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The Sycamore soccer team lost its goalie less than 3 minutes into its match against Kaneland on Wednesday, but sophomore goalie Connor Busch didn’t miss a beat. Busch was in goal for 87 minutes and a 21st minute goal by Jameson Carl stood in a 1-0 win for the Spartans.
Fourth-ranked Dixon heads to Genoa-Kingston, Fulton and Oregon hope to get back to .500, E-PC hosts Forreston, Newman hosts Orion, E-P plays at Rockridge, Sterling heads to Galesburg and West Carroll can get to 4-0 in the Week 4 Sauk Valley football slate.
Sycamore takes on Rochelle in not only the Interstate 8 opener but a showdown between undefeated teams. DeKalb plays its first Southwest Valley Green game at home against Lincoln-Way Central. We look at every Daily Chronicle area Week 4 game.
Sycamore and Kaneland had outstanding defensive showings in Week 3 victories. Even in a loss, the Genoa-Kingston defense held Oregon to three points. Here are the key stats and plays from all Daily Chronicle area Week 3 games.
Aidan Wyzard returned a kick 89 yards in the third quarter for a touchdown, and Kyle Prebil and Anthony Verdone downed a Thatcher Friedrichs punt at the 2-yard line as Sycamore held on for a 21-13 win at Mahomet-Seymour.
Sycamore faces Mahomet-Seymour in Week 3 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Eddie Carifio will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Sophomore centerback Jack McCormick's late, clutch clear helped DeKalb hold on for a 1-0 win against Rockford East on Thursday.
Thatcher Friedrichs is raising money for the second straight year to battle pediatric cancer. And like any good sequel, this time it's personal. He raising money in honor of Sycamore sixth grader Maggie Green, who died in December.
Hosts J.T. Pedelty, Eddie Carifio and Kevin Hieronymus break down the Week 3 slate in IHSA football for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast
Kaneland, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston all improved to 2-0 last week, while Hiawatha fell to 1-1 and DeKalb slipped to 0-2 despite leading in the fourth quarter of both its games. Here is one storyline for each team heading into Week 3.
DeKalb headed to Genoa-Kingston on Wednesday with new coach Keith Foster, who was at the helm of the Cogs for 14 years. He won 309 games and helped the Cogs win the Class 2A State Championship in 2022. Genoa-Kingston topped the Barbs and their old coach 25-23, 25-18.
Dixon looks to keep things rolling at Rock Falls, Newman plays at 2-0 E-P, Sterling hosts United Township to open Western Big 6 Conference play, plus more matchups to watch in Week 3's Sauk Valley football slate.
Plainfield North grad Kanon Woodill's field goal with 31 seconds was big in NIU's upset of Notre Dame, but special teams as a whole had a strong day. Cade Haberman blocked two kicks in the win.
DeKalb and Kaneland square off in a battle of former conference foes, Sycamore heads way down south to battle Mahomet-Seymour, Genoa-Kingston heads to Oregon looking to go 3-0 and Hiawatha looks to bounce back against Polo.
The bye week came at the perfect time for the NIU football team, giving the Huskies time to recover from a 16-14 victory over No. 5 Notre Dame. The Huskies met with local media on Tuesday.