IHSA Football State Finals Biggest Fan Section 2024
Who had the biggest crowds this past weekend at the Illinois High School Association football state finals? Photos from the 2nd quarter of each game reveal the crowds for each school.
Postcards From Friday Night Lights: 2024
A selection of picturesque and artistic photos from high school football games during the 2024 season in Illinois.
Throwback Photo Gallery: Football, Joliet Catholic vs. Mount Carmel, Aug. 26, 2007
Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Mount Carmel H.S. and Joliet Catholic Academy, on Aug. 26, 2007. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.
Never Before Seen Photos of Illinois High School Football, 1999
Photos that have never been seen before since I took them in 1999. A few were published online, most sat in a negative film holder for 25 years, until I scanned them in this summer.
Providence, Mount Carmel, Joliet Catholic, and Geneseo all have multiple game galleries.
Illinois High School Sports Uniwatch
This post will be continuously updated. Check back for more.The 2024-25 high school season started. Adding uni’s as they come. Mostly football. If you’re a sports fan and haven’t checked out Uni-Watch, by Paul Lukas, you’re missing out. Occasionally on … Continued
Throwback Gallery: Gordon Tech vs. St. Rita, Football 2000
Photos from Gordon Tech vs. St. Rita in high school football. A gallery of filmed scanned in from August of 2000.
Throwback Photo Gallery: Chicago High School Kickoff Classic 2007
Throwback photo gallery from the 2007 Chicago Kickoff Classic at Soldier Field. A triple header of high school football games between the Chicago Catholic League and the Chicago Public League.
Best Photos: IHSA Wrestling State Finals 2024
A selection of some of my best photos from the 2024 Illinois wrestling state finals. I can’t say this enough, these photos don’t happen in a void. Photographers like myself, Gary Middendorf for Shaw, John Starks for The Daily Herald, … Continued
Postcards From IHSA Football State Finals 2023
On the sidelines and baselines of high school sports I see a ton of photographers & video makers. Most are kids and parents of the schools they are filming, but if a team has a big enough star, more than … Continued
IHSA Football State Finals Biggest Fan Section 2023
Each year I cover the IHSA football state finals I’ve tried to capture photos showing the amount of fans each school brings to the game. Partially because someone is always claiming their school brought the most fans and because even … Continued