August 29, 2025

Student broadcasts from local high schools and colleges to air on Marquee Sports Network starting September 5; Basketball and other programming to be announced later this year

CHICAGO – Marquee Sports Network today announced the return of its Community Showcase program for the 2025-26 school year, highlighting student-produced broadcasts of local high school and college sports. Kicking off with a slate of high school and college football games airing this fall, the program provides students with hands-on experience producing live television broadcasts, supported by Marquee’s professional production and distribution infrastructure.

Marquee’s Community Showcase program was created to spotlight student storytellers, empower the next generation of sports media professionals, and celebrate amateur athletics across the region. Building on the success of its debut season last year, which expanded to include basketball and amateur hockey, the program returns this fall with a full lineup of Friday night and Saturday football matchups, along with the IHSAA State Football Semi-Final games.

This season’s Community Showcase football coverage includes the following games, airing live on Marquee Sports Network and streaming on the Marquee Sports Network App:

• Friday, September 5 (7:00 PM) High School Football: Wheaton North @ Stevenson
• Friday, September 12 (7:30 PM) High School Football: Stevenson @ Libertyville
• Friday, September 26 (7:00 PM) High School Football: Valparaiso @ Crown Point
• Friday, October 3 (7:00 PM) High School Football: Brother Rice @ Mount Carmel
• Friday, October 10 (7:00 PM) High School Football: LaSalle-Peru @ Sycamore
• Friday, October 17 (7:00 PM) High School Football: St. Rita @ St. Patrick
• Saturday, October 18 (2:00 PM): Youngstown State @ Illinois State University (ISU)
• Friday, October 24 (7:00 PM) High School Football: SICP @ Brother Rice
• Saturday, November 1 (2:00 PM): Northern Iowa @ Illinois State University (ISU)
• Wednesday, November 12 – Saturday, November 15 (Times TBA)High School Football: IHSAA State Football Semi-Finals
• Saturday, November 22 (12:00 PM) College Football: Southern Illinois University (SIU) @ Illinois State University (ISU)

Additional information and content will be available via the Marquee Sports Network App and MarqueeSportsNetwork.com.

“We’re thrilled to bring back Community Showcase and once again partner with local schools to give students a platform to gain real-world experience in sports media,” said Diane Penny, General Manager of Marquee Sports Network. “The success of last year’s program proved there’s a growing appetite for high school and college sports content and for cultivating young talent across our communities.”

Following football season, Community Showcase will return in winter 2025-26 with expanded coverage of boys and girls high school and college basketball. Full schedule and participating schools will be announced later this year.

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About Marquee Sports Network 

Marquee Sports Network is the award-winning home of the Chicago Cubs (MLB) and a proud partner of the Chicago Bears (NFL), Chicago Stars (NWSL), Chicago Fire (MLS) and Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Marquee Sports Network also is home to local college and high school sporting events, as well as community programming.

Named the RSN of the Year in 2023 and 2024 by Cynopsis Media, Marquee Sports Network provides innovative and exclusive year-round regional sports coverage through WatchMarquee.com and the Marquee Sports Network App, accessible at home or on the go through connected TV platforms (Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV) and mobile/tablet devices (iOS, Android). Comprehensive sports coverage is also available anytime, anywhere at MarqueeSportsNetwork.com.  For more information, visit MarqueeSportsNetwork.com/About. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Justin Hathaway 
Marquee Sports Network 
jhathaway@marqueesportsnetwork.com