Girls Soccer

The Coal City baseball team beat Peotone for its 10th straight win and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Huntley proved itself against one of the state's best Wednesday night by ending their match against Naperville North in a scoreless tie. The Red Raiders are still undefeated through nine matches, matching their best start since at least 2012.

Sycamore relentlessly attacked the La Salle-Peru net, but the shots that weren’t off the mark were being turned away by goalie Lily Higgins. But the Spartans put up three goals in the final eight minutes of the first half on the way to a 9-0 win.

The La Salle-Peru girls soccer team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans in a steady rain Wednesday afternoon.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team fell 5-4 to Sandburg in their SouthWest Suburban Conference opener and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Geneva girls soccer had three different players record hat tricks in their DuKane Conference opener, while their baseball team scored five unanswered runs to come from behind against South Elgin. That and more Kane County-area prep sports results from Tuesday.

Hinsdale South senior Audrey Atkinson, who established the all-time school scoring record last season, is closing in on 100 career goals. That, plus notes on streaking Morton, Julia Benjamin's return to Glenbard West as a goalkeeper and more in Chris Walker's soccer notes.

St. Charles East and Kaneland girls soccer each recorded shutout victories in their first games back from spring break. Plus updates from Marmion and St. Francis baseball, as well as Burlington Central boys lacrosse in Monday's Kane County Chronicle roundup.

Jocelyn Sanche's five-goal day led Kankakee girls soccer to a dominant win and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Jace Boudreau hit a leadoff home run and had the game-winning hit in the top of the seventh in the Boilermakers' 6-3 win, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Alaina Clark scores four goals and Audrey Powlick added three as Wilmington beat Momence 9-0 for its first win of the season.

Wilmington picked up its first win of the season Friday, scoring early and often in a 9-0 win at Momence.

Huntley junior forward Maizie Nickle recorded six goals in three games during a 3-0 week, including a hat trick against Rockford Auburn on March 29. Nickle was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

Beecher pitcher Taylor Norkus threw a perfect game Thursday as the Bobcats improved to 6-0 on the season, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Chase Powrozek struck out 11 batters in five no-hit innings, and Burlington Central's baseball team improved to 5-0 with a 6-0 win over Hinsdale South. Also, McHenry's baseball team cruised. Get more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The Lockport girls soccer team is off to a strong start and more in this week's Herald-News girls soccer notebook.

The Kankakee baseball team blew out Thornton 19-0 at home and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais caught fire at the end of the first half of Tuesday's game against Bishop McNamara, giving the Boilermakers an All-City repeat.

Johnsburg beat Richmond-Burton 2-0 on Tuesday to hand the Rockets their first Kishwaukee River Conference loss since 2019.

St. Charles East's offensive prowess was put on full display with four different goal scorers to secure a 5-0 victory over Burlington Central.

Johnsburg faces Richmond Burton in Kishwaukee River Conference soccer match on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School.

St. Charles East hosted Burlington Central in girls varsity soccer on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in St. Charles.

With junior Jane Rogers, last year's Suburban Life Player of the Year, likely out for the season with a knee injury, Wheaton North is relying on a scoring-by-committee approach. That, plus notes on St. Francis and Benet in Chris Walker's soccer notebook.

Manteno baseball made it a 5-0 start to the season with Monday's win over rival Peotone and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Freeport scored two goals in the second half to down Oregon 3-1 in a non-conference game on the artificial turf at Freeport High School on Monday, March 31, 2025. Anna Stender scored the lone goal for the Hawks. Mili Zavala had seven saves in the goal for the Hawks.

Beecher junior Grace Durante scored three goals in the Bobcats' 3-1 road win over Manteno on Monday.

The Mendota girls soccer team started slow but played strong in the second half to beat La Salle-Peru 5-2 on Monday.

Makensi Martin's goal with 15:27 left in the second half was the difference as Morris beat visiting Streator 1-0 on Monday.

The St. Charles East and St. Charles North girls varsity soccer teams faced off in the Rose Augsburg Drach Invitational championship game on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in St. Charles.

Batavia hosted Oswego East in girls varsity soccer on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson won both the girls Class 2A 800 meters and 1,600 meters at the Illinois Top Times Championships and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Nelson Wendell scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth to help Geneva to its fifth win of the week. That and more prep sports results from the Kane County Chronicle teams from Saturday.

Neither team could find the back of the net on Saturday as Oswego East and Batavia settled for a scoreless draw.

In her first ever crosstown rivalry game, St. Charles East freshman Mya Leon netted a hat trick to help secure the Rose Augsburg-Drach Invitational with a 3-0 win over St. Charles North.

Lyons Township girls soccer hosted Wheaton Warrenville South on Thursday, March 27, 2025 in Western Springs.

Abby Sudkamp scored a penalty kick with 5:05 left to play, giving Lincoln-Way Central a 2-1 win over Andrew and the Windy City Classic championship.

After Jocelyn Sanchez gave the Kays an early 2-0 lead, Nia Lawrence assisted Aaliyah Lanum for the equalizer before her second goal of the game gave Bradley-Bourbonnais a thrilling comeback win Thursday.

Beecher picked up a pair of shutout wins over Gardner-South Wilmington on Thursday to open the season 2-0, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

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.

St. Charles East girls soccer ended pool play of the Rose Augburg-Drach Invitational undefeated after taking down South Elgin to advance to the championship game, where they'll face St. Charles North. That and more prep sports results from Thursday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais secured a 3-2 comeback victory over Kankakee in the All-City matchup on Thursday, March 27.

Caroline Dinnon, Kessiah Purnell and the Plainfield East offense kept firing at goalie Brooke Cutlip and the Sycamore defense. But Cultip and the Spartans turned away a steady barrage of scoring opportunities by the Bengals in a 0-0 tie to conclude Barb Fest.

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

The Sycamore girls soccer team played Plainfield East during the Barb Fest tournament at DeKalb High School.

Kaneland picked up victories across baseball, softball and girls soccer on Monday. That, and more results from Kane County-area sports teams from Monday.

Joliet Central pulled ahead 3-0 in the first half against Richards en route to a 7-0 victory to even its season record at 2-2.

Travis Ivanoff has been coaching soccer at Wilmington since 2016 and was at Peotone before that. Now he enters the final season of his coaching career ... for now, at least.

St. Charles East softball and girls soccer, as well as Aurora Central Catholic softball and baseball put up major showings in big-time wins, as well as other results from Saturday across the Kane County prep scene.

Just minutes after Jocelyn Sanchez's equalizer, Kankakee freshman Jasmine Torres' last-minute goal gave the Kays a dramatic 2-1 win at Bishop McNamara, their first-ever win over the Irish.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, DePue-Hall, Mendota and Princeton girls soccer teams for the 2025 season.