Colin Feeney, Contributing Sports Writer

CARROLLTON - Belleville Althoff Catholic quarterback Jayden Ellington scored two touchdowns and passed for two more, while Logan Thompson took a kickoff back 88 yards for another touchdown as the Crusaders took a 43-21 win over Carrollton in an IHSA Class 1A second-round football playoff game on...

HOFFMAN ESTATES - Ben Leardi converted his second penalty kick goal of the weekend in the 57th minute, but Hinsdale Central scored three goals in the first half, and went on to take the third-place playoff game over Edwardsville 3-1 in the IHSA Class 3A boys soccer finals Saturday morning a...

HOFFMAN ESTATES - Belleville Althoff Catholic boys soccer player Tyler Birdsong came up big for the Crusaders, in much the same way as his dad, head coach Skip Birdsong, came up big for Granite City 34 years ago in an IHSA championship game. In 1990, Skip scored a brace (two goals) to help lea...

HOFFMAN ESTATES - Tyler Birdsong's goal after 22 minutes was the only goal of the match, as the Belleville Althoff Catholic defense and goalkeeper Zach WInkler made it stand up despite very good pressure as the Crusaders won over Lemont 1-0 in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 2A boys soccer semifinals...

HOFFMAN ESTATES - Madj Hamad scored a brilliant goal just eight minutes into the match, but Chicago Lane Tech scored two quick goals shortly after that, and held the lead the rest of the way as the Champions edged the Tigers 3-2 in the second semifinal of the IHSA Class 3A boys soccer state finals...

NORMAL - O'Fallon had a very spirited rally after dropping the opening set, tying the match by winning the second set, but Normal Community West took the final set and defeated the Panthers 25-12, 23-25, 25-21 in the IHSA Class 4A girls volleyball sectional final Thursday night, Nov. 7, 2024, at...

NORMAL - Madison Popelar and Willow Jackson finished in sixth and seventh, respectively, and helped Edwardsville to a second place finish, while O’Fallon qualified fifth in the team standings at the IHSA Class 3A girls Normal Community sectional cross country meet, ran Saturday at Parkside...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's hockey team scored two goals in 40 seconds late in the first period, then another two goals in a 37-second span, including one on the power play, to take an 8-4 win over Collinsville in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association season opener Monday night, Nov...

IHSA PLAYOFFS SUPER-SECTIONALS/QUARTERFINALS NORMAL COMMUNITY AT BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL EDWARDSVILLE 3, NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 2 (AFTER EXTRA TIME, EDWARDSVILLE WINS PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUT 4-2): Parker McMiilian and Ben Leardi scored in the first half for Edwardsville before Naperville...

NORMAL - Gavin Rodgers finished in fifth place for Edwardsville, while O’Fallon won a team spot, and Landon Harris of Granite City qualified as an individual in 16th place in the IHSA Class 3A boys Normal Community sectional cross country meet, held Saturday morning at Parkside Junior...