One of Wilmington's most recognizable high school football coaching names ... A native of Chicago, Illinois, Wainwright started coaching at the high school level in 1971 and last worked as ...

After this weekend, just 32 high school football teams will remain in the Illinois High School Association ... leading Dwight/Gardner South Wilmington 36-0 late in the third quarter.

Wilmington brings in a 23-game win streak ... Reents was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in the spring of ’19. The stadium the Wildcats play ...

Wilmington’s football field has some woods behind one ... Kettman scored the next three TDs to give Wilmington (7-0, 5-0 Illinois Central Eight) a 21-7 lead. The Coalers tightened it to 21-14 ...

The Illinois High School Association football state championships were ... Rochester, Byron, Wilmington and Camp Point Central. Here is a game-by-game look at each championship.

The high school football season came ... 1A state championship game at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium in Normal on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Wilmington’s Ryan Kettman (9) jumps ...

NORMAL — Athens' offense struggled to move the ball and was mostly bottled up by Wilmington's defense in a 28-3 loss in the Class 2A state football championship at Illinois State University's ...

NORMAL, ILLINOIS – The Wilmington football team didn't play its best game against Athens in the Illinois Class 2A championship game on Friday afternoon, but veteran coach Jeff Reentz was ...

Wilmington unveiled a blanketing defense and threw it all over Chicago Julian in a 55-0 shutout during this Illinois football game. The first quarter gave the Wildcats a 21-0 lead over the Jaguars.

Key games: Wilmington at Lisle ... the minimum needed for his slam-dunk induction into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In this final season of the current ...