No surprise, Wilmington and Coal City again look to be the teams to beat in the Illinois Central Eight Conference, but there are a few dark-horse contenders, such as Peotone, who look poised to interject themselves in the conversation.
Peotone high school football
Chase Rivera plays five different positions for the Peotone football team, all of them well.
Plainfield South's Camyn Viger finished as the runner-up in the Class 3A state cross country meet, while Plainfield North took second as a team and Plainfield South finished third. Several area schools had big days in football and girls swimming.