The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are team-by-team breakdowns, five players to watch, five can't miss games plus Steve Soucie's predictions for the Upstate Eight Conference.

The 2025 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.

Glenbard East senior guard Michael Nee is one of several experienced returners from last year's Upstate Eight Conference and regional champs. After an impressive 27-2 June, the Rams are ready to make noise this coming season.

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area baseball team.

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area softball team.

The Blue Team beat the Red Team 29-7 at the 51st annual Shrine Game at Illinois Wesleyan University's Tucci Stadium, capping off a week of sport and service for football stars from across the state.

Nazareth senior Jaden Fauske and junior Landon Thome, York senior Josh Fleming, Downers Grove North senior Brady Schallmoser and Glenbard East senior Josh Ziemer were among those named Class 4A All-State by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association just announced.

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.

Westmont junior Kyla Babb pulled off an impressive distance double on Saturday at the state track and field meet, taking second in the Class 1A 3,200 meters and third in the 1,600. Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South and Wheaton North were among other schools with medals.

York's tennis team won its second consecutive sectional title but only after a third tiebreaker with Glenbard East was needed at the Class 2A Willowbrook Sectional.

Lucas Calderin, Konrad Toth and Nile Anderson combined for 13 strikeouts during Glenbard East's 1-0 victory over conference crossover foe West Aurora on Thursday.

Nazareth senior Chase Zidlicky was slated to be the staff ace this spring, but a rash of injuries has put additional stress on him to pitch deeper into games. Zidklicky, 7-0 with a 1.73 ERA, has been up to the task. That and notes on Riverside-Brookfield and more from Bob Narang.

Glenbard South’s Luke VanTholen set a personal record (50.05) while winning the 400 to help the Raiders place second in the Upstate Eight Conference Meet.

Four-time reigning Upstate Eight champ Glenbard East (98 points) came in second, followed by Bartlett (74 points), South Elgin (72.3 points) and East Aurora (63 points) to round out the top five behind West Aurora (132) at the Upstate Eight girls meet.

Ainslie Bobroff was bound to end up on a ball field. She grew up a 10-minute walk from Wrigley Field. Softball came when she moved to the suburbs. Now she stars as a four-year second baseman for Glenbard West. That, plus notes on Hinsdale Central and Glenbard East super sophs.

The Springfest boys volleyball invitational at Glenbard East on Saturday proved to be Glenbard West’s from the outset. Over five wins in as many matches, the Hilltoppers won every set and had an 88-point differential. It culminated with a 25-16, 25-22 win over West Aurora

Here are previews of boys track and field teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Glenbard East sophomore pitcher Claire Bolda tossed a five-inning perfect game with 10 strikeouts, including the first seven she faced, as the Rams blanked Glenbard South 10-0 on Thursday.

The track and field season is heading outdoors and here are previews of girls teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2025 high school soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2025 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2025 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

TJ Williams scored a career-high 32 points and added seven steals, and top-seeded Glenbard West pulled away from Glenbard East for a 65-47 win in Tuesday's Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional semifinal.

Glenbard East boys basketball faced Glenbard West in the Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in St. Charles.

Marmion had 11 of its 14 wrestlers punch their ticket to the Class 3A state meet, with five wrestlers winning sectional titles at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional. West Aurora and Glenbard West each had four wrestlers qualify for the state meet.

Brooklynn Moore grabbed a rebound during the third quarter Friday not realizing its significance. It wasn’t until the next timeout shortly thereafter that Eric Daca, her coach, informed her she had just made Glenbard South history.

Glenbard East rode an incredibly hot early hand – and then held off a furious comeback by Riverside-Brookfield – to prevail 67-49 and deadlock the Upstate Eight East lead with two games left.

Brooklynn Moore and Kaitlin Erickson led the Raiders (11-1, 5-0) as they came out on top, continuing their impressive start to the season with a 44-26 win over the Rams (7-5, 4-1).

The 2024-2025 boys basketball season tips off this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life area.

As the girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Stevenson defeated Glenbard East 35-7 on Friday to advance to the 8A quarterfinals for the first time since 2014.

Here are previews and picks for all the second-round games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for all the first-round games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 8's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Amonte Cook set the tone with a 50-yard touchdown, and Glenbard East's defense held Glenbard South without a first down until deep into the fourth quarter of a 41-7 win to clinch the Upstate Eight East title.

Here are previews and picks for Week 8's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 7's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Glenbard South's Joey Villa had the size and experience to play quarterback. One problem? The Raiders were set there. Here's how they found a way to get the 'game changer' on the field. That, plus Northwestern-bound Michael O'Connell just scratching the surface for Glenbard West.

Here are previews and picks for Week 6's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Hannah Kenny had 10 kills and 14 assists as Willowbrook volleyball rallied past Hinsdale Central in three sets, Benet volleyball beat Glenbard West to stay unbeaten and Timothy Christian and Glenbard East were also winners in Thursday's roundup.

Here are previews and picks for Week 5's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Unbeaten Benet, off to the program's best start in over a decade, has emerged as one of the state's surprise stories, with a huge test this Friday at Mount Carmel. That, St. Francis looking to shake off first loss and more in Bob Narang's Suburban Life football notebook.

Here are previews and picks for Week 4's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 3's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

In the two programs' first meeting in six years, West Aurora beat Glenbard East 45-20 in a matchup of high-octane offenses.

Here is a previews and picks for Week 2's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they break down what happened in Week 1 in high school football in the western suburbs and look ahead to Week 2

After a 57-yard kickoff return by Amonte Cook, Michael Nee found Muhammad Musleh for a 23-yard score with two seconds left to give visiting Glenbard East an improbable 30-23 victory at Willowbrook Friday in a wild finish.