Eddie Carifio

Cole Latimer homered twice in a DeKalb win, Martin Ledbetter powered Hinckley to a wild victory, Kyle Prebil homered for Sycamore and more in the roundup.

Genoa-Kingston averaged almost 11 runs per game in a trio of wins against Big Northern foes last week. But against Winnebago on Monday, the bats cooled off in a 9-4 loss.

NIU coach Thomas Hammock said the offense being installed by new coordinator Quinn Sanders will be different from what the Huskies have run in the past. Sanders said it will be a more spread out version of the Huskies' pro-style attack.

Breydon Martin broke open a scoreless tie in the top of the seventh as DeKalb won the final two games of the DuPage Valley Conference opening series against Naperville North. And more in Thursday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Jaida Modesto's goal in the second half broke a scoreless tie against Rockford Christian and led Genoa-Kingston to a 3-0 win Thursday, running the Cogs' winning streak to nine games.

Kairi Lantz's walkoff homer run made a winner of Sycamore and starter Bella Jacobs, who struck out 20. That and more in the roundup.

Riley Silvers’ home run with two outs in the third inning broke up Cassidy Cavazos’ no-hitter and set the stage for Naperville Central’s comeback in an 8-4 win over DeKalb on Wednesday.

Elizabeth Davis homered in a Genoa-Kingston victory, Ellie Peck pitched a gem in a Kaneland loss, plus more in Tuesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

After starting the season undefeated through 12 games, DeKalb ran into a couple of hiccups. But a dominant pitching performance by Brodie Farrell got things back on track for DeKalb Tuesday. He struck out 12 in an 11-1 win in six innings against Naperville North.

Two Sycamore pitchers combined on a perfect game, Spartans slugger Davis Collie slugged three homers, H-BR's Martin Ledbetter had three homers and two grand slams, and more in the roundup.

After playing to a scoreless tie at the end of regulation, Sycamore bested Kaneland on penalty kicks for a 1-0 victory on Monday in an Interstate 8 match.

The Xs and Os won't look significantly different for the NIU football team under new coordinator Rob Harley, an Elmhurst native and York grad. He and the coaches are emphasizing takeaways during spring practice.

Dekalb was second, Sycamore fourth and Kaneland fifth at the Knights' home meet; Genoa-Kingston won their home soccer tournamet, Arielle Rich walked it off for G-K softball and more in the roundup.

Despite Jackson Kees' 200th career strikeout and a home run by Brodie Farrell, DeKalb lost to Kaneland on Saturday behind three hits and a solid relief performance by Antonio Villanueva.

Cassidy Cavazos took care of business at the plate and in the circle as DeKalb softball won, Indian Creek shut out Ashton-Franklin Center and more in the roundup.