The Oswego girls basketball team traveled to DeKalb Monday night to take on the Barbs in a nonconference matchup.

We take a look back at some of the biggest things from this weekend you may have missed, including Indian Creek's surge since a heartbreaking loss; Michael Olson's 100th win and more

Kaneland won its home wrestling mean behind an individual title from Angelina Gochis while Sycamore had four individual champs and took third; Presley Meyer scored 25 for Genoa-Kingston; the NIU men and women lost and more in the roundup.

Myles Newman scored 27 and Aaron Ziga scored 16 for DeKalb in a loss to Rock Island while Genoa-Kingston was 2-2 at the Sandwich Duals.

Bryan Miller finished with 13 points and five assists while Aaron Ziga had a game-high 20 points as DeKalb held off United Township to take third at the Chuck Dayton Classic on Tuesday.

After a tough loss Tuesday to open Day 2 of the Don Flavin Invitational, the DeKalb wrestling team had a long talk, then stormed back with two big wins.

Despite keeping Hononegah in check most of the game and never trailing in regulation, DeKalb allowed Jameson Gilbertson to bank home a 3 to force overtime and the Indians won in overtime, 56-52, in the semifinals of the 98th annual Chuck Dayton Classic.

Julian Hartwig won all three of his matches, but it didn’t prove to be enough for host DeKalb, which dropped three duals on the opening day of the Don Flavin Invitational on Monday.

The DeKalb defense helped the Barbs stay in the game despite a cold-shooting first-half against Galesburg. The Barbs picked up the win and reached the semifinals of the Chuck Dayton Classic as they seek their third straight title.

Indian Creek won the Shipyard Showdown for the third time; Sycamore took third at the Elgin tournament and more from Saturday in the roundup.

DeKalb's boys basketball team fended off pesky Springfield Southeast for a 58-49 win in the last opening-round game of the 98th Chuck Dayton Classic on Saturday night.

Check out some of the best sports images captured by Daily Chronicle photographers in 2025.

The Kaneland boys basketball team won its opener at Plano, plus more in the roundup.

State championships. Easier access to state championships. State championships in DeKalb. Long winning streaks. Long losing streaks snapped. And long tenures in conferences ended. We look at the 10 biggest sports stories in the Daily Chronicle area this year.

Isaac Willis scored 21 points to lift Indian Creek into the semifinals of the Seneca Shipyard Tournament, Sycamore advanced to the semifinals of the Elgin Tournament. Plus more scores in Tuesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup,

Liam Schroeder and Cooper Bode won championships at the Russ Erb Classic to help Sycamore take second, the DeKalb girls took fourth at Morris behind a title for Alex Gregorio-Perez and more in the roundup.

Violet Sanders became the first Genoa-Kingston girls wrestler to win a tournament on Friday, Presley Meyer scored 32 points in a win for the Cogs, and more in the roundup.

IHSA schools split on Proposal 19: Sycamore backs expanded playoffs, Genoa-Kingston resists, DeKalb sees new hope. Scheduling relief or more lopsided games? Local ADs weigh the trade-offs.

Ben Kleba scored 18 to lead Genoa-Kingston to win in Forreston opener, Sycamore picks up two more dual wins, NIU men falter later at Elon in Saturday's Daily Chronicle Roundup.

Marshall Ledbetter scored a career-high 29 points to help Hinckley-Big Rock move to 2-0 in Little Ten play, Indian Creek also picked up an LTC win and more in the roundup.

"He was a DeKalb guy." Tim Holt coached generations, inspired colleagues, and built bonds that lasted decades. DeKalb lost a legend, but his influence endures

DeKalb went 3-0 at the DVC Super Duals, Sycamore moved to 10-0 with a win at La Salle-Peru, Anna Herrmann scored 17 for Hinckley-Big Rock, Presley Meyer scored 19 for Genoa-Kingston, Delaney Wood scored 25 for Hiawatha and more in the roundup.

In the roundup: Sadie Lang scores 17, Macy Calendo 11 Quinn Carrier 11 for Sycamore; Krya Lilly 14 for Kaneland; Ari Rich, Presley Meyer 17 for Genoa-Kingston; Ally Keilman 15 for Indian Creek; Brielle Molloy 19, Delaney Wood 23 for Hiawatha and Myles Newman 18 for DeKalb.

The Hiawatha boys and DeKalb girls dropped home games on Monday.

The Sycamore boys improved to 7-0 with a sweep at a home quad, a pair of Sycamore girls won their weight classes at a Sterling tournament, Marshawn Cocroft scored 26 for Kaneland in a win, NIU falls at Bradley and more in the roundup.

Davon Grant will leave DeKalb as the most prolific receiver in school history. He heads to the University of Illinois as the all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards and is the Daily Chronicle 2025 Football Player of the Year.

From a couple of NIU commits at quarterback to dynamic players in the secondary, we look at the best football players in DeKalb County with the Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Football Team.

Myles Newman scored 22, Aaron Ziga scored 24 and the DeKalb boys basketball team knocked off Rock Falls 72-43 on Tuesday.

The Rock Falls boys basketball team traveled to DeKalb Tuesday night to take on the Barbs in a nonconference contest.

After missing the state championships in 2024 by 0.01 seconds last year, Alex Schwantes was determined not to miss out again. The DeKalb junior qualified and finished in the top of the field this season.

It’s hard to turn the ball over 27 times and win a game, let alone double digits. But the DeKalb girls’ basketball team forced 19 turnovers of its own against Rochelle on Monday night and Zora Watts had 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Barbs’ 46-31 win over the Hubs.

Alex Gregorio-Perez, Larisza Gomez-Guervara and Aarianna Bloyd [icked up wins as DeKalb took fourth at Minooka, DeKalb and Sycamore opened the season with wins at home quads, Isaiah Feuerbach scored 30 in Sycamore's opener and more in the opener.

Lincoln-Way co-op had seven wrestlers make their respective first-place matches to dominate the Minooka Thanksgiving Throwdown

Area athletes competed in the Minooka Girls Wrestling Thanksgiving Throwdown competition at Minooka High School on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

It's a familiar story for Sycamore. A key play is injured is injured, another one steps up. This year it was Gavin Crouch who stepped up, scored 29 goals and was the Daily Chronicle 2025 Player of the Year.

There were not shortage of explosive scorers across the area, so much so that even a goalie was a threat to score. We look at the best on the Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Boys Soccer Team.

As the year went on, teams became more and more focused on stopping Khiara Thomas. The Sycamore junior left-side hitter found other ways to contribute while still maintaining her attack, helping the Spartans win a regional for the second time in three years.

Last year's all-area volleyball first team was all seniors. This Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Volleyball Team has just one senior among its ranks. We look at the best the area had to offer.

Kaneland and Sycamore bring back loaded rosters and should make for an interesting battle in the Interstate 8 while DeKalb looks to replace all its starters from a 20-win regional champ. We look at each area team and their expectations.

Some state placers, some hungry young wrestlers and one of the best in the country highlight five girls wrestlers to keep an eye on this season.

With the girls wrestling season set to start next week, we look at each team and what they expect out of the 2025-2026 season.

The reigning wrestler, a former freshman phenom looking for a stronger sophomore campaign and a potential new freshman standout highlight five wrestlers to keep an eye on this season.

With the wrestling season beginning next week, we take a look at each team and their expectations for the 2025-2026 season.

DeKalb loses a lot of players. Sycamore brings back a lot. Kaneland splits the difference. We look at five key storylines heading into the boys basketball season in the Daily Chronicle area.

DeKalb and Kaneland look to build off great 2024-2025 seasons. Sycamore looks for a bounce back. We look at each Daily Chronicle area girls basketball team, their key players, and what they expect this year.

We take a look at the best golfers from around the Daily Chronicle coverage area with our all-area golf team.

Before the girls basketball season starts, we take a look at five storylines that could define the upcoming season for Daily Chronicle area programs.

Kaneland sophomore Carson Kaiser took third at the 2A state cross country meet, just 4 seconds away from a state title. DeKalb and Genoa-Kingston also had competitors in the season finale.

"I know having a social life is pretty much out the window." DeKalb baseball and football standout Cole Latimer committed to play both sports at NIU on Monday and said he is ready for the challenge of playing both at the NCAA Division I level.

Kaneland's Carson Kaiser cruised to a sectional title and helped the Knights qualify as a team, the Genoa-Kingston girls qualified as a team and more cross country results.