The road to Normal is complete. Now, 16 high school football programs from around the state will play for Illinois High School Association state football championships during Thanksgiving weekend. The ...

When the season started several months ago, few admittedly did, but senior defensive tackles Gianni Casurella and Andrew Shaw are getting properly noticed for Oswego. They clog up the middle for ...

The Journal Star each week spotlights the top-performing teams and players from weekend playoff games. This week, we take a look around the state with the top performers from the 16 Illinois state ...

The finals of the IHSA state football playoffs are set. The original field of 256 teams across eight classes is down to 16 after Saturday’s action. Championship games will be held Thanksgiving weekend ...

Fremd’s magical season came to end Saturday in Chicago. The Vikings put together a spirited effort, but came up short to Mt. Carmel 42-21 in the Class 8A semifinals. Top-seeded Mt. Carmel (13-0), ...

And then there were 32. The semifinals of the 2025 Illinois High School Association football playoffs are scheduled for this weekend across the state, with championship games the following weekend at ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WWAY) — For the first time in program history, Hoggard boys soccer has won a state championship following a 2-0 win Thursday in Greensboro against West Forsyth. The Vikings’ ultimate ...

Fremd erased an early 14-point deficit and survived a wild finish to beat Bolingbrook 34-33 in a Class 8A quarterfinal matchup Saturday, sending the Vikings to the state semifinals for the first time ...

Junior defensive back Matt Kies fractured his right hip making a cut before the first game and missed his entire freshman season for Lockport. But he never gave up on playing football. “Never,’’ Kies ...