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With the regular season a third of the way complete, we take a look at each DeKalb area team and one key factor heading into their Week 4 games.
The Sycamore girls tennis team rolled to a 6-1 win against DeKalb, while the Kishwaukee College women's soccer team earned a tie on the road. That plus more soccer and golf in the roundup.
Sycamore takes on Rochelle in not only the Interstate 8 opener but a showdown between undefeated teams. DeKalb plays its first Southwest Valley Green game at home against Lincoln-Way Central. We look at every Daily Chronicle area Week 4 game.
Jason Brewer had a pair of goals as Indian Creek tied Pecatonica, plus other soccer, volleyball and golf results in the roundup.
The Sycamore girls tennis team hosted the Barbs of DeKalb Wednesday afternoon in a nonconference contest.
The Genoa-Kingston soccer and volleyball teams earned wins and more results in Monday's Daily Chronicle roundup.
The top 20 players were within 10 strokes of par Monday at the Mark Rolfing Cup, with Geneva repeating as team champion thanks to a fifth-score tiebreaker.
The DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland, Geneva, Huntley, St. Charles North and Burlington Central boys golf teams were among those that played Monday in the Mark Rolfing Cup at the Kishwaukee Country Club in DeKalb.
Sycamore and Kaneland had outstanding defensive showings in Week 3 victories. Even in a loss, the Genoa-Kingston defense held Oregon to three points. Here are the key stats and plays from all Daily Chronicle area Week 3 games.
Kaneland's Evan Nosek and DeKalb's Jacob Barraza had strong finishes at First to the Finish in Peoria on Saturday. Plus more cross country, golf, soccer and volleyball.
Kaneland intercepted a pass on DeKalb's first play and cruised to a 42-7 victory Friday.
The DeKalb football team traveled to Maple Park Friday night to take on Kaneland in an early season nonconference matchup.
DeKalb faces Kaneland in Week 3 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Len Eisele will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Sophomore centerback Jack McCormick's late, clutch clear helped DeKalb hold on for a 1-0 win against Rockford East on Thursday.
The DeKalb High School boys soccer team took on Rockford East Thursday night at home.
Hosts J.T. Pedelty, Eddie Carifio and Kevin Hieronymus break down the Week 3 slate in IHSA football for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast
Kaneland, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston all improved to 2-0 last week, while Hiawatha fell to 1-1 and DeKalb slipped to 0-2 despite leading in the fourth quarter of both its games. Here is one storyline for each team heading into Week 3.
DeKalb headed to Genoa-Kingston on Wednesday with new coach Keith Foster, who was at the helm of the Cogs for 14 years. He won 309 games and helped the Cogs win the Class 2A State Championship in 2022. Genoa-Kingston topped the Barbs and their old coach 25-23, 25-18.
The Genoa-Kingston volleyball team hosted nonconference foe DeKalb Thursday night in the return of former Cogs head coach Keith Foster.
DeKalb and Kaneland square off in a battle of former conference foes, Sycamore heads way down south to battle Mahomet-Seymour, Genoa-Kingston heads to Oregon looking to go 3-0 and Hiawatha looks to bounce back against Polo.
Ava Carpenter and Khiara Thomas combined for 21 kills for Sycamore in loss to Stillman Valley and Indian Creek and Hiawatha pulled off Little 10 comeback wins. Plus more volleyball, golf, cross country and soccer in the roundup.
DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland and Genoa-Kingston all had Week 2 games that felt similar to their Week 1 outings. We look back at the season's second week in high school football
DeKalb's Jacob Barraza won at Plainfield, Layla Janisch had a strong showing at Oregon, plus other cross country and soccer results in the roundup.
For the second straight week, a field goal by Leo Gamino provided the difference in a Plainfield South victory, this time a 36-yarder as time expired to beat DeKalb, 17-14
DeKalb faces Plainfield South in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Rob Oesterle will have live updates, scores and news from the game
The DeKalb and Indian Creek volleyball teams rolled to victories on Thursday, plus cross country and soccer results in the roundup.
DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha went a combined 4-1 last week, with the 11-man teams using strong aerial assaults in their games. Here is one storyline for each team heading into Week 2.
Tyler Bogle scored twice to lead Indian Creek to a soccer victory, while Jonah Keck posted a 38 in a loss to Naperville North. That plus more golf, soccer and volleyball.
DeKalb heads down to Plainfield South, Sycamore hosts Class 8A Oswego East and Kaneland looks to stay hot against Wauconda. We look at all Daily Chronicle area Week 2 games.
Kaneland Evan Nosek won the Sycamore Invite, and the Spartans' Layla Jansich was fourth on the girls side. DeKalb volleyball coach Keith Foster and Genoa-Kingston coach Taylor Spellman picked up their first wins at their new schools. That and more in the roundup.
While there are three seniors and a junior on our list of five boys cross country athletes to watch this year, a freshman also managed to crack the list. Check out the full list.
With the boys cross country season kicking into full gear, we take a look at what to expect from each team.
We break down what each girls cross country team expects out of the upcoming season as things get into full swing.
There's a lot of talented younger runners this year, and we spotlight five girls cross country runners poised for breakout years.
Sycamore, DeKalb, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Sandwich were among the many local teams taking part in the Sycamore Cross Country Invite Tuesday at Kishwaukee College in Malta.
Passing offense were on full display on Friday night, as DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland and even Genoa-Kingston did big things in the air in Week 1.
The Sycamore girls tennis team won its home doubles tournament, Genoa-Kingston soccer was third in Oregon and Indian Creek volleyball was fourth at Ottawa.
Caden O’Donnell had a couple of near-interceptions on Friday in Sycamore’s 35-28 win over DeKalb at Huskie Stadium. But the one he got his hands on was a difference-maker.
The Sycamore and DeKalb football teams opened their seasons with the annual FNBO Challenge Friday night in Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University.
Sycamore faces DeKalb at NIU to open Week 1 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Eddie Carifio will have live updates, scores and news from the game
DeKalb opened the Barb Cup with a win, and Sycamore lost a nail-biter to Larkin. Plus golf and cross country in the roundup.
A confident DeKalb. A Sycamore team getting it done in the trenches. The start of brutal nonconference schedule for Kaneland. We take a look at one big storyline for each Daily Chronicle team heading into Week 1 of the football season.
When DeKalb and Sycamore clash at 7 p.m. Friday at Huskie Stadium, the field will be filled with players who have experience playing not just in the rivalry game but on an NCAA Division I football field in front of 8,000 to 10,000 fans.
Sycamore cross country runners went to Morris, Genoa-Kingston competed at Rock Falls and the Sycamore girls tennis team had a strong doubles showing to beat Yorkville. That and more in the prep roundup.
After losing Game 1 to DeKalb, Sycamore trailed the Barbs 24-18. But the Spartans scored the next eight points for the win and the first five points of the third game to take control. They beat DeKalb 16-25, 26-24, 25-16.
The DeKalb and Sycamore volleyball teams renewed their rivalry Wednesday with a match at DeKalb High School.
J.T. Pedelty and Eddie Carifio talk about the biggest Week 1 matchups in the west and south portions of northern Illinois, including DeKalb-Sycamore, Kaneland-Washington, Aurora Christian-Marquette, Morris-Coal City and Newman-Princeton
DeKalb and Sycamore meet for the 25th anniversary of their traveling trophy game. Plus we look at the Week 1 contests for Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha.
There was a common thread amongst most of the teams looking for opening week games deep into the offseason: they were all powerhouses. For most of them the easiest solution was to simply square off against one another. Steve Soucie runs down the top games to watch this weekend.
DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha all have new coaches as the season gets underway. Check out what to expect from every Daily Chronicle area volleyball team.