Reed Manstedt may have one more coaching assignment to announce before his Crete football team opens the season. Manstedt took over as the Cardinals' head coach after longtime coach Chuck McGinnis ...

The uncertainty of playing high school football during the COVID-19 pandemic hit Crete this month. The Cardinals were loaded onto their new charter bus ready to travel to Class B No. 7 McCook on Sept.

Jerry Verde's dilemma probably makes many of his coaching counterparts envious. Wednesday's first day of practice officially began Verde's fifth season as varsity football boss at Crete-Monee, and the ...

CRETE — Three lost fumbles spelled doom for Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, and Crete-Monee handed the Cyclones their first loss in 40 games. Crete-Monee got 213 yards rushing from Clint Ratkovich ...

Imagine hosting a family reunion that could draw 4,000 people. It’s a possibility when the Crete Bulldogs Youth Football and Cheerleading Organization hosts its 50th anniversary celebration, an Aug.

Last year's record: 10-1 (5-0 Southland Athletic Conference), lost to Peoria Richwoods in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. Top defensive players: Nyles Morgan, Jr., LB (81 total tackles, 6 ...

WASHINGTON — Meaningful November football and Babcook Field have become intertwined phrases in recent years. And, in Saturday's newest installment of playoff memories, Washington got a painful jolt of ...