St. Charles East withstood a Batavia rally with some big fourth-quarter runs and ran effectively all night en route to a 32-21 victory over the Bulldogs Friday night in St. Charles.

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Find in-depth analysis on your high school football team's outlook for the 2008 season, including key players, preseason photos and a conference breakdown.

This was a deep group, with five teams making the playoffs and Kaneland less than a touchdown away.

Team at a glance
NICKNAME Bulldogs
COLORS Crimson/Gold
STADIUM Bulldog Stadium, 1200 W. Wilson St., Batavia
ENROLLMENT 1859
CLASS 6A
COACH Mike Gaspari (23 years, 126-102)
2007 RECORD 5-5
CONFERENCE 4-3, 3rd

Team at a glance
NICKNAME Vikings
COLORS Royal Blue/White
STADIUM Burgess Field, 416 McKinley Ave., Geneva
ENROLLMENT 1,978
CLASS 7A
COACH Rob Wicinski (1990, 50-44)
2007 RECORD 11-1
CONFERENCE 7-0, 1st

Team at a glance
NICKNAME North Stars
COLORS Royal blue and black
STADIUM 255 Red Gate Road, St. Charles
ENROLLMENT 2,175
CLASS 7A
COACH Mark Gould
2007 RECORD 5-5
CONFERENCE 4-2, T-4th

Team at a glance
NICKNAME Fighting Saints
COLORS Orange and black
STADIUM Norris Stadium 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles
ENROLLMENT 2,122
CLASS 7A
COACH Ted Monken
2007 RECORD 8-3
CONFERENCE 5-1, 1st

The Geneva High School Sports Boosters kick off the fall sports season with their 32nd annual Corn Boil at 5:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 20, at Burgess Field.

The Geneva Foxes fastpitch nonprofit softball organization is holding tryouts for the 2009 season in the next few days.

The need for speed is something that is spoken about quite regularly, but unless you’re a racing fan or just someone who likes to go really fast on the Eisenhower, you might not fully understand that need.

The Hinsdale Cobras 12-and-under baseball team will hold tryouts for the 2009 traveling season from 4 to 6 p.m. the next two Sundays, Aug. 3 and 10.

He’s gone from the Big Apple to the big leagues (roomed with former Chicago Cub Bobby Hill, also had Pat Burrell and Aubrey Huff as teammates) to working in a small (Athens, pop. 13,334) Tennessee town.

The DuPage Lady Travelers 12U traveling softball team will be holding tryouts for its 2009 season from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, at East End #1 field (next to East End pool) in Elmhurst. A rain date is set up from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 17.

The Northfield Football League, the premiere adult men’s flag football league is searching for teams and players for the upcoming fall season.