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Rematch For A Regional Crown – Senators vs Titans Friday Night

Springfield High and Glenwood will play for the 2A Chatham regional championship on Friday at 4:30 pm. These two teams played last week to wrap up the Central State Eight conference slate in Chatham and the Titans got a second half goal to win 1-0. The winner heads to Alton to play in the sectional on Tuesday at 7 pm against the winner of the Carbondale regional. We say thank you to Country Financial agents Jamie Jones, Steve O’Dell and Daniel O’Brien for being the official sponsors of the Game of the Week this season.

Springfield, IL · 15d
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Springfield area football opening round top performers, results

The Illinois high school football playoffs kicked off with the opening round on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24, while the Illinois 8-Man Football Association concluded its regular season. Here are top performers and results for opening round games around Springfield. Click here to see the updated playoff schedule for first round games in the area . Top Performers Zi'Kerion McKinney, Auburn The senior wideout opened with a 78-yard touchdown catch and finished with three receptions for 160 yards and two touchdowns in a 54-7 win over Jacksonville Routt to advance to the first round of the Class 2A playoffs, where the Trojans (6-4) will visit No. 4 Red Bud (6-3). Senior quarterback Beau Chance completed his first six passing attempts and finished 7-of-8 for 253 yards and three TDs, all in the first half. Chance Crissey supplied 119 rushing yards and three TDs on 12 carries before the break as well. Carter Tucker, Chatham Glenwood The senior linebacker blocked and recovered a punt for a touchdown, in addition to an interception in a 50-6 win over Chicago Brooks to advance to the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, where the Titans (6-4) will visit No. 2 seed

Springfield, IL · 14d

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Williamsville Finishes Regular Season with Sweep of Nokomis

The Williamsville Bullets finish the regular season at 29-5 following a 25-11, 25-15 win over Nokomis on Thursday night. The Bullets will head to the Auburn regional next week while the Redskins finish the regular season in Pawnee this weekend.

Williamsville, IL · 14d
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Days And Times For Football Playoff Games

The Illinois High School Association has announced the days and times opening round games of the football playoffs will be played in the state this weekend. The Greenville Comets are at home in Class 3A. They will host Petersburg PORTA at 7 p.m. Friday. The game will be broadcast on WGEL with the pre-game show at 6:40.

Illinois · 16d

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Boys badminton team on the rise

When it comes to ETHS sports, standout moments might include the varsity football team scoring a game-winning touchdown or the girls volleyball team acing a serve. But a new fall sport is taking ETHS by storm. Since boys badminton started as a club in 2023, interest and popularity have only...

Illinois · 14d

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L-P's Piecha Making Noise At Girls Tennis State Tournament

A 5th place finish in all of Illinois is in play for L-P tennis star Addison Piecha. Piecha won her first two matches at state in singles action on Thursday. She fell short in her third round match, sending her to the consolation bracket. Piecha will be back on the court Friday.

Illinois · 14d

USA TODAY

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IHSA responds to alleged racist, homophobic slurs at high school football game

This story was updated to add new quotes and information. Investigations by a pair of schools in the Chicago suburbs are underway following a record-breaking Illinois high school football crowd at Ryan Field on Friday, Oct. 16. Evanston Township High School (IL) and New Trier (Winnetka, IL) are both investigating reports of homophobic and racist slurs at Oct. 16's contest at Northwestern's brand-new $862 million stadium . With an estimated 27,000 fans — outdrawing the Wildcats' homecoming game vs. Ball State on Oct. 10 — it was alleged that New Trier fans directed racist and homophobic comments toward members of the Evanston marching band. Evanston Township High School District 202 superintendent Marcus Campbell and New Trier Township High School District 203 superintendent Peter Tragos released a joint statement on Sunday, Oct. 18. The statement , which was posted to Evanston Township High School's Facebook page, reads as follows: "Evanston Township High School District 202 and New Trier Township High School District 203 are aware of reports that members of the ETHS Marching Band were subjected to racist and homophobic comments and other offensive behavior by New Trier fans during the October 16 football game at New Ryan Field. We take

Evanston, IL · 18d

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Brandon Sheppard Captures First Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship

Brandon Sheppard secured his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing national championship Sunday night, capping the 2026 season with a runner-up finish in the 46th Annual ARP Dirt Track World Championship presented by Summit Racing Equipment at West Virginia Motor Speedway. The New Berlin, Illinois, driver...

New Berlin, IL · 15d

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Edinburg School Board reviews athletics, cooperative programs

EDINBURG — The Edinburg Board of Education held its regular meeting Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the district’s Media Center. Athletics took center stage during much of the meeting, with updates on fundraising, winter sports, cooperative programs, and coaching appointments. Kevin Qualters reported that the...

Edinburg, IL · 15d

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Great Lakes High School Football Passing Leaders by State

Passing leaders across the Great Lakes region have topped 3,000 yards in Indiana, while top-ranked passers in Illinois and Ohio are nearing that mark. The available lists show wide variation by state, with Wisconsin’s leader well ahead of the rest of its leaderboard. Indiana’s leader: 3,005 passing yards.

Ohio · 15d

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Carlinville falls to Pana 71 to 27

Friday night, game was going to be huge at Cavalier Field as Carlinville (4-4) hosted Pana (6-2) for Senior Night. There were playoff implications for both teams with Pana needed a win to get an opening round bye in the upcoming IHSA Playoffs and Carlinville needed a win to get an opening round HOME playoff game.

Carlinville, IL · 16d

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Illinois high school football playoff matchups set

ILLINOIS (KWQC) - Illinois high school football regular season play has concluded, and playoff pairings were released. Teams learned their first-round matchups, with several local teams in action. Class 1A. Galena hosts Orr. A-Town hosts Morrison. Bureau Valley at Dwight. Orion at LeRoy. Sterling Newman hosts Tremont. Fulton hosts Monmouth...

Illinois · 18d

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Local Sports Schedule For Thursday October 22nd

5 Seed Cowden Herrick / Beecher City vs. 3 Seed Martinsville 5:30 P.M. 4 Seed Patoka Odin vs. 6 Seed Mulberry Grove 6:30 P.M. 1 Seed St. Elmo / Brownstown vs. 2 Seed Ramsey 7:30 P.M. Non Conference. Christ Our Rock Lutheran at South Central. Mattoon at Hartsburg Emeden. Salem...

Illinois · 15d

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Tale Of Two Halves – Glenwood Wins Regional Semifinal Over Mt Zion

The Braves held off the Titans’ offense for a half of the 2A regional semifinal on Tuesday afternoon in Chatham. Keaton Marconi powered Glenwood to a 6-0 win as the Titans scored early and often in the second half. The Titans await the winner of Springfield High and Charleston in Friday’s 2A Chatham regional championship.

Chatham, IL · 17d

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Glenwood Wins Game of the Year Candidate By Rallying To Beat Pleasant Plains in Three

The Titans won game #30 on senior night and did it in dramatic fashion. Glenwood beat Pleasant Plains 13-25, 25-21, 26-24 in an incredible back and forth battle that saw some high level volleyball on both sides of the net. The Cardinals play at Rochester on Thursday, Glenwood is at Lanphier in regional action next Tuesday.

Pleasant Plains, IL · 15d

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Kaelie Tomalak named 2026 MaxPreps Illinois High School Flag Football Player of the Year

MaxPreps is recognizing outstanding performers in high school flag football to close out the fall 2026 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades. Kaelie Tomalak of St. Charles North (St. Charles) is...

Illinois · 16d

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1A SOCCER: Nolan Meyer’s hat trick lifts Carlinville into Hillsboro regional final

Nolan Meyer scored three goals as Carlinville beat Meridian-Sangamon Valley-Central A&M to reach the Hillsboro Regional final.

Carlinville, IL · 16d

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Highlights/scores: High school sports (10/21/26)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) – Wednesday night saw more IHSA boys’ soccer postseason action, plus regular season games for high school girls volleyball in Central Illinois. Wednesday’s boys’ soccer winners punched tickets to regional championship games on Friday/Saturday. Check out highlights above, and more scores below from around the WCIA 3 viewing area. BOYS’ SOCCER Champaign […]

Illinois · 15d

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Carlinville, Marquette Set To Play Friday Night, Collinsville, Edwardsville Go On Saturday As IHSA Announced Opening Round Football Playoff Dates

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL - Carlinville in Class 2A and Marquette Catholic in Class 4A will play on Friday night, while Class 7A schools Collinsville and Edwardsville are set to play on Saturday as the football officials of the IHSA announced the dates and times for all the opening round playoff games this coming weekend on Friday afternoon at the IHSA offices.

Carlinville, IL · 17d