Sports - Kane County
Crystal Lake South faces Geneva in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional girls basketball championship game on Thursday, February, 26, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Geneva junior Linnea Popp, who hit a game-winning shot against Kaneland and had a game-high 13 points against top-seeded Dixon to win a regional title, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Cary-Grove faces Marmion in a IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional boys basketball semifinal game on Wednesday, February, 25, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

St. Charles East, Glenbard West survive tests to advance to Class 4A Bartlett sectional championship
Addie Schilb put up 13 points to lead third-seeded St. Charles East to a 39-32 upset win over Lake Park, while Sophia Evans put up 25 points off the bench to lead top-seeded Glenbard West to a 67-60 victory over St. Charles North.
Geneva faces Boylan in a IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional girls basketball semifinal on Tuesday, February, 24, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.
The Aurora Central Catholic boys basketball team traveled to Genoa Monday to take on the Cogs of Genoa-Kingston High School in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal.

St. Charles East senior Dom Munaretto and Marmion senior Nicholas Garcia won their third state titles, highlighting five boys wrestling individual champions from the Kane County area
Marmion's swimmers took second and Oswego Co-op third at Saturday's Metea Valley Sectional.

With four first place individual efforts and two relay first place finishes, West Chicago's co-op that includes Geneva and Batavia was able to win Saturday’s St. Charles East sectional with 276 points. St. Charles North was second with 274.50 points.


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