Eddie Carifio

Davon Grant set his second DeKalb receiving record in as many weeks, Sycamore held off La Salle-Peru, Hiawatha picked up win No. 5 and more in our Week 7 rewind.

Sycamore junior Gavin Sedevie took 17th at the 2A boys golf state tournament, Sycamore cross country wins in Belvidere, the DeKalb girls were second in Sterling and more in the roundup.

The NIU offense struggled to score points again, this time against an Eastern Michigan defense that had been allowing more than 35 points per game. The Huskies lost 16-10 and still haven't scored 20 points in a game this year.

All three phases kicked into gear in the second quarter as Hiawatha blocked a punt, recovered a fumble and scored on every full possession in the quarter to pull away to a 54-6 win over Rockford Christian Life on Saturday.

Sycamore's Gavin Sedevie is in 23rd place and two strokes out of the top after the first day at state, G-K football fell at home to Byron and more in the roundup.

Sycamore senior Cooper Bode's interception stopped a La Salle-Peru drive in the red zone and eventually led to a stretch of four straight touchdowns as the Spartans held off a late Cavaliers’ rally in a 34-28 win on Friday in Sycamore.

Parker Murry scored twice as Indian Creek took third at the Little 10 tournament, Sycamore soccer picked up a win and more in the roundup.

Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they preview Week 7 in high school football in the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

Eastern Michigan hasn’t given up less than 24 points in a game. NIU hasn’t scored more than 19. Something will have to give Saturday when the Eagles and Huskies clash in Ypsilanti.

Kaneland and Rochelle prepare to honor Dylan Manning before their meeting Friday, and Sycamore faces La Salle-Peru in a must-win game for the Spartans. Plus we look at DeKalb, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our preview capsules.

The DeKalb flag football fell in the semifinals of the McHenry Regional, G-K volleyball picked up a win over Oregon, H-BR knocked off Indian Creek in the L10 semifinals and more in the roundup.

With just three weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at the path each DeKalb County team has on the way to a potential playoff berth.

Gavin Sedevie took fifth at the Class 2A Rockford Boylan Sectional to qualify for state, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock win Little 10 tournament opener and more in the roundup.

Leo Padilla’s first-minute goal gave Sycamore the momentum it needed in a 5-0 win over Kaneland on Monday in Sycamore, tying the teams at the top of the Interstate 8 standings.

Davon Grant became DeKalb's all-time leader in receptions, Adrian Leon set a Genoa-Kingston record with nine extra points in a game and Kaneland picked up its first victory over Sycamore since 2018. We look back at Week 6.