Close call. Free kick. Marquette is 1A soccer champ.
The Class 1A boys' soccer state title in IL goes to Marquette HS in Alton. Ending was exciting, given a close call by a linesman.
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Neuqua Valley coach achieves 500th win
Coaching girls' volleyball teams to 500 wins is a rare achievement, but Kelly Simon at Neuqua Valley H.S. in Naperville hit the mark on Oct. 6.
Lincoln Library has oral history of IL h.s. sports
An extensive oral history (a series of interviews) has been published by the Lincoln Presidential Library about high school sports in IL.
Chicago Hope Acad. wins another game by forfeit
Citing safety concerns amid Chicago violence, a 2nd school has forfeited a football game scheduled against Hope Academy.
27 IL football teams undefeated for regular season
About 3 dozen IL high school varsity football teams are undefeated after 8 games of a 9-game regular season, which concludes this weekend.
Football participation down in Chicago suburbs
High school football participation is down. Research that shows the sport leads to higher concussion and lower mental functioning is to blame.
21 students on the 1st football team in 29 years
Welcome the Madison HS Trojans, the 1st football team at the small high school near St. Louis in 29 years!
Illinois’s top cheerleading teams of 2016-17
IL has cheerleading champions: Belvidere North, Lincoln-Way East, Lemont, Central (Breese). Congrats to the 100 teams that competed in Bloomington.
3 IL fall teams join the list of state champs
A few teams this fall are celebrating the winning of a state championship for the first time in their school's history.
IL has football champs in classes 1A to 4A
Football title games are under way in Champaign, IL. 1A: Forreston; 2A: Dee-Mack; 3A: IC Catholic. 4A game to come today. 5A–8A Saturday.