Here are our picks to win the state-title football games this weekend, including the Class 1A title game which includes ...

The Panthers; the history; the opponent; the keys. Here is everything you need to know about Lena-Winslow's Class 1A state ...

The two most explosive running backs in the NIC-10 aren’t really running backs. Ben Bucher is a hybrid safety who is asked to both defend the deepest passes and also stuff running plays at the line.

When the playoffs began three weeks ago, the biggest question about Byron in Class 3A was whether the defending champion Tigers were the best team in the state or the second best. The answer ...

Four Rockford-area teams battled in the state quarterfinals this weekend, and the stars that were left did all they could to help keep their teams alive. Lena-Winslow soars to 7th straight semi ...

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The game a lot of people from Byron have been anticipating for a long time has actually arrived. Defending state champ Byron at powerhouse Lombard Montini in the IHSA Class 3A state playoffs.

Every week we learn something new about our Rockford-area high school football teams. In the playoffs, the things we learn can be fatal, sending a team home for the season, or life-giving, helping ...

LOMBARD — Some were calling it the Game of the Year before it was even played. It did not disappoint. Top-ranked and defending Class 3A state champion Byron scored a touchdown with 10.5 seconds ...

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Coal City gave the ball to Landin Benson 37 times. He never ran that far. But he always seemed to run far enough, grinding Boylan down in the second half for a 33-10 victory Saturday in the second ...