Cole Latimer homered in a win for DeKalb, Aaron Jindrich homered to help Hiawatha win and more in our prep roundup.

Kaneland baseball won and Sycamore baseball lost, moving the Knights into first place in the Interstate 8, plus more results in Monday's Daily Chronicle roundup.

Alyanna Johnson's two-run, two-out single in the fourth proved pivotal in DeKalb's 3-2 win over Kaneland on Saturday. The Knights scored a run in the seventh and had two on and no outs, but Jasmine Rodriguez escaped the jam to finish the complete game.

DeKalb won its home meet on Friday, led by the record-setting 4x100 relay team, Sycamore and Kaneland softball slugged their ways to nonconference wins and more in the roundup.

Layla Janisch claimed two individual titles and was on two winning relays as Sycamore won the Interstate 8 girls track title; Indian Creek won the Little Ten title; Jeanne Howard hit a home run for DeKalb softball; Lane Davidson hit two for G-K baseball and more in the roundup.

Sycamore striker Cortni Kruizenga didn’t just score a goal in the 34th minute to break a scoreless tie against rival DeKalb in El Classicorn, she made a spectacular defensive play in the 73rd minute to preserve the Spartans’ 2-0 home win over the Barbs.

The DeKalb girls soccer team made the short trip to Sycamore Thursday to take on the Spartans.

Genoa-Kingston slugs its way into the North Boone Regional, Kaneland take its big wins into its home regional, Sycamore gets a bye into a regional final and DeKalb hopes to be at full health. We look at what each Daily Chronicle area softball team heading into the postseason.

Naz Dean and the DeKalb softball team won a back-and-forth thriller at Metea Valley, Sycamore hit six home runs and got a gem from Bella Jacobs in a win against Morris, DeKalb baseball beat Neuqua Valley in a continuation of a game from Monday then won a thriller and more.

Madison Kossakowski homered as Kaneland beat Morris and played spoiler for Morris' I-8 title chances, Lizzie Davis homered twice for Genoa-Kingston, Sycamore tennis won the I-8 boys tennis title, Byron spoiled G-K's hope at a repeat BNC soccer title and more in the roundup.

Evan Johnson's two-out, three-run triple keyed a six-run rally for DeKalb against Neuqua Valley on Tuesday. The game was suspended due to darkness tied at 6-6 after seven innings.

The DeKalb baseball team met Neuqua Valley Tuesday in a DuPage Valley Conference clash.

Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore each earned No. 1 seeds and are hosting regionals when the playoffs get underway May 18. We look at what the Spartans and Cogs, along with DeKalb, Kaneland and Hinckley-Big Rock have to expect this postseason.

Crewe Bartelt helped power Sycamore to a win at the Gib Seegers Classic, Kaneland avoided an I-8 sweep at the hands of Sycamore, Quinn McLane scored three goals for the DeKalb girls soccer team and more from Friday and Saturday in the roundup.

Sycamore decided to walk DeKalb No. 2 hitter Cole Latimer with one out and runner on second in a tie game in the bottom of the sixth. Evan Johnson made the Spartans pay, sparking a six-run rally in a 12-8 win on Saturday,

Breydon Martin threw a shutout while striking out nine, allowing DeKalb to win a game in which they were no-hit, Jackson Macdonald homered for the second straight game to help Sycamore beat Kaneland, Ellie Peck shined as Kaneland softball beat Sycamore, and more in the roundup.

Evan Johnson hit a three-run tying home run in the seventh before Caden Smith walked it off in the eighth for DeKalb baseball, Alaynna Johnson had a huge night under the lights for DeKalb softball at Indian Creek, and more in the roundup.

St. Charles North scored 41 of its 97 points across three distance races as the North Stars won the team title at the 53rd annual Peterson Prep Invitational. Host Kaneland took a slim second over Yorkville to round out the podium.

Krista Cobb swept the throwing events at the Harlem Invitational on Saturday, helping the Spartans take third. DeKalb was second behind a high jump win for Sariyah Hampton. Also in the roundup wins for DeKalb softball, a pair of thrillers for Sycamore softball and more.

Sycamore lost a 10-inning heartbreaker to Stillman Valley despite a double and homer from Kairi Lantz and 16 strikeouts from Bella Jacobs, the Hinckley-Big Rock boys won at Indian Creek and more in the roundup.

Emma Hart scored the tying run for DeKalb after reaching on a bunt single in the fourth, then scored the go-ahead run for the Barbs on a crazy play in the sixth after reaching on a bunt single in their 4-3 win over Metea Valley on Wednesday.

The DeKalb High School softball team hosted Metea Valley Wednesday afternoon in a matchup of two DuPage Valley Conference teams.

Cody Cravatta, Genoa-Kingston bats explode in win over Dixon, Jessie Fredrickson wins four events for Cogs' girls, Alex Casanas shines in Hinckley-Big Rock boys track win and more in the roundup.

The result, a 25-12, 25-14 loss to Naperville North, didn’t really matter. The DeKalb boys volleyball played its first home match on Tuesday. The program is competing at the freshman and junior varsity levels only this year, with a varsity squad planned for next year.

The DeKalb boys volleyball team hosted Naperville North JV Tuesday night. This is the first year the Barbs are fielding a boys volleyball team.

Ari Rich went 3 for 3 with three home runs, six RBIs and four runs - and it wasn't even the most historic day for Genoa-Kingston. Lizzy Davis hit a pair of home runs to break the schools career record in the Cogs' win at Winnebago. That and more in the roundup.

Shane Torres avenged last year’s 0-for-3 performance against Hunter Kriese in the title game with a pair of doubles in his first two at-bats, powering the Waubonsie Valley's 9-1 win over DeKalb on Monday.

DeKalb's Addison McKiness, Sycamore's Callie Countryman and Kaneland's Brynn Wood had big games Friday, while the Sycamore boys track team had big production Saturday in Ottawa. We take a look back at what the weather didn't affect in the weekend rewind.

The DeKalb baseball team took on Waubonsie Valley Monday afternoon at DeKalb High School.

Addison McKiness ended a wild seventh with a walk-off walk in DeKalb's 12-11 win over Metea Valley, Brynn Woods struck out her 500th career batter for Kaneland, Sycamore finished off a series sweep of Kaneland, and more in the roundup.

Marin Gautcher scored twice in Sycamore girls soccer's 5-1 over Ottawa, the Spartans tennis team swept Marengo and more in the roundup.

Emma Kuschel fired a complete-game four-hitter in a G-K win, the Indian Creek boys and girls track teams rolled to a win behind strong performances rom Elsie Betz and Parker Murry and more in the roundup.

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

Whether its in the throwing pit, the sprinting blocks or gearing up for a distance race, there's talent all over Daily Chronicle area track and field teams this year. We look at five athletes poised for big 2026 campaigns.

Chace Kuhns was 5 for 5 with two home runs, a triple, five RBIs and four runs while Jackson Macdonald struck out 11 in a Sycamore win; DeKalb and Hiawatha baseball pulled off come-from-behind wins; Bella Jacobs shut down Kaneland and more in the roundup.

We take a look at five girls' track athletes, four of whom are seniors, that are poised for even bigger seasons in 2026 than they had in 2025.

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

Genoa-Kingston didn't allow a goal in three games to win its home tournament, the DeKalb girls track team won at Kaneland behind a pair of first-place finishes for Me'She Eubanks, Sycamore dominated a doubleheader at Cary-Grove and so much more in the roundup.

Two sophomore pitchers. Two dominating performances. One winner. Will Smrz and Kanon Baxley matched each other all game, but Smrz and DeKalb came away with the 2-1 win over Baxley and Kaneland on Saturday.

Anna Herrmann scored four goals in a Hinckley-Big Rock win, Ellison Hallahan homered twice for Sycamore, Ashley Leifheit pitched a gem for Indian Creek and more in the roundup.

During the last five innings of DeKalb’s 9-2 win over Naperville North in the DuPage Valley Conference opener for both teams, the Barbs scored seven runs, committed no errors, and Jasmine Rodriguez retired 15 of the 16 batters she faced.

Bella Jacobs struck out 12, Grace Caldwell homered and Sycamore beat La Salle-Peru in eight innings, Caden Smith had a pair of hits as DeKalb beat Boylan Catholic, and more in the roundup.

Adam Eder and Chace Kuhns had two hits each as Sycamore picked up its first win of the year, DeKalb beat Harlem on the road but later lost at home to Belvidere North, Colten Sargent and Hinckley-Big Rock outslugged Newark and more in the roundup.

From one of the most prolific 3-pointer shooters in state history to a record-setting junior in Genoa, we take a look at the best players around in the Daily Chronicle 2026 All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

Braylen Anderson wins indoor 200 title for DeKalb, Sycamore's Will Rosenow, Chloe Shere, Indian Creek's Parker Murry also take Top 3 finishes, plus much more in the roundup.

With four teams winning regionals, two making supersectionals, a third-place team in Class 3A and four all-state selections, there was no shortage of talent in the Daily Chronicle coverage area. We highlight the best in our All-Area Team.

From a state champion in Kaneland to state placers in DeKalb and Sycamore, we look at the best around in the Daily Chronicle 2026 All-Area Team.

Cole Latimer had a monster game at the plate to lead DeKalb past Guilford on Wednesday, Sycamore had a big day at the plate and in the circle against Belvidere, and G-K baseball clicked all over in a Tuesday win against Harvard. That and more in the roundup.

We take a look at the best wrestlers from around DeKalb County with the 2026 Daily Chronicle All-Area Wrestling Team.

Indian Creek and Genoa-Kingston are looking to reverse recent trends. DeKalb and Kaneland look to translate 20-win season into postseason success. We look at five baseball storylines in the DeKalb County area.