Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha had their volleyball season come to an end.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the first round of the IHSA playoffs.

Sycamore starts the postseason with a trip to Cary-Grove, Kaneland hosts Lakes, and Hiawatha will face Polo for the second time in three weeks. We break down each game.

Both teams in last year's title game are in different classifications now leaving a wide open chase for this year's state title. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 5A Playoffs.

Princeton commit Ryan Myers has been a force on Batavia's offensive line for the past few years. But in Week 9, he made a surprise appearance on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. Plus, more on St. Charles North and Kaneland's big Week 9 wins in the Kane County notebook.

St. Francis took down St. Charles East in a Class 4A girls volleyball regional semifinal, while five other local volleyball teams opened their postseason slate with a win in the regional semifinals.

Genoa-Kingston and Kaneland advanced into regional finals with wins on Tuesday, while the season for DeKalb, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock came to an end.

The Sycamore football team secured a playoff berth, Kaneland knocked off the defending 1A state champs and more as we look back at Week 9.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Kane County Chronicle area team.

In the playoff brackets released by the IHSA Saturday night, No. 7 Kaneland will host No. 10 Lakes and No. 11 Sycamore will head to No. 6 Cary-Grove in the Class 5A bracket. Hiawatha will head to Polo in the eight-man playoffs.

Get ready for the final week of the regular season with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

The DuKane Conference has always been a league that's been decided at the wire, and Batavia and St. Charles North both sit a win away from finishing atop the league once again. Plus, who else has a chance to win a conference title and some wild Week 8 finishes.

Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston both enter Week 9 at 4-4, needing a win to likely secure playoff spots but each faces a 7-1 team. We break down each Daily Chronicle area Week 9 game.

A multitude of attackers led Morris to a 25-16, 25-23 win over Kaneland.

With just one regular-season game remaining, both Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore face win-and-your-in games, but both play teams that are 7-1 this year. Here’s a look at where each DeKalb County team sits heading into Week 9.

Who's going to the playoffs, and who'll be playing their last week of football? Here is where team's playoff hopes stand heading into the final week of the regular season.

Noah McKitrrick's field completed a wild fourth-quarter comeback for Kaneland against La Salle-Peru, Genoa-Kingston rolled past Rock Falls, while Sycamore, DeKalb and Hiawatha lost. We look back at Week 8.

The Sycamore girls cross country team won the Interstate 8 championship with four all-conference winner, Kaneland's Carson Kaiser won the boys I-8 race and more in the roundup.

L-P scored a go-ahead TD and conversion with 29.8 seconds left, but Kaneland responded with a 32-yard field goal as time expired for a 23-21 victory Friday at Howard Fellows Stadium.

Kaneland kicked a game winning field goal to defeat L-P 23-21 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Howard Fellows Stadium.

The Sycamore volleyball team used big nights from Khiara Thomas and Maggie Hasselbring to beat Kaneland, DeKalb got 75 digs in a loss to Naperville Central and more in the roundup.

Get ready for Week 8 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Sycamore hits the road to take in an undefeated Morris team, DeKalb hosts Andrew, G-K faces winless Rock Falls and more as we preview Week 8 games.

Sycamore handed La Salle-Peru its third loss of the year behind nine kills and three aces from Khiara Thomas, Indian Creek volleyball picked up a win and more in the roundup.

With just two weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at the path each DeKalb County team has on the way to a potential playoff berth.

With just two weeks remaining in the 2025 football season, a majority of Kane County teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs or are on the verge of clinching with a win. Here is where teams stand before Week 8 kicks off.

Davon Grant set his second DeKalb receiving record in as many weeks, Sycamore held off La Salle-Peru, Hiawatha picked up win No. 5 and more in our Week 7 rewind.

Roman Villalobos rushed for three touchdowns and Rochelle earned an emotional 21-20 win over Kaneland playing for junior running back Dylan Manning, who remains hospitalized after suffering a head injury last Friday at Morris.

Get ready for Week 7 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Batavia has been on the wrong side of a close football game twice this season. But against a long-standing rival in Geneva, it finally changed the tide. Plus, notes on historic wins for St Charles North, Kaneland and Aurora Central Catholic in this week's Kane County notebook.

Kaneland and Rochelle prepare to honor Dylan Manning before their meeting Friday, and Sycamore faces La Salle-Peru in a must-win game for the Spartans. Plus we look at DeKalb, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our preview capsules.

The La Salle-Peru volleyball team is undefeated through the first round of Interstate 8 Conference play after a 25-14, 25-12 win over Kaneland on Tuesday.

L-P defeated Kaneland 25-14, 25-12 on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

With just three weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at the path each DeKalb County team has on the way to a potential playoff berth.

With just three weeks remaining in the 2025 football season, every Kane County team has at least a slight chance of playing postseason football this season. Here are where teams stand before Week 7 kicks off.

Gavin Sedevie took fifth at the Class 2A Rockford Boylan Sectional to qualify for state, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock win Little 10 tournament opener and more in the roundup.

Leo Padilla’s first-minute goal gave Sycamore the momentum it needed in a 5-0 win over Kaneland on Monday in Sycamore, tying the teams at the top of the Interstate 8 standings.

The Sycamore boys soccer team hosted Kaneland Monday in an Interstate Eight Conference game.

Davon Grant became DeKalb's all-time leader in receptions, Adrian Leon set a Genoa-Kingston record with nine extra points in a game and Kaneland picked up its first victory over Sycamore since 2018. We look back at Week 6.

Kaneland quarterback Jalen Carter recorded more than 250 yards of total offense and helped the Knights to a 34-14 win against Sycamore, their first over the Spartans since 2018

The Sycamore football team hosted Kaneland Friday night for an Interstate Eight Conference matchup.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including rivalry showdowns between Batavia and Geneva and St. Charles North and St. Charles East.

Crystal Lake Central's boys golf team won its second straight regional title, while Ian Metzger earned medalist honors to lead Rochelle to its first sectional since 2009. Prairie Ridge placed runner-up in the nine-team regional to also advance.

High school golfers compete in the the IHSA Class 2A Crystal Lake South Boys Golf Regional on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at RedTail Golf Club in Lakewood.

Sycamore and Kaneland clash in a big Interstate 8 showdown, DeKalb face pivotal test against undefeated Lincoln-Way Central, G-K faces winless Rockford Lutheran and Hiawatha will get a forfeit win.

Kaneland secured a 25-15, 16-25, 25-23 Interstate 8 Conference victory over Sycamore on Tuesday in girls volleyball action.

The Kaneland volleyball team hosted conference foe Sycamore Tuesday night in Maple Park.

Caed Curran and Mick Smith each ran for a pair of touchdowns and quarterback Brady Varner ran for a score and threw for another as Morris beat Kaneland, 42-21, during Friday night’s Interstate 8 Conference matchup of unbeatens in Maple Park.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including showdowns between Batavia and St. Charles North and Kaneland and Morris.

Leo Padilla scored twice in a Sycamore win, Kaneland soccer picked up a victory and more in the roundup.