Jared Birchfield – Shaw Local News Network correspondent

Julia Arulandu’s two clutch free throws with 8.2 seconds left on the clock sealed Batavia‘s 43-39 win over Geneva in DuKane Conference action Friday night.

DeKalb-Sycamore Co-op won all of the individual competitions with seniors taking top honors in five of the events and two of the three relays to win the meet with Metea Valley, 106-50.  

Aurora Central Catholic used a full-court press to help the Chargers beat IC Catholic 69-38 on Wednesday to clinch the Girls Catholic Athletic White Division Conference championship.

Maine South dominated the first 16 minutes of the nonconference contest for a commanding 27-3 halftime lead over the Batavia.

With six wrestlers finishing third or better, West Aurora won Saturday’s Newbill Wrestling Invitational.

DeKalb raced out to a 15-3 lead in the first five minutes of the contest and then dominated play in the fourth quarter to thwart West Chicago’s comeback attempt for a 64-55 nonconference win.

Waubonsie Valley held off a furious Glenbard South fourth-quarter rally to win the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship for the second year in a row Saturday, 52-48 at Wheaton North.

Glenbard South's stifling defense earned the Raiders a berth in Saturday’s Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship game with a 30-21 semifinal win over Downers Grove North on Friday night.

Geneva rallied in the fourth quarter of a DuKane Conference game Saturday to overtake Glenbard North and remain undefeate.

Sam Tisch's steal and score tied the game, and Gavin Serlong hit a free throw with 21 seconds left as St. Charles East came from behind to beat Glenbard North 42-41.

Yorkville saw a seven-point lead slip away in the final 15 seconds of regulation, but the Foxes bounced back to beat Sycamore 63-61 in overtime to win the Strombom Holiday Tournament title.

DeKalb’s wrestling teams opened the season on a positive note Wednesday, sweeping all of their foes in the DeKalb Super Duals. The boys team beat Moline and Lake Park, while the girls squad defeated Burlington Central, Moline, South Elgin and Lake Park.

Lizzie McConkie and Maggie Klein’s determination on the courts of the Class A State Tournament earned Sycamore’s No. 1 doubles team a 17th-place finish and the Daily Chronicle’s Girls Tennis Players of the Year Award.

Like all other high school sports, developing golfing skills can start at an early age. By that standard, DeKalb’s Jonah Keck was a latecomer to the game. The senior started playing the sport in eighth grade. He is the Daily Chronicle Golfer of the Year.

DeKalb's Jacob Barraza ran a personal record time in holding off Wheaton Warrenville South's Josiah Narayanan as boys champion, York swept the boys and girls team titles, York freshman Karlin Janowski won the girls race and Batavia boys and girls were second at Lake Park.