Top returning players: Elias Cole Williams, sr. (G/F, 6-1); Victor Sison, sr. (G/F, 6-2); Mason Montgomery, sr. (G/F, 6-1); Sean Harvey, sr. (F, 6-7); Jake Tiakhiao, sr. (G, 5-11). The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in Kane County, Cook County, and DuPage County. The Rams begin their season Monday against Glenbard North in the annual District 87 Thanksgiving Tournament. "We will have to figure some things out while he is not playing. Donna Gaines is the wife of Dr. Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, TN and he formerly served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2016 to 2018. Lake Park High School and newly opened Streamwood High School were added in 1979, which led to a stable lineup for the next 12 years. With only one senior in the program, we are young, experienced, and committed to overall improvement." Worth noting: Despite losing veteran standout guards Caroline Croft and Ella Winterhalder to graduation from a team that set a school record for single-season victories (27) while completing an unbeaten UEC campaign, the cupboard is far from empty for South Elgin. Regardless of our age or marital status our weeks are packed full and our days need at least 4 more hours to get everything done, right? Top returning players: Kaitlyn Hoffing, sr. (G, 5-3); Maja Gakovic, sr. (G, 5-3); Melina Liva, sr. (G/F, 5-6); Adrian Rocha, sr. (G, 5-4); Isabella Valadez, jr. (G, 5-1); Kayla Valadez, jr. (G, 5-1). Meredith is an award-winning contemporary Christian artist with songs such as "Open up the Heavens" and "Make Room. Naperville Community and Wheaton Central left in 1975 to join the newly formed DuPage Valley Conference. South Elgin's perfect season came to a close Friday night against a Maine South squad that's used to breaking teams' hearts in the postseason. Waubonsie Valley High School, located in Aurora, joined in 1991. "We will need to establish our identity and style early on in the season." Elizabeth Endriukaitis, who served as a varsity assistant to Rosner the past two seasons, also was the Sabres' freshman head coach (2018-2020). ", Sunday, January 29th | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm "This experience bodes well for our team," said Fitzgerald. I can foresee us competing with South Elgin and East Aurora for conference, and the Glenbards will be very tough as well. Nazareth scored 28 points in the first half to cruise to a 48-22 running-clock victory over Glenbard South in a Class 5A first-round playoff game in Glen Ellyn. The key to is having a good season will depend on how our new players and younger players grow throughout the season." Worth noting: "It will be an interesting year as we transition from playing around a 7-foot-4 center (Conrad Luczynski) to playing with speed and purpose," said Bartlett coach Jim Wolfsmith. Top new players: Mia Lake, sr. (G, 5-5); Sofia Alcala, jr. (F, 5-10); Kate Bruhl, frosh. Naperville Community and Wheaton Central left in 1975 to join the newly formedDuPage Valley Conference. Here's our look at what to expect in DuPage County football playoff opening round matchups. The Bison begin their season Monday against Clemente at the 34th annual Chuck Mitchell Tournament in Bensenville. Top returning players: Catey Carney, jr. (G, 5-8); Ciara Johnson, jr. (G, 5-6); Gabby Walton, jr. (F, 5-10); Mackenzie Huber, sr. (G, 5-7); Esebella Lee, sr. (F, 5-11); Livia Robbins, jr. (G, 5-7); Kaylee Ludwig, jr. (G, 5-4). (F, 5-10); Vanessa Fuentes, soph. (F, 5-11); Madison Hunt, soph. The Central State Eight Conference is a high school athletic conference in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), based in Central Illinois. "We are young and talented with some good pieces," said East Aurora coach Lee Clayborn. Glenbard East High School and West Aurora High School will return to the Upstate Eight Conference for the 2014-2015 athletic season, leaving the DuPage Valley Conference. An option entertained in the past by the Upstate Eight was weighing interest from Huntley or District 300 schools in leaving the Fox Valley for the Upstate Eight. "My wife coached freshman softball one year, and it's embarrassing, the difference in underclass program levels in some sports. "My goal is to win 15 games this year. Glenbard East High SchoolandWest Aurora High Schoolwill return to the Upstate Eight Conference for the 2014-2015 athletic season, leaving theDuPage Valley Conference. Streamwood's home opener is on Dec. 5 against Oswego. Top returning players: Jalen Brown, sr. (F, 6-3); Dmanuel Payton, sr. (G, 5-8); Harper Bryan, jr. (F, 6-4); Owen Gibson, sr. (F, 6-4); Alex Lamontagna, sr. (G, 6-0). Worth noting: Fresh from a solid 4th-place finish in the UEC, the Tomcats return their share of talent, led by Acosta, who averaged 9.6 points and 8 rebounds per game last year, and Clark, a 3-year varsity performer. "We wanted to make sure that all the levels match up, and that's something we don't have sometimes in the Upstate Eight.". Feb 7, 2023 9:39 AM - Elgin native and 1975 Larkin High School graduate Dave Huxtable, a career college football coach, has landed his first NFL job. Upstate Eight Conference Standings We will be ready -- this group is extremely hungry." Top new players: Lexi Lopez, soph. The conference was established in . He had 17 points and 13 rebounds in an overtime win over South Elgin on Tuesday. (F, 5-8). The royal season for York continued Saturday. (F, 5-8); Jamie Mizwicki, frosh. Glenbard North defeats South Elgin 72-45. Top new players: Jasiya Banks, soph. Top new players: Sneha George, frosh. That next year Wheaton Community was renamed Wheaton Central when the district split. South Elgin's Victor Sison (5) moves around Larkin's Darnell Wilder (13) during an Upstate Eight Conference game in South Elgin on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A year ago, the Rams jumped off to a 9-4 mark in conference games before dropping their last 5 contests. Worth noting: One of three first-year head coaches in the Upstate Eight, Philip Church previously served as a longtime varsity assistant at Bartlett, so he is totally familiar with the conference. Scouting Week 6 DuPage County football games, Bartlett at Larkin game time changed, attendance will be open to all, Special teams standouts through the first 5 weeks of the season, Willowbrook's coming on strong after 0-2 start, Bartlett shuts out Fenton, improves to 4-1, South Elgin runs past Glenbard East in battle of UEC unbeatens, Rested Glenbard South cruises past Larkin in UEC, Scouting Week 5 DuPage County football games, Wheaton North's O-line paving the way for big things, Elk Grove football coach Osei leaving for Kankakee. |state=expanded: {{Upstate Eight Conference|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible |state=autocollapse : {{Upstate Eight Conference|state=autocollapse}} shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a {{ navbar }} , a {{ sidebar }} , or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute We plan to be much better in February than we are right now." Oct 19, 2022 8:55 AM - An interesting final week is shaping up in the DuPage Valley Conference. "Our expectation this season is to work hard each day and get a little better each and every practice," said Fenton coach Dave Mello. In recent years, it's become more difficult for some Upstate Eight schools to field teams at even the sophomore level, let alone a B level for freshmen. "Jakob is recovering from surgery in the summer," said Carter. (F, 6-5); Colin Taylor, soph. "Going 18-0 in conference last year with a 23-point margin of victory, we are embracing being the hunted and preparing for everyone's best shot. (F, 6-2); Brayden Alderton, soph. Here's our look at what to expect in Lake County football playoff opening round matchups. Lake Park High Schooland newly openedStreamwood High Schoolwere added in 1979, which led to a stable lineup for the next 12 years. Upstate Eight * Last updated at 10:53 am on Monday, August 15, 2022 Print this page. "We were a young conference last year, so a lot of teams are bringing back big pieces from last year," said Gardon. "There are a lot of teams in the conference with very talented players. (G, 5-6); Yaritza Servin, soph. "I feel that if our freshmen develop, we can make a strong push for conference this year. "I think the conference is up for grabs," said Ruff. Limited tickets will be available to purchase at the doors beginning at 5:30 PM. St. Charles High School split into St. Charles East andSt. Charles Northin 2000, with St. Charles North joining in 2001. Originally, the conference had eight member schools, but over time the membership has varied from six to as many as sixteen schools without any change of name. "We never really have big kids, but we are scrappy, and we'll play hard and compete," said Robinson. The conference unloaded a lot of talent but there are still players in the conference who are going to keep the Upstate Eight on the map." Elgin opens its season Tuesday against Genoa-Kingston at the Westminster Christian Thanksgiving Tournament. It's a move made to put the St. Charles schools in a conference with schools of similar participation levels and leaves remaining Upstate Eight teams pondering the league's future alignment. For the 2015-2016 athletic season, Metea Valley High School, Neuqua Valley High School, and Waubonsie Valley High School leave the Upstate Eight conference for the DuPage Valley Conference. Top new players: Jalen Bealer, jr. (G, 6-1); Kenneth Cooley, jr. (G, 5-10). Larkin (7-11, 5-4) broke . "He really came on for us toward the end of last year." (C, 5-11); Allie Mizwicki, jr. (G, 5-5). The chief point of discussion will be to determine if there's interest in trying to maintain two divisions or to simply have one nine-team conference. The introduction of lacrosse as a new varsity sport for 2017-18 is another consideration. "The returnees/seniors are leading by example and believe in themselves. This effectively left the DVC as a 6 member high school conference. (G, 5-2); Lexi Martinez, sr. (C, 5-10); Kayla Cole, sr. (F, 5-8); Maile Fuller, jr. (F, 5-6); Stephanie Asare, jr. (F, 5-9); Chloe Horn, jr. (F, 5-7); Mari Scott, sr. (G, 5-5); Lily Warren, sr. (C, 5-10). Newly opened schools Bartlett High School and Neuqua Valley High School located in Naperville joined in 1998. Upstate Eight Conference Standings Playoff Bid School Conference Overall Opponents' Wins Points; Won Lost Won Lost For Against; R: South Elgin: 8 : 0 : 10 : 1 : 461 : 72 : C: Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 8 : 1 : 9 : 2 : 317 : Elliott, who has 28 years of nursing experience in a home care setting, currently serves as the director of vascular access at Utica-N.Y.-based Upstate Home Care. The Upstate Eight Conference is an organization of ten high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. I think that Glenbard South, East Aurora and Fenton will shock some people. The Storm return a pair of double-figure scorers in Yang (10.2 ppg, 6.1 assists) and Tolentino (10.1 ppg, 2.9 steals), both of whom earned all-conference status last year, along with Lewis (9.7 ppg, 6.4 rebounds), Kmiec (8.1 ppg, 67 3-pointers) and Lopez (3.9 ppg). Batavia High SchoolandGeneva High Schooljoined in 2010 following the dissolution of theWestern Sun Conference, and joined newly openedMetea Valley High Schoolin Aurora to bring conference membership to 14 schools. John Starks | Staff Photographer. St. Charles East and St. Charles North joined Geneva and Batavia in beating the Dec. 1 deadline for notifying the Upstate Eight they will be leaving to form a new conference . These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association. Worth noting: Miller, who is in her 26th year of teaching at Glenbard East, knows what she wants from her team. (F); Emily Puth, jr. (G); Christina Chiero, jr. (G); Meg Schaub, jr. (G). Here's a look at some of the top storylines through the first four weeks of the season, including an outstanding game for Wheaton North running back Brayton Maske last week when he ran for 210 yards against St. Charles North. Church has high hopes for his young squad. Despite a slow moving first half Minooka relied heavily on its defense and rode a strong run game to a 16-14 victory over Glenbard East. Worth noting: The Rams have a new head coach in Eric Kelly, who previously served as a varsity assistant for the past 9 seasons at Waubonsie Valley, Bolingbrook, Stagg, and Providence-St. Mel. The Maroons begin conference play at Fenton on Dec. 1. Top new players: Jovana Govedarica, sr. (F, 5-7); Lauren Leider, sr. (G, 5-4); Kamila Piekarczyk, soph. Wilder, Colen-York and Ivy will be leaned upon in Blakley's absence, while newcomers Casebeer, Reed, Jones and Hibbett hope to provide a spark. . Volunteers coach 2nd grade students one hour a week and also serve in after-school Bible clubs. West Chicago (193) finished in third, one point behind Glenbard East. "This team comes to practice every day with a great attitude and work ethic, so the sky is the limit for this group.". Top returning players: Brooklynn Moore, soph. Top new players: Jackson Casebeer, jr. (F, 6-4); Tremare Reed, jr. (G, 5-9); AJ Jones, soph. "Everyone is still chasing Larkin and Bartlett," said Church. Raina Yang averaged 10.2 points a game last year for a South Elgin team that won 27 games and went 18-0 in the Upstate Eight. South Elgin cruised to the team title at this year's UEC tournament at East Aurora, posting 250.5 points to second-place Glenbard East's 194 points. Top returning players: Baylei Johnson, sr. (F, 6-1); Chelsea Herrick, sr. (F, 5-9). Fenton defeats Aurora East 66-50. Worth noting: Trigueros returns to bolster the Wildcats' lineup after a highly successful freshman season that saw the point guard average 10.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. (G, 5-5); Leana Williams, jr. (G, 5-6). Larkin's Baylei Johnson already has passed 1,000 career points and is closing in on 1,000 rebounds. Glenbard South begins its season against Glenbard West in the District 87 Thanksgiving Tournament. Larkin's Jakob Blakley (10) puts up a shot during the third quarter against Bartlett during an Upstate Eight Conference game in Bartlett on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Top returning players: Dakota White, sr. (G, 6-1); Jack Jeschke, sr. (F, 6-0); James Donato, jr. (F, 6-3). Lake Parkleft the conference to join the DuPage Valley Conference for the 2013-2014 season and was replaced byWest Chicago. Worth noting: It will be tough to top last year's list of accomplishments, as the Royals won the most games in school history (31-4), cruised through the Upstate Eight with an unblemished 18-0 mark, and captured regional and sectional titles before being knocked off by eventual 4A state champion Glenbard West in the tournament. "You had a trade-off," Hicks said. Maine South blows out South Elgin to reach quarterfinals, Nazareth changes the momentum, knocks Glenbard South out of playoffs, South Elgin wins thriller to reach 2nd round, Erkman's big plays help Lake Zurich rout Larkin, Scouting Fox opening round playoff football games, Scouting DuPage County opening round playoff football games, Scouting Lake County opening round playoff football games, Undefeated York, South Elgin headline playoff field. Moore, SC 29369 Online Pre-Registration is closed. Moore, SC 29369 Bartlett High School, Millennium Field (Behind Str, Streamwood High School, Millenium Stadium, Larkin High School, Memorial Stadium (Elgin HS) 12. "We think the conference is going to be really tough this year," said Johnson. WEGO's Creative Writing Club brought home 4 awards from the Upstate Eight Literary Festival, held at Elgin High School, on April 22. St. Charles teams will leave the Upstate Eight in 2018-19. Also, 3-1 Naperville Central travels to 4-0 Neuqua Valley. "They are all about the next man up mentality and will try to make up those points by a committee instead of it resting on the shoulders of one person." TheUpstate Eight Conference, abbreviated as UEC or Upstate 8 is an organization of thirteen high schools in NortheasternIllinois, representing ten communities inChicago's suburbs. 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