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Get ready for Week 7
Fremd’s Zach Tofilon carries the opening kickoff during the Vikings’ game against Conant, which was played in Palatine on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)
Get ready for Week 7

We head into the final third of the high school football regular season with plenty of coverage for you.

Kevin Schmit’s column

Prep football

Schmit: There’s a playoff football bracket of death, and it’s not Class 8A
Oct 01, 2026 4:42 pm - Imagine you’re Hersey, Prospect or Downers Grove North, just minding your own business in the midst of an unbeaten prep football season. It’s looking pretty good, right? You already know it’s a playoff season, one where you’re destined to be among t
 
 

Talking football with ‘Edgy’ Tim

Prep football

Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Order restored in the North Suburban, looking back on Geneva-Batavia, Montini’s title chances
Sep 30, 2026 5:14 pm - It’s time again to talk with “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran. The Rivals prep football expert is back to discuss the latest local news from the gridiron. “Edgy” and Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit break down the North Suburban Conference, the best player i
 
 

Mike McGraw’s Top 25 and feature on Downers Grove North lineman Tyler Engstler

Prep football

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 7
Sep 30, 2026 10:06 am - Brother Rice tops Mount Carmel in the rivalry — and the rankings — as St. Rita and Sandburg return to the Top 25. Last week’s rankings in parentheses. 1. Lincoln-Way East 6-0 (1): Griffins have scored at least 38 points four weeks in a row a
 
 

Prep football

Purple lanes: Three-year starter Engstler paves way for DGN success
Sep 29, 2026 6:48 pm - Downers Grove North has been through an impressive run of athletic success, and not just in football. Senior offensive tackle Tyler Engstler is a good representative of that Purple Surge. He has older siblings who starred in basketball and volleyball
 
 

Week 7 game previews

Prep football

Daily Herald Week 7 high school football previews
Oct 01, 2026 1:09 pm - Hersey (6-0, 2-0) at Elk Grove (2-4, 0-2) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Last week: Hersey beat Wheeling 1-0; Buffalo Grove 31, Elk Grove 14 Last year: Hersey 54, Elk Grove 14 Outlook: Hersey is going to have to shake off a little rust after t
 
 

Five Week 7 games to watch

Prep football

Five Week 7 high school football games to watch
Oct 01, 2026 1:07 pm - West Aurora (4-2) at South Elgin (5-1) This matchup has decided the Upstate Eight Conference West race the past two seasons. With both teams sitting at 4-0 in conference, this year looks no different. West Aurora took the title in 2024, the Storm la
 
 

Daily Herald’s expanded Top 20

Prep football

Daily Herald expanded football Top 20
Sep 30, 2026 12:13 pm - 1. Downers Grove North (6-0) Beat Oak Park-River Forest 41-0 / at York The Trojans continue making good teams look bad and excellent teams appear average, notching their second straight shutout last week. Grant Georgas supplied much of the offense w
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Comfortable in new role, Neill powers Fremd past Hersey
Oct 01, 2026 9:43 pm - When junior Harper Neill entered the Fremd girls volleyball program two years ago, she had only played the libero position since beginning the sport at a young age. But Vikings coach Pete Gavin had different plans for the Loyola recruit. He has playe
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Libertyville takes Stevenson’s best shot, stays perfect
Sep 30, 2026 9:11 pm - Elle Knight had nine kills, four blocks and, unofficially, at least one shove absorbed Wednesday night. Relax. The Libertyville senior outside hitter was in no danger. Junior middle hitter Vivian Lang playfully delivered the shove after one of Knight
 
 

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Sutter, a proponent of being ‘really positive,’ keeps faith as St. Charles North edges St. Charles East
Oct 01, 2026 1:41 pm - St. Charles North’s Ellie Sutter spent the past two seasons in the background. Sutter and her teammates had a front-row seat to The Haley Burgdorf Show before she departed for Penn State. Now, it’s Sutter’s turn to have the lead role. And she’s enjoy
 
 

Girls and boys golf regionals

Boys golf

Boys golf: Murray, Prospect handle rain to claim regional championships
Sep 30, 2026 5:27 pm - On a rainy day, Prospect’s Ryan Murray was the only player to keep his head above water. A 90-minute delay to the start due to heavy rain, and intermittent rain throughout the rest of the day, couldn’t ground Murray. The senior shot a two-under 68 to
 
 

Girls golf

Girls golf: Barrington’s Wallace fires 29 on back 9, sets course record while winning regional title; Stevenson goes low to take team crown
Sep 29, 2026 6:15 pm - From the time she was five, Reese Wallace could always be found playing golf with her grandfather William Lim at Bonnie Dundee Golf Club in Carpentersville. Lim, who is now 83, was on hand Tuesday for the girls Class 2A regional at Bonnie Dundee. And
 
 

Girls golf

Girls golf: ‘Steady’ Gutierrez dominates regional as St. Charles North, Conant and Geneva advance to sectionals
Sep 29, 2026 6:36 pm - Madeline Gutierrez was the best player on the course at the Class 2A Conant regional at Fox Run Golf Links, and it wasn’t particularly close. The Conant junior paced the field Tuesday afternoon by seven strokes, riding an eagle on the 11th hole to a
 
 
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