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Inching toward more prep sports playoffs
York’s Chris Georgas carries the ball against Glenbard West during Saturday’s game in Glen Ellyn. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)
Inching toward more prep sports playoffs

The latest edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter features the latest area rankings and a bunch of football news from “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran, Kevin Schmit and Dave Oberhelman.

‘Edgy’ Tim on prep football

Prep football

‘Edgy’ Tim: The best players on the area teams I’ve seen this season
Oct 11, 2026 4:25 pm - Each season I undertake a non-stop adventure to see as many IHSA football players and teams as possible. I fully admit it's a losing cause to see every player in the state each year, but I still talk myself into making that endless trek, and have now
 
 

Top prep football performances

Prep football

Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 8?
Oct 12, 2026 3:43 pm - Eight weeks into the IHSA football season, and we’re still finding new players to honor. It’s not easy trying to keep tabs on the 80-plus area teams hitting the field each week. But this season we’ve managed to tab players from about half those schoo
 
 

MSL Soccer Cup

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: Conant and Hersey win, advance to MSL Soccer Cup
Oct 12, 2026 10:58 pm - Marko Gouk netted a second-half hat trick to lead visiting Conant to a 5-1 victory over Rolling Meadows in a Mid-Suburban League semifinal contest Monday night at Robert Hoese Field. The win sends the Cougars (13-2-3) into the 50th MSL Soccer Cup to
 
 

College Achievers

Prep sports

St. Charles North graduate Tenbrock delivers a unique first
Oct 11, 2026 3:36 pm - Penn State University freshman kicker Lucas Tenbrock, a St. Charles North High School graduate, had the honor of delivering the first kickoff at Northwestern University’s new Ryan Field on Oct. 2 in Evanston. The 6-foot-6, 210-pounder drove the open
 
 

Boys soccer notes

Boys soccer

Boys soccer notes: 50th MSL Soccer Cup set to kick off
Oct 12, 2026 9:00 am - No other boys soccer conference in the state has celebrated it league champion like the Mid-Surburban League. On Wednesday, the 50th MSL Soccer Cup will be center stage. MSL soccer began in 1976 when Fremd was crowned overall league champion but one
 
 

Boys soccer

Boys soccer notes: South Elgin surging after Nicely Tournament title
Oct 12, 2026 9:00 am - South Elgin’s (14-4-3) boys soccer team won the round-robin Kyle Nicely Memorial Tournament with victories over East Aurora, Sycamore and Batavia. The event, which took place Oct. 1-8, raises money for Ronald McDonald House and is named in honor of K
 
 

Prep rankings

Prep football

Daily Herald football Top 20
Oct 12, 2026 6:49 am - School Week 8 result/Week 9 opponent 1. Hersey (8-0) Beat Rolling Meadows 48-0 / at Prospect 2. Prospect (8-0) Beat Buffalo Grove 49-14 / Hersey 3. Geneva (7-1) Beat Wheaton North 42-14 / at St. Charles East 4. Maine South (7-1) Beat Evanston 51-13
 
 

Girls volleyball

Daily Herald girls volleyball Top 20
Oct 12, 2026 8:46 am - Records through Oct. 11 1. Libertyville (27-0) NSC title on line Wednesday vs. Lake Zurich 2. Glenbard West (23-3) Swept Maine South 3. Carmel (25-6) Tied with Providence for GCAC-White lead 4. Benet (20-7) Wojkowski 8 kills vs. Aurora Central Catho
 
 

Boys soccer

Daily Herald boys soccer Top 20
Oct 12, 2026 8:58 am - Records through Oct. 11 1. Hersey (14-0-3) GK Smakowski closing in on shutout record 2. Lake Zurich (15-2-1) Laudeman game-winner gives Bears NSC title 3. Geneva (15-1-2) GK Kelly leads the way with 11 shutouts 4. Warren (12-1-3) Blue Devils fall ju
 
 
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