Glenwood Girls Cross Country Start Postseason With Dominant Showing At Jacksonville Regional

Ali Londrigan and Sophie Rentmeister led the way again as the Glenwood girls cross country team dominated the field at the 2A Jacksonville regional on Saturday. Londrigan finished in first place with a time of 16:52, Rentmeister in second at 17:13. Full results can be found here.

Loggers Wrap Up Regular Season with 4–1 Win on Sophomore Day

Lincoln Land closed the regular season with a 4–1 win over the College of Lake County on Saturday afternoon in Springfield. Karsyn Jacoby scored twice early in the second half, with assists from Ellie Johnson and Jordyn Loveless. Chloe Law added a goal in the 51st minute, and Myra Gibson made it 4–0 in the 64th. Lake County scored in the 73rd minute.

Illinois High School Football Final Scores - October 23

Check out the final scores from Friday night's Illinois high school football action across the Prairie State

Illinois Media's Final High School Football State Polls for 2026

An OT loss at No. 1 Brown County dropped Calhoun one slot to No. 3 in the football season's final Class 1A state poll released Thursday by Illinois Media.

Waterloo’s First Half Lead Just Enough To Earn Date With Rochester

Despite Taylorville scoring 21 straight to open up the second half, the Waterloo Bulldogs got a big touchdown with 2:23 to play to make it a two score game. Waterloo beat Taylorville 34-28 in the opening round of the IHSA 4A playoffs to earn themselves a date at Rochester next Friday night in the first round.

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...