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DeSoto stormed back to beat No. 3 Southlake Carroll 57-44 in the 6A D-II semifinals after trailing 37-21. SaRod Baker ran for 346 yards and 3 TDs as the Eagles scored 36 late points to reach the state title game.
Duncanville beats Waxahachie 35–27. Big plays by Yancey and Theus built a 28–13 halftime lead. Waxahachie rallied late with a TD, 2-point try, and long FGs, but a key fourth-down stop in the final minutes sealed the Panthers’ win.
UTA rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat SFA 66–61. Chavis and Seamster led with 16 each, and McCreary added 13. A strong second half, key defensive plays, and 80% free-throw shooting sealed the win. UTA next visits Arkansas State on Dec. 2.
Lake Erie Storm dominates the D'Youville Saints with a strong 92-76 victory at home. This win moves them to a respectable 3-0 record to start the season.
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What opened as a promising night at Soldier Field ends in heartbreak for Chicago Fire, who fall 1–3 to New York City FC. Despite Philip Zinckernagel’s early strike and a strong first half showing, the team could not hold on, with NYCFC pulling away in the second half.
Chicago Fire and NYCFC are deadlocked 1–1 at halftime at Soldier Field after an early strike by Philip Zinckernagel. The Fire started strong, but NYCFC came back to level just before the break, setting up a tense second half.
The Fire returned to Soldier Field on Saturday night for a pivotal Eastern Conference matchup against New York City FC. With playoff positioning on the line, Chicago’s XI featured a balance of familiar faces, milestone appearances, and one highly anticipated debut.
The AVP Chicago Championships wrapped up an electrifying weekend of volleyball as Palm Beach Passion and Brooklyn Blaze battled it out for the women’s crown, with Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes powering Palm Beach to a hard-fought 2–0 victory. On the men’s side, Palm Beach Passion’s Dalhausser and Crabb edged LA Launch’s Smith and Webber in a nail-biting two-set thriller, securing the championship and closing an unforgettable weekend of beach volleyball in the Windy City.
After two days of heated competition, the men’s final featured a showdown between Palm Beach Passion’s Phil Dalhausser and Trevor Crabb and LA Launch’s Hagen Smith and Logan Webber.
The Brooklyn Blaze stormed through the 2025 AVP Women’s Championship, defeating Palm Beach Passion 15-10 in both sets.