Colton VanDyke, Jackson Boryc, Noah Cornell and Benjamin Karl were second for Kaneland in the 4x100 and 4x200, Will Rosenow was second for Sycamore in the shot put, Martin Ledbetter and Parker Murry take third and fourth in 1A, plus more from state track.

Nathan Larson struck out 12 and kept DeKalb off the scoreboard until the seventh inning, powering Huntley's 4-1 win in the Class 4A DeKalb Regional championship game.

Kaneland's 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams took second in both races to reach Saturday's finals at the Class 2A state finals, Drake Gay qualified in the 3A long jump, and more.

Hunter Kriese flirted with a no-hitter Thursday as No. 5 DeKalb blanked No. 4 Harlem 7-0 in a Class 4A regional semifinal. The senior struck out seven. Now the Barbs face a Huntley team Saturday that's knocked them out the last two years.

The DeKalb Barbs baseball team took on Harlem in a Class 4A regional matchup Thursday at DeKalb High School.

Indian Creek junior Parker Murry enters the state boys track preliminaries as the top seed in the high jump, while Sycamore thrower Will Rosenow enters as the top seed in the shot put and 2nd in the discus. We look at IC, Hinckley-Big Rock, DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore.

Indian Creek's Ally Keilman finished in the top 30 in both hurdle events at the Class 1A State Championship, DeKalb long jumper Drake Gay qualified for state, and more in the roundup

Kaneland qualified athletes in 14 out of 18 events from Wednesday's Class 2A Rochelle Boys Track and Field Sectional, while Sycamore is sending eight entries to next week's state track meet.

Genoa-Kingston's Ayva Hernandez and Sycamore's Izzie Segreti each scored four goals in playoff-opening wins; Kaneland softball reached a regional final behind a strong Ellie Peck pitching performance; Jack Peterson made G-K baseball history and more in the roundup.

The DeKalb softball team took on Harlem Tuesday in a Class 4A regional matchup at DeKalb High School.

Sycamore's Krista Cobb and Sydney Fabrizius and Kaneland's Delainey Baran Peyton Haywood enter the state meet seeded in the top 10 in their respective events. DeKalb, Indian Creek and Genoa-Kingston athletes will also compete in Charleston starting Thursday.

Crewe Bartelt won three individual races and a relay, including an insanely close 200-meter dash at the Interstate 8 Conference Championships on Friday, plus more in the roundup.

The Class 1A and 2A Daily Chronicle area baseball teams each start with play-in games. Sycamore, DeKalb and Kaneland don't have that obstacle, but have tough roads ahead of them in their IHSA regionals. We look at where each team ended up.

Indian Creek baseball topped Hiawatha 27-15 for its first win in a game that featured 22 errors, 24 walks, 15 hits and took 3.5 hours to play; DeKalb baseball finished its sweep of Metea Valley while Sycamore avoided one at the hands of Morris; and more in the roundup.

Bella Jacobs was a walk away from a perfect game, and Jill Carpenter picked up her 400th win on the same NIU field where she played collegiately as Sycamore softball picked up a rivalry win against DeKalb on Thursday.

The Sycamore and DeKalb softball teams continued their rivalry Thursday night at Mary M. Bell Field at Northern Illinois University.

Indian Creek's Ally Keilman qualified for state in both hurdle events, Alexandra Schwantes and the 4x200 qualified for DeKalb, Kaneland picked up a huge Interstate 8 baseball win, Sycamore tennis improved to 16-2 and more in the roundup.

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.