Wheaton North had two goals in the first 12 minutes of play, and Batavia answered with two of its own to end both team's DuKane Conference opener in a tie.

Boys track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Girls track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

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The 2026 girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

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The 2026 softball season is underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Glenbard North connected on 10 3-pointers in the first half, jumped out to a 15-point first-quarter lead and never looked back in beating Wheaton North 77-58 in the Class 4A regional final at St. Charles North.

Jon Clayton and Ben Gillmar each dropped 18 points to help Wheaton North come away with a 64-51 victory over St. Charles North in a Class 4A regional semifinal to take the season series.

IC Catholic Prep’s Max Cumbee and Brody Kelly became two-time state champions and Frank Nitti and Aiden Arnett won titles for the first time during Saturday’s IHSA boys wrestling state finals at Champaign’s State Farm Center.

Lake Park put together a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Wheaton North for a 40-23 victory in Friday's Class 4A Lake Park Regional final between the DuKane Conference foes. Brea Moore led the Falcons with 11 points.

Facing a nine-point halftime deficit, Ben Gillmar's rebound slam with just over a minute left gave Wheaton North a late lead it would hold on to against Glenbard North Wednesday.

After getting taken out of the game after two straight turnovers, Ben Peterson turned it around with 17 points to help Geneva take a 62-47 victory over Wheaton North.

Wheaton Warrenville South’s David Showman and AJ Rogers combined to put on a two-man offensive show in the fourth quarter on Friday night, combining for 22 points to lift the Tigers to a thrilling 56-54 comeback win over Wheaton North.

St. Charles East had six individual regional champions and 11 wrestlers advance to sectionals while also holding off a surging Glenbard West to take the team title at the 3A St. Charles East Regional.

Ben Gillmar went off for a career-high 28 points, while a switch to a full-court defense helped Wheaton North put some distance between St. Charles North in a 58-49 victory in DuKane Conference play.

St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto won his fourth straight conference title, while the Saints dominated the competition to claim their fifth DuKane Conference championship in a row on Thursday.

Oturo Redento had a tip-in at the buzzer, sending Glenbard North past Wheaton North 53-51 for the DuKane Conference-leading Panthers' fifth straight win.

In his first varsity start Friday night at Wheaton North, Geneva junior David Udoiwod had the game of his life, knocking down five 3-pointers in the first half on his way to a career-best 32 points as the Vikings picked up a key DuKane Conference victory.

Tony Balanganayi proved to be too much to handle Saturday, scoring 26 points to lead Palatine past Wheaton North 59-42 in the Jack Tosh Tournament.

Nursing a 1-point lead heading into the final quarter of its opening game of the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic at Wheaton North, the host Falcons scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter and never looked back in a 42-35 win over Palatine on Monday morning.

Zach Rogers scored nine points down the stretch, including 6-for-6 from the free-throw line, and had a big steal late to lead Wheaton Warrenville South to a pulse-pounding 43-42 DuKane Conference victory over visiting Wheaton North before an overflow crowd.

Henry Schlickman put up a game-high 23 points, which included knocking down two buzzer-beating 3-pointers to help Wheaton North to a 65-31 victory over St. Charles East.

As the 2025-2026 boys basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

As the 2025-2026 girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Donato Gatses rushed for 264 yards and five touchdowns, as Glenbard North scored TDs on its first four second-half possessions to rally past Wheaton North 39-20.

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Sam Hill led the St. Charles North boys to its first ever DuKane Conference championship, while Batavia reclaimed its girls title and Kara Glenn secured another individual title for the North Stars in the girls race at Lake Park's East Campus.

Wheaton North came back from 14 points down and won 21-20 against Geneva, ending not only its four-game skid but also likely the Vikings’ four-year playoff streak.

As the regular season comes to a close, here are some under-the-radar players who have made a huge impact this fall on Suburban Life-area soccer teams.

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Sarahi Carlos threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 111 yards, while West Aurora stopped a game-tying conversion with 11 seconds left to secure a 20-19 victory over Wheaton North for the Hoffman Estates Regional flag football title.

Glenbard West is set to play district rival Glenbard North twice in less than a week's time – the second in the upcoming regionals. That, plus notes on Downers Grove North, Wheaton North and Westmont in Chris Walker's soccer notebook.

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Wheaton Warrenville South's Owen Yorke accounted for both scores against Wheaton, racking up 236 yards on 28 carries in the Tigers' 14-0 rivalry win.

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Senior Isha Patel shot a 2-under 70 to earn medalist honors and pace Lake Park to a record-setting team score of 305 to dethrone St. Charles North as DuKane Conference champions.

Lake Park fended off Geneva and Wheaton Warrenville South in a three-way battle while St. Charles North's Caden Shanahan was the solo champion at the DuKane Conference boys golf championship on Tuesday.

St. Charles North scored three touchdowns covering 70-plus yards in a 4½-minute span in the second quarter to build a four-touchdown lead on its way to a convincing 34-12 victory over DuKane Conference foe Wheaton North Wheaton North in Wheaton.

Wheaton Warrenville South senior twins Katie and Zoe Dragas have been teammates for volleyball and pretty much every other sport they’ve played. While they prepare to play apart in college, they are helping to unify another WW South roster with all four classes represented.

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Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 3 of the 2025 high school football season

Alexzandria Richardson kicked off the game with an 86-yard rushing touchdown, one of three scores she had on the night, and St. Charles North never looked back to take a 43-14 victory over Wheaton North.

With quarterback Jake Johnson out with an injury, Wheaton North fed Max Serbick early and often, and his 308 yards and three touchdowns on 48 carries made the difference in a 30-20 win over Lake Park on Friday at Rexilius Field.

Semin Razman snapped a scoreless tie with a five-yard shot early in the second half and assisted a second goal, as Wheaton Warrenville South beat Wheaton North 2-0 to win the Wheaton Cup for the sixth straight year.

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Wheaton North had a 24-yard field goal for the tie with 39.1 seconds left hit the left upright as Stevenson held on for a 10-7 win.

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Sophomore Armando Jarquin, one of many young and fresh faces for the Wheaton North soccer team, scored two goals with the game-winner in the Falcons' first win over Geneva in three years. That, plus notes on Hinsdale South, Glenbard West and more in Chris Walker's soccer notes.