Daily Herald Preps

@dhpreps

The Daily Herald's coverage of high school sports in the suburbs.

Suburbs of Chicago

Joined February 2011

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 24

Countdown to prep football: Six awesome season openers dailyherald.com/20250724/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Now that the IHSA has released the official schedules for the upcoming prep football season, it’s time to take a deeper dive into what our teams face in 2025. This summer we’re counting down, week...

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Hersey Football@Hersey_Football · Jul 22

We are saddened by the passing of Hersey legend Joe Gliwa. As Hersey‘s second ever head coach, he set a standard of excellence and character building that we still pursue today. From 1971-1981, 10 out of 11 of his seasons were winning records, including the first-ever undefeated

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 22

Five (more) fascinating IHSA records dailyherald.com/20250721/girls…

dhpreps's tweet card. Last month we brought you a list of five fascinating IHSA records featuring York High School’s boys cross country, Benet boys basketball and Hoffman Estates boys soccer. The reception was pretty...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 21

Maine South's Purcell verbally commits to Indiana dailyherald.com/20250721/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Family ties are hard to break. Maine South rising junior quarterback Jameson Purcell showed that Monday morning when he announced on social media his verbal commitment to Indiana University. Purcel...

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Doug Samuels 🏈@CoachSamz · Jul 21

Jeff Thorne, a decorated former Division III head coach who brought a national title to North Central in 2019 before leaving to become Western Michigan's offensive coordinator in 2022, is facing the fight of his life Please join us in praying for him footballscoop.com/2025/07/21/jef…

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 20

'Edgy' Tim: Who are the area's top Class of 2027 football recruits? dailyherald.com/20250720/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. The Class of 2027 in Illinois has a real chance of becoming one of the best overall groups in my 30-plus years of covering football recruiting. The Daily Herald area, specifically, is well represen...

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Illinois High School Association #IHSA@IHSA_IL · Jul 18

🚨 2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣ #IHSA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE RELEASE🚨 🏈🏆🦃 The road to the #IHSA Football State Finals at Hancock Stadium on Thanksgiving weekend begins here!!! 🔗See the schedules▶️ ihsa.org/sports/footbal…

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Blaise LaVista@BlaiseLavista · Jul 19

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 19

Line of credit: How Palatine's Tony Balanganayi developed into a top college football prospect dailyherald.com/20250719/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Younger brothers learn from their older siblings. They learn from the best parts of those siblings and take what they learn with them on their own journey through life. Palatine lineman Tony Balang...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 18

Developer plans youth hockey complex in Elk Grove Village dailyherald.com/20250718/boys-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Mirroring what he built in Mount Prospect and is now building in Rosemont, developer Nick Papanicholas Jr. confirmed long-rumored plans for an indoor ice rink in Elk Grove Village to serve the...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 18

Why July is an important month for Glenbard East's Michael Nee dailyherald.com/20250718/boys-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Glenbard East senior guard Michael Nee is projecting well for the upcoming boys basketball season. Nee is one of several experienced seniors slated to return this season for the Rams, leading to high...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 17

Countdown to prep football: Seven new coaches on the sideline dailyherald.com/20250717/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. As usual, we’ll have a bunch of new faces on the sideline in the fall. This summer we’re counting down, week by week, to the start of the high school football season. So far we’ve brought you 10...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 16

Lakes graduate Larson came into Fargo as No. 1 in the nation dailyherald.com/20250716/girls…

dhpreps's tweet card. Josephine Larson rode in one of three buses carrying the Illinois girls wrestling contingent bound for the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, the big one in Fargo, North Dakota. A teammate of...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 14

Five college football players from the suburbs to watch this season dailyherald.com/20250714/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. This may take a while. With so many local football players represented on college rosters across the country, it’s difficult to highlight just a handful. So consider this just the beginning. This...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 12

St. Francis receiver Zachary Washington soars to national profile dailyherald.com/20250712/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Wide receiver Zachary Washington was flying. Literally. The St. Francis High School senior flew to Miami for the OT7 national 7-on-7 championship in late June, as part of Midwest Boom. That’s the...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 12

IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson discusses private schools, flag football and more dailyherald.com/20250712/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. It’s time for a year-end check-in with IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson, the man who’s been at the helm of the association since 2016. The following Q&A was conducted through email and a...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 11

Shooting Star: In biggest moments, St. Charles North's Keaton Reinke earned college offer dailyherald.com/20250711/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. No added pressure, but Northwestern would be watching. That was Keaton Reinke’s reality as he stepped on the field for St. Charles North football’s 2024 season opener at Palatine. The junior wide ...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 10

Joining forces: St. Charles East will be counting on the Schilb sisters this season dailyherald.com/20250710/girls…

dhpreps's tweet card. Addie Schilb sees multiple options when passing the ball inbounds, but one of her teammates will always stand out among the rest. Standing on the baseline in an exhibition game against Kenwood this...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 10

Countdown to prep football: Eight area non-quarterbacks to see this season dailyherald.com/20250710/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. Time for another watch list on our countdown to prep football. Every week this summer we’re providing insight related to the 2025 football season for teams, players and coaches throughout our...

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Daily Herald Preps@dhpreps · Jul 10

Footballs in the air: Maine South's Purcell shows at 7-on-7 why he's a top QB recruit dailyherald.com/20250709/prep-…

dhpreps's tweet card. It may be just July, Maine South quarterback Jameson Purcell already looks like he is in midseason form. Purcell, who is a junior and threw for over 2,500 yards last season and 30 touchdown passes...

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