It was a statement playoff run for St. Laurence and a respectable title-game loss for a program striving to join the elite. The combined total of 97 points is a Class 4A state title game record.

Upwardly mobile Milltown secured Division 1 status for the first time in 137 years with a four-goal salvo against relegated ...

Here’s what to know about the Class 4A high school football state championship game between Rochester and Burbank St. Laurence. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Friday at Hancock Stadium in Normal.

Brother Rice needed to sweep St. Laurence (26-5, 12-2) in the final two-game series of the conference season and did just that to win its first Catholic League Blue title since 2022.

St. Laurence (10-3) The Vikings pulled out a 24-20 win over IC Catholic in the quarterfinals and then defeated Wheaton Academy 31-30 in the semifinals to advance.

Sallins and Milltown enjoyed hugely significant wins but there was disappointment for Leixlip and Kilcock in the final round ...