DeKalb Preps

Both Kaneland and DeKalb were struggling to get runs across the plate Saturday until Natalie Naab came through with a two-out, two-run single in the top of the eighth that gave the Knights a 3-1 win.

Huntley, with 159 points, easily rolled to the Class 3A Huntley sectional championship Wednesday night. Dominique Johnson paced the Red Raiders with first-place efforts in the triple jump and long jump.

Sycamore and DeKalb sent girls track athletes threw to state, Avery Boehne tossed a perfect game as Indian Creek topped Hiawatha, Kaneland baseball finished its sweep of La Salle-Peru, and more in the roundup.

Avery Boehne hit for the cycle in Indian Creek's win, Brynn Woods homered for Kaneland and more in the roundup.

A Sycamore-DeKalb soccer match that came down to one goal. An Interstate 8 girls track championship that came down to the final few races. There was no shortage of great games this weekend, and with that came outstanding performances. Here’s a look at a few of the best.

Cortni Kruizenga took a feed from Izzie Segreti and punched it home the game's only goal in Sycamore's win over DeKalb in El Classicorn on Saturday.

Erica Swan spent five years as Genoa-Kingston’s head softball coach before taking over at DeKalb this season. Her players were well aware of this when the Barbs headed north to take on the Cogs, posting four runs to break open a tie game in the fifth inning of a 7-3 victory.

The Genoa-Kingston softball team hosted DeKalb Thursday in a matchup of two DeKalb County teams.

The girls soccer playoff brackets are set. So as the season winds down, we take a peak at how the postseason lines up for the Daily Chronicle area teams.

With the DeKalb vs. Sycamore baseball and softball games in the book after this weekend, we take a look at four hidden plays that made a difference in the two games.

Sawyer Valdez drove in two runs and allowed three hits in 4⅓ innings on the hill to help Sycamore knock off rival DeKalb 7-4 on Saturday.

Sycamore starter Addison Dierschow retired 13 of the last 16 DeKalb batters, seven on strikeouts, as the Spartans came back for an 11-3 win over DeKalb in a rain-shortened rivalry game on Friday.

The Sycamore softball team traveled to DeKalb Friday afternoon to take on the Barbs.

Brodie Farrell launched the ball over the fence in left-center, breaking a tie and giving DeKalb a 4-3 win against Naperville Central in the opening game of a DuPage Valley Conference series.

The DeKalb baseball team welcomed Naperville Central Monday for a DuPage Valley Conference matchup.

Sycamore's Luke Curtis leads the Spartans to a 4-3 win over DeKalb in thrilling rivalry match. DeKalb's Ryan Lottes and Matthew Williams stayed hot with their third win of the week at No. 1 doubles.

The DeKalb boys tennis team made the short trip to Sycamore High School Thursday to take on the Spartans.

Riley Silvers’ home run with two outs in the third inning broke up Cassidy Cavazos’ no-hitter and set the stage for Naperville Central’s comeback in an 8-4 win over DeKalb on Wednesday.

The DeKalb softball team welcomed DuPage Valley Conference foe Naperville Central Wednesday afternoon.

Elizabeth Davis homered in a Genoa-Kingston victory, Ellie Peck pitched a gem in a Kaneland loss, plus more in Tuesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

After starting the season undefeated through 12 games, DeKalb ran into a couple of hiccups. But a dominant pitching performance by Brodie Farrell got things back on track for DeKalb Tuesday. He struck out 12 in an 11-1 win in six innings against Naperville North.

The DeKalb baseball team continued their conference schedule Tuesday with a home game against Naperville North.

Dekalb was second, Sycamore fourth and Kaneland fifth at the Knights' home meet; Genoa-Kingston won their home soccer tournamet, Arielle Rich walked it off for G-K softball and more in the roundup.

Despite Jackson Kees' 200th career strikeout and a home run by Brodie Farrell, DeKalb lost to Kaneland on Saturday behind three hits and a solid relief performance by Antonio Villanueva.

The DeKalb High School baseball team traveled to Maple Park Saturday to take on nonconference foe Kaneland.

Genoa-Kingston baseball scored six in the seventh for a comeback win, G-K softball blasted five home runs in a victory, DeKalb baseball improved to 11-0-1, Isaac Willis set an Indian Creek track record and more in the roundup.

Here are five Daily Chronicle area athletes who can have gigantic girls track season.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle girls track team and what they expect out of the season.

The DeKalb baseball team took on Harlem Tuesday afternoon at DeKalb High School.

As the outdoor season starts ramping up we take a look at each Daily Chronicle area boys track and field team.

We take a look at five boys track athletes poised for breakout seasons.

Here are the players that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

A connector of winning: Daily Chronicle Player of the Year Sean Reynolds a part of 99 wins during his DeKalb career.

The Kaneland girls soccer team will start its spring break a few hours earlier on Friday. Knights coach Scott Parillo told his squad they could skip practice on the last day before break if they started the season 3-0. Kaneland hit that mark Thursday with a 2-0 win over DeKalb.

The DeKalb girls soccer team hosted Rockford East Tuesday in Barb Fest tournament action.

Here are the wrestlers that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Wrestling All-Area Team.

Here are the wrestlers that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Girls Wrestling All-Area Team.

Four freshmen have made a big impact in DeKalb's first two games of the season. It was Kennedy Latimer's turn for a huge game Saturday with four hits and six RBIs for the Barbs.

From big boppers at the plate to big arms in the circle, we look at five softball players who should have big seasons this year.

We break down each of the six Daily Chronicle area softball teams and what they expect from the 2025 campaign.

We take a look at each soccer team in the Daily Chronicle area and what they expect out of the season.

DeKalb and Hinckley-Big Rock look to make big leaps after winning seasons last year, Indian Creek, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha look to improve after rough 2024 campaigns. We look at each Daily Chronicle area baseball team.

With the soccer season set to get underway next week, here are five things to know heading into the 2025 girls soccer season for the teams in the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

Not only are baseball games scheduled to start March 17, but the forecast seems to indicate cooperative weather for most of the week. So with the start of the season right around the corner, here are five things to know.

With softball practices underway and games starting on March 17, here’s a look at five storylines to keep an eye on for the 2025 season.

DeKalb senior Marquise Bolden went to the bench with four fouls in the third quarter, which helped Warren go on a run that led to a 61-49 win over the Barbs in a Class 4A Waukegan Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

Four of the seven schools in the Daily Chronicle coverage area reached sectionals. Here’s a look at one player for each team who isn’t the most high-profile player on the team but can still have a big impact.

Kaneland's Angelina Gochis won a state championship Saturday at the IHSA Girls Wrestling tournament. The sophomore was one of four area medalists, including teammate Brooklyn Sheaffer, Sycamore’s Ema Durst and DeKalb’s Alex Gregorio-Perez.

At Bloomington, Kaneland’s Angelina Gochis and Brooklyn Sheaffer are guaranteed medals after each picked up a pair of wins on the first day of the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Championship.

Marquise Bolden made a heads-up play to avoid a defender and then drained a 3-pointer, the third of straight 3s, on his way to 20 points DeKalb's 57-45 win over Hononegah to claim the Harlem regional title.