Brinkman, a junior quarterback, rushed for 159 yards on 15 attempts and totaled two touchdowns as No. 10 seed SHG defeated No. 7 Quincy Notre Dame 27-18 in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.

After roughly six dozen nominations came in, we have our field of 16 for the first round of Captain Springfield 10. Each round of voting will last about 24 hours as we narrow the field to a winner.

Once again, nearly 10,000 readers voted in the daily Captain Springfield poll, whittling our field from four to two. Both races stayed close most of the day, with one coming down to fewer than 100 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first round of Captain Springfield is in the books, and despite some close races, we're down to eight contestants in Year 10.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After roughly six dozen nominations came in, we have our field of 16 for the first round of Captain Springfield 10. Each round of ...

The second round of the IHSA high school playoffs took place Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8. Below are the top performers and scores of the weekend from the Springfield area. The Cyclones' senior ...