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Another weekend, another state championship awarded

Willowbrook High School hosted the IHSA’s second state finals in flag football this weekend, and a suburban school won the championship. Congratulations to Maine South.

Girls flag football

Flag football: Maine South dominates Young to win state championship
Oct 18, 2025 8:56 pm - Five more to go. Maine South junior wide receiver Emerson De La Cruz made countless big plays throughout the season. In Saturday night’s flag football state championship game at Willowbrook, De La Cruz saved her best move for the postgame. Senior qua
 
 

Girls flag football

Flag football: Willowbrook bounces back from tough semi loss to take third at state
Oct 18, 2025 9:24 pm - Right after the conclusion of the state flag football third-place game on Saturday afternoon, Willowbrook gathered for its final post-game meeting of the historic season. Squarely at the 50-yard line, in the middle of the massive blue “W” with black
 
 
Meanwhile, the IHSA held its girls tennis sectionals this weekend, with the state meet next weekend in the Northwest suburbs. We don’t want to jinx it, but the early weather forecast looks good.

Girls tennis

Girls tennis: Naperville Central edges Naperville North for sectional title; Wheaton Warrenville South adds to excellent season
Oct 18, 2025 7:20 pm - Naperville Central with 23 points edged Naperville North (22) for the Class 2A Downers Grove South sectional title. Downers Grove South was third with 18. The sectional champs got a third-place finish from the doubles team of Grace Kistler-Claire Ca
 
 

Girls tennis

Girls tennis: Conant, Stevenson dominate sectionals
Oct 18, 2025 6:13 pm - Serving as a coach at a girls tennis sectional can be a trick bag when all four of that coach’s entrants — two singles players, two doubles teams — battle for a championship at the same time after qualifying for the state tournament. It can be a trea
 
 
We also previewed the boys soccer playoffs.

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: Fremd, Stevenson among teams to watch in postseason
Oct 18, 2025 2:10 pm - The 49th MSL Soccer Cup is in the books, and with that it signals the start of postseason soccer which begins in earnest Tuesday. This historic event is like no other as it is the longest running championship league final in the state, and one that h
 
 
We also wrapped up the weekend’s football action.

Prep football

Elgin, Glenbard South, Lake Park, Fenton, St. Francis, Naperville Central secure victories
Oct 11, 2025 5:48 pm - Coreyon Johnson recovered four fumbles, returning two of them for long touchdowns, leading Elgin to a 25-6 Upstate Eight West victory over Streamwood (2-5, 2-3) Friday night at Millennium Stadium. With the victory the Maroons (5-2, 3-1) became playof
 
 

Prep football

Cook/Lake football roundup: Vernon Hills closes in on playoffs, Elk Grove, Rolling Meadows, Grant, Libertyville among other winners
Oct 18, 2025 6:05 pm - Vernon Hills has not been to the playoffs since 2021, but the Cougars put themselves in a great spot to change that Friday. Giuseppe Urso’s 23-yard touchdown run with 4:06 to play lifted Vernon Hills (4-4, 3-1) to a 14-7 win over visiting Maine West.
 
 
And don’t miss prep columnist Kevin Schmit’s list of the area’s top running backs of the 21st century.

Prep football

Who are the area’s top running backs this century?
Oct 16, 2025 2:42 pm - While embarking upon a massive project to pick the area’s top football players this century, we knew it’d come with a mix of difficulty and fun. Consider this edition part of the fun. After looking at the top quarterbacks last month and the top defen
 
 
Our staff was busy tracking down Saturday’s high school sports scores.

Prep football

High school scores for Oct. 18
Oct 18, 2025 10:04 pm - Football Prairie Ridge 41, Dundee-Crown 15 Walther Christian 31, Westmont 8 Girls volleyball Chicagoland Christian Conference Tournament Aurora Christian d. St. Edward 25-19, 25-17 Aurora Christian d. Wheaton Academy 18-25, 25-18, 25-16 Ch
 
 
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