Off Season

Off Season

Talyn Taylor, left, and his mom Venus are in the middle of recruiting madness. Talyn, a Geneva sophomore wide receiver, is a 4-star recruit who currently has 12 major college offers, including one from two-time national champion Georgia. Venus is the head softball coach at North Central College in Naperville.

Radtke: 13 college offers have Geneva WR's mom counting their blessings

Sophomore Talyn Taylor, 16, is a 4-star recruit.
Former Prospect and Wheeling coach Brent Pearlman is the new varsity football coach at Grayslake Central.

Football: Grayslake Central, Elk Grove, Conant announce new coaches

Grayslake Central found a pearl.

Coach: One man's look at the Maine South football situation

If I had a dollar for anyone who asked me "Jon, so what do you think of the Maine South football controversy?" I would be a very lucky man.
Beau Desherow, right, Loyola Academy’s new head football coach, celebrates the Ramblers’ 2015 Class 8A championship with his son, Bobby. Beau Desherow served as Loyola defensive line coach at the time.

Loyola Academy grad, dad named new Ramblers football coach

Robert "Beau" Desherow, a 1993 graduate of Loyola Academy and its defensive line coach during the 2015 and 2018 Class 8A title runs, was named the Ramblers' new head football coach on March 15.
Maine South is forfeiting nine wins from the 2022 season after an investigation found multiple players from outside the attendance area played for the Hawks.

Maine South football sanctioned by IHSA, forfeits 9 wins

Maine South High School's football program is facing sanctions after an investigation involving the Park Ridge school revealed that multiple players violated rules by playing for the team while living outside its attendance area.
Anthony Donatucci, left, has been named varsity football coach at James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates.
Conant names new varsity football coach
Anthony Donatucci, a longtime leader on the James B. Conant High School football field, has been named the school's new head coach beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.
Miles Osei
Osei leaves Elk Grove for Kankakee
Miles Osei is changing his address this summer.
Elgin native Dave Huxtable was hired this week as a senior defensive assistant coach by the Atlanta Falcons.
Elgin native Huxtable lands 1st NFL job
Elgin native and 1975 Larkin High School graduate Dave Huxtable, a career college football coach, has landed his first NFL job.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins runs near Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during the first half of Monday night’s football game. Hamlin, now in critical condition, was injured on the play.
With Damar Hamlin's collapse in mind, high schools have emergency plans in place
After the Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during Monday's football game, high school officials throughtout the area reiterated the importance of safety measures they have in place for athletic events.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
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Junior Tommy Guczal kicks during football practice at Deerfield High School Wednesday.
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