asher Ernst had two interceptions and Rylan Alvarado had two rushing scores as the two Morrison transfers made big plays in the No. 3 Comets' 49-14 win over Erie-Prophetstown on Saturday.

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 2 games around Bureau County, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

Here are results and recaps from every Week 3 game for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.