Francis Ruettiger is the strength and conditioning coach of the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers. Francis’ brother, Dan, was immortalized in the film “Rudy” about a pint-sized nobody who made the ...

CHATHAM — The East St. Louis Flyers don’t just walk onto a football field. They saunter, and with good reason. The Flyers are a nationally-ranked powerhouse that, under Illinois High School ...

PAWNEE — It was just a matter of instincts. Junior tight end Rylen McNinch pulled down a one-handed catch before barreling into the end zone on Amboy's opening possession and the Clippers sailed ...

WILLIAMSVILLE — The Williamsville football team took a little longer than it wanted but eventually warmed up in a 49-14 victory over Carlinville in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs at ...

JACKSONVILLE — Tyler Pollock had never been in this situation before in high school, but he knew exactly what to do. The Belleville Althoff sophomore midfielder catapulted the Crusaders to the ...

Here is the high school football playoff schedule for teams in the Springfield-area. This page will be updated with dates and times as they become known. Week 9 top takeaways:What we learned in ...