Wheaton Warrenville South's Purdue-bound running back Dan Dierking, who will lead the Tigers against Mount Carmel in the Class 8A title game on Saturday at 4 (Ch. 50) was one of the "Faces in the Crowd" in this week's Sports Illustrated.
SI also gave props to the Chicago Sun-Times for selecting Dierking as the 2006 Player of tthe Year
NIU bound Mount Carmel standout Ron Newcomb was featured in SI.com's Primetime Performer for his game against Lincoln-Way East (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/dave_krider/11/21/primetime.player/index.html).