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Inching closer and closer toward the prep football playoffs
Wheaton Warrenville South players celebrate a touchdown against St. Charles North on Friday. Karen Naess/Shaw Local News Network
Inching closer and closer toward the prep football playoffs

As we inch closer and closer to the IHSA prep football playoffs, we’ve got you covered.

This edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter looks at the latest in a busy time for high school sports.

Which football teams are on the rise?

“Edgy” Tim O’Halloran’s latest prep football column highlights several area teams that have shown quite a bit of improvement from last season.

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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Which area prep football teams are on the rise?
Oct 12, 2025 3:41 pm - It’s hard to believe we just have two weeks of IHSA football left in the regular season. With the postseason approaching quickly, here are some feel-good programs who are on track to have much more success compared to a year ago, and some of the key
 
 

Flag football playoffs march toward state

A bunch of area girls flag football teams are looking to advance in sectional play this week.

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Flag football: Glenbrook South ousts defending state champion Fremd
Oct 13, 2025 9:58 pm - After losing to No. 6-seeded Fremd by 32 points 10 days ago, No. 2 Glenbrook South had to be a little worried when it faced the Vikings in the Buffalo Grove IHSA girls flag football sectional semifinals Monday night. But the Titans (16-2) never backe
 
 

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Flag football: Carmel avenges only loss, beats Libertyville to reach sectional final
Oct 13, 2025 9:23 pm - Take a bow, Luke Anen. Your older sister, Carmel Catholic sophomore linebacker Katherine Anen, praised you after a flag football game Monday afternoon. “He taught me how to dodge,” big sis said of Luke, a freshman lacrosse player at Carmel. Ms. Anen
 
 

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Flag football: Unbeaten Willowbrook, West Aurora advance to sectional final
Oct 13, 2025 9:21 pm - Willowbrook entered Monday’s sectional semifinal with an undefeated record. Sparked by a big-play offense and a tough defense, the Warriors went into the playoffs seeking to top last season’s Elite Eight run. Throughout the regular season, the Warrio
 
 

Local athletes excelling at college

Dave Oberhelman’s College Achievers column highlights University of Illinois offensive lineman T.J. McMillen, a St. Francis graduate.

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College Achievers: Big day for T.J. McMillen in Illini victory
Oct 12, 2025 3:00 pm - T.J. McMillen, a 6-foot-3, 295-pound sophomore football player at the University of Illinois who attended St. Francis High School in Wheaton, drew his first start for the Illini on Oct. 4. In at center for injured senior Josh Kreutz, from Loyola Acad
 
 

Top performances from Week 7

Check out five pretty awesome efforts from the area’s prep football teams last weekend.

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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?
Oct 13, 2025 5:34 pm - The prep football performances just keep getting better around here. As teams tune up for the playoffs — or try to make a run at the playoffs — the top dogs are rising to the occasion. This edition of the High Five looks at some of the area’s best ef
 
 
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