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Friday, Oct. 28
Playoffs week 1:
Class 4A: Coal City 45, Fenger 7 - F
Class 3A: Oregon 28, Watseka 6 - F
Class 4A: Harper 48, Payton 0 - F
Class 8A: Brother Rice 14, Sandburg 0 - half
Class 8A: Dunbar 66, Taft 26 - F
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Questionable call hurts Wilmington; Winnebago benefits
WILMINGTON — Winnebago quarterback Dylan Daub threw 21 passes Saturday during the Indians’ Class 3A second- round playoff game against Wilmington. Of all the passes he threw, it was a... -
McNamara waltzes into 3rd round with win over Prairie Central
The players on Bishop McNamara might put on a good show if they ever made it on “Dancing with the Stars.” But for the time being, the Fightin’ Irish are... -
High-powered Rochester just too much for Manteno
ROCHESTER — For Manteno to earn a place in the Class 4A quarterfinals, the Panthers were going to need to play with extreme precision. The Panthers did show some moments... -
Stillman Valley ends Coal City’s season
STILLMAN VALLEY — Coal City entered Saturday’s Class 4A second-round matchup wary of Stillman Valley’s rushing attack. That ground game proved to be the final dagger in the Coalers’ season.... -
Second round brings home trap game for Bishop McNamara
Prairie Central is exactly the kind of team that can cause serious problems for a favored team in the playoffs. The Hawks have won six-straight games and avenged a blowout... -
Heavy-hearted Manteno goes on to face Rochester
It has been a trying week for Manteno High School. The tragic loss of the school’s assistant football coach and head wrestling coach Cory Blanchette has made the mood heading... -
Reents, Wilmington face familiar foe
If last week was any indication, Wilmington coach Jeff Reents showed competing against a familiar face can be good for a team’s playoff life. Reents and the Wildcats can expand... -
Will Stillman Valley rush over Coalers?
There won’t be any secret to what 10th-seeded Stillman Valley is going to do offensively against second-seeded Coal City in the pair’s Class 4A second-round matchup on Saturday in Stillman... -
Zinanni joins an elite group — sports staff charts coach’s career
On Friday, Bishop McNamara coach Rich Zinanni became the fifth Illinois coach to win 300 games when his Fightin’ Irish beat Leo, 21-18. We asked former sports editors of The...
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