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Photo Gallery: Football, Morgan Park vs. Marist, Aug. 31, 2024
31 Aug 2024

Photo Gallery: Football, Morgan Park vs. Marist, Aug. 31, 2024

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Game Photo Galleries | 0

Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Morgan Park H.S. and Marist H.S., on Aug. 31, 2024. Photos that didn’t get published in the paper are available for download. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.

football, high school, Marist H.S., Morgan Park H.S.
Photo Gallery: Football, Sandburg vs. St. Rita, Aug. 30, 2024
30 Aug 2024

Photo Gallery: Football, Sandburg vs. St. Rita, Aug. 30, 2024

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Game Photo Galleries | 0

Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Sandburg H.S. and St. Rita H.S., on Aug. 30, 2024. Photos that didn’t get published in the paper are available for download. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.

football, high school, Sandburg H.S., St. Rita H.S., volleyball
Photo Gallery: Football, Hun School vs. Mount Carmel, Aug. 29, 2024
29 Aug 2024

Photo Gallery: Football, Hun School vs. Mount Carmel, Aug. 29, 2024

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Game Photo Galleries | 0

Photos from the 2024 high school football game between The Hun School and Mount Carmel, on Aug. 29, 2024. Photos that didn’t get published in the paper are available for download. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.

football, high school, Mount Carmel H.S., The Hun School, volleyball
Throwback Gallery: Gordon Tech vs. St. Rita, Football 2000
17 Aug 2024

Throwback Gallery: Gordon Tech vs. St. Rita, Football 2000

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Game Photo Galleries, High school sports | 0

Photos from Gordon Tech vs. St. Rita in high school football. A gallery of filmed scanned in from August of 2000.

football, Gordon Tech H.S., St. Rita H.S.
Throwback Photo Gallery: Chicago High School Kickoff Classic 2007
22 Apr 2024

Throwback Photo Gallery: Chicago High School Kickoff Classic 2007

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Game Photo Galleries, High school sports | 0

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.

football, high school, Hubbard, Joliet Catholic, Mount Carmel H.S., Simeon H.S., sports, St. Rita H.S.
Postcards From IHSA Football State Finals 2023
29 Nov 2023

Postcards From IHSA Football State Finals 2023

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: High school sports | 0

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

football, high school, postcards, sports, state finals
IHSA Football State Finals Biggest Fan Section 2023
26 Nov 2023

IHSA Football State Finals Biggest Fan Section 2023

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: High school sports | 0

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

fans, football, Hancock Stadium, high school, IHSA, Illinois State University, sports, state finals
Photo Gallery: Football, Lemont vs. Oak Forest, Sept. 22, 2023
22 Sep 2023

Photo Gallery: Football, Lemont vs. Oak Forest, Sept. 22, 2023

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Game Photo Galleries | 0

Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Lemont H.S. and Oak Forest H.S., on Sept. 22, 2023. Photos that didn’t get published in the paper are available for download. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.

football, high school, Lemont H.S., Oak Forest H.S.
Chicago is high on DuSable right now
26 Sep 2022

Chicago is high on DuSable right now

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Commentary, High school sports, My 2¢ | 0

Tonight I photographed a group of football players from DuSable High School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. You may have heard of them. Recently the team, along with Fenger High, was featured on every TV news cast in Chicago, and surprise … Continued

Chicago, DuSable H.S., football, high school
Groundbreaking Females In Illinois High School Football History
16 Sep 2022

Groundbreaking Females In Illinois High School Football History

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: High school sports, Photojournalism | 1

The 3 biggest female centered high school football stories I’ve covered

Chicago Public League, DuSable H.S., female, Fenger H.S., football, head coaches, high school, history

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  • Photo Gallery: Baseball, Double Duty Classic All-Star Game, July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
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