Wheaton Academy Preps

Lyons senior wide receiver/defensive back Travis Stamm and Downers Grove North senior linebacker/running back Jake Gregorio were among Suburban Life area football players named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams released Wednesday.

St. Francis junior Mackenzie Krzus had to watch from the stands last season as the Spartans won the Class 3A state title. Krzus was very ready and so were her Spartans teammates as they swept Wheaton Academy 26-24, 25-20 Thursday to win the Class 3A sectional title.

Here are previews and picks for all the second-round games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Northern Illinois commit Kianna Shields made sure not to just defend but to score as Wheaton Academy topped Burlington Central 25-22, 20-25, 25-20 in the semifinals of the Class 3A St. Viator Sectional. The Warriors advance to face St. Francis, who beat St. Viator 25-9, 25-17.

Wheaton Academy only led by eight points at halftime, but a big defensive effort in the second half produced four turnovers and a 55-19 win against Sandwich in their Class 4A first-round playoff game Friday.

Here are previews and picks for all the first-round games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 4A playoffs.

Here are previews and picks for Week 8's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

There is only one week left to earn a spot in the postseason, and plenty of Suburban Life area teams still are battling for a spot. Here are where teams stand before Week 9 kicks off.

Ottawa High School’s wait for sporting glory is over, as the boys golf team won the Class 2A final for the school's first state title. Burlington Central was third, while Marmion's Regan Konen won a three-man playoff to repeat as Class 2A individual champion.

Jeremy Johanik's 46-yard interception return for a touchdown highlighted a dominant defensive effort as Wheaton Academy shut out Aurora Christian 41-0 to clinch the Chicagoland Christian Conference title.

Here are previews and picks for Week 8's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

There are only two weeks left to earn a spot in the postseason, and plenty of Suburban Life area teams still are battling for a spot. Here are where teams stand before Week 8 kicks off.

Here are previews and picks for Week 7's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 6's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 5's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Wheaton Academy has been a consistently winning soccer program, and the Warriors are once again off to a strong 10-1 start. That and more in Bob Narang's soccer notebook.

Here are previews and picks for Week 4's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 3's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Wheaton Academy senior Jeremy Johanik is the third brother to don the Warriors' uniform, and is a two-way starter for a Warriors' team eyeing another deep playoff run after reaching the Class 4A semifinals. That, plus notes on 2-0 Montini, Benet and Fenwick from Bob Narang.

Here is a previews and picks for Week 2's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Sept. 3 in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Hannah Kenny had 12 kills, 16 assists and 11 digs to lead Willowbrook volleyball past Young in three sets, and Nazareth won four of five doubles matches to beat Wheaton Academy tennis in a dual meet.

Here is a previews and picks for Week 1's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2024 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2024 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here is the schedule of upcoming games and matches for the week of Aug. 26 in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Who will be the top dog after Aurora Christian, Wheaton Academy and Hope Academy shared the title? Can Wheaton Academy and Hope Academy match their playoff runs? And can Marian get to the playoffs? Team breakdowns, players to watch and more in the Chicagoland Christian preview.

Here is the 2024 Suburban Life All-Area baseball team.

The Sycamore baseball team met Wheaton Academy in the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinal Wednesday at the Sycamore Community Sports Complex.

Glenbard West turned the tables on last year's lacrosse supersectional loss to Wheaton Academy with a 9-2 win in Tuesday night’s Hoffman Estates supersectional.

Burlington Central scored five goals in the second half to break out of a scoreless halftime game, and beat Wheaton Academy 5-0 in the Class 2A Hinsdale South Supersectional to end the Warriors' unbeaten season and reach the state semifinals.

Westmont's Abraham Johnson, Wheaton Warrenville-South's Amari Williams, Hinsdale Central's Aden Bandukwala, and Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial and 4x800-meter relay team each came away from Saturday's meet with a state title.

Wheaton Academy turned two Elly Andrews free kicks into goals, and went on to a 3-0 win over St. Francis in Saturday's Class 2A Lemont Sectional final.

Wheaton Academy built a five-goal lead over Benet after one quarter and went on to an 18-5 win in the Cary-Grove Sectional championship boys lacrosse match on Saturday.

Aidan Wyzard and Dylan Hodges each won four events, while Eli Crome qualified in three to help lead Sycamore to a sectional title. Dale Johnson qualified in two distance events for Sterling, and 11 1,600 runners qualified.

Area teams including Marmion Academy, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Sterling, Dixon, Mendota, Plano, Sycamore, Wheaton Academy and St. Francis were at Sycamore High School Thursday to compete in the IHSA Class 2A boys track sectional.

Willowbrook senior Evan Weder has high hopes for the high jump, aiming to become the program's third All-Stater in the event and eyeing the outdoor school record. That, Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South lead girls conference champs and more in Bill Stone's track notes.

It was seven years, 11 months and 27 days since Lyons last lost a West Suburban Silver game. York finally got the best of Lyons on Monday, winning in a penalty shootout to clinch the conference title. That, plus notes on Wheaton North, Glenbard West and more from Chris Walker.

St. Charles East senior Tiernan Price captured the No. 1 singles championship, and the Saints edged Geneva to capture the team title Saturday at their own invite.

St. Francis is currently riding a five-game winning streak – and is thinking ahead to a possible run at a state title. That, plus Wheaton Academy close to matching last year's 15-game win streak plus notes on Lyons and Glenbard East from Bob Narang.

For the second straight season, Wheaton Academy has ripped off a long winning streak, this one 11 straight wins since dropping its season opener. That, plus notes on Wheaton North, Lemont and Nazareth baseball from Bob Narang.

The boys track and field season is heading outdoors, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2024 girls track and field season goes outdoors soon. Here are previews of teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Senior second baseman Braeden Groszek taking on a bigger role this spring for Glenbard West, two-time defending state champion Nazareth off to 8-0 start, plus baseball notes on Benet and Wheaton Academy from Bob Narang.

The 2024 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2024 girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Crystal Lake South faces Wheaton Academy in the Class 3A Cary-Grove Boys Basketball Regional Championship game on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at Cary-Grove High School.

Wheaton Academy faces Cary-Grove in a IHSA Class 3A Cary-Grove Boys Basketball Regional game on Wed. Feb21, 2024, at Cary-Grove High School.

The stages are set for both the boys and girls wrestling IHSA individual state tournaments. Here is a list of wrestlers from the Suburban Life coverage area who will compete in their respective state tournaments.