Pearl City- On an uncharacteristically hot late September night, our Northwest Game of the Week took place. So hot in fact, that the game was delayed a little bit just so the sun had more time to go down. The #9 ranked EPC Wildcatz played host to the #1 ranked Le-Win Panthers in a game where both teams had something to prove. Le-Win undoubtedly would cement their top spot with a win, while EPC had an opportunity to show the rest of the state what they were made of after a tou

Lanark - The NUIC Northwest division has become known around the state as the toughest Class 1A/2A division in the toughest conference in the state. And when the division wins 6 state titles over the last 7 seasons, how could one argue with that. Forreston and EPC have been at the forefront of this conference over the past 6 seasons, as both schools have won multiple conference titles, and they have combined to win 3 state titles in the past 3 seasons, with EPC winning Class

Durand - It was senior night in Durand Friday night, but once all the festivities were done, the Wildcatz from EPC took over, as they would score in each of the first 3 quarters and roll to a 48-0 win over Du-Pec. The Wildcatz were led by Braden Smargiassi, who threw for 1 TD and ran for 2 more. Braeden Heeren led the ground attack with 173 yards rushing and a TD, while Jarod Kempel added 73 yards to his great start of 2017 while adding 2 TD's himself. The schedule starts to

Lanark - The EPC Wildcatz came into this game with the sense of earning a big victory, and they did just that en route to a 40-0 win over the Clippers Friday night. The Catz did the majority of their work in the first half, as they stormed out to a large lead and 34 points before the half. Jarod Kempel had a game high 184 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries, and Braden Smargiassi added 147 passing yards. Up Next: EPC (2-0) @ Du-Pec (0-2) | Amboy (0-2) vs West Carroll (1-

Lanark EPC came into the season ready to prove the critics wrong. Coming off a down year in 2015 where they finished 2-7, the Wildcatz jumped back to the top of the NUIC this year with an 8-1 record and a 2nd place finish in the vaunted Northwest Division. That rewarded EPC with a 1st round home playoff game in the IHSA Class 2A playoffs. The opponent would be the Rockridge Rockets coming out of the always tough Three Rivers Conference. Rockridge came into Lanark looking to