School records, freshman phenoms and lockdown defenders - we honor the best players with the Daily Chronicle 2025 Girls Soccer All-Area Team.

After back-to-back 20-win seasons, the Indian Creek boys basketball team is ready to push things to the next level. Whether that’s a regional title, a Little 10 championship or more, the players know the groundwork starts in the summer.

The Hinckley-Big Rock and Indian Creek boys basketball teams met Monday night in a summer basketball matchup.

Aidan Wyzard and Dylan Hodges won state titles and help Sycamore claim the team points crown on Saturday at the Class 2A boys track and field state championships. Indian Creek, Kaneland and DeKalb also had medalists.

Three Indian Creek athletes advanced in the IHSA Class 1A state boys track and field meet along with state tennis and regional baseball results in Thursday's Daily Chronicle roundup.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle-area competitor at the boys track and field state championships and what to expect at the tournament.

Aidan Wyzard qualified for state in four events as Sycamore won its sectional, DeKalb softball beat Metea Valley in a slugfest and more in the roundup.

We take a look at all the area girls track qualifiers, including three-time qualifier Natasha Bianchi of Genoa-Kingston and two-time qualifier Alyssa Stacy of Sycamore.

Teams from Aurora Christian, Beecher, Dwight, Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Kankakee-McNamara, Lisle, Momence, Newark, Marquette, Seneca, Indian Creek, Somonauk, Westmont, Wilmington and Yorkville all competed during the Class 1A Sectional track meet on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Seneca High School.

With the Class 1A and 2A baseball and softball playoff set to start Monday, we take a look at each Daily Chronicle area team and how they're looking heading into the postseason.

Sycamore and DeKalb sent girls track athletes threw to state, Avery Boehne tossed a perfect game as Indian Creek topped Hiawatha, Kaneland baseball finished its sweep of La Salle-Peru, and more in the roundup.

Avery Boehne hit for the cycle in Indian Creek's win, Brynn Woods homered for Kaneland and more in the roundup.

A Sycamore-DeKalb soccer match that came down to one goal. An Interstate 8 girls track championship that came down to the final few races. There was no shortage of great games this weekend, and with that came outstanding performances. Here’s a look at a few of the best.

The girls soccer playoff brackets are set. So as the season winds down, we take a peak at how the postseason lines up for the Daily Chronicle area teams.

Elizabeth Davis homered in a Genoa-Kingston victory, Ellie Peck pitched a gem in a Kaneland loss, plus more in Tuesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Dekalb was second, Sycamore fourth and Kaneland fifth at the Knights' home meet; Genoa-Kingston won their home soccer tournamet, Arielle Rich walked it off for G-K softball and more in the roundup.

Genoa-Kingston baseball scored six in the seventh for a comeback win, G-K softball blasted five home runs in a victory, DeKalb baseball improved to 11-0-1, Isaac Willis set an Indian Creek track record and more in the roundup.

Here are five Daily Chronicle area athletes who can have gigantic girls track season.

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

Here are the players that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

We break down each of the six Daily Chronicle area softball teams and what they expect from the 2025 campaign.

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

We take a look at five players from the Daily Chronicle area that are poised for big seasons.

The Genoa-Kingston softball team traveled to Shabbona to take on Indian Creek in a nonconference matchup.

DeKalb and Hinckley-Big Rock look to make big leaps after winning seasons last year, Indian Creek, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha look to improve after rough 2024 campaigns. We look at each Daily Chronicle area baseball team.

With the soccer season set to get underway next week, here are five things to know heading into the 2025 girls soccer season for the teams in the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

Indian Creek briefly took the lead in the third quarter against Aurora Christian, but the Eagles didn't stay down long and ran past the Timberwolves to reach a regional final.

Logan Schrader scored 20 as No. 4 Indian Creek advanced to face No. 5 Aurora Christian in a regional semifinal on Wednesday while Hiawatha's season came to an end.

The boys basketball season postseason kicks off locally Monday with Indian Creek, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston opening with first-round regional games before semifinals Wednesday. Here are five things to keep an eye on as the postseason gets underway.

Indian Creek, Hinckley-Big Rock and Sycamore all suffered losses in their regular-season finales on Thursday.

The Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team defeated Indian Creek 47-44 in the championship game of the 106th annual Little Ten Conference Tournament.

Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock won in the Little Ten Conference Tournament semifinals and will play in Friday's title game.

Sean Reynolds became the all-time leading scorer for DeKalb boys basketball, DeKalb wrestling won the DVC title, plus more scores from around the area in Friday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

The NIU men's basketball team erased a 15-point lead and led late against Western Michigan but fell to the Broncos while the H-BR girls reached the Little 10 semifinals and the Indian Creek boys lost.

Martin Ledbetter scores 30 as Hinkley Big Rock wins. DeKalb boys win, Kaneland girls split and Indian Creek girls advance in Little Ten Tournament, plus more scores in the Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Every game has its quirkiness, and this one certainly had its share as Hinckley-Big Rock finally got to Indian Creek late in a 54-43 victory.

After hitting a free throw to reach 1,000 career points, the floodgates opened for Anna Herrmann in a 29-point, 10-rebound performance that lifted Hinckley-Big Rock past Indian Creek.

The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team traveled to Shabbona Monday night to take on Indian Creek.

Jayden Gray and Aidan Cooper each had double-doubles in a Hiawatha win, Sycamore picked up a win, and other basketball, wrestling and swimming results in the roundup.

Genoa-Kingston's Marcus Johnson beat the shot clock in overtime for a clutch 3-pointer, and the Cogs held off Indian Creek 64-56 Friday night in Shabbona.

The Genoa-Kingston boys basketball team traveled to Indian Creek High School Friday night for a nonconference matchup in Shabonna.

2024 Year in Review: Some of the best sports photos by Daily Chronicle photographers from the past year.

Hayden Hodgson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Genoa-Kingston a win, plus other results in the roundup.

Sami Carlino scored 25 points to lead Hinckley-Big Rock, Sycamore wrestling dominated La Salle-Peru and other results in the roundup.

Experience ruled the volleyball court in DeKalb County. Each member of the Daily Chronicle all-area first team was a senior. We take a look at the area's best.

Quinn Carrier scored 29 to lead the Sycamore gilrs, the Indian Creek boys won their ninth straight to start the year and the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op won at IMSA. That and more in the roundup

Genoa-Kingston's winning streak ends at four, Indian Creek also falls in Monday's sports roundup.

Indian Creek won its eighth straight game to start the year, DeKalb had four top-15 finishes at the Donnybrook in Iowa, plus other basketball and wrestling results.

Kaneland's Angelina Gochis won the Donnybrook in Iowa while Alex Gregorio-Perez was fourth for DeKalb, plus other wrestling and basketball scores.

Ally Poegel sets Genoa-Kingston steals record in Cogs girls basketball victory. That in more in the Daily Chronicle sports roundup.