August 29, 2015 7:49 pm • By Jim Inghram | STLhighschoolsports.com Photo: Ben Loewnau, STLhighschoolsports.com CHICAGO • East St. Louis scored three second-half touchdowns to earn a 28-21 victory against Chicago Simeon Academy on Saturday at Gately Stadium in Chicago’s south side. The Flyers tallied 22 unanswered points to claim a hard-fought win. “We made some adjustments and came out ...
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Three defending champions return to the top of the preseason football rankings. Sacred Heart Griffin (Class 6A), Rochester (4A), and Wilmington (3A) all won championships last season — and each one sat atop their respective classification when the preseason AP Football Polls were released. Stevenson the defending 8A state champion last year, was ranked #2 in Class 8A. The complete Preseason AP Football rankings are ...
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The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce its third class of recipients of the IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award. The 2015-16 honorees include Decatur Tribune Sports Editor J. Thomas McNamara, KOST Broadcast Sales President and long-time IHSA TV producer Jim O’Boye, former Chicago Tribune writer and CLTV host Bob Sakamoto, and the voice of high school sports ...
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