DeKalb County Prep Sports
"All of a sudden the kid who broke the school record for assists last year has more weapons to feed." — Coach Doug Brewington on how Ari Rich's emergence is changing things for Presley Meyer and the Cogs' offense.
Only two starters return from Sycamore's 27-win regional champion team. Seniors Logan Hodges and Xander Lewis must lead a rebuild and chase back-to-back-to-back regional titles. "I just hope this year I can do that for the younger guys," Hodges said.
The Sycamore girls basketball team took on Auburn Monday in the DeKalb Summer Shootout.
The Genoa-Kingston girls basketball team took on DeKalb Monday in the DeKalb Summer Shootout.
LeMarrio Moore spent the offseason in the weight room getting stronger for a reason: DeKalb basketball needs him. The rising junior is one of only three main varsity-experienced players back after a 13-19 season. Summer league is showing promise.
Sycamore senior pitcher Bella Jacobs and senior catcher Kairi Lantz were named 3A first-teamers by the ICA earlier this week. The Spartans and Kaneland each had three representatives on the 3A team, while DeKalb and Genoa-Kingston also had all-state representation.
First camp done. Players impressed. Rob Stover's debut as Sycamore football coach shows continuity with Joe Ryan's winning culture. Running back Vasilios Arhos: "I love the program he's got going."
The Sycamore football team is holding a summer camp under new head coach Rob Stover at Sycamore High School.
Grace Brunscheen is ready for her junior year. The Kaneland star averaged 10.7 points a game last season and is working to expand her post game this summer. "Mentality and mental health is super-important," she said.
The DeKalb boys basketball team took on Taft Tuesday in a summer league matchup at DeKalb High School.
The Sycamore boys basketball team took on Auburn Tuesday in the DeKalb High School summer league.
At 5-10, Emma Craig is undersized for her position. But the DeKalb sophomore isn't backing down. She's using summer league to build strength and confidence against bigger competition. "This team really pushes me to be my best," she said.
Will Rosenow doesn't know if he'll play football or throw shot put in college. But at Sycamore, he's figured out each sport make him better at the other.
The Kaneland girls basketball team met Auburn Monday night in the DeKalb summer league at DeKalb High School.
The DeKalb High School girls basketball team took on Boylan in summer league action Monday night at DeKalb High School.
Krista Cobb wasn't going to let one bad throw out of 25,000 ruin her joy. The Sycamore senior rebounded from a rough showing at the Interstate 8 meet, took third at state and was named the Daily Chronicle 2026 Girls Track Athlete of the Year.
Former Princeton Tiger Danny Cihocki got the call out of the bullpen for the Huskies in their last two games in their NCAA Tournament run in Tallahassee, Fla. on National TV, facing Coastal Carolina and host and No. 10 Florida State.
The Interstate 8 named three girls soccer MVPs: Kaneland's Erin Doucette, Ottawa's Chloe Carmona and Sycamore's Izzie Segreti. Co-champs Sycamore and Kaneland each had five all-conference selections, Ottawa had three, La Salle-Peru and Morris had two and Rochelle had one.