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Now the fun really begins … playoff season has arrived
Hersey's Josh Riggs dives for the endzone after catching a pass last week against Rolling Meadows. Riggs was ruled out of bounds at the 2-yard line. Hersey hosts Payton Friday night to start the 7A playoffs, while Rolling Meadows travels to Riverside-Brookfield in 6A. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Now the fun really begins … playoff season has arrived

The football playoffs kick off Friday night. Boys soccer teams are chasing sectional titles. Girls volleyball teams around the area played for regional championships Thursday night. We’ve got it all covered.

Kevin Schmit looks at the playoff outlook for MSL football teams.

Prep football

Is this the season the MSL breaks through in football?
Oct 30, 2025 5:11 pm - There’s no doubting the athletic prowess of the Mid-Suburban League. But, with the playoffs starting Friday, is this the year the MSL finally breaks through in football? Does the run of disappointments and almosts end with a trophy hoist Thanksgivin
 
 

John Lemon’s five games to watch

Prep football

Five first round high school football playoff games to watch
Oct 30, 2025 1:48 pm - Hinsdale Central (6-3) at South Elgin (7-2) The playoffs are here — and you’ll notice a theme as we bring you five games to watch. We like the matchups between 6-3 and 7-2 type teams much more than 9-0 vs. 5-4 running clock games, and we especially l
 
 

Game previews for Cook County

Prep football

Scouting Cook County first round playoff football games
Oct 29, 2025 1:46 pm - Class 8A No. 31 Elgin (5-4) at No. 2 Barrington (8-1) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Last week: Bartlett 48, Elgon 0; Barrington 38, Hoffman Estates 19 Previous meeting: First meeting Advancement: Winner plays No. 15 Glenbrook South/No. 1
 
 

DuPage County

Prep football

Scouting DuPage County first round playoff football games
Oct 29, 2025 7:53 pm - Class 8A No. 20 York (6-3) at No. 13 Lyons (7-2) When: 7 p.m. Friday About the Dukes: York, Class 8A runner-up last year and a semifinalist the last three seasons, is making its fifth straight playoff appearance. The Dukes, lik
 
 

Fox Valley

Prep football

Scouting Fox Valley first round playoff football games
Oct 30, 2025 12:46 pm - Class 8A No. 31 Elgin (5-4) at No. 2 Barrington (8-1) When: 7 p.m. Friday. Playoff history: Elgin is making its 14th playoff appearance. The Maroons own a 7-12 career record in postseason play. Barrington is making its 30th playoff appe
 
 

Lake County

Soccer

This week brought thrilling boys soccer sectional wins for Stevenson, Schaumburg, West Chicago and more.

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: Stevenson stuns Barrington with late goal, then wins in PKs; Glenbrook North ousts Hersey
Oct 29, 2025 10:23 pm - Stevenson (14-4-2) advanced into the sectional final Saturday morning after its dramatic victory in penalty kicks over Barrington Wednesday night at Roland Goins Stadium in Arlington Heights. In a stunning turn of events, the Patriots would strike th
 
 

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: Rams, Knights pull out OT wins to send both Grayslake schools to sectional championship game
Oct 28, 2025 10:17 pm - It will be an all-Northern Lake County Conference sectional final Friday at William Eiserman Field when league rivals Grayslake Central and North meet in a winner take all contest. Both semifinals Tuesday provided plenty of thrills and excitement bef
 
 

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: Salinas scores late, sends West Chicago past Leyden and into sectional championship game
Oct 29, 2025 10:03 pm - Abraham Salinas said “Hey.” The tireless, relentless West Chicago senior midfielder then made hay seconds later Wednesday afternoon, scoring the game-winner in the Wildcats’ 2-1 upset of top-seeded Leyden in a Class 3A Schaumburg boys soccer sectiona
 
 

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: Schaumburg wins thriller over Hoffman Estates, advances to sectional title game
Oct 29, 2025 10:30 pm - Game two of Wednesday's Class 3A Schaumburg sectional doubleheader had a pair of clubs who had gone a combined 43 seasons since their last sectional appearance. Hoffman Estates last made it in 1992 en route to an Elite Eight berth under Angelo Testo
 
 

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: DelaPaz scores late, sends No. 8 seed St. Charles North past Dundee-Crown, into sectional final
Oct 28, 2025 9:50 pm - Wicho DelaPaz still remembered what his grandpa told him before St. Charles North’s regional final game against Huntley. “Great players show up in big games,” he said. “And I felt like I needed to produce that.” The senior captain didn’t get that opp
 
 

Boys soccer

Boys soccer: South Elgin edges Bartlett on penalties, advances to sectional final
Oct 28, 2025 10:43 pm - Instead of patrolling the net, South Elgin goalkeeper Christian Moscoso closed out the penalty kick round of Tuesday’s Class 3A South Elgin sectional semifinal match against Bartlett from the penalty mark. The junior’s spot kick into the lower left c
 
 

Girls volleyball

John Leusch looks back at an exciting Thursday night on the girls volleyball court and the Cook and Lake champions.

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: St. Viator, Libertyville, Carmel, Fremd, Mundelein, Stevenson, Barrington, Palatine among regional championships
Oct 30, 2025 9:59 pm - St. Viator girls volleyball coach Charlie Curtin went into Thursday's championship match of his No. 1-seeded Lions' own Class 3A regional in Arlington Heights as the school's all-time leader in wins with 354. He also had won the program's most region
 
 
Huntley and St. Charles North were among other regional volleyball champions.

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Huntley cruises to another regional championship
Oct 30, 2025 9:12 pm - Lengthy service runs from multiple players enabled Huntley to find its rhythm and keep the Hononegah offense out of sync during Thursday’s Class 4A girls volleyball regional championship match against the Indians. Middle blocker Summer Massow, libero
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: St. Charles North sweeps Naperville Central in regional final
Oct 30, 2025 10:13 pm - St. Charles North setter Mia McCall has been keeping track of her assist numbers in her phone more and more frequently. The senior and Valparaiso commit has a good reason why, with the milestone of 2,000 career assists inching closer and closer. “It’
 
 
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