IC Catholic Preps

Here is the Suburban Life All-Area football team.

Notre Dame continued to show IC Catholic's Dominik Hulak he was a priority for the Fighting Irish, which is why he committed in November. Plus more notes on Brother Rice's Conor Kenzinger, St. Laurence's Aaron Ball, De La Salle's David Coffey and Joliet Catholic's HJ Grigsby.

The CCL/ESCC had plenty of talent that led to three state championships in the megaconference. Meet Friday Night Drive’s 2023 All-CCL/ESCC team.

Here is the 2023 Suburban Life newspaper All-Area girls volleyball team.

The CCL/ESCC divisions are set for the next two years and 13 teams will be changing divisions. The new divisions are pending a vote that is set to take place in December on whether to approve a proposal to move the IHSA to a district model.

Byron and Mt. Carmel are likely to put on some fireworks Friday. Steve Soucie previews the Class 3A title game.

The 2023-2024 boys basketball season tips off this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2023 IHSA Class 4A playoffs.

The girls basketball season starts this week. Here are preview capsules for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

IC Catholic hosted St. Laurence in Class 4A football quarterfinals in Elmhurst on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

Breese Mater Dei relied on its length and defense to end IC Catholic’s dream of a state championship Saturday in the Class 2A state-title match.

IC Catholic’s journey toward the Class 2A volleyball state championship match took some sharp and dramatic turns in the playoffs.None of those dramatics were necessary as the Knights (36-3) relied on their veteran leadership to roll over Carmi to reach the state tile match.

IC Catholic takes on Carmi-White County in the 2A state volleyball semifinal Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. IC Catholic won in straight sets to advance to Saturday's final.

There's definitely some unexpected names left in the Class 4A draw. Can they keep the dream alive and move into the semifinals? Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinals of the 2023 IHSA Class 4A playoffs.

Here are previews and picks of the quarterfinal matchups for each Suburban Life area team.