Jeff DeGraw

Behind the three-four individual finish from Jack Roberts and Justin Falejczyk in identical time of 16:41.70, Lincoln-Way East defeated Wheaton North 44-46 in this 21-team meet at Lockport.

Yorkville's season-opening shutout streak was stopped, but the Foxes (3-0) still beat Plainfield South 34-21.

A hot, sunny morning greeted all the runners at the 50th Annual Plainfield Central Invitational on Saturday, but the weather didn’t matter to the Lockport girls, who placed four runners in the top nine to win the team title.

While it's no easy task to narrow it down to just a handful, here are five of the top girls and five of the top boys cross country runner across The Hearld-News area.

Here is a look at the season ahead for The Herald-News’ girls and boys cross country teams.

The Panthers (3-0) had drives of eleven and nine plays in the first half, but the West (1-2) defense held them at bay and stopped both drives on fourth down situations.

It was expected to be a low-scoring game Saturday between Oswego and Joliet West, and it was exactly as advertised.

It was the 5th-annual ‘Strike Out Cancer Day’ in honor of the Mark Staehely Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

On a cold, windy Saturday night, the Bolingbrook Raiders and Oswego Panthers put on quite a show for the fans as the Raiders advanced to the quarterfinal of the IHSA Class 8A football playoffs with a 31-28 overtime win.