Gavin Sedevie took fifth at the Interstate 8 boys golf tournament, Sycamore and Kaneland soccer each picked up wins and more in the roundup.

We take a look back at all five Daily Chronicle area games, including DeKalb and Sycamore picking up big conference wins as each evened their records to 2-2, plus Kaneland moving to 4-0 and more

Carson Kaiser won the Larry Eddington Invitational boys race, while Alex Schwantes had a top-ten finish for DeKalb in the girls race. That and more in the roundup.

Cole Latimer ran for three touchdowns and threw two more to Davon Grant to lead DeKalb past Stagg and Tim Pruitt tallied four scores for Hiawatha in Friday's Daily Chronicle football roundup.

Guilford, coached by former Sycamore boys soccer coach Dave Bachta, scored four goals in an 11-minute stretch to roll to a 7-0 win over DeKalb on Thursday.

The DeKalb boys soccer team welcomed Guilford Thursday afternoon for a nonconference matchup.

DeKalb, Sycamore and Kaneland all open conference play in Week 4. We take a look at those games plus battles for Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our previews.

Sophia Lichthardt helped power Sycamore to an Interstate 8 volleyball win, Kaneland volleyball swept Ottawa and more in the roundup.

Gavin Sedevie had a top-15 finish at Ottawa, Sycamore soccer picked up a road win at La Salle-Peru and more in the roundup.

Kaneland knocked off DeKalb, Sycamore lost for the second week in row, Cody Cravatta had a big game for G-K and Hiawatha lost to Alden-Hebron. We take a look at each game in our Week 3 rewind.

Carson Kaiser win large meet in Peoria, Indian Creek volleyball picks up first win of year, DeKalb, Sycamore and Indian Creek soccer pick up wins and more in the roundup.

Jalen Carter, Carter Grabrowski and the Kaneland football team pulled away from DeKalb in the second half on Friday in a 35-7 win.

The DeKalb football team took on Kaneland Friday night in a matchup at DeKalb High School.

Join hosts Eddie Carifio, Sam Ramirez and J.T. Pedelty as they preview Week 3 in the south and west portions of northern Illinois

DeKalb's Maddi Hollar, who served up eight aces on the match, served up three consecutive service points to close out the Barbs' three-set win over Genoa-Kingston on Wednesday in DeKalb.

The DeKalb volleyball team hosted Genoa-Kingston Wednesday night for a nonconference matchup.

Kaneland can reach 3-0 but will have to get past DeKalb to do so, Sycamore looks to bounce back from a loss, G-K looks to avoid 0-3 and Hiawatha can surpass last year's win total with a victory. It's our preview capsules and picks.

With two weeks of the IHSA football season in the books, here is a look at one surprise for each Daily Chronicle area football team.

Kailey Kunstman leads Kaneland to an I8 win over Sycamore, the Spartans boys picked up a win and more in the prep roundup.

We take a look back at Week 2 action, including DeKalb's win at Phillips, Sycamore's overtime loss in Moline, and Carter Grabowski's huge game for Kaneland in a win.

Sycamore soccer picked up a couple wins at a tournament in Woodstock, Jessie Fredrickson had 39 total kills in a trio of Genoa-Kingston wins and more in the roundup.

For the second week in a row, Travis Moore came up with a big interception for the DeKalb football team. Moore’s interception led to a DeKalb field goal, and the Barbs knocked off Phillips 26-8 on Friday

The DeKalb football team took on Phillips Friday night at DeKalb High School.

The DeKalb volleyball team traveled to Maple Park Thursday night to take on Kaneland.

Alex Schwantes took second for DeKalb at Sycamore's cross country meet, Liam Berry was fifth on the boys' side and more in the roundup.

DeKalb and Genoa-Kingston look for bounce-back wins at home, Sycamore faces a 7A school away from home for the second straight week, plus picks and more in our capsules.

Several area boys and girls teams, including Rochelle, Hinckley-Big Rock, DeKalb, Sycamore, and Kaneland, took part in the Sycamore Cross Country Invite Tuesday at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

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Zach Murray scored in the 67th minute to lead DeKalb past Sycamore in the Barb Cup, Sycamore tennis had four champs in its tournament and more in the roundup.

After Davon Grant and Travis Moore came up with big defensive plays in the third quarter to give DeKalb the lead, Sycamore came back and ate up the final 8:13 off the clock to secure a 22-21 victory

The Sycamore and DeKalb football teams opened their 2025 seasons with the annual FNBO Challenge Friday night in Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University.

DeKalb and Sycamore their games at the Barb Cup, G-K girls cross country won at home with the top three finishers and more in the roundup.

The host team DeKalb met St. Edward Thursday in the Barb Cup boys soccer tournament at DeKalb High School.

Join hosts JT Pedelty, Eddie Carifio and Sam Ramirez as they preview Week 1 in Illinois high school football in DeKalb and La Salle counties, as well as the Sauk Valley, for the Friday Night Drive podcast

Bella Culotta didn't enter the match for Sycamore on Wednesday against DeKalb until the Spartans were down six in the third set. But she got four quick kills and sparked Sycamore to the girls volleyball victory.

DeKalb and Sycamore meet in a rivalry showdown and Genoa-Kingston hosts Oregon It's part of a big opening weekend of high school football, and we look at each game in the Daily Chronicle area.

Sycamore enters Friday's season opener against DeKalb on a three-game winning streak against their rivals, including a comeback thriller last year.

From a high-impact freshman to the reigning player of the year, we take a look at five boys soccer players that can have a big impact on their teams this year.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle area boys soccer team, their top players, expectations for 2025 and more.

Gavin Sevidie took second for Sycamore at the Mark Rolfing Cup, Kaneland volleyball topped Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek roared past Stillman Valley and more in Monday's roundup.

Kayden Johnson had three touchdowns while Elora Slater and Kaylee Tenard had two interceptions each in DeKalb's 42-0 win over Belvidere, the first IHSA flag football game in school history.

The DeKalb girls flag football team played the inaugural game for the program Monday afternoon against Belvidere at DeKalb High School.

Several area golf teams including DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland and Sterling, competed Monday in the Mark Rolfing Cup at Kishwaukee Valley Country Club in DeKalb.

From the front lines to the back of the defense, we look at five players who can have big volleyball seasons this year.

We take a look at each area volleyball team, what they expect for the year and who the top players, new and returning, are for each team.

Check out how teams in the Southwest Valley Conference are expected to fare this season.

We take a look at each boys cross country team in the area, their top athletes and aspirations for the year.

Retruning state placers, young runner looking to make the leap and more highlight our five boys cross country runners to watch this year.

We take a look at each girls cross country team, their top runners, expectations for the 2025 season and more.

From a pair of experienced seniors looking for a strong finish to a freshman expected to surge onto the scene, we look at five girls cross country runners that should have big years.