Mooseheart senior running back Jonell Crump breaks away from the Christian Life defense on a 65-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of the Ramblers 46-36 victory over the Eagles. Crump finished the game with 229 yards and five touchdowns. Mooseheart (2-0) travels to Luther North on Saturday.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Week four Honor Roll

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Chicagoland Top 40

Saturday, September 19, 2009

No. 5 Lincoln-Way East 42,

No. 14 Lockport 7

Winkler to Robertson! LWE sophs roll!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Note to our readers

Due to illness, Premium Preps football man Drake Skleba was unable to cover the Stevenson/Lake Forest game Thursday night. He has listed himself as probable for the Lockport/Lincoln-Way East game Friday. Get better Drake!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

No. 14 Lockport (3-0, 1-0) a t

No. 5 Lincoln-Way East (3-0, 1-0) Friday preview

Must-see games for Week 4

Wednesday. September 16, 2009

No. 13 Stevenson (3-0, 1-0)

at Lake Forest (1-2, 1-0), 7:30 p.m.

Week three honor roll

Monday, September 14, 2009

Chicagoland Top 40

Saturday, September 12, 2009

No. 3 Glenbard W. 28, No. 5 Hinsdale C. 25

Sophomore "Hitters" blank Hinsdale C.

No. 27 Lockport 41, No. 2 Bolingbrook 14

Lockport sophs improve to 3-0

Thursday, September 10, 2009

North Chicago program suspended

Week 3 must see games/Drake's picks

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Games of the week

Week two honor roll

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Chicagoland Top 40

Northside cross country

Monday, September 7, 2009

Pineda-Youniss wins Wis. invitational

Girls team packs in meaningful runs

Rebel Invitational photo gallery

Prep football

Premium Preps photo by Dave Surico

Prospect quarterback Miles Osei gets ready to let a pass fly while York's Matt Williams applies pressure. The host Knights posted a 41-27 win on opening night of the high school football season.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

DG South sophs run past Glenbard West

#4 Glenbard W. 27, #19 Downers Grove S. 14

September 5, 2009

# 2 Maine S. 27, #1 Wheaton Warrenville S. 9

Maine South, Wheaton South sophs tie 21-21

September 4, 2009

DGS vs. Glenbard West preview

September 3, 2009

WWS vs. Maine South preview

Must see week two games/Drake's picks

September 2, 2009

Premium Preps State Rankings--Week One

September 1, 2009

Week one Honor Roll

Click here to check out the top state-wide performances from week one.

August 31, 2009

In the Red Zone--Illinois

Football Titans Collide Friday

Premium Preps Chicagoland Top 40

Sacred Heart-Griffin 28, Montini14

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starting line-ups; game summary and quotes.

Montini sophs rally past
Sacred Heart-Griffin for 20-19 win

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August 30, 2009

No. 15 Naperville C. 25

No. 33 Waubonsie Valley 17

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quarters; starting line-ups; summary; quotes; and stats.

Naperville C. sophs best Waubonsie 13-7

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August 29, 2009

No. 3 Wheaton Warrenville South 34

No. 2 Hinsdale Central 26

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quarters; starting line-ups; summary; quotes; and stats.

Odom, Wheaton Warrenville South

sophs roll past Hinsdale Central

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August 28, 2009

Game of the week previews & weekend picks

The top games broken down; and 100 game predictions from our fearless prognosticator Drake Skleba.

Chicagoland Top 40 schedule

In the Red Zone

Bolingbrook is number one!

August 27, 2009

Northside Cross Country

Pineda-Youniss sets pace for Northside

Newcomer Provax makes a

strong first impression

Time trial photo gallery

August 25, 2009

Prep football

Drake Skleba's Prep Football

Chicagoland Top 40 preseason poll

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Youth football

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August 26, 2009

Addison Cowboys show

pluck against tough opponents

Cowboys surrender age, weight, gain experience

Addison Cowboys vs.

Bartlett Raiders photo gallery

August 22, 2009

Premium Preps photo by Ed Muniz

Cowboy coach Ron Maxwell is looking forward to the upcoming season.

Addison Cowboys are

ready for some football

By Ed Muniz
Premium Preps correspondent

Can you feel it? You know; that gridiron madness that creeps up on you every year right about this time. If so, head over to Community Park in Addison, Illinois, and see if you can find a parking spot.

The Addison Cowboys have begun practicing for the up-coming season and a large number of parents blanket the sidelines watching every detail of practice. Yup, that gridiron madness is very contagious.

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August 20, 2009

High school girls golf

New Trier triumphs in

rain-shortened Prospect Invitational

Click here for tournament report and photo gallery.

August 19,2009

Northside Prep celebrates its Whitney Young regional title last fall.

Northside Prep runners hope

to make history repeat itself

Special to Premium Preps

The Northside Prep boys cross country team enjoyed the sweet taste of success in 2008. The Mustangs won their first IHSA regional, and broke the school record for wins.

They've got their aim locked on another memorable season, but the task will not be easy. With three of their top 12 runners from 2008 graduated (Jon Kittaka, Craig Melhuse and Simon Vecchioni), Northside knows it's got work to be done.

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August 12, 2009

In the Red Zone by Drake Skleba

Hope springs eternal

By Drake Skleba

Wednesday an annual ritual that brings great joy to football fans began on practice fields throughout the state. The first day of football practice commenced at 563 Illinois high schools; from Galena to Cairo; from Zion to East Saint Louis; and all points in between.

From early workouts without pads, through the dreaded two-a-days, leading up to the final preparations for the opening game, Illinois’ gridiron warriors began toiling in the hot August sun.

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August 7, 2009

Football up next for Premium Preps

On August 12 563 Illinois high school football teams begin their first day of practice. Each of those 563 unblemished football squads share a single dream. They all want to play for a state championship on Thanksgiving weekend in Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois.

Drake Skleba will be there for the journey as Premium Preps' new high school correspondent. Drake will provide in-depth game coverage of our Friday and Saturday game of the week. His reports will include: starting line ups; complete game statistics; a quarter-by-quarter game report; and post-game interviews with coaches, players and fans from both teams.

The sideline reports highlight Premium Preps' seven-day-a-week coverage which will include features like: The Coaches Corner, a weekly forum for the area's top head coaches; sophomore game coverage; and state rankings.

Drake will also blog about the big games statewide each week.

“Are you ready for some football?” We are!

Check Drake Skleba out at www.premiumpreps.com!

July 5, 2009

Tornados find positives in defeat

Local teens put up a whale of a fight against Windsor

By Darryl Mellema

It was Independence Day in the U.S. with a weather forecast from the English rugby season.

They came together at the Chicago Blaze Rugby Club’s grounds in Lemont, where a pair of Windsor Boys School teams played Illinois teams.

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Chicago Select squeaks by Windsor

Big second half delivers one-point win

By Darryl Mellema

Forcing and taking advantage of mistakes, and then creating opportunities of their own, a Chicago Select squad squeaked out a 23-22 victory over the Windsor Boys School team on the Fourth of July at the Illinois Blaze Rugby Club’s grounds.

“We didn’t know what was going to happen with the rain and everything for those of us in the back line," Chicago Select player Matt Lancor said. “It’s nice to win, definitely.”

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Rugby not the only thing on Windsor agenda

By Darryl Mellema

American hospitality showed no bounds as Chicago-area rugby players and their families hosted two teams of tourists from the Windsor Boys School in England.

Not only did the U.S. teams house, feed and provide some sightseeing for their visitors, they also somehow managed to arrange for some very British weather as well.

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Tornados, Chicago Select vs. Windsor photos I

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Tornados, Chicago Select vs. Windsor photos II

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June 29, 2009

The British are coming!

Illinois Tornado select sides to host Windsor July 4

By Darryl Mellema

There’s something very all-American about the Fourth of July. The sights and sounds are very familiar: fireworks; picnics; patriotic music; rugby teams going hard at each other.

Huh?

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June 6, 2009

PremiumPreps photo courtesy of Cindy Hoff

Despite loss, U-19 Tornados pass test

Wisconsin retakes Cody Cup with 17-0 win

By Phil English

They were bloodied and bruised. And in the end they were on the down side of a 17-0 score against the Wisconsin select team.

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U-17 Tornados drop opener

Wisconsin posts a hard-fought 12-5 win

By Phil English

There were no hanging heads, or second-guesses minutes after the Illinois Tornados under-17 select team dropped a 12-5 decision to the Wisconsin select side Saturday morning at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

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June 5, 2009

Illinois select rugby

iYRA Tornadoes seek to retain the Cody Cup

But tough, older Wisconsin u-19 squad has other plans

By Phil English

There’s little question that the Illinois Tornados under-19 select team will have their hands full in their annual Cody Cup match with Wisconsin Cows select team Saturday .

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Illinois u-17 select speed key against cheesy foes

Wisconsin Cows meet Tornados in clash at Toyota Park

By Phil English

The fruits of Nolan Day’s efforts, his Illinois Tornados all-state under-17 rugby team, will be proudly on display at 9 a.m. Saturday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

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Illinois Youth Rugby Association

Complete state tournament coverage

Thursday, May 28

A middle school barnburner in Lemont

Arlington, Palatine co-op tied 31-31 with 90 seconds to play

By Gary Larsen

The wildest game played on Monday no doubt occurred on the elevated pitch in Lemont.

The Arlington Stallions ultimately topped the Palatine co-op squad, 41-31, in a middle school contest that was tied 31-31 with only 90 seconds left in regulation.

“I told you it would be a good one,” said Arlington coach Dan Bartlett.

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Waubonsie beats Montini for Tier 2 title

Warriors claim 16-12 win in rubber game with rival Broncos

By Curt Herron

Waubonsie Valley and Montini had split in two regular season meetings but the teams got another chance to determine who was better.

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Montini's best team yet battled Waubonsie

Galik and company left it on the field in a 16-12 loss

By Gary Larsen

It didn’t end the way Montini would have liked, but the Broncos gave Tier 2 champion Waubonsie Valley all it could handle on Monday.

“We played our hearts out, and that’s all we could have done,” said Montini’s Kenny Galik.

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Wednesday, May 27

Morton finally beats Renegades

Mustangs claim 15-5 win to finish third in Tier 1

By Curt Herron

Third-place games aren't always that big of a deal, especially for teams who are disappointed since they could be playing for titles.

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