Green Leads Delavan to Regional Title, Williamsville Finishes Second

Delavan’s Coriell Green lead the Panthers to the 1A Williamsville regional title on Saturday as he picked up the individual title. Williamsville’s Lucas Hollinshead and Ryan Patrick helped lead the Bullets to a second place finish. The top seven teams and top five individuals not on advancing teams will head to the Elmwood sectional next weekend. Full results can be found HERE.

Jordon Davison rushes in for touchdown, giving Oregon lead over Illinois

Illinois High School Football Schedule, Scores & Live Updates (IHSA) — October 23

Get IHSA live updates and final scores as the 2026 Illinois high school football season continues on Friday, October 23

Penalty Kicks Earn Rochester Regional Title Over Sacred Heart Griffin

The Rochester Rockets are regional champs and head home to play in a sectional semifinal following a win over Sacred Heart Griffin in penalty kicks. Teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and again after two overtime periods setting up PKs. The Rockets picked up the victory as they outscored the Cyclones 4-3 in PKs. Rochester will play St Thomas More on Tuesday at 5pm in the Rochester sectional while SHG’s season comes to a close at 13-8-3.

Illinois Class 8A Football Playoffs: 8 Teams Looking to Make History in Round 1

Eight Illinois Class 8A football teams chase postseason history in the 2026 IHSA playoffs, including Joliet Central, Bloom Township and Dundee-Crown.

Lincoln Speedway to Celebrate 2026 Season at Night of Champions

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Lincoln Speedway will officially put the finishing touches on another memorable racing season when drivers, teams, sponsors, officials and fans gather for the 2026 Lincoln Speedway Night of Champions on Saturday, November 21 at the Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center in Springfield, Illinois. The annual...

Auburn beats Routt in IHSA Class 2A playoffs

Auburn beat Routt 54-7 in the IHSA Class 2A playoffs as injuries to key Rockets players compounded a tough postseason loss.

Prep soccer recap for Oct. 23, 2026: Regional Finals

Highlights from the Regional Finals in boys soccer from across Central Illinois.

See predictions for every opening round IHSA playoff game around Springfield

The Illinois high school football playoffs kick off with the opening round on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24. Winners advance to the first round on the ensuing weekend under the new postseason format. Impact players: Here are the Springfield area's top X-factors this football postseason Bracketology: See complete analysis of football playoff brackets in the Springfield area Here are predictions for every opening-round game around Springfield. Radio listings are below. Class 6A No. 18 Chatham Glenwood (5-4) at No. 15 Chicago Brooks (5-4), 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24: Glenwood's extensive playoff history includes matchups against schools from the Chicago Catholic League (Joliet Catholic, New Lenox Providence Catholic, Lombard Montini and Oak Park Fenwick), South Suburban Conference (Oak Forest, Oak Lawn Richards, Lemont and Hillcrest), Southland Conference (Crete-Monee and Kankakee) and Chicagoland Christian (Kankakee Bishop McNamara) with a 10-7 record, but none against the Chicago Public League — until now. Brooks landed fourth in the Red Southwest Division and is making its eighth playoff appearance since the school opened in 1998 on Chicago's south side. The Eagles have reached as far as the quarterfinals in Class 4A in 2012. Glenwood junior quarterback Michael Young finished the regular season with

Warriors Recover from Early Goal to Defeat Bullets for Regional Title

After two minutes, Athens trailed Williamsville in the 1A Riverton Regional Title match after a goal by Ethen Smith-Dubois. The Warrior defense held Williamsville the rest of the way and Connor Mabus scored twice for Athens to win 2-1 and claim the Regional. The Warriors are heading to Sectionals for the second straight year and they will face St Joseph Ogden in Rochester at 7 pm on Tuesday. Williamsville’s season ends with a 17-5-2 record.

Local Sports Schedule For Saturday October 24th

20 Seed Concord Triopia (3-6) at 13 Seed Havana (6-3) 2:00 P.M. Winner will face 4 Seed Sullivan (8-1) 23 Seed Dupo (3-6) at 10 Seed Villa Grove-Heritage (6-3) 2:00 P.M. Winner will face 7 Seed Catlin Salt Fork (7-2) 19 Seed Nokomis (4-5) at 14 Seed Carlyle (6-3) 1:00...

Williamsville’s Wilson Wins Regional on Home Course; Athens Warriors Earn Team Title

Williamsville senior Joelle Wilson wins an individual regional title on her home course on Saturday morning. The Athens Warriors will win the 1A Williamsville regional team title with a score of 41 as Corinn led the way in sixth. The top six teams and top five individuals not on advancing teams will head to the Elmwood sectional next weekend. Full results can be found HERE.

Girls flag football season being shortened by IHSA

The flag football season has been shortened by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The IHSA says the change is intended to allow more time for playoffs. However, some players see this change as an equality and safety issue. Athletes have already felt frustrated by gender stereotypes, lack of general...

Taylorville’s Second-Half Comeback Falls Short Against Waterloo in Playoff Opener

The Taylorville Tornadoes put together an impressive second-half comeback Friday night, but ultimately fell short against the Waterloo Bulldogs, 34-28, in the opening round of the high school football playoffs at Taylorville High School. After trailing 28-3 at halftime, Taylorville rallied behind quarterback Isaac Repscher, scoring 22 unanswered points to...

Jacksonville beats CM 2-0 for Bethalto 2A soccer regional title

Jacksonville broke a scoreless halftime tie to beat Civic Memorial 2-0 and win the Bethalto Class 2A Regional title Saturday.

Local Sports Schedule For Friday October 23rd

18 Seed Bridgeport Red Hill (4-5) at 15 Seed Cumberland (5-4) 7:00 P.M. Listen on 99.5 107.7 & 1090 AM WCRA. Winner faces 2 Seed Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (8-1) 24 Seed Morrison (2-7) at 9 Seed Abingdon-Avon (7-2) 7:00 P.M. Winner faces 8 Seed Fisher (7-2) Class 2A. 24 Seed Trenton Wesclin...

Joel White carries Carlinville football to playoff win over Riverton

CARLINVILLE — Carlinville football's run game provided just enough horsepower for its first playoff win since 2021. The No. 16 seed Cavaliers engineered 335 rushing yards and all four scores in an entertaining 35-28 opening-round victory over No. 17 Riverton Friday, Oct. 23, to advance to the first round of the Class 2A bracket, where they will visit top-seeded Johnston City (9-0). "It just feels great to finally win one," Carlinville junior running back Joel White said. White manufactured 222 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 36 attempts. Sophomore quarterback Colby Viseur added 52 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries, while sophomore fullback Ryan Cervi rustled up 61 yards on 10 carries to outlast the Hawks. Viseur supplied the go-ahead TD sneak at the goal line with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter after the Cavaliers (5-5) snuffed out a fake punt attempt to set up a short field for the offense. Perhaps unexpected was Cervi's effectiveness out of the Wing-T. "Joel's always been a grade above me and he's been a great running back, and I've just learned so much from him," Cervi said. "We try to switch it up and give me a few carries

Illinois Democrats confident that the Bears will stay in the state

State Representative of the 26th district Kam Buckner joins the Lisa Dent Show to continue the discussion of the new home of the Bears stadium as Governor Pritzker and other Illinois Democrats seem to be confident that the Bears will be staying in Chicago, or at least staying in the state.