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After a shaky top of the fifth which saw DeKalb lose a three-run lead, the Barbs responded with five runs over the next two innings sandwiched around a 1-2-3 inning from Lukas Stubblefield in an 8-3 win over the Huskies to improve to 9-0 on the season.

NIU announced Tuesday that former Buffalo assistant Jacey Brooks will take over as the 11th head coach in program history, taking over for Lisa Carlsen.

Dylan Hodges and Braedon Shaners won titles for Sycamore this weekend at the Illinois Top Times Championships, an unofficial state meet for indoor track.

Paul Kakoliris singled with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Brodie Farrell, giving DeKalb the win. Plus more in th roundup.

Here are the players that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

A connector of winning: Daily Chronicle Player of the Year Sean Reynolds a part of 99 wins during his DeKalb career.

The Sycamore, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock baseball teams suffered losses on Thursday.

After the first NIU spring football practice, here are five players that made some big statement plays.

Here are the players on the Daily Chronicle 2025 Girls Basketball All-Area Team

Kendra Brown helped Kaneland win its first conference title in 20 years and reach a sectional semifinal for the second straight year, and rewrote the program record books along the way. She's the Daily Chronicle 2025 Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Cole Latimer blasted three home runs as DeKalb won, while Kaneland baseball and softball also picked up wins on Wednesday.

Down three runs heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, Sycamore came away with an 11-10 win over Byron on Wednesday on a walk-off wild pitch.

Carla Murrieta scored four goals for DeKalb while the Barbs' baseball and softball teams also picked up wins. Plus more in the roundup.

Caroline Dinnon, Kessiah Purnell and the Plainfield East offense kept firing at goalie Brooke Cutlip and the Sycamore defense. But Cultip and the Spartans turned away a steady barrage of scoring opportunities by the Bengals in a 0-0 tie to conclude Barb Fest.

Here are the wrestlers that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Wrestling All-Area Team.