Nine Kane County-Area wrestlers, including six from Marmion, will wrestle for an individual state title after winning their semifinal matchups, and more results from Day 2 of the IHSA Boys Wrestling State Championships from Friday.

St. Charles East won its third consecutive regional title with a complete effort in a victory over Batavia in a Class 4A Regional title matchup

Batavia sophomore Kai Enos, who won the 120-pound title at the Class 2A Geneseo boys wrestling sectional and qualified for the state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week

Led by the duo of David Showman and AJ Rogers, Wheaton Warrenville South pulled ahead in the second quarter and never backed down to secure a 41-29 victory over Batavia to clinch a share of the DuKane Conference title and give coach Mike Healy his 400th win.

Ali Thomas had 10 of her game-high 12 points come in the second half, including the go-ahead free throws with 58.3 seconds left, to help No. 6 Batavia avoid the upset with a 39-37 victory over No. 11 DeKalb.

Batavia boys basketball forward Evan Blankenship, who put up 23 points and 11 rebounds to take down Geneva and led the Bulldogs to three wins, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

The Lincoln-Way co-op may have headlined the East Aurora Regional Saturday, but several standout wrestlers from local schools also punched their sectional tickets.

Here are Karen Naess' photos from Friday's game between Batavia and Geneva.

Evan Blankenship's dunk put the dagger on a 15-0 run to end the game, leading Batavia to a 62-43 victory over Geneva to snap a four-game losing streak in the rivalry series.

Dan French earned his 100th career victory, Brendan Nardin notched the dual-clinching pin, and Marian Central edged out Washington 37-33 to win its IHSA 2A team sectional match Thursday evening. Geneseo took down Batavia 55-16.

Batavia saw 12 of its 13 wrestlers advance to the upcoming sectional and won the title at the Class 2A Morris Regional on Saturday.

Geneva senior Keira McCann scored 12 points, and the Vikings raced out to an early lead and never looked back in beating Batavia 45-31.

A year after falling just short of his second individual title, Purdue commit Zach Stewart is ready to take himself and Marmion to the top of the podium.

Batavia senior Ali Thomas, who averaged 17 points a game to lead the Bulldogs to wins over Glenbard North and Lake Park, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Using some stout defense and good shooting, Batavia won its ninth game out of its last 10 with a 55-37 victory over Hinsdale Central to end out the 32nd annual Jim & Sylvia Roberts Night of Hoops.

St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto won his fourth straight conference title, while the Saints dominated the competition to claim their fifth DuKane Conference championship in a row on Thursday.

Batavia's boys basketball team held off a furious Glenbard North fourth-quarter comeback Friday to win the DuKane Conference matchup 48-43.

Batavia's Kai Enos claimed an individual title for the host school at the Clint Arlis Invitational on Saturday.

While senior Lily Enos won at 100 and freshman Audrey Sheldon earned the title at 155, Batavia fell just short of winning their home tournament to East Aurora, 182-181.5.

By the final buzzer Tuesday, Maine South swiped the ball 14 times from Batavia's girls basketball team, cruising to a 45-25 victory.

Joe Reid picked up a hot hand midway through the second quarter, scoring 17 of his 22 points in the frame, to help Batavia to a 56-46 victory over St. Charles East.

St. Charles East had eight of its 10 victories of the night secure bonus points, helping secure a 56-16 victory over Batavia to remain undefeated in conference duals.

Take a look at some of our best and favorite Kane County sports images of 2025 by Shaw Local News Network photographers.

Despite 13-point efforts from Joe Reid and Evan Blankenship, Batavia couldn't keep stride with St. Patrick in the quarterfinals of the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic on Monday.

Joe Reid scored 23 points and Evan Blankenship 15 as Batavia rolled past Riverside-Brookfield to advance to the quarterfinals of the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, and Audrey LaFleur's career-high 25 points led Burlington Central to a win at the Dixon Holiday Tournament.

After a season of clutch football plays, Brett Breggren came through with the winning putback as Batavia knocked off York on Friday, 37-36.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area football team.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls Volleyball team.

Here are Karen Naess' photos from Friday's girls basketball game between Batavia and Geneva.

Nathan Palmer sank a go-ahead free throw with 1.7 seconds left in double OT, closing out a 22-point effort to lead Geneva to a victory in a 55-53 thriller over Batavia.

Keira McCann put up 14 points and five assists on offense, while the Geneva defense didn't allow a basket for over 14 minutes to help get a 42-30 victory over Batavia.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle boys soccer All-Area team.

Whether it is on the football field, basketball/volleyball court, baseball/softball diamond, or in any other sport, Batavia and Geneva are the fiercest of rivals. However, the two schools have joined forces to form the Fox River Classic, a 16-team girls basketball tournament.

Here are Karen Naess' photos from Friday's girls basketball game between Batavia and St. Charles North.

Led by Bronwyn How on offense and Riley Barber on defense, St. Charles North built up a 17-point lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back, securing a 48-27 victory for their first win over Batavia in three seasons.

Batavia junior Avery Hacker, who had eight top-3 finishes across 10 races, including a runner-up finish in the Class 3A state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle girls cross country Athlete of the Year.

Matt Welch's 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime proved the difference in Glenbard North's 49-47 win over Batavia in the DuKane Conference opener Friday.

Quinn Urwiler’s NIU career wasn’t just tackles, it was tone‑setting. The Batavia grad leaves as a leader who embodied grit, accountability, and culture in a season that tested the Huskies at every turn.

The 2025-2026 girls wrestling season is underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

The 2025-2026 boys wrestling season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

Ben Piekarz knocked down a go-ahead 4-point play with 49.8 seconds remaining, giving Marmion a thrilling 55-53 win over Batavia in the 50th annual Ken Peddy Windmill City Classic.

Despite falling into an early hole that it never dug out of, Batavia – a different iteration from the one that claimed four straight regional titles along with a sectional title over that span – never was out of it mentally in a 50-36 loss to Waubonsie Valley on Tuesday.

The 2025-2026 boys basketball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Jack Schapendonk's big stop on fourth-and-goal before halftime shifted the tides for St. Rita, who went on to score 26 straight points to secure a 54-34 victory over Batavia to advance to the Class 7A state title game.

The Batavia and St. Rita football teams met Saturday with a trip downstate on the line.

Brother Rice is the only top seed remaining in the Class 7A field. Will the Crusaders keep rolling or can one of the upstarts pull the upset? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the IHSA state semifinals.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview the semifinal round of the Illinois high school football playoffs

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the Illinois high school football semifinals in the western suburbs

Nine CCL/ESCC schools, including defending champions Mount Carmel, Nazareth and Montini will be competing in the IHSA state football semifinals this weekend. Below are all of the semifinal matchups featuring CCL/ESCC teams.